John and Noel Guth and friends Ben and Penelope Jones were first in line at 7 a.m. Friday morning, opening day of the BeachLife Ranch music festival in Redondo Beach.
Why?
Headliner Jack Johnson.
Between the couples, they have been to more than 90 Johnson performances since he burst on the scene back in 2000. The Guths have been to more than 60 of those.
The couples originally met at a show in Santa Barbara in 2017.
The Guths, who live in Sutter, California, nestled between Sacramento and Chico, have even become volunteers because of Johnson’s environmental activism, where he and his organization Johnson Ohana Foundation. The foundation pairs with local community groups at each of singer/songwriter’s shows to promote sustainable food systems and plastic free initiatives, according to Johnson’s website. It also matches donations up to $10,000.
“It’s kind of become our, I wouldn’t say passion, but it just makes the whole experience even richer,” said John Guth.
The Joneses live in Irvine and recently saw Johnson in Italy and England.
“I never been to Europe, so it was perfect time to travel and see things and get some good vibes and see Jack Johnson,” Penelope Jones said.
A professional surfer turned soft rock star, Jack Johnson was scheduled as the headline performance, on Friday, Day One of the festival.
The event continues Saturday and Sunday, featruing Cody Jinks, The Doobie Brothers, Wynonna Judd, the Avett Brothers, Brad Paisley, and many more bringing country and Americana to the South Bay.
Country artist Daniel Bonte opened the BeachLife Ranch music festival, hitting the Tito’s Barn stage on a slightly overcast Friday afternoon in the Redondo Beach Harbor.
“Since I was knee high to a duck, I’ve been listening to country music and loving it and loving the stories that come along with it,” said the Indiana native a few days before the festival. “When everybody else was in high school listening to Green Day, I was listening…
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