These seasoned rockers have pretty much seen it and done it all as musical journeymen who have long been committed to a life on the road.
But their latest tour is going to be one for the record books, if they pull it off in Redondo Beach this weekend.
Devon Allman, the son of the late Gregg Allman, and professional surfer turned laid-back soulful rocker Donavon Frankenreiter are attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for performing 50 concerts in 50 states in 49 days as part of their collaborative See It All American Tour.
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And their final, record-setting stop is on day one of the second annual BeachLife Ranch Festival, which returns to Redondo Beach on Sept. 22-24.
“Being out on the road with Devon and us ending our record-breaking tour at BeachLife Ranch is going to be such a special moment,” said Frankenreiter during a video chat as he sat on a tour bus next to his musical cohort somewhere in Montana on their way to the next gig. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. There’s so many great things coming together on that day.”
“We feel really strong entering into the final phase of the tour, it’s been an amazing run,” Allman added. “We’ve had some amazing crowds and the band has been jelling insanely because we’ve had 40 nights so far consecutively without a night off. So everyone is pretty high on the energy and having their eyes on the prize.”
The BeachLife Ranch Festival, set to take place at Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon, is bringing about three dozen country and Americana acts to three stages with headliners that include Jack Johnson, Cody Links, Brad Paisley, The Doobie Brothers, Wynonna Judd, Shakey Graves, Chris Isaak and…
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