With classic rockers, reggae stars, alt-music bands and some of the best chefs in the area, the BeachLife Festival is riding the waves of nostalgia as it once again hits the sand this weekend.
The three-day festival, which celebrates beach culture, art, food and obviously music, returns to Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon May 3-5 with a lineup of more than 40 acts on four stages including headliners Sting, Incubus and My Morning Jacket as well as new wave stars Devo, classic rockers ZZ Top and British crooner Seal. The locals are coming too with Orange County’s Local Natives, Dirty Heads and Sugar Ray on the lineup. Besides the music, the festival’s DAOU SideStage, a high end pop-up restaurant on the side of the stage, returns again.
For festival founder Allen Sanford, this year’s lineup is extra special because he finally got one of the artists he has been after for years.
“I’m excited about all the artists but getting Sting on the lineup is just next level for me, talk about an icon,” said Sanford, who co-founded the festival in 2019.
“I’ve always told people we’re in the business of nostalgia and that’s the drug we sell. As far as BeachLife goes, I’ve been trying to get Sting for five years, so that’s going to be a special night,” he said.
But it’s not going to be the only special night.
Here’s a breakdown of the festival, from day by day vibes, to changes coming to the pop-up restaurant to the addition of DJs to its always popular acoustic stage.
BeachLife days
Day one opens with Sting as the headliner, which was a tough get for Sanford.
“In this case I was trying for so long, I had got so many ‘nos’. I asked a ton of times and got ‘no no no.’ And serendipitously he had an opening in his calendar and it just came together,” he said.
And it will be a very special performance because according to BeachLife officials, Sting’s headlining set is going to be his first SoCal festival appearance in more than 20 years. Sting will…
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