BeachLife Festival is excited to announce their return in 2021. The ‘first of its kind’ coastal event in Los Angeles is happening September 10-12, 2021 on Redondo Beach’s Watefront, after multiple postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BeachLife Festival was created to celebrate the Southern California beach lifestyle, where live music is synonymous with sunshine and toes in the sand. Festival Managing Partner Allen Sanford stated: “With cautious optimism, and eyes wide open, we have begun the massive process of rebuilding BeachLife -- both because we are ready to get back to work, and because we feel strongly that live music & togetherness is essential to the recovery of our Community. As the marquee festival in Los Angeles, BeachLife Festival aims to be a catalyst towards actively contributing to the recovery of our great city.”

The inaugural BeachLife Festival received glowing feedback from fans and critics alike. Iconic headliners Brian Wilson, Bob Weir and Willie Nelson, played alongside artists who are synonymous with the SoCal lifestyle, Ziggy Marley, Violent Femmes, Steel Pulse, Slightly Stoopid and more. Beyond the celebration of California’s rich music scene, BeachLife also played host to a “remarkable” (Forbes) culinary experience featuring a SideStage pop-up restaurant and celebrity chefs. In 2020, BeachLife was on pace to an early sellout, with headliners Counting Crows and Steve Miller Band leading the billing. The festival has yet to announce its September 2021 lineup, but Co-Founder Rob Lissner noted that he believes it will be “the best recipe for a good time they’ve ever put together.”

The City of Redondo Beach has been supportive of the Festival, and Mayor Bill Brand of the city of Redondo Beach was thrilled to hear the news, noting he was “so happy to see that BeachLife will be part of our new normal. If you love live music and a good time, this will be the place to be!”

Important to the planning is the careful safety and health planning as it relates to COVID-19. BeachLife will be teaming up with Beach Cities Health District (BCHD), and following protocols outlined by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to ensure COVID-19 guidelines and standards are implemented at the festival, and people can have a good time in a safe and healthy environment.

“As our community prepares to reopen, BCHD’s goal is to be a local health resource and support the health and safety of our community,” said Tom Bakaly, CEO of BCHD. “We are committed to supporting The BeachLife Festival and collaborating with cities and chambers of commerce through the reopening process and recovery.”

BeachLife Festival will release a first limited run of tickets starting April 12th on their website and a refund period for those ticket buyers that can no longer attend will be opened soon. The BeachLife Festival will be located at 137 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. #WeLiveTheBeachLife.

Late-night “Afterparty” performances have been announced for the BeachLife Festival. Among the late-night music purveyors of particular interest to Grateful Web readers include renowned Southern California bands Cubensis and The Higgs. On Saturday, The Higgs, whose mission is “Melting faces. Blowing minds. Cerebral jams for the masses,” will jam out post-fest at Samba By the Sea on the waterfront in the Redondo Beach Marina, just a few steps away from the festival site. The club states doors for the show, to take place after the Counting Crows close the main fest’s performance, will open at 10 p.m., with music till 1:30 a.m. Samba by the Sea’s website states, “We will be following current CDC &  L.A. County guidelines requiring masks indoors when not eating or drinking.”

Set for Sunday night, Cubensis, which has been recreating a rainbow full of sound for 34 years, will bring their Grateful Dead Experience to The Lighthouse Café, a mile-and-a-half up the road, on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach. The club lists their performance time at 10:45 p.m., after Ziggy and Stephen Marley close out the main festival.

In addition, Los Angeles-based Grateful Dead Cover band The Wall of Sound will perform at R10 Social House at Redondo Pier, situated on the waterfront in the  heart of Redondo Beach Harbor.

These events have nominal, separate cover charges, but as stated below, festivalgoers have the opportunity to attend for free.

Music fans and festival enthusiasts have been anxiously awaiting the return of BeachLife Festival -- LA's only coastal three-day immersive experience celebrating Southern California beach culture running September 10-12, 2021  at The Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. This year is the sophomore effort of the BeachLife team, and boasts a jampacked lineup featuring legendary performances by Jane’s Addiction, Cage The Elephant, Counting Crows, Ziggy and Stephen Marley’s songs of Bob Marley and more! There’s no doubt this event will be one for the record books, and you certainly don’t want to miss a second of the action! But where do you go when the festival is over and you’re just not ready to go home? The AFTERPARTY! In addition to the three days of music, arts, and food, this Indie festival has also curated an eleven party series with their new pals, NEFT Vodka.

“At NEFT, our motto is Life is a story, make it a good one, so we’re thrilled to keep the fun going for festival goers by hosting the BeachLife After Dark parties,” said Dan Kleebert, NEFT Vodka president and CEO. “With three unique venues offered each night of the festival, the opportunities for good stories to be had is endless.”

Through its partnership with BeachLife, NEFT - an ultra-premium vodka best known for a taste so pure and smooth you’ll want to sip it neat - will be serving up curated cocktails at all of the parties. In addition, NEFT will be giving away a limited number of VIP wristbands each day that allow guests to skip the lines and enter the parties for free. To get your VIP wristband, just visit the NEFT tent at the festival where you can also sample the vodka or enjoy a specialty cocktail. Supplies are limited so get to the NEFT tent early!  

Participating venues and performers:

FRIDAY Sept 10

Samba: THEE-O *Presented by Presence Productions

R10 Social House: Wall Of Sound

Watermans: D.J.M.P.

The Lighthouse Cafe: Kevin Miso and DJ Quasar

SATURDAY Sept 11

Samba: The Higgs *Presented by Presence Productions

The Slip

Watermans: D.J.M.P.

The Lighthouse Cafe: Randy Coleman w/ DJ Blacksheep  

Barnacles Bar and Grill

SUNDAY Sept 12

Samba: Universe Peoples *Presented by Presence Productions

The Lighthouse Cafe: Cubensis Grateful Dead Experience w/ Landent T and Upstream

Afterparties are open to the public, but VIP access NEFT wristbands can be found on site at the NEFT tent at BeachLife Festival. Stop by and grab a NEFT cocktail and a wristband for an expedited line and no cover fees!

The BeachLife Festival will be located at 137 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.  Website: Beachlifefestival.com