Ohana Festival //
Doheny State Beach – Dana Point, CA
September 27th-29th, 2024 //
Well, Ohana fam … let’s just say you are in for a real treat this year!
On the same day that Outside Lands unleashed its 2024 lineup, the three-day festival taking place more than six weeks later and founded by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has made its big announcement after The Killers, HAIM, Vedder, The Chicks, Foo Fighters and Pretenders rocked Dana Point last year.
Just days since Vedder went on KROQ and revealed over the airwaves that Pearl Jam would headline two of Ohana’s three nights in September with Neil Young & Crazy Horse slated for the other evening down at Doheny State Beach, the news has now been confirmed.
Ohana Fest 2024 🌴✨
Presale begins Thursday, 4/25 at 10am PT! Sign up for a presale passcode at https://t.co/MYcRVC0Jyh for your best chance to get tickets, while supplies last.
A Public On-Sale will follow only if tickets remain. pic.twitter.com/x2LJbLdgX7
— The Ohana Fest (@TheOhanaFest) April 23, 2024
There’s no question it’s a good time to be a Pearl Jam fan in Southern California with the Hall of Fame band already booked to play two shows at The Forum in Inglewood next month, but after dropping Dark Matter last Friday to mark their 12th studio album, it only feels right that Vedder and company would be back at Ohana this year after headlining in 2021 and hosting an encore edition with two performances the following weekend.
While the return of Pearl Jam should bring in plenty of ticket sales for Ohana, its eighth edition will also feature Garbage, Turnpike Troubadours and Alanis Morissette on the top line, plus other notable names below such as Maren Morris, Black Pumas, IDLES, Crowded House, Jenny Lewis, The Breeders, Ryan Beatty, Glen Hansard, Dogstar, Cat Power and Kim Gordon. See the poster above to find out who else will be performing seaside from Friday to Sunday.
Tickets can be purchased starting this Thursday, April 25th at 10 a.m. PT during the festival’s presale, but you must sign up here to receive a presale code if you want to reserve your spot! Both three-day and single-day GA passes will go for $530 and $196, respectively, with three-day and single-day VIP admission available for $1,589 and $624. And don’t forget about the three-day Ultimate VIP option, a two-person package that includes you and a friend for a measly $10,255. Ready to hit the beach?!?!
We are sad to announce that Neil Young with Crazy Horse will no longer be performing at Ohana Festival 2024. Please stay tuned for a lineup update coming as soon as possible; in the meantime, we are wishing the band a speedy recovery 🧡 pic.twitter.com/wc6HI2OcYx
— The Ohana Fest (@TheOhanaFest) June 27, 2024
UPDATE (June 26th): Oh no! Just a few days after Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival revealed that Grammy-winning rapper Tyler, the Creator had canceled his headlining set in San Francisco this August and will be replaced by 25-year-old singer Sabrina Carpenter, another music festival in the Golden State has unfortunately had to make a similar announcement. This time it’s Neil Young & Crazy Horse who will not be able to perform at Ohana in 2024 after a couple of the band’s members fell ill following their show outside of Detroit at Pine Knob Music Theatre last month. We don’t know who will be filling in as the new headliner on Saturday yet, but we will be sure to share it here whenever that news does drop. And in the meantime, you can still buy single-day tickets for Friday and Saturday or join the wait list for a three-day GA, VIP or Ultimate VIP pass here!
UPDATE (July 25th): Almost a month after we reported in this space that Neil Young & Crazy Horse had bowed out of this year’s festival due to illness, Ohana has followed up with its official replacement. Taking over the top spot on Saturday’s bill will be Sting, whom we caught at Beachlife Festival back in May (read our festival review here) and had a great time seeing him run through many of The Police’s classics as well as his own solo hits like “Englishman in New York”, “Fields of Gold” and “Desert Rose” to name a few. This time he will be performing with his new power rock trio, so if you are itching to go see the legendary bassist and singer, make sure to pick up your tickets here!
UPDATE (August 1st): It has only been a week, but another important change to the lineup has already been announced with Garbage canceling their remaining tour dates due to lead singer Shirley Manson’s impending surgery and rehab from an injury she sustained. Manson has recently said that sadly “time is running out” on her career, but the 90’s alt-rock group does expect to be back onstage next year. In the meantime, DEVO will fill in on Friday before Pearl Jam’s headlining set and after also catching the new wave legends at BeachLife, we are sure they will be quite a hit like they were in Redondo Beach. Don’t forget to snag your tickets here!
UPDATE (September 10th): This year’s set times have landed, and now you can start planning ahead before heading down to the beach to catch two hours of Pearl Jam on Friday, a 90-minute performance from Sting on Saturday and another two hours from PJ on Sunday. Three-day passes as well as single-day tickets for Friday and Sunday are all sold out by now, but you can join the waitlist here. Ke aloha!
