BeachLife Festival //
Seaside Lagoon – Redondo Beach, CA
May 1st-3rd, 2026 //
Over the past six years, BeachLife Festival has become an annual tradition for the South Bay region in Los Angeles County that pioneered the surf/skate punk scene more than four decades ago.
The three-day music festival just steps from the Pacific Ocean has focused its attention primarily on rock ‘n’ roll but also showcases other genre-bending acts that cross over into the realm of punk, funk, reggae, soul, country and folk. A year ago, it was Lenny Kravitz, Sublime and Alanis Morissette who received top billing for 2025 after a chaotic finish put a damper on the previous edition (read our festival review here).
For its seventh installment however, BeachLife has upped the number of headliners in 2026 to five with Duran Duran, The Offspring, James Taylor & His All-Star Band, The Chainsmokers and Slightly Stoopid headed to Redondo Beach in less than four months. While that’s partly due to there being co-headliners on Friday and Saturday, there will be only one with such status on Sunday and that would be Taylor.
Seaside Lagoon will serve as home to many more can’t-miss performances this May with an undercard that has lined up Grouplove, flipturn, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow, Fitz and the Tantrums, BØRNS, Jeremy Buck, Sugar Ray, Switchfoot, Bad Suns, Fortunate Youth, Peach Pit, Poolside and Buena Vista Orchestra to name a few. Make sure to check out the poster above for the full list of scheduled performers.
Along with the music, BeachLife continues to curate a multifaceted event that sees art installations, onsite activations, giveaways, boutique shopping and games as all part of the fun. The full-service California Surf Club, meanwhile, can certainly elevate your entire experience with gourmet cuisine, handcrafted cocktails and a fine-dining atmosphere if that’s what you’re after, too.
Tickets are already on sale here, but maybe more noteworthy is the fact that most of the prices didn’t jump from last year. Three-day passes have been listed again at $409 (GA) or $524 (GA+), and VIP is available for $999. Single-day tickets are set at $169 (GA), $204 (GA+) and $399-425 (VIP). If you got the cash and are looking to splurge, the Captain’s Plus pass of course provides exclusive non-member access to a more intimate setting and the opportunity to dine at the VIP restaurant onsite. So … who’s ready to hit the beach for Beachlife 2026?!?!
UPDATE (April 9th): With less than a month to go, set times have officially arrived and it will be another jam-packed weekend of live music just north of the Redondo Beach Pier. If you haven’t grabbed tickets to BeachLife yet, three-day passes are sold out but you can purchase single-day admission here. Don’t miss out on what’s sure to be a blast down by the beach!
UPDATE (May 3rd): Oh no!!! A “swatting” threat due to “a reported hostage situation involving possible explosives” at the Redondo Pier has delayed the start of Day 3. The schedule for Sunday now extends 35 minutes later after originally being slated to end by 9:15 p.m., but it did mean shaving some time off multiple sets that includes Taylor’s. If you are headed down to BeachLife today, make sure to peep the updated set times above and leave some extra time to get there. See you down at the beach!
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