Arts & Entertainment

Gwen Stefani, The Black Keys, The Black Crowes Headline BeachLife 2023

The yearly festival takes place over three days from May 5 to 7 and features music, art and culinary experiences inspired by SoCal culture.

Gwen Stefani, The Black Keys and The Black Crowes will headline this year's BeachLife festival in Redondo Beach, the festival announced Friday morning.
Gwen Stefani, The Black Keys and The Black Crowes will headline this year's BeachLife festival in Redondo Beach, the festival announced Friday morning. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty Images)

REDONDO BEACH, CA — Gwen Stefani, The Black Keys and The Black Crowes will headline this year's BeachLife festival in Redondo Beach, the festival announced Friday morning.

The yearly festival will take place over three days from May 5 to 7 and features music, art and culinary experiences inspired by Southern California's beach culture on the sand of Redondo Beach. This years full line up inlcudes almost 50 artists who perform a variety of different genres.

On day one, Grammy-winners and headliners The Black Keys will take the stage along with other performers Modest Mouse and Pixies. More performers of the day include: Tegan & Sara, Kurt Vile and the Violators, LP, The Airborne Toxic Event, Travie McCoy, Shaed, the Beaches, Poncho Sanchez, BabyJake, XYZPDQ, Jonny Two Bags (Social Distortion), Zander Schloss (Circle Jerks) and Devon Baldwin.

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Gwen Stefani, another Grammy winner, will perform on day two as well as Sublime with Rome —who will do a special performance of "40oz. To Freedom." During the day festival goers will also enjoy performances from: Band of Horses, Iration, Dispatch, Sugar Ray, Aly & AJ, Shwayze, Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Tropidelic, Eli Smart, Rainbow Girls, Special C, Kevin Sousa Band, Stacey Dee and Linda Le (Bad Cop Bad Cop) and the 415s.

The last day of the festival will be headlined by The Black Crowes and John Fogerty — who will perform music from Creedance Clearwater Revival. The third day's full list of performers includes: CAAMP, The Head and the Heart, Noah Cyrus, Mavis Staples, Trampled by Turtles, The Wailers, Jim Lindberg (Pennywise), Donavon Frankenreiter, Winnetka Bowling League, David Ryan Harris, Hearty Har and Poppy Harlo.

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Single day tickets are available at four tiers starting with general admission, which includes entrance to the festival and its various art and food experineces. The next tier up is General admission + which also gives festival goers unlimited reentry into the festival.

Above that is the VIP Pass which gives puchasers an express entry, access to VIP only areas with elevated viewing platforms, air-conditioned restrooms, VIP food and beverage options and charging and water refill stations.

Lastly the Captains Pass offers exclusive entry to the festival, complimentary catering and beverage options, dedicated concierge service for lodging, airport transfers and transportation prior to the festivals, tickets to BeachLife's launch party and a pre-festival tour of the grounds, complimentary parking, mobile charging stations and lockers, access to the Captain's Bungalow directly off the main stage, access to the industry lounch with a private bar, restrooms and a patio, elevated side stage viewing areas, a commemorative tote bag with gifts, air conditioned restrooms and artist meet and greets.

Prices start at $159 for general admission. General admission + passes cost $179, VIP passes cost $339 and the Captains Pass sells for $1,250.

Tickets for the whole weekend of festivities are also available staring at $379 for general admission. General Admission + passes go for $419, VIP passes are $849, the Captains Pass for $2,999 and the Admirals Pass for $995.

The Admirals pass includes admission, boat mooring for three days with a three-day GA+, VIP or Captain ticket, mooring supervision by the Redondo Beach Marina and dingy docking.

Tickets can be purchased on the BeachLife website. Children 5 years old or younger are free with a ticketed adult.


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