The vibes were both mellow and musical at the 2025 BeachLife Festival, which took over the sand for three days in Redondo Beach, California, this past weekend, from Friday through Sunday.
Lenny Kravitz headlined on Friday, bringing the first night to a close with massive hits including “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” and “Fly Away.” Saturday night’s lineup was led by Sublime, fronted by late singer Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob Nowell, who deftly took the reins of his dad’s SoCal band for “What I Got,” “Santeria” and more hits tailor-made for the oceanside fest. And the weekend came to a close with Sunday night headliner Alanis Morissette, whose set was jam-packed with her biggest hits, including Jagged Little Pill standouts like “You Oughta Know,” “Hand in My Pocket” and “Ironic.”
Other Friday highlights included Train starting their set with “Calling All Angels” and wrapping in epic fashion with the top five Billboard Hot 100 smash “Drops of Jupiter,” plus O.A.R. Aloe Blacc, The Struts and Digable Planets.
Saturday included Pretenders, with Chrissie Hynde wailing on “Back on the Chain Gang,” “Don’t Get Me Wrong” and more rock classics, as well as Cake closing their set with the one-two-three punch of “Never There,” “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” and “The Distance,” with frontman John McCrae’s between-song commentary keeping the crowd on their toes. Also on day 2: Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, Skip Marley, Sugar Ray, Alo and the Sublime spin-off Long Beach Dub Allstars.
Finally, Sunday included a set from The Beach Boys, with longtime friend and collaborator John Stamos joining the Mike Love-led group just down the road from their Hawthorne, California, beginnings, as well as Jackson Browne, Mt. Joy, Marcus King and Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
To get a glimpse at the three-day festival, find some of the best photos from the weekend below.
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Lenny Kravitz
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Lenny Kravitz performs on day 1 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday, May 2, 2025.
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The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys with John Stamos on day 3 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
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Aloe Blacc
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Aloe Blacc performs at day 1 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday, May 2, 2025.
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The Beach Boys
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The Beach Boys’ Mike Love on day 3 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
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Jackson Browne
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Jackson Browne performs on day 3 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
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Sublime
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Sublime’s Jakob Nowell performs on day 2 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Susanna Hoffs
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Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles on day 2 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Sugar Ray
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Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath performs on day 2 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Skip Marley
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Skip Marley performs on day 2 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Pretenders
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Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde performs on day 2 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Cake
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Cake’s John McCrae performs on day 2 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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O.A.R.
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O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge performs on day 1 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday, May 2, 2025.
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Digable Planets
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Digable Planets’ Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler performs on day 1 of BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday, May 2, 2025.