BeachLife music festival to return to Redondo Beach in September
Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine headlined the inaugural BeachLife in 2019. This year’s headliners will be announced soon. Photo by Jessie Lee Cederblom by Mark McDermott The BeachLife Festival, twice delayed due to the pandemic after a stunning inaugural success in 2019, announced its return to Redondo Beach’s King Harbor this September 10 through 12. “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 and togetherness are essential to the recovery of our community,” said BeachLife co-founder and managing partner Allen Sanford in a statement last week. Via Facebook, Sanford more vividly expressed the cautious part of his optimism. “Sure hope we don’t have another downturn because I’m out of whiskey and ready for sunshine, live music, and beers,” he wrote. And in an interview, Sanford was candid about how difficult the lost year of the pandemic has been for his business. He is a restaurateur and pre-pandemic also owned and operated Saint Rocke, the area’s premier music club, which he reluctantly sold late last year when it became…
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