The BeachLife Festival was shut down due to high winds Sunday evening, May 5, with ZZ Top pulled off of the Low Tide stage about 5 p.m. and a delay announced. Near 7 p.m., organizers released the following statement:
It is with great sadness that we must cancel our programming at BeachLife this Sunday evening, due to a serious wind event that put the general public at risk. While we take extraordinary measures to keep our fans and artists safe, and while absolutely none of our engineered structures or systems failed, winds quickly reached very dangerous speeds and we put safety first. Alongside the Redondo Beach Police and Fire Chiefs, our Ownership made a collective decision that to continue would be unsafe and put people’s life in peril.
No show is worth a life, and in our Community, BeachLife stays committed above all to put the safety of our kids, families and music lovers first. In the coming days, we will be unwinding the collateral consequences of this decision, and we ask for your support and patience while we do. Please go to the main entrance if you have items left in the festival and we will escort you in. Thank you for your understanding and we’ll see you soon.
Five acts remained on the Festival schedule when the cancellation was announced, including third night headliner My Morning Jacket. ER
