The giant 3-day Ohana Festival at Doheny Beach takes place Sept. 27th – 29th  with 35 musical acts on the docket.

As you may recall, this festival came together when fellow surfer buddies Eddie Vedder and Kelly Slater decided to create a festival that primarily featured extraordinary talents that had not yet been discovered.

Now in its fourth year, the Ohana Fest stays true to its school, offering up mighty (but lesser known) talent throughout the day. Note: When I say “lesser known” please understand that I’m referring to people like Lukas Nelson who collaborated with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper on the blockbuster soundtrack, A Star Is Born. This is the kind of talent you’re going to see and hear all the live-long day, for three straight days. Twilight and final performances, however, are loaded with global superstars.

Saturday’s Lineup

Saturday Sept. 28^th hands us eight phenomenal sets starting at 1:00 p.m. These include: Jonny Roundhouse, Erin Rae, Paul Cauthen, Madison Ryann Ward, The Messthetics, Laura Jane Grace, Benjamin Booker, and Donavon Frankenreiter.

THEN, four more acts take the stage! Mudhoney and Glen Hansard perform before for the last two performances that day, Incubus (creators of one of my most favorite songs ever) and Ohaha Fest Co-Founder Eddie Vedder. In past years, Vedder has chosen to do a single-man acoustic event that takes down the house.

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OhanaFest Photo credits: My dear departed photographer and friend, Mike Altishin, for Best of Laguna Beach.These photos are under copyright.