Jack Johnson fans turn out early for BeachLife Ranch in Redondo Beach
Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers headline the second annual BeachLife Ranch in Redondo Beach
Devon Allman performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
John and Noel Guth and friends Ben and Penelope Jones were first in line at 7 a.m. Friday morning, opening day of the BeachLife Ranch music festival in Redondo Beach.
Why?
Headliner Jack Johnson.
Between the couples, they have been to more than 90 Johnson performances since he burst on the scene back in 2000. The Guths have been to more than 60 of those.
The couples originally met at a show in Santa Barbara in 2017.
The Guths, who live in Sutter, California, nestled between Sacramento and Chico, have even become volunteers because of Johnson’s environmental activism, where he and his organization Johnson Ohana Foundation. The foundation pairs with local community groups at each of singer/songwriter’s shows to promote sustainable food systems and plastic free initiatives, according to Johnson’s website. It also matches donations up to $10,000.
“It’s kind of become our, I wouldn’t say passion, but it just makes the whole experience even richer,” said John Guth.
The Joneses live in Irvine and recently saw Johnson in Italy and England.
“I never been to Europe, so it was perfect time to travel and see things and get some good vibes and see Jack Johnson,” Penelope Jones said.
A professional surfer turned soft rock star, Jack Johnson was scheduled as the headline performance, on Friday, Day One of the festival.
Country artist Daniel Bonte opened the BeachLife Ranch music festival, hitting the Tito’s Barn stage on a slightly overcast Friday afternoon in the Redondo Beach Harbor.
“Since I was knee high to a duck, I’ve been listening to country music and loving it and loving the stories that come along with it,” said the Indiana native a few days before the festival. “When everybody else was in high school listening to Green Day, I was listening to Alan Jackson.”
His performance Friday was not the first at BeachLife Ranch for Bonte. He also performed an acoustic set in 2022 when The Lumineers, Hall & Oates, Dierks Bentley, Brandi Carlile and Wilco headlined the first ever BeachLife Ranch.
Donavon Frankenreiter performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Rome & Duddy perform on the Lowlands Stage at the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Lee Pennington from North Carolina shops for a cowboy hat at the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Penny Cordero of Redondo Beach sings karaoke at the BeachLife Ranch Festival with his kids on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Ryan Boss of Palos Verdes Estates attends day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival with his kids on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Manisa and Terry Ianakiev of Covina attend day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
The BeachLife Ranch Festival offered fans plenty of fun activities and photo ops away from the music stages on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Duke Noor of Hermosa Beach attends day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
The BeachLife Ranch Festival offered fans plenty of fun activities and photo ops away from the music stages on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Daniel Bonte kickstarted the BeachLife Ranch music festival on Friday, Sept. 22. The festival continues through Sunday, Sept. 24 with headliners like Brad Paisley. (photo by Michael Hixon/SCNG)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Daniel Bonte, right, kickstarted the BeachLife Ranch music festival on Friday, Sept. 22. The festival continues through Sunday, Sept. 24 with headliners like Brad Paisley. (photo by Michael Hixon/SCNG)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
The BeachLife Ranch music festival continues through Sunday, Sept. 24 with headliners like Brad Paisley. John and Noel Guth and Penelope and Ben Jones. They were first in line for the festival to see headliner Jack Johnson n Sept. 22. (photo by Michael Hixon/SCNG)
The BeachLife Ranch Festival offered fans plenty of fun activities and photo ops away from the music stages on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
The BeachLife Ranch Festival offered fans plenty of fun activities and photo ops away from the music stages on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
The BeachLife Ranch Festival offered fans plenty of fun activities and photo ops away from the music stages on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Fans turn out for day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Singer-songwriter Pillbox Patti performs on the Highlands Stage on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Elizabeth Shabazian and Drew Furstman of Laguna Beach steal a kiss as they dance to the music of Goodnight, Texas at BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Singer-songwriter Pillbox Patti performs on the Highlands Stage on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Elizabeth Shabazian and Drew Furstman of Laguna Beach dance to the music of Goodnight, Texas at BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman, left, and Donavon Frankenreiter perform on the Highlands Stage on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Donavon Frankenreiter performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Donavon Frankenreiter performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman performs on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman, left, and Donavon Frankenreiter perform on the Highlands Stage on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
Devon Allman, left, and Donavon Frankenreiter perform on the Highlands Stage on day one of the BeachLife Ranch Festival on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)
BeachLife Rancho features line dancing, art installations, local boutique shopping and plenty of food and drink. Chef Ben Ford will be roasting hogs for the VIPS and renowned chefs Max and Lijo of Camphor will be serving up their delicacies during the weekend.
On Friday, Devon Allman and Donavon Frankenreiter were expected to break the world record of 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. They accomplished the feat by performing 50 shows in 49 days during their See It All American Tour.
The record, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was set in 2003, by folk singer Adam Brodsky, and since tied by other acts.
Also, the Jack Daniel’s Karaoke Bar will host the finals of a karaoke competition on Saturday, Sept. 23, beginning at 1 p.m.
Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand said at BeachLife on Friday that the “community is fully engaged” in the event.
