Weekend Rock Festival: Duran Duran & More

This story is really about one festival, not a bunch of unrelated concerts. BeachLife 2026 is happening May 1 through May 3 at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, and the names in the lineup all point back to that same waterfront weekend. That matters because the original framing makes it sound like a loose L.A. concert roundup. Turns out it’s a single, very curated South Bay event built around a mix of legacy rock, pop nostalgia, reggae-adjacent beach acts, and a few newer crossover names. ### So what is this weekend, exactly? BeachLife is a three-day music festival staged at 239 N. Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach, right by the water. The festival bills itself as Southern California’s big beachside music, art, and culinary weekend, and this year’s lineup centers on Duran Duran, The Offspring, and James Taylor & His All-Star Band, with The Chainsmokers, Slightly Stoopid, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow, Grouplove, Peach Pit, and others filling out the card. ### Why was the original summary off? Because the acts are real, but the setup was wrong. These artists are not spread across “multiple Los Angeles-area venues and festivals” for one combined event. They’re part of BeachLife’s single festival program in Redondo Beach. That changes the whole picture — this is less “pick a venue” and more “pick a day pass.” ### Who played when? The Friday, May 1 ran from 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with Duran Duran closing the HighTide stage at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 2 runs noon to 10:30 p.m., with The Offspring at 9 p.m. and Slightly Stoopid at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, May 3 runs noon to 9:15 p.m., with James Taylor at 7:45 p.m., Sheryl Crow at 4:55 p.m., and My Morning Jacket at 6:20 p.m. on the LowTide stage. ### Where do The Chainsmokers fit? They’re part of the lineup, but they don’t appear in the set-time block shown in the final-details page that lists the main daily schedules. That usually means one of two things — either a different stage slot not included in the excerpted schedule, or lineup billing that mattered more at announcement than in the final top-line daily rundown. These other acts. ### What kind of festival is this? Basically, it’s a format built for range without feeling random. Duran Duran brings the polished ’80s pop giant thing. The Offspring covers punk-pop veterans. James Taylor gives the weekend a softer classic-songwriter close. Then you add Slightly Stoopid, Sheryl Crow, My Morning Jacket, Joan Jett, Ben Harper, and Peach Pit, and the whole thing starts to look like a very Southern California version of cross-generational programming. ### Why does Redondo Beach matter here? Because the setting is part of the sell. BeachLife isn’t trying to be a giant inland megafest. It leans hard into the waterfront, the beach-town identity, and the “music plus food plus lifestyle” package. That’s also why the logistics notes push rideshare, nearby parking, and even a free bike valet — the festival