Reggae, and some hip-hop, too, returned to Long Beach this weekend with a three-day festival made up of more than 50 acts that included a tribute to the genre’s biggest star by three of his sons.
The festival’s lineup includes acts such as The Marley Brothers, who headline Saturday’s show with peformance featuring the music of their late father Bob Marley.
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Other artists on the bill for the inaugural edition of the festival are local legends Sublime with Rome and Long Beach Dub Allstars, who will perform Sunday along with hip-hop veterans Wu-Tang Clan.
Nickolas Selph, center, sells hippie halos during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Vana Liya performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Fans of Anuhea dance during her performance on day one of the Cali Vibes Festival in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Kevin Ries of The Ries Brothers performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
The band Tomorrows Bad Seeds performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Charlie Ries of The Ries Brothers performs during the Cali Vibes Festival in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Karim Israel of the band Arise Roots performs during day one of the music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Vana Liya performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Karim Israel of the band Arise Roots performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Justin Maness and three-year-old Azalea Maness share a fun moment during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Anuhea performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Karim Israel of the band Arise Roots performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Vana Liya performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Anuhea performs during day one of the three day music festival Cali Vibes in Long Beach on Friday, February 4, 2022. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
And while this weekend marked the first California Vibrations Festival, many of the acts have previously performed in Long Beach at Goldenvoice’s previous reggae festival One Love Cali Reggae Festival, which was held for five years and last took place at the Queen Mary in February 2020 just before the pandemic.
