Ohana Festival featured Dogstar, Maren Morris, Flipturn, DEVO, and more!
Ohana Fest hosted a three-day music festival on September 27th through 29th in Dana Point, California. The festival featured a mix of musical genres from country, indie rock, jam rock, classic rock, and more! Ohana Fest’s lineup consisted of musical performances by DEVO, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morissette, Dogstar, Maren Morris, flipturn, and more! Music lovers traveled from all across the world from countries such as Chile and the Netherlands to experience two special performances by Pearl Jam who headlined the lineup on Friday and Sunday.
Ohana Fest is curated by Pearl Jam’s lead singer, Eddie Vedder, who founded the festival in 2016. The festival is hosted annually at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point. The festival was ideal experience for families and all music fans. There were interactive experiences for everyone, from brewery and cocktail spirits pop-ups, games, photobooths, and more! VIP and General Admission ticketholders enjoyed complimentary goodies at the festival such as free subs from Jimmy Johns and hats from Kona Brewery. For upcoming event information for Ohana Festival, visit their website.
DOGSTAR
Dogstar performed in the early Friday afternoon at the main stage. Audience members surrounded the stage to watch Dogstar’s performance, which the crowd extended to bleachers towards the beach. Dogstar consists of band members: Robert Mailhouse, lead singer, Keanu Reeves, bassist and Bret Domrose, drummer. The band was created by a chance meeting by Mailhouse and Reeves at a grocery store in 1991. They began writing songs together and performing music in a garage.
Dogstar released two albums, ‘Quattro Formaggi,’ and ‘Happy Ending.’ The band disbanded in 2002 However, during the quarantine of COVID, Reeves and Mailhouse began writing songs and rehearsing. The group has toured throughout 2023 and 2024. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit their website.
MAREN MORRIS
Music fans were excited for Maren Morris’ performance as they lined up against the barricades and spoke amongst themselves. Morris’ band walked unto the stage with matching jumpsuits. Morris shortly walked unto the stage filled with energy and enthusiasm. Morris performed popular songs such as ‘The Middle,’ ‘The Bones,’ and more! Her music combines different muscial genres such as Country, Pop, and R&B. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit Maren Morris’ website.
FLIPTURN
Florida Indie Rockers, flipturn, continued the elevated concert experience with a fun and energetic performance. The band performed songs from their 2022 album, ‘Shadowglow.’ They also debuted their latest single release, ‘Rodeo Clown.’ They will be continuing their Fall tour in the United States this October in Texas, Georgia, and Virginia. They will performing on October 6th and 13th at Austin City Limits music festival.
The group will then embark on their European tour in November, performing tour dates in the Netherlands and Germany. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit their website.
DEVO
Concertgoers in the audience were dressed up in their DEVO gear, adorning their DEVO hats and t-shirts. DEVO’s concert was introduced with a comedic 80s montage of their early days. DEVO performed a thrilling set filled with fan favorites. They performed songs such as ‘Whip It,’ ‘Peek-A-Boo!’, ‘Girl U Want,’ and more. The artists entertained the audience with their theatrical performance from running in place and changing their outfits into yellow DEVO jumpers. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit DEVO’s website.
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