Ocean Way Festival

L.A. old-timers: Remember rolling out a blanket on the beach and listening to tunes float over from the Santa Monica Pier? The Twilight concert series and its various incarnations may be gone, but live music is returning to the beachfront there, thanks to Coachella promoter Goldenvoice. The inaugural Ocean Way Festival—which will, notably, offer zero on-site parking and instead opt for a transit-friendly strategy—will set up two stages on the sand just east of the pier on September 26 and 27. There’s a noticeable generational divide to the mostly-chill-vibes lineup, so it makes sense that both single-day and two-day tickets will be available. The Killers, Jack White, Sublime and Alvvays lead the rock-leaning Saturday lineup, while Olivia Dean, Khruangbin, Durand Jones & the Indications and Hiatus Kaiyote top the slightly more soulful Sunday bill.