{"id":461545,"date":"2026-09-12T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/461545\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:00:23","slug":"ocean-way-festival-in-santa-monica-cancelled-after-beach-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/461545\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica cancelled after beach damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hurricane Marie<\/a> has ruined the plans of thousands of music lovers.<\/p>\n

The city of Santa Monica has decided to cancel the beachfront music festival Ocean Way which was set for the last weekend in September after huge surf and storm water generated by Hurricane Marie eroded a large portion of the festival site over the Labor Day weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The music festival was to be headlined by The Killers<\/a> and Olivia Dean, with a range of acts featured including Khruangbin, Sublime and Jack White.<\/p>\n

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US rock band The Killers perform before the start of the Champions League final match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Arsenal at Pusk\u00e1s Ar\u00e9na in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, May 30, 2026. dpa\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The event was canceled just two weeks before the scheduled two-day festival was scheduled to take place on the beach site, south of the Santa Monica pier<\/a>, on September 26 and 27.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Beach can no longer safely accommodate the festival production and audience capacity, and with construction and load-in set to begin next week, the City determined that cancellation was the only responsible option,\u201d the city\u2019s manager office said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The pier at Santa Monica Beach is pictured on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. ZUMAPRESS.com<\/p>\n

Goldenvoice, which also promotes the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, sent an email through its ticketing platform, AXS, to everyone who was intending to attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the impacts of Hurricane Marie, the City of Santa Monica has canceled the inaugural Ocean Way festival,\u201d Goldenvoice said in a statement to attendees. <\/p>\n

\u201cStorm surf and runoff has caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned. Plans are already underway to bring the festival back to Santa Monica in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets, which cost between $249 and $2,250, are expected to be refunded within seven business days.<\/p>\n

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British singer Olivia Dean speaks on stage after receiving the award for Album of the Year during the BRIT Awards 2026 at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester on Saturday, February 28, 2026. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In the meantime, local officials are worried about just how much the hurricane has damaged areas from Malibu to Long Beach and Dana Point.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Hurricane Marie also causing sinkholes in Malibu and triggering home evacuations in Long Beach due to rising surf, the rapid erosion of the beach near the Sandbox event space over the past few days is deeply concerning. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe City is working rapidly to keep the Pico storm drain and shoreline repaired and ready for upcoming weather,\u201d Santa Monica City Councilmember Dan Hall said in a statement to the Times.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are all disappointed, I remain optimistic about bringing Ocean Way back next summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

A general view of the Santa Monica Beach and pier, and Venice Beach and pier in the background seen from Pacific Palisades on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The festival, according to Goldenvoice who announced it in July, was promoted as a car-free event and meant to encourage concert-goers to use transit and help revitalize Santa Monica\u2019s nightlife.<\/p>\n

It is the second beachside music festival to be cancelled this year. The first being the inaugural LA Jazz Festival that was supposed to happen on Aug. 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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