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Music Festival
Happy Sundays Fest (AKA Happy Sundays FREE Music Fest, Anti-Music Festival[ 1] ) is a free music festival organized by Julia Kugel, Scott Montoya and Jess Giles that takes place annually in Long Beach, California . In 2024, Happy Sundays expanded to two days and expanded its scope to host aerospace talks.[ 2]
Along with organizing the annual free festival, the Happy Sundays has collaborated with Long Beach Symphony , Michelin Star winner Heritage and acclaimed arranger and CalArts faculty Eyvind Kang for Psychedelic Symphony.[ 3]
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
Girl Tears • Dustin Lovelis • The Potential Lunatics • Bom Bon • Feels
From The Moon Vintage
The Natives • Black Noise • King Kang • Boa Constrictors • The Vespertines • Alicia Murphy Band • Toliver
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
The Ghost Dance • The High Curbs • Meow Twins • Criminal Hygeine • Cheap Tissue • Plague Vendor
From The Moon Vintage
Kalyn Aolani • Te Adoro • The Tissues • The Potential Lunatics
Urban Americana
Quixote's Revolver • Space Waves • Cat Signs
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
Space Parts for Broken Hearts • No Tides • Ramonda Hammer • Falkow • Yip Yops • Holy Wars • Dræmings • Death Valley Girls • The Shrine
Analog Records
Emma Cole • Leo James Conroy
DiPiazza's
Bundy • Emmitt James • Devil Season • Los Hurricanes • Caught a Ghost
Iguana Kelley's
China Rose • The Ghost Dance • The No. 44 • The Paranoyds • Audacity
Long Beach Playhouse (Comedy Stage)
Emery Becker Photo Art Show • Nick Thune • Jay Larsen • Vince Royale
Los Altos Plaza Park
Jelly of the Month Club • Rok Academy • Cosmic Reaction
Red Leprechaun
Easy Friend • Lucy & La Mer • Rudy De Anda • White Woods • Jake Snider (Minus The Bear)
Urban Americana
DCHAV • Earl Grey • Mind Monogram • Levitation Room • Spendtime Palace
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
Slop Stomp • Big Monsta • Jordan Jones • Rats in The Louvre • Birth Defects • Kevin • Cat Scan • The Coathangers
Alex's Bar
Velvet Starlings • The Gems • Lily Waters • Triptides • Tropa Magica
Ashtanga Yoga Long Beach
Aceoteric & Future Past Lives • Very Crush • Koibito • THESTART
Bamboo Club
DJ Lili & DJ Desi • Eusebio Asaka & DJ Nativity
DiPiazza's
DJ Moonkill Radio • Suburban John • Jane Lane • Billy Changer • The Molochs
Iguana Kelley's
Wacko • Girl Tears • Slaughterhouse • Prettiest Eyes
Long Beach Playhouse (Comedy Stage)
Neil Hamburger • Megan Koester • Lizzy Cooperman • Kyle Kinane • Mikey Kampmann • Andrew Michann
Red Leprechaun
Sophie Strauss • TJ Ridings • White Woods • Sunny War
Supply & Demand
Karenn Campbell • Devil Season • Slice • Healing Gems
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
DJ Moonkill Radio • Stormhouse • Litronix • Fahi'h • Black Hall • The Sleeperz • UGHH • Jagged Baptist Club • N8NOFACE
Alex's Bar
Jimmy Vincent • Christian Aguilar • Closed Tear • Danke • The Volclays
Bamboo Club
Slop Stomp • The Thingz • Icky & The Splooges • Boogie Mamas • Clown Sounds
Compound
The Portugese Lover
DiPiazza's
Chapis • Widows Gold • Velvet Starlings • Pop Club • Belted Sweater • Trap Girl • Bundy • Spirit Mother
Tennessee Jack's
Adult Books • Sweet Nobody • She Wears Black • Soul Flow • MoonFuzz • Dream Phases
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
DJ Unholy • Solancy • Vox Humana • UGHH • Furcast • DJ Dennis Owens • Julez & The Rollerz • Trap Girl • Shamon Cassette + Z.Z.Z.
Ashtanga Yoga Long Beach
Gongstravaganza w/ Oracle Gong
Bamboo Club
Psyched! Radio DJ's La Marcha Tropical & Little Gris • Wyld Gooms • Cuspidors • DJ Linda Nuves • Lost Cat • Bolero! • Tropa Magica • DJ Lili Bird
All Time Plants
Pageants • It's Butter • Date Nite • Smooth Jas • Nanna B.
Compound
Bearspring Singers • DJ Telegram Sam • Family Art Workshop
DiPiazza's
Siam Gem • Koka • VTB • Young Winona • Broken Baby • Jagged Baptist Club
Long Beach Playhouse
A Special Screening of Queercore: How To Punk a Revolution - A Film by Yony Leyser • THEMOUTH.tv Immersive Experience with visuals by Mad Alchemist
Port City Tavern
Nadu • Flatwaves • Buckets • Taleen Kali • Bastidas! • Carsex
Roland Sands Design
Sun Jelly • Hair • The McCharmlys
Supply & Demand
El Feeling • Kovekat • Nowandformerly • Moonily • Black Hall • Wisteria • Dark Disco Takeover • Chase Petra • Visuals by Moirebender
Tennessee Jack's
Pacific Sunsets • She Wear Black • The Gravities • Nebulaz Beach • The Merry Rounders • Julia, Julia
Tacos Le Revancha
Mariachi Octavo
Stage
Performers
Bamboo Club (Suicide Squeeze Records Stage)
Tremours • Pearl Earl • Julia, Julia • The Paranoyds • The Shivas • L.A. Witch • DJ Red Baron • UGHH • Bushfire • Guantanamo Baywatch
Bar Envie
Goodbye Ranger • Gold Shimmer • Norman Woods • Dabble • Apollo Bebop • DJ Little Son
Good Time
Jacob Sorenson • Adron • Dennis Robichaeu • Cult Baby • Pardon Me Sir • Al Bert
Long Beach Playhouse (Comedy Stage)
Carmen Christopher • Shane Torres
Port City Tavern
Bonus Land • Balance Riot • The Killing Floors • NÜTT • Scott Yoder • Soft Palms • Nectarines • Unholy DJ • Wave Wizard DJ • Freedom Curse • Terminal A • Black Hall • Visuals by Moirebender
Supply & Demand
The Frick Frakcs • Hoopjail • Chorus Pedal • Jon Boell Band • Zodiac Rippers • Birth Defects
Stage
Performers
Alex's Bar
DJ Lonely Creeper • Decent Times • Breatherrr • Auxilio • Power Flex 5 • Sweat • Robber • NÜTT • NIIS • DJ Dennis Owens
Space Talks at the Long Bach Art Theatre
Jason Achilles - Rovers, Rockets & Rock n' Roll • Jeff Megivern - Rocket Scientist at NASA JPL - Gaming in the Space Age • Bobby Van Ness - Spacecraft Robotics Engineer - Space Robots
Babmoo Club
J Mau & The Sneaky Boys • Icky & The Splooges • M.O.T.O. • Mike Watt + The Missingmen • Clown Sounds • Self Improvement • Fartbarf
Compound
Art For Kids • Asi Fui • Rose Haze • George Sarah Ensemble • Cassowary • Zzzahara
Fear City Tattoo
Tattoo Heritage Project Popup Flash Event
Port City Tavern
Bonus Land • Mad Menace & The Murder Dogs • Blanco Niño • Holy Cuts • Hex Code • Gazoota • Dream Phases
Stage
Performers
Babmoo Club
The Sleeperz • Egg Drop Soup • Jagged Baptist Club • Buzzed Lightbeer • Soft Palms • Shamon Cassette • Sego
Compound
Art For All • Long Beach Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo • Adam Topol & Matt Costa • Laena Myers • Jennie Cotterill • Jason Achilles • Mo0d
Fear City Tattoo
Tattoo Heritage Project Popup Flash Event
Long Beach Playhouse (Comedy Stage)
Nina Nguyen • Willie Macc • Moses Storm • Andrei Bailey • Courtney Haynes • CP
Port City Tavern
Unguarded • Golden Ram • Soundfrom • Sharpie Smile • Pop Hysteria • Furcast • DJ Marlon X
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