“It’s fantastic where we get to envelope these younger acts and help them succeed in the world of music,” he said. Wassman, who is vocalist, said to expect a lot of presence from LAW Records-the band’s own record label. This is a festival filled with hope, because honestly, a lot of people have not been able to gather in this kind of sense with the community that this genre has.” This is just a beautiful situation after what we’ve gone through over the past few years. “It’s so wonderful to know that with these kinds of events, opening up and being successful like it is now, gives us so much momentum to go into the next festivals that we get to do. “Kaleo Wassman of Pepper and from the Big Island of Hawaii here-more importantly from the Big Island of Hawaii,” Wassman told High Times. High Times caught up with several bands that performed at Cali Vibes. Stick Figure, on the other hand, wowed the crowd with pyrotechnics. We were impressed at Method Man’s control over the audience during Wu-Tang’s performance, which was both the most rowdy and energetic. This is the place you went if you wanted to hear the cuts of dub, dancehall, raggamuffin, toasting and other sounds of Jamaica. Vegas, Yaadcore, Walshy Fire, Teejay, Naomi Cowan and more. Goldenvoice and Delicious Vinyl Island collaborated to present the BoomYard stage at Cali Vibes, which will showcase a slew of talent from Jamaica, including Mr.
The Beach Club and VIP Lounge provided additional packages. The Koi CBD stage featured some of the largest acts, and The Greens presented by Koi CBD was located near Weedmaps Village. Living plants were practically everywhere in the vendor area. Meanwhile, Clone Guy offered living clones, with their roots sheltered in plastic globes, providing for a surreal experience in legality. was busy at work, informing festival goers about the importance of terpenes and genetic transparency. Yaadcore with Subatomic performs at the BoomYard stage. People who downloaded the Weedmaps app could order from The Medicine Woman directly from the app and collect it from an off-site location. The title of the installation was chosen to bring awareness to the fact that while cannabis markets continue to emerge and people profit, there are still over 40,000 people-disproportionately minorities-behind bars for nonviolent cannabis-related charges. Guests were entranced with live urban art and interactive games, such as the “Flowers Are Not A Crime” art installation, created by Los Angeles-based artist, Laurie Shapiro, in collaboration with Weedmaps. Weedmaps unveiled a cannabis-themed Weedmaps Village, a dedicated space featuring California’s top cannabis and accessory brands such as The Medicine Woman, Select, ZIG ZAG, Dripp Extracts, Wafers, Papa’s Herb, Buddies, Clone Guy and DIME.
Less alcohol and more cannabis appeared to have an overall positive impact on the crowd. We can’t wait to continue to evolve this concept and bring it to more and more venues and festivals across the U.S.”
“We are always looking for creative ways to engage with the cannabis community, and were delighted to be able to work with AEG and the Cali Vibes team to create a destination for consumers to learn about cannabis and cannabis brands safely while having fun. “As the official cannabis partner for Cali Vibes this year, Weedmaps had the opportunity to bring awareness to some beloved SoCal brands in the space throughout Cannabis Village”, Juanjo Feijoo, CMO and COO at Weedmaps, told High Times. It’s a first-year brand new festival, allowing cannabis inside. They were joined by Pepper, Atmosphere, Artikal Sound System, Iration, DENM, Tropidelic, The Elovators, Don Carlos and so on.Ĭali Vibes was held at Marina Green Park in Long Beach, California February 4-6. The bill included the Marley brothers featuring siblings Ziggy, Stephen, Damian, Ky-Mani and Julian, as well as Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads, Sublime with Rome, Stick Figure, Sean Paul, Shaggy and a special performance by Wu-Tang Clan. Presented by Goldenvoice, AEG and sponsor Weedmaps, Cali Vibes features the top names in reggae including some unexpected surprises. Cali Vibes, quickly becoming known as one of the largest reggae-focused events in America, allowed cannabis consumption on-site over the past weekend-one of the latest large events to do so, with an estimated 75,000 in attendance.