The San Diego music festival returns to downtown’s Seaport Village on May 16-18
Wonderfront Festival, the annual music and arts fest located in downtown San Diego, returns to picturesque Seaport Village on May 16-18 with a stacked, diverse lineup that includes headliners Peggy Gou, Anderson .Paak, Khruangbin, and more.
Located right on the waterfront overlooking San Diego bay in Seaport Village, Wonderfront has become a staple of the city’s live music scene since its debut in 2019. After a few years off due to the pandemic, Wonderfront surged ahead the past three years, offering music fans a lively and diverse lineup of music spanning rock, rap, R&B, indie, and everything in between. This year features yet another deep program.
South Korean deep house superstar DJ Peggy Gou and Canadian R&B crooner Daniel Caesar top the lineup on Friday, May 16, which takes a more R&B, hip-hop, and EDM approach with its bookings. Other highlights of Day 1 include English DJ-producer Duke Dumont, Welsh breakbeat duo Overmono, bedroom R&B up-and-comer Nourished by Time, and rappers Isaiah Rashad, Freddie Gibbs, and Erick The Architect of Flatbush Zombies.
Saturday, May 17’s lineup is a bit more scattered stylistically, with alternative rock, hip-hop, R&B, and pop well-represented. Ventura County singer, rapper, and producer Anderson .Paak tops the bill along with L.A.-based alt rock staples Foster The People. The rest of Day 2 includes R&B titan Janelle Monae, psych-pop purveyors Portugal. The Man, indie sleaze faves STRFKR, local psych rockers Saint Luna, and our personal faves, critically-acclaimed indie pop breakout stars Magdalena Bay.
Finally, a more laid-back soft rock vibe takes shape on Sunday, May 18; headliners include Texas instrumental neo-psych trio Khruangbin, local San Diego pop rock icon Jason Mraz, and Texas blues rocker Gary Clark Jr. Other standouts on Day 3 include 00s adult contemporary pop rock band The Fray, newly reunited San Francisco indie rockers 4 Non Blondes, indie-folk superduo Julian Baker & Torres, and beachy acoustic rock singer-songwriter Donovan Frankenreiter.
Other spectacles include the Electric Lounge, an intimate dance club experience featuring DJ sets throughout the whole weekend. There’s also games, a craft beer village, special bar and dining activations, large-scale visual arts, and even harbor boat cruises where fans can take a tour aboard party cat pontoon boats, VIP limo boats, or even the 550-person Adventure Hornblower that’ll host bands and DJs. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind festival experience that encapsulates downtown San Diego’s vibe.
Tickets for Wonderfront are currently available HERE with plenty of different tier options. You can scroll through the lineup poster above, and check out some of the performing artists below.
