CAAMP- Beachlife Festival
If you’ve been here before, you’ve seen CAAMP covered here quite a bit, and there’s good reason for that; I love those boys. Caamp always puts on a fun, energetic, foot stomping good time of a show., and this was my first time seeing them in a festival atmosphere. My only objection I possibly have, is that the set was not long enough! I know I know, it’s a festival, and I get it; each band is up there for a max hour set, plays the hits, maybe a new song or two, the crowd cheers and on to the next band. I can appreciate that, and playing the hits is great since most of the crowd barely knows who they are, and what a great way to introduce them. But for those die hards- like the one guy who traveled all the way from Alaska to see them play this festival- it’s never enough.
With an impressive 17 song set list, the CAAMP boys Taylor Meier, Evan Westfall, Matt Vinson, Joe Kavalec, and newest touring drummer Nick Falk brought some midwest love to the SoCal beaches and the crowd swooned and sang at the tops of their lungs in show of support. Taylor Meier’s soft satiny pink “Lavender Days” embroidered shirt glistening in the sun as he danced his way through the fastest hour. During the last song of the set, Taylor hops on drums and even with a broken mic stand, and help from drummer Nick, Taylor banged out an energetic “Going to the Country”, a traditional finale for the boys.
The band looked like they were having some fun both on stage and off; they love a good festival to check out some other bands-like friends Trampled By Turtles, day drink and float the crowd as fans themselves.
I love the boys, great humans all around, with music that hits my soul just right.
Set list (not in order):
“Come With Me Now”
”The Otter”
”Hey Joe”
”Common Man”
”Huckleberry Love”
”No Sleep”
”Peach Fuzz”
”On & On & On”
”Great Heights”
”By and By”
”Books”
”Penny Heads Up”
”Vagabond”
”Sleep on the Floor”/”All the Debts I Owe” (The Lumineers cover)
”Believe”
”Going to the Country”
photos by Julia Varga
