LGB Live! Music
 
A Musical Welcome to LGB

Long Beach Airport is turning up the volume with LGB Live!, our long-running music program for travelers, and Airwaves, a brand-new summer concert series for the general public to enjoy. The performances are part of LGB’s longstanding commitment to arts, culture and community, enhancing the Airport experience for travelers and inviting the general public into a uniquely Long Beach concert venue.  

Airwaves: Summer Concerts At LGB
Airwaves: Summer Concerts at LGB

We’re striking a chord with Airwaves: Summer Concerts at LGB. The new concert series invites the community to enjoy live music, local flavor, and family-friendly entertainment in our historic, open-air plaza.

Experience Long Beach’s vibrant music scene at america’s coolest airport™. It’s three unforgettable evenings, with free admission and four hours of validated parking in Structure B. Online RSVP required to enter.

The concerts are from 5 to 8 p.m. as follows:
  • Saturday, July 12: Sweet Soul. Sweet Soul is a musical genre that blends soulful Motown melodies with smooth vocal harmonies. The headliner will be the Delfonics Experience, a dynamic trio performing decades of soul, R&B and doo wop. The evening’s lineup also includes Maria Sanchez & Midnight Groove as well as Tony Greene.
  • Saturday, August 16: Rocksteady. Rocksteady is the soulful Jamaican sound that bridged ska and reggae with laid-back rhythms, rich harmonies and a fusion of jazz, Caribbean, African and R&B influences. The evening’s lineup is led by Monty Neysmith, the legendary original member of Symarip. Supporting acts include the bold brass arrangements of Western Standard Time and The Trojanites, delivering a fresh take on classic sounds.
  • Saturday, September 20: Latin Jazz Funk. This genre incorporates Latin American rhythms and instrumentation with funk music, resulting in a bold and energetic sound. Artists to be announced.
Music curated by Soulside Productions.

IMPORTANT: Attendees are encouraged to come prepared for outdoor conditions. For everyone's safety, bags larger than 12 inches by 12 inches and coolers are not permitted, and clear bags are preferred. All bags are subject to inspection. Service animals are welcome, but pets are not allowed.

LGB Live!

Long Beach Airport invites travelers to experience the rhythm of LGB Live!

This special program fills Long Beach Airport’s award-winning indoor-outdoor concourse with live music by professional artists and acclaimed youth performers, including the Cabrillo, Poly, Millikan and Wilson high school bands, as well as the nonprofit Jazz Angels. Creating a uniquely welcoming and vibrant travel experience, LGB Live! adds a joyful note to your journey.

This year, LGB Live! is quadrupling from 40 to more than 160 annual live performances by talented local artists, with a kick-off concert set for Thursday, March 27 with a performance from Acoustic Soul Express.

LGB Live! performances are typically held post-security for ticketed travelers, generally take place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays, with some additional shows expected at other times.

Because most of our LGB Live! shows take place in our concourse post-security, please note that only ticketed passengers are allowed in the concourse. Please see our calendar for more details and exceptions.

Whether you’re departing, arriving, or just passing through, Long Beach Airport is proud to present rich musical talent of our Long Beach community.

Read more about LGB Live! in our press release by clicking here.

Performance Schedule
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Featured Performers

Our artist list will be expanded to include more musicians during the first enhanced season of LGB Live! 

Cabrillo High School
Long Beach Unified School District Groups
Acoustic-Soul-Express
Acoustic Soul Express
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Hedgehog Swing
Performer Application Guidelines

Are you a local musician? Long Beach Airport regularly evaluates prospective LGB Live! performers based on genre, volume, and style. Performances must be suitable as family-friendly background music that enhances the passenger experience and reinforces LGB’s easygoing brand. All talent are welcome to apply, although we give special consideration to local artists or those who graduated from Long Beach educational institutions.

If selected to perform, musicians are paid $500 for a two-hour set and should be responsive about submitting necessary documents, arriving on time, and working well with Airport staff and volunteers.

Due to space constraints, LGB Live! can typically only accommodate performance groups of three people or less. Larger groups will need to perform pre-security.

Applicants with good vibes are invited to submit a minimum of two videos of performances from the last five years so that our committee can evaluate the quality and fit with our program. Please do not send attachments; only links are accepted (ex. YouTube, Instagram, Google Drive). There are limited slots available, and the performance must enhance the travel experience and match the easygoing vibe at our airport.  Please submit to lgbarpt@longbeach.gov.

Please note that we receive more applications than we have space available.