The debut Palm Tree Music Festival was quite a scene and definitely the first festival of its type in Santa Barbara — well, technically in Carpinteria, which is the address of the Santa Barbara
Polo & Racquet Club, where the approximately eight hour event, labeled by the organizers as “Palm Tree Music Festival Montecito,” actually took place.
The eclectic lineup of performers on October 4 reflected the audience in many ways. If you were over 40, you were definitely there for John Mayer, the incredible guitarist and winner of seven Grammy Awards who’s sold more than 17 million albums worldwide. (And, as one of my fellow festivalgoers told me, he used to date Katy Perry, which also makes you pretty famous around these parts.) If you were in your 30s, you were most likely there to see Sofi Tukker, who lit up the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl last November (see my review here). And if you were a 20-something, you were almost certainly there to look fabulous and take selfies with other 20-somethings — and of course listen to tunes by Palm Tree Crew Co-Founder Kygo (in the headline position), Austin Millz, and Victoria Nadine (and take selfies with them too).
Needless to say, the people watching was definitely fabulous! Sofi Tukker was highly entertaining once again, although with fewer dancers than their last local appearance, which Sofi made up for with some high energy moves that got the crowd going…