Cisco Adler linked up with Jared from Dirty Heads to talk top 5 favorite things about Cali Vibes. From the perfect SoCal weather to the unmatched community energy in the LBC, this one’s all love. Watch the clip online below!
Dirty Heads are one of the headliners of this year’s Cali Vibes Festival in Long Beach, CA, set for June 7-8 at Marina Green Park.
Cali Vibes has always been about celebrating reggae in all its forms, and 2025 is no exception. Dirty Heads, Iration, Pepper, J Boog, and Steel Pulse will all grace the stage, bringing a mix of roots, reggae rock, and island-inspired sounds to the festival.
Dirty Heads released their highly anticipated 8th studio album Midnight Control via Better Noise Music back in 2022. The album featured 10 all-new songs, including their take on Joe Walsh’s 1978 hit “Life’s Been Good”, “Heavy Water” feat. Common Kings and “Island Glow.” Midnight Control debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums chart, Digital Albums chart, Rock Albums chart and the Independent Albums chart.
The band’s global appeal reached new heights in 2021 when their hit “Vacation” (originally released in 2017) garnered over 4 billion views and streams across social media via the ubiquitous #VacationTransition challenge that originated organically with users on TikTok. The song, with an increase of 850% in consumption on Spotify in the past year, took on a new life in many ways, introducing Dirty Heads to new international fans by the millions.
The band continues to out stream some of the biggest alternative acts in the U.S., with over 2 BILLION total streams on-demand + programmed. Worldwide, the band has over 1.29 MILLION digital track sales and 2.6 BILLION on-demand streams since 2018. The bands 8th studio album Midnight Control racked up over 40 million streams since its release in 2022, and continues to average over 4 million streams per month. Dirty Heads’ take on Joe Walsh’s “Life’s Been Good” has been streamed over 17 million times since its release in 2022, and climbed to the top 5 on the Mediabase Alternative chart.
