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Win Tickets to Santa Barbara’s West Beach Festival

Now in its fourth year, California’s most popular beach event returns as a seaside gathering for music fans, families and beachgoers alike. It’s a two-day celebration that kicks off next weekend, highlighting music by over 50 artists, various sorts of arts by regional artisans and California beach culture. Performers include a vast array of musical artists in various musical genres including:

Rebelution, UB40, Pretty Lights, Easy Star All-Stars (performing 'Dub Side of the Moon'), Collie Buddz with New Kingston, Katchafire, SOJA, JJ Grey & Mofro, Still Time, Savoy, Tyrone Wells, Zion-I, Rey Fresco, The Beautiful Girls, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, DJ Skeet Skeet, Fort Knox Five, Hyper Crush, Tribal Seeds, Mike Pinto, Aloe Blacc, Loomis & the Lust, Anuhea, The Green, Passafire, Through the Roots, The Upbeat, Gian Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Matty Matt, Sabatage, Sammy Bananas, DJ Quazar, BetaTraxx, Rico De Largo & DJ Sparx, DJ RI, Zander, Bones, aRod, LexiconDon, Short Circuit, Kelley James, The Movement, Stranger and Redeye Empire.

TACO has been given a pair of tickets to give away to our readers. Leave a comment on this post (make sure to put in your correct email address) letting us know your favorite taco spot or other bar/restaurant in Santa Barbara, and we'll pick a winner at random early next week. Good luck!

UPDATE: Contest is Closed.

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