Beachfest ROCKS! 2026 Music Festival - August 7th to 9th, 2026

Beachfest ROCKS is pleased to welcome perennial favourite Zachary Stevenson back to our festival. Raised locally, Zachary is an internationally recognized award-winning actor, musician and writer. Best known for his performance as Buddy Holly, Zach was coined as a "dead ringer for dead singers" by the Victoria Times Colonist. In 2018 he won the prestigious "Jeff" Award in Chicago for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Holly.

"Zachary Stevenson is the epitome of effortless cool with a gorgeous voice and a star-quality stage presence" - Mark Robbins, Vancouver Presents

As Canada's foremost tribute to The Rolling Stones, STICKY FINGERS delivers the complete experience of this iconic band. Fronted by charismatic Londoner Stuart Turnbull as "Mick", STICKY FINGERS meticulously recreates everything that makes a live Stones show so unique... delivering The Music, The Energy, and The Charisma of the greatest Rock & Roll band of all time.

Victoria musician Syl Thompson and his band have been paying tribute to the musical works of David Bowie for more than three decades. Thompson embodies Bowie's exquisite style and persona and has been acclaimed as providing the most credible and realistic Bowie experience in North America. Six highly respected musicians play each song as Bowie and his band performed them live. The look and feel of this concert replicate the Heathen/Reality Tour. The music spans the broad spectrum of Bowie's hits from 1969's Space Oddity to 2013's Where Are We Now?

PETTY FEVER is a Multi-Award-Winning full production tribute to TOM PETTY & The Heartbreakers, featuring the captivating Guitarist/Vocalist and Hollywood FAME Award Winner, FRANK MURRAY. They deliver an amazing and memorable salute to the Musical Legacy of Tom Petty, performing over four decades of classic hits such as American Girl, Free Falling, Breakdown, Running Down a Dream, I Won't Back Down and many more.

Founded in Portland, OR USA in January 2009, Petty Fever features a World-Class lineup of Top Tier NW Veteran Touring Musicians. Their High Energy Show is second to none and always leaves the crowd craving for more!

Arrival, Canada's Tribute to ABBA, is an authentic sounding, six-piece tribute to ABBA. They perform in full costumes like the actual styles worn by the original ABBA. This band of professional musicians from Vancouver has played shows over the past number of years in casinos, theatres, corporate events, and festivals all around the world. You will be amazed at how close Arrival looks and sounds like the original ABBA. They will take you back in time so you can experience this amazing music all over again.

The Cars, a multi-platinum selling band that combined new wave/power pop music, was formed in 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Cars' greatest hits included: Just What I Needed, My Best Friends Girl, You Might Think, and the chart-topping Drive. Good Times Roll is a tribute band of the Cars, performing in representative costumes and playing similar instruments. Good Times Roll takes their crowds back on a trip to the late '70s and early '80s by recreating the aura of a Cars concert.

Dreams is the ultimate authentic tribute to Fleetwood Mac. They perform in full costumes like the actual styles worn by the original band. The band of professional musicians from Vancouver who have travelled extensively have performed at festivals, casinos, theatres, and corporate events around the world including Las Vegas, the Dominican Republic and across Canada taking you back in time to experience this amazing music.

BACKBEAT is four mates from Victoria, BC. Four pretty fab guys who live and breathe the most exciting decade in music history. The boys have been thrilling audiences since 1988 with their loving and most authentic musical tribute to the 60's. BACKBEAT honors the music and honors the memories with an uncanny sense and sensibility for each and every song on the repertoire. From the Beatles to the Zombies and everything in between, these are the songs you remember, the way they were played, absolutely live.

The 70's was a transformative and dynamic decade for rock music. Simply put, rock songs in the 70's had a distinct sound that's still loved by many today. Canadian west-coast rock and roll band, the ODYSSEY plays the most popular rock songs of the 1970's, transporting you back to this magical decade. ODYSSEY's line-up features some of the best singers and musicians in Vancouver, British Columbia. Join ODYSSEY on a journey through a rock & roll fantasy that brings you back to the glory days of your favourite 70's classic rock radio hits!

From Vancouver B.C., American Rock Legends and Sonic Flower Entertainment proudly present the preeminent Rod Stewart Experience: The ROD Show, starring Brad Lovell. Impeccable delivery, voice & charming wit combine to create a masterfully entertaining show dedicated to one of the top selling music artists of all time. The American Rock Legends lineup, including Canadian saxophone icon Johnny Ferreira, along with Dan Hare, Andy Smyth, and Jon Lundquist of the legendary March Hare Band, authentically recreate the hits that made Rod Stewart a music legend. The ROD Show. An upbeat good time!

American singer Linda Ronstadt is an award-winning superstar of both pop and country music. Classic Ronstadt [The Legacy of Linda] is fronted by D.L. Car who is a multi-talented vocalist who also portrays another iconic female singer Ann Wilson in the popular Vancouver Heart Tribute. Accompanying D.L. are a band consisting of some of the elite musicians on the Pacific West Coast. Classic Ronstadt are honoured to be performing the amazing music catalogue of songs which have made Linda Ronstadt one of the first female superstars in both pop and country.

Whether you'd like a good old rock & roll show, a Roy Orbison tribute, some new music, country tunes, Latin or disco flavours or a party dance band, March Hare is the most versatile band around. They have performed at corporate events, private parties, festivals, weddings and everything in between from British Columbia to the Bahamas. This special 90-minute set features 45 minutes of Roy Orbison tribute followed by 45 minutes of hits through the decades.