Written By: Sunny Chan

I know this pretty race girl…

Have you ever wanted to go racing b2b raving at a festival? Gridlife takes the best parts of car culture and the hottest talent in the music industry and combines them into a 3 day long festival full of drifting, dancing, and driving way over the speed limit. 

A festival at an iconic racetrack

Set at the historic Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, Gridlife Laguna delivered an unforgettable weekend of motorsports and music. The lineup brought serious talent with performances from Whatmore (who’s set to play Coachella 2026), an Emonite Grave Rave dubstep x pop punk set, and Joey Valence and Brea (JVB) who had the crowd hyped all night with banger after banger. Watching professional racing all day and then transitioning straight into raving at night makes for an experience you won’t find at any other festival. 

Tokyo Drift IRL

What makes Gridlife special is the intimacy and accessibility. Drivers park their cars right on the festival grounds, making it easy to connect with professional racers between events. You can even talk to the drivers and learn about racing directly from the pros after they finish racing down the iconic corkscrew turn. You might even get lucky enough to go on a ride along –where a driver takes you to go drifting on the track. Be warned though, there is a 100% chance you will feel like you came straight out of a movie and a 1000% chance you will be screaming the entire time. The energy of Gridlife is unmatched, the community is welcoming, and the experience will have you counting down the days until the next one. Trust me, this is a festival you don’t want to miss.