Winyah books Aviator Nation DREAMLAND for Jan 2

The South Carolina indie-rock band that went from a handful of songs to Bonnaroo opens 2027 in a 300-capacity room on Pacific Coast Highway.

The first Saturday of the year is usually a quiet one on the Westside. Winyah has other plans: the South Carolina band just announced a show at Aviator Nation DREAMLAND in Malibu on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027.

The date went up Oct. 20. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets run $30 to $800 through Tixr. DREAMLAND holds 300, so this is a small-room look at a band that has been playing much bigger stages.

Winyah is a five-piece indie-rock band from coastal South Carolina, named after Winyah Bay, the stretch of water where its members grew up (Charleston Living). Their rise has been quick. The band formed in 2023 and, with only a few songs to its name, was asked to play Bonnaroo in 2024 (Outside the Round podcast). Their debut album is *Lot to Learn*, and the band signed with Warner Records in 2025.

The live show is what has driven the buzz. In Athens, Ga., one of the band's early stops, Winyah went on to sell out the Georgia Theatre (The Red & Black). They've since played rooms like Minneapolis' First Avenue and Bethlehem's SteelStacks, and Atwood Magazine has featured their singles.

A small-room look at a band that has been playing much bigger stages.

Why this room? DREAMLAND is about as close to the band's own coastal roots as Los Angeles gets. The venue sits at 22969 Pacific Coast Highway, run as an extension of the Aviator Nation clothing brand, with its store right next door and a big neon AV sign over the stage (Malibu Beach Inn). The site has a long history; it dates back to the 1920s as the Anchor Inn. This past summer DREAMLAND teamed with The Surfrider Malibu on a Sunday Sessions concert series (Santa Monica Daily Press), and its calendar mixes emerging bands with touring acts.

When to get tickets: now. A 300-person room for a band that sells out theaters back East is not going to last until New Year's. The price spread on Tixr is wide, from $30 up to $800, so check what each tier includes before you buy.

A beach band from the Carolinas, a room on the Pacific a few steps from the sand, and the first weekend of a new year. There are worse ways to start 2027.

Sources: Sound Check: Coastal Roots with Winyah — Charleston Living (charlestonlivingmag.com); Winyah: South Carolina, Bonnaroo, and Debut Album Lot to Learn — Outside the Round (outside-the-round-w-matt-burrill.castos.com); Winyah rocks Georgia Theatre with sold-out show — The Red & Black (redandblack.com); Winyah — First Avenue (first-avenue.com); Winyah — SteelStacks (steelstacks.org); Winyah 'Rat Race' — Atwood Magazine (atwoodmagazine.com); Rockin' the 'Bu: Where to catch live music in Malibu — Malibu Beach Inn (malibubeachinn.com); The Surfrider Malibu launches Sunday Sessions with Aviator Nation DREAMLAND — SMDP (smdp.com); Tickets — Tixr (tixr.com)