Good Holo Holo Vibes

If you’ve been in Las Vegas long enough, you already know how it goes: one random weekend downtown, the bass hitting different, aunties in slippers, uncles posted by the food line, and everybody acting like they just stepped off a flight from home. That’s the feeling Holo Holo keeps chasing—and somehow keeps catching—year after year.

Behind a lot of that energy is Dan Sheehan, one of the main forces at Good Vibez Presents. On paper, his bio reads like the long route: music industry since 1999, started as a radio DJ while living in Guam, then moved up to Northern California and launched his own production company, Good Vibez Entertainment, back in 2002. 

But talk-story style? It’s simpler than that: island kid mindset, mainland hustle, and a mission to keep the culture together—music, people, food, family vibes—all in one place.

From ʻEwa Beach roots to big-stage reality

Holo Holo’s “why” is right there in the festival’s own words: Dan grew up in ʻEwa Beach with island music and reggae as the soundtrack, and he calls those styles the backbone of what he builds as a festival producer. 

That matters, because Holo Holo isn’t trying to be just another concert with a clever name. It’s built like a community gathering—where the lineup feels like your playlist, and the crowd feels like your cousin’s graduation party… if your cousin had a full stage, LED wall, and a real-deal festival footprint.

And it’s not just Holo Holo either. Dan’s résumé is tied to California Roots Music & Arts Festival—he came on board in 2012 and helped lay groundwork with agents/management that helped push the festival to the top of the scene. 

So what is Holo Holo, officially?

Holo Holo is a multi-market festival series focused on island and reggae music, produced by Good Vibez—and it’s clearly in expansion mode. The festival’s official 2026 schedule lists:

• Avila Beach — April 4, 2026
• Irvine — April 18, 2026
• San Jose — April 25, 2026
• San Diego — July 18, 2026
• Sacramento — September 26–27, 2026
• Long Beach — October 17, 2026 

That spread tells you the whole strategy: build a “coastal circuit” where island/reggae fans can pull up in different cities, and the festival still feels like home.

And the growth isn’t just California. A 2025 feature in Aloha State Daily notes Good Vibez is owned by Dan and his wife Amy, and frames Holo Holo’s expansion as a roots-to-full-circle story—especially with events reaching back toward Hawaiʻi. 

The Vegas lane: why it hits different

Here’s the part Ninth Island people care about: Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has become one of Holo Holo’s key homes.

DLVEC’s own event page says Holo Holo returned April 26–27, 2025 for its third consecutive year at that venue, with a lineup listing Common Kings on Saturday and Steel Pulse on Sunday, plus a heavy supporting cast (Josh Tatofi, Stan Walker, Ekolu, Mana’o Company, Fia, Typical Hawaiians, Seven Suns, Inside Out, Kanaka Fyah). 

So yeah—this wasn’t a “try one time and see” situation. This is a pattern. Vegas became a place where island/reggae culture can show up loud, proud, and organized.

And if you remember the 2024 run, Daily Reggae reported the festival came back to Vegas as a three-day weekend (April 26–28, 2024) with names like Kolohe Kai, Common Kings, J Boog, Iam Tongi, and The Green, organized by Good Vibez Presents (with Live Nite Events also noted). 

“It’s not just music”—it’s infrastructure

A lot of promoters can book a show. Fewer can build a whole ecosystem around it.

Good Vibez’s own bio highlights Dan not only producing festivals, but also working as an operational partner/talent buyer for venues and events—and even partnering/owning Fremont Theater as a tour stop across genres. 

That matters because it’s the infrastructure that keeps island/reggae scenes healthy on the mainland: venues that book the artists, festivals that scale the audience, and teams that keep the experience consistent.

Even Boyd Gaming (a major Vegas player) has framed Holo Holo as part of a bigger long-term story. Their newsroom release describes Good Vibez Presents (Dan and Amy) as creating events that celebrate music, art, and community—pointing to both Cali Roots and the “rapidly expanding” Holo Holo series. 

The “festival preview” part: what to expect when you pull up

If you’ve never been, here’s the quick talk-story version of what Holo Holo feels like:

• Crowd vibe: heavy ʻohana energy—multi-generation, mixed crews, island people + island-at-heart people.
• Music lane: island reggae, Hawaiʻi-rooted artists, and crossover acts that still make sense in the same playlist.
• The details: the official Vegas info pages get specific about practical stuff—ID, cashless bars, bag sizes, accessibility services, and even a “no negative vibez” rule baked into the guest policy. 

One important note for Vegas: the official Holo Holo Vegas “General Info” page lists a date of November 22, 2025, which suggests the Vegas market can have more than one edition/date depending on the year and setup. Meanwhile, DLVEC lists the spring 2025 weekend (April 26–27). The safest move: always check the official market page right before you buy and before you go.

Why this matters for Ninth Island culture

Vegas is already a “second home” city for Hawaiʻi people—food spots, plate lunch cravings, family connections, union jobs, military ties, you name it. But culture needs gathering places. Holo Holo has become one of those places where:

• Local Hawaiʻi artists can touch a massive crowd on the mainland
• Mainland fans get introduced to island sounds the right way
• And our community gets a big public moment that feels positive—no pretending, no translating the vibe for anybody

That’s the bigger story with Dan and Good Vibez: it’s not just booking acts—it’s building a bridge where people can cross over and still feel like themselves.

WHERE TO FOLLOW

• Holo Holo IG: @holoholofest
• Good Vibez Presents IG: @goodvibezpresents
• Good Vibez Presents FB: GVPresents