What do you get when you mix 16,000 college aged hippies, just as many pre-rolled joints and more than a couple sloppy drunks?

Surprisingly, you get an extremely laid-back and intimate Jack Johnson concert.

Johnson and his band, consisting of Adam Topol on drums, Merlo Podlewski on bass and a multitude of musical stragglers who happen to step on stage, played the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on September 17, which happened to be the last stop on their In Between Dreams summer tour.

You couldn't even call this performance a “show” or even a “concert.” It felt as if everyone you knew invited everyone they knew to come sit around a campfire and listen to the talented friend strum his guitar for a couple of hours.

That's the beauty of Johnson's simplistic, soulful melodies.

Johnson grew up on the island of Oahu, Hawaii and spent most of his childhood surfing, which explains why this singer/songwriter/filmmaker/photographer moves a little bit slower, and a lot more graceful, than other musicians who almost try too hard to entertain. It makes for a relaxing experience when musicians let the music speak for itself.

Starting out with the song “Never Know, Johnson set the pace of the night by playing renditions of some of the best songs off his new CD, entitled In Between Dreams, which was released in March. A few songs, like “Taylor” and “Symbol in my Driveway”off Johnson's sophomore album, On and On, were mixed in and got the crowd up and dancing.

Artistically, Johnson and his band are extremely talented in fusing songs, like “Tomorrow Morning” and the catchy “Bubbletoes” together to create a smooth musical transition and when the house light when on the crowd showed their appreciation by singing their hearts out.

By performing covers like “Further Down the Road” by Taj Mahal and “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin, Johnson proved that he could put his own organic twist on classic rock songs. Although it was obvious to everyone, even the drunk kid who performed a perfect 10 face plant right in front of our blanket, that Johnson's cover of The Beatles “Two of Us” along with his sporadic break into The White Stripes track “My Doorbell” were the highlights of the night.

Entertainment didn't come in the form of a big light show or mind-expanding graphics on a big screen. Instead the band had an impromptu kickball competition, which ended in drummer Adam Topol deflating the makeshift beach ball.

Arguably the most amusing addition to Johnson's band was Zach Gill, who accompanied the band on the piano and accordion in songs like “Belle” and “Good People.” Gill won over the audience with his uninhibited dancing and by hanging a Canadian flag from his piano.

The Toronto performance marked not only the end of a great outdoor concert season, but it also marked the end of summer, which is hard when all you can think about is the beach after listening Johnson's music.