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Outside Lands Festival

San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Genre Indie rock, Alternative rock, Hip hop, Electronica
Dates 2nd weekend of August
Location(s) Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, United States
Years active 2008–present
Founded by Superfly Presents
Another Planet Entertainment
Starr Hill Presents
Attendance 200,000
Website
Sfoutsidelands.com

The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival is a music festival held annually in San Francisco, California, at Golden Gate Park. The first edition occurred from August 22 to 24, 2008, and included over 60 musical acts from around the world, as well as several art installations. The festival grounds included the Polo Fields (home to the Lands End Stage), Hellman's Hollow/Speedway Meadow (Twin Peaks and Panhandle stages), and Lindley Meadow (Sutro and Presidio stages). Bringing in 40,000 to 60,000 attendees a day, the inaugural festival was mostly a success; however, it was criticized for its lack of crowd control. The festival was also geared to the new green movement and included numerous initiatives to make the festival eco-friendly, like inviting participants to use public transport to get to the event via Muni. The second edition of the festival was held between August 28 and 30, 2009, and streamed live on YouTube via the festival's YouTube account. The festival is produced by Another Planet Entertainment,Superfly Presents, and Starr Hill Presents.

Radiohead, Beck, Manu Chao, The Black Keys, Cold War Kids, Steel Pulse, Lyrics Born, Black Mountain, Benevento/Russo Duo, The Felice Brothers, Howlin Rain, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Carney

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Primus, CAKE, Steve Winwood, Cafe Tacvba, Lupe Fiasco, Regina Spektor, Galactic's Crescent City Soul Krewe, M. Ward, Devendra Banhart, Matt Nathanson, Sean Hayes, Two Gallants, Dredg, Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, The Walkmen, Kaki King, The Coup, Liars


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