Outside Lands Music & Arts Fest on August 5, 2016 in San Francisco, CA : San Francisco's biggest summer music festival of the year is set to begin as the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival returns to Golden Gate Park. Bu t with more than 60,000 music fans on the festival grounds each day, it's advisable for everyone to know how to have the best possible time, especially for those attending for the very first time. While most everyone already knows who will be performing, this festival guide offers a more comprehensive look at what else there is to see and do at this year's Outside Lands.
About Outside Lands: The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival is an eco-friendly music, arts and gourmet food festival held each August in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The very popular music festival sells out quickly each year and draws more than 200,000 music fans to the city's largest and most famous park originally known in the 19th century as the “Outside Lands.” Since its inaugural event in 2008, Outside Lands has hosted a wealth of big name acts and up and coming bands representing popular music genres like alternative rock, classic rock, rap and hip hop, R&B, indie folk, country and electronica. High profile acts like Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, Metallica, Pearl Jam, The Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters, Elton John, Kendrick Lamar, Sam Smith and hundreds of others have all performed at Outside Lands.
Featured Musical Acts: Among the headliners confirmed for the 2016 Outside Lands are Radiohead, Lionel Ritchie, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole, Duran Duran, Zedd, Lana Del Rey, Ryan Adams and the Shining and Major Lazer Other notable acts include Air, Sufjan Stevens, Halsey, Grimes, Chance the Rapper, Beach House and Brandi Carlile. The ...read more