Mid-latitudinal West Coast residents too lazy to drive to George, Washington's Sasquatch festival or Indio, California's Coachella won't have to miss out on the action. This summer, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions, and Starr Hill Presents are joining forces with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to put on the second annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. Over 50 bands will rock San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the August 28-30 festival -- some of the big'uns include Os Mutantes, TV on the Radio, M.I.A., Deerhunter, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, the National, and (no shit) hirsute Welsh singing legend Tom Jones. Oh yeah, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews, and Incubus are playing, but like, you know, whatever.
Besides music, the festival will highlight the food of Northern California, which according to the press release will include everything from vegetarian tacos to raw oysters to homegrown wine. Sounds like just the kind of stuff to feed a bunch of sweaty rock fans on a hot August afternoon! Tickets go on sale August 19 via the festival's website.
Current lineup:
Pearl Jam / Dave Matthews Band / Beastie Boys / Incubus / Black Eyed Peas / M.I.A / Jason Mraz / Ween / The Mars Volta / Thievery Corporation / Modest Mouse / Band of Horses / TV on the Radio / Dead Weather / Atmosphere / Tom Jones / Silversun Pickups / The National / Q-Tip / Brett Dennen / Built to Spill / Mastodon / Raphael Saadiq / Calexico / Os Mutantes / Midnite / JJ Grey & Mofro / Kinky / Deerhunter / Lila Downs / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / The Dodos / Bettye LaVette / Dengue Fever / Heartless Bastards / The Dirtbombs / Lenka / Akron /Family / John Vanderslice / Matt and Kim / Portugal. The Man / The Morning Benders / The Duke Spirit / Zee Avi / Blind Pilot / SambaDa / Ryan Bingham / West Indian Girl / Extra Golden