Is every major North American market getting its very own three-day summer music festival? As news piece after news piece continue to roll in, 08 is beginning to look like a banner year for live music. Whats the next city to be called on to host such an event? Why San Francisco of course. It was only a matter of time before that glorious Golden Gate Park of theirs was put to use.
Scheduled to take place August 22-24, the inaugural
Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival will boast one of the better lineups out there.
Radiohead, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jack Johnson, Beck, Wilco, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Manu Chau, Primus, Brooken Social Scene, Black Mountain, Andrew Bird: all (plus many many more) are scheduled to perform over the course of the weekend.
Tickets for Outside Lands go on sale March 30th at 10am PST via the
official festival website.
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
Radiohead
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Jack Johnson
Beck
Wilco
Manu Chao
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Widespread Panic
Primus
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Steve Winwood
Café Tacvba
Broken Social Scene
Regina Spektor
Devendra Banhart
Cold War Kids
Galactic's Crescent City Soul Krewe
Lyrics Born
Andrew Bird
Steel Pulse
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
M. Ward
Drive-By Truckers
ALO
Matt Nathanson
The Cool Kids
Two Gallants
Dredg
Little Brother
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Donavon Frankenreiter
The Mother Hips
Black Mountain
Sidestepper
Nellie McKay
The Coup
Goapele
Bon Iver
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Sean Hayes
The Felice Brothers
Rupa & the April Fishes
Back Door Slam
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