Apr 17
Check it out! This year’s Outside Lands lineup has just been announced. Lots of great performers this year like Stevie Wonder, Beck, the Foo Fighters and Metallica!
And tickets go on sale this Thursday!
Outside Lands 2102 is August 10-12.
Feb 7
I just got back from a cold weekend in NYC and now it’s raining in this city. But keeping me going are the thoughts of sunshine and beautiful summer days, especially at Stern Grove Festival.
Well, their timing couldn’t be better. Stern Grove Festival, the longest running admission-free outdoor music festival in the country, just announced some highlights for their upcoming 75th anniversary season. Taking place this year from Jun. 24 through Aug. 26, Stern Grove Festival is a beloved San Francisco summer tradition in a magnificent natural setting as only California can provide, it offers the Bay Area an opportunity to experience world-class concerts by well-known performers as well as emerging innovative artists.
While the full line-up has yet to be announced, here are some highlights they shared that you just might want to mark on your calendars now:
To learn more, visit the Stern Grove Festival website.
Dates: October 15 -16, 2011
Venue: Treasure Island
About: In its fifth year, the Treasure Island Music Festival is one of San Francisco’s most unique music experiences. Saturday will be headlined by Empire of the Sun, while Sunday will be headlined by Death Cab For Cutie.
Line Up:
Saturday, October 15
Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy, Death From Above 1979, Chromeo, Dizzee Rascal, Flying Lotus, Buraka Som Sistema, Battles, The Naked & Famous, YACHT, Shabazz Palaces, Aloe Blacc, Geographer
Sunday, October 16
Death Cab for Cutie, Explosions in the Sky, Beach House, The Hold Steady, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Friendly Fires, St. Vincent, The Head and The Heart, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, The Antlers, Thee Oh Sees, Weekend
To get tickets, see the festival map, get info on the night shows or download the mobile app for the festival, visit the Treasure Island Music Festival website.
Photo: Jeanne Ellenby
One of the most anticipated fall events in San Francisco kicks off this weekend. And you’ll find the best strummin’, pickin’ and fiddle playin’ on the planet — a hoedown of epic proportions.
The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is coming to Golden Gate Park with live performances by some of the most popular traveling country, folk and rock and roll acts in the U.S. It all begins Sept. 30 and continues through the weekend until Sunday, Oct. 2. You’ll find six stages set up in Speedway, Lindley and Marx Meadows in Golden Gate Park and the best part is that the concert is FREE!
A music festival in Chinatown? Yes, it’s true.
The Chinese Culture Center (CCC) presents the 2nd Annual Chinatown Music Festival in San Francisco’s Chinatown this Sunday, Sept. 25. This will be the first free, outdoor concert ever held in Chinatown.
San Francisco is known for its love of the blues. So this weekend, Sept. 24 and 25, it’s hosting the 2nd Annual Polk Street Blues Festival on Polk Street, of course, from Jackson to California from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Love reggae music? Then you’ll want to check out the first annual San Francisco Reggae Festival this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Fillmore Plaza on Fillmore Street (@ O’Farrell). Here’s the artist line-up:
Rankin Scroo
Junior Toots
Ancestree
T-Rosemund and The Italsouls
Joti Singh
Irae Divine
DJ I-Vier (Jah Warrior Shelter)
DJ Henroc
DJ Mark Di Vita (The Love Movement/Camp Lo)
There will also be a beer and wine garden, island food, arts and crafts. For full details, visit their website.
In this city, we have some really amazing music festivals that are just around the corner. With venues like Golden Gate Park and Treasure Island, you can’t go wrong. Here’s the download on the music festivals you should check out.
Theme: Linen by The Theme Foundry
