Posts Tagged ‘Outside Lands’
Clues for Outside Lands 2013 Artists Released, Lineup Arrives In Six Days
While the focus of the live music nation is cast in the general direction of Indio, CA for the next couple of weeks and this year's Coachella Festival, we're keeping an equally watchful eye on RangerDave's Twitter and Instagram feeds as the festival's mascot leaves a trail of clues as... more
Outside Lands 2013 Eager Beaver and Three-Day Tickets Go On Sale This Thursday
Ranger Dave just announced that ticket on-sales for Outside Lands 2013 will begin on Thursday at 12 PM PST. Those hoping to make it to Golden Gate Park for this year's fest should stay tuned to the Fest's FB page for announcements and will be able to access the early... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
EPIC PHOTO GALLERY: Outside Lands 2012
LMB had three photographers on the ground (Katie Davies, Joseph Smith and Jimmy Grotting) and around town for this year's Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park and we've got a giant treasure trove of shots from the weekend to share with you. We've already posted a big festival recap... more
RECAP / VIDEOS: Sigur Rós @ Outside Lands 2012
On Saturday night of Outside Lands, Sigur Ros provided the crowd with a musical experience of a lifetime. Tucked back in the corner of the grounds on the Twin Peaks stage amidst a beautifully lit forest blanketed in fog, the band played one of the truly special sets of the... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: Outside Lands 2012
Still lots more coverage to come from Outside Lands 2012! From the first notes of FUTUREBIRDS' "Johnny Utah" at their set down in Hellman Hollow on Friday at high noon to the Stevie Wonder-led "My Girl" singalong closer on Sunday, Outside Lands 2012 was a resounding, across-the-board success. The peak-level quality... more
REVIEW / VIDEOS: Skrillex @ Outside Lands 2012
Many fans of the blog and friends alike were aghast on Sunday night when I tweeted out the following: https://twitter.com/livemusicblog/status/234870860433997825 In full comprehension of the notion that I'm going to get flamed so unbelievably hard for even trying to write this post, I believed that tweet to be more true than many... more
VIDEO: Jack White – “Hotel Yorba” (surprise set at Outside Lands 2012)
Yesterday marked the end of the Outside Lands Music Festival and this year was easily the best time I've ever had at this festival. It's gotten progressively better each year, too, especially since the addition of the Choco Lands forest area last year. It's a spot in Golden... more
LMB’s 2012 Outside Lands Festival Guide
Check out our 59-Song Outside Lands 2012 Playlist HERE If you are like us, you take one quick initial look at a festival schedule the day it comes out and immediately come down with a delusional case of Hungry Eyes, thinking you can lap up at least 22 hours of... more
WATCH: Sigur Rós Live @ First Show in Four Years
The mysterious, moving and glacial sounds of Sigur Rós blanketed a Stateside crowd once again last night in Philadelphia and you can see a small clip of the show below. The Philly stop marks the first show in four years for the indescribable Icelandic band on an extensive world tour... more
Outside Lands 2012 Daily Lineups Announced
The daily lineups for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival have been announced and I couldn't be more excited for this festival now. Sure, it's so stacked that invariably I will suffer some consequences of choosing between the major headliners who are put on opposite ends of the park,... more
The wine lineup has announced for Outside Lands 2012
Sickest "headliners" ever, brah.
Outside Lands 2012: Save the date!
The folks behind Outside Lands just updated the website to get people psyched up for the 2012 festival set again in Golden Gate Park for the weekend of August 10-12. Early-bird $165 tickets go on sale this Friday but they'll run out fast, so stay on sfoutsidelands.com for the... more
REVIEW: Phish Summer Tour 2011 Leg 2 (Part Two)
In celebration of the Phish three-night run at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO next weekend, we're recapping our own experiences with this second leg of the band's summer tour: two nights at the Gorge and an epic stop by Hollywood Bowl were already recapped in yesterday's post.... more
Photos: Sunday @ Outside Lands 2011
The third and final day of Outside Lands wrapped up yesterday and I was there to catch a bunch of the untz-y action. I made the festival grounds just in time for a full !!! (Chk Chk Chk) set, a high-energy Major Lazer set that seriously got people rocking... more
Photos: Saturday @ Outside Lands 2011
Yesterday at Outside Lands was amazing; the weather was perfect all day, the music was fantastic and I was in an abundance of crew featuring many of my good friends for 100% of the day. It's hard to do better than that, but we'll all give it a shot... more
Photos: Friday @ Outside Lands 2011
Outside Lands Music Festival began yesterday and I caught a seriously wicked day of music and definitely enjoyed myself out there; front to back I was able to catch Lotus, The Meters, MGMT, and Phish all with great sight lines, plenty of friendly connections and some free beer courtesy of... more
Setlist: Phish @ Outside Lands, Golden Gate Park 8/12/11
Phish rolled through SF last night and headlined the first day of the Outside Lands Music Festival with a set full of fan favorites, big surprises and a few choice covers that seemed to keep everyone rocking into the night and right up to the 10pm SHARP curfew. Here... more
@LMBNOLA: The Original Meters Return Friday Afternoon @SFOutsideLands
For the 2nd time this summer, the four original members of The Meters will share the stage tomorrow and perform at a Superfly Presents-produced mega-festival (after earlier this summer performing at Bonnaroo with Dr. John and Allen Toussaint). At 2:50 p.m., in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park, the seminal... more
Party Time: A Preview of Phish Summer Tour Leg II
This weekend Phish will continue their 2011 summer tour at the aptly named Gorge(ous) Ampitheatre in George, Washington. With a first leg down and a festival that surpassed most people's expectations, the band looks to continue the good fight with nine shows in August at some historic venues in the... more
Outside Lands 2011: Schedule Posted!
The schedule for this year's Outside Lands has just been posted. The first day is "classic" jam-rock vs. indie rock (!) with Phish going opposite Big Audio Dynamite and the Shins at the other side of the park. The Friday schedule is a doozy for me; it's looking... more
Toro y Moi Drop “How I Know” Video, Outside Lands, Moog Fest, Tour Dates
Toro y Moi just released their official video for "How I Know" via Pitchfork. It's a haunted affair, a video befit for a release around Halloween more closely than a release on the second day of August. But clearly the project is back at home getting some work... more
Paper Diamond Added to Outside Lands 2011
The folks over at Superfly looks like they're close to finalizing the lineup for this year's Outside Lands. Pretty Lights pickup Paper Diamond (otherwise known by Alex B.) was added to the official lineup and joins a cast of DJ's announced including Mexican Institute of Sound and Motion Portion... more
Outside Lands 2011: Single-Day Lineups, Late-Nights Selling Out!
Superfly Presents just announced the single-day lineups for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival. At first glance it looks like they'll be putting MGMT and The Shins on the stage on the opposite side of the park as the Phish two-set set planned for Friday, Aug. 12th. Nice.... more
Outside Lands Festival 2011 Lineup: Arcade Fire, Muse, Phish
San Francisco's Outside Lands Music Festival just announced its initial 2011 lineup and it's a doozy. Check it out... Outside Lands 2011 Lineup: Muse Phish (2 sets) Arcade Fire The Black Keys Deadmau5 MGMT Girl Talk The Decemberists John Fogerty Erykah Badu The Original Meters Beirut The Roots Arctic Monkeys Big Audio Dynamite STS9 Warren Haynes Band Big Boi Major Lazer Little Dragon... more
Video: Pretty Lights + Adam Deitch = Joy
I've been pretty inspired by Pretty Lights lately and I've been rocking his music ever since seeing his set at Outside Lands this year, but I'm bummed that we didn't get the new Pretty Lights with drummer extraordinaire Adam Deitch. He adds a whole element to the sound that... more
Outside Lands 2010: Garage a Trois Bring Punk, Budos Band Bring Funk, Marley Brings Flag
The second and final day of Outside Lands was a pretty successful music-filled day for me and my crew. I saw some seriously great music, ate some great food, enjoyed some $8 Newcastles, and generally left completely primed for the Worship My Organ face-melt that was planned for the... more
Outside Lands 2010: Pretty Lights & My Morning Jacket Slay, Furthur Plays Floyd, Russ Bennett Does Art
Yesterday was the start of the third annual Outside Lands Music Festival here in Golden Gate Park, basically my backyard these days after moving to the Lower Haight area (maybe not backyard, but close enough). With a quick bike ride over to the park shortly after noon, the festival... more
Outside Lands 2010: It Begins!
I'm hopping on my bike right now to head down to Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park. I'll be posting updates on Twitter at @LiveMusicBlog, so follow along as the festivities begin...
Outside Lands 2010: Schedule Posted
The schedule for Outside Lands was just posted. I need to digest this a bit but I'm most excited to see the Gogol Bordello > My Morning Jacket > Furthur combo on the main stage. But on Sunday, I'll have to miss part of Al Green's set to catch Garage... more
