Additional contributions to this article by Dakin Hardwick. All photos by Jonathan Pirro except where noted. Saturday dawns with nary a clue that the fog and mist are clearing, and the massive greenery of Golden Gate Park continues to beckon to those who would walk onto its already-heavily-trodden surface, tickets in hand and heads held [...]

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Another day, another 40,000 fans and two dozen bands. Unlike Friday's EDM, rock and singer-songwriter heavy lineup, today focused more on more pop and indie rock (with the exception of Metallica , of course, who are as hard rock as any band at the festival). Early on, I bounced around from stage to stage catching a few indie buzz-bands. Animal Kingdom , the British three-piece known for their track "Strange Attractor" played a short but fun set with lots of interaction with the fans between songs. San Francisco's own Geographer put on [...]

Saturday at Outside Lands was much more crowded than Friday with a variety pack of music. Gotta love the SF crowd. They are always happy and having a good time. Saturday's photos include Zola Jesus, Animal Kingdom, Tame Impala, Explosions in the Sky, The Kills, Geographer, Father John Misty, Norah Jones, Big Boi and Sigur Ros. Photos by Debi Del Grande. [View with PicLens] [...]

From August 10th to 12th, thousands of fans will pour into San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for the annual Outside Lands Music + Art Festival. In addition to the fifty-plus bands, including headliners Metallica, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder and Skrillex, dozens of food, wine and beer vendors will be at the park. Tickets are completely sold out, but for the lucky bunch attending, here is a preview of the best shows this weekend has to offer. FRIDAY Tanlines (Panhandle Stage, 1:30-2:10) play one of the weekends first sets, bringing [...]
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