In a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents will bring the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival to San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park for its fourth year on August 12-14.
Phish will headline the Outside Lands Festival on Friday, August 12.
Published: August, 2011
In a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents will bring the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival to San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park for its fourth year on August 12-14. Phish, Muse and Arcade Fire will headline the three-day festival that will also feature over 70 other popular acts including John Fogerty, the Black Keys, the Original Meters, Warren Haynes Band and Mavis Staples. With six main performance stages, the music programming will represent a wide range of genres, including rock, blues, reggae, jazz, hip-hop, world, soul and Latin music. Local acts will also be featured prominently, representing San Francisco’s vibrant cultural community.
In its first three years, the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival has diligently worked its way into becoming a welcomed and beloved tradition in its hometown, and it is now known throughout the country as the event that celebrates in grand style all the things that make the Bay Area one of the most desirable places to live and visit. Besides raising nearly $3 million for the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department, the festival has set a new standard for live music in northern California and the 2011 lineup is perhaps one of its most diverse and exciting to date.
A unique array of on-site activities will be available at the festival as producers plan to treat patrons to an all-encompassing local experience with areas of the park dedicated to emerging technology, local wine and food with a special emphasis on sustainable green practices throughout the festival grounds.
Greening the Festival
Eco Lands, situated in the heart of Speedway Meadow across from Wine Lands and 100 percent powered by alternative energy, will be the focal point of the Outside Lands’ sustainability mission and environmental commitment for the fourth year in a row. Outside Lands has continually raised the bar of sustainable events and will once again challenge attendees to help decrease the festival’s carbon footprint by watching emerging artists on the solar-powered Panhandle Stage, choosing refillable water bottles over plastic ones, recycling and composting their waste, biking, carpooling or shuttling to the festival, and eating locally sourced food from our farmers’ market and restaurants.
This year, Eco Lands is very excited to introduce Farm Lands, a representation of San Francisco’s commitment to supporting urban agriculture and partnering with local farmers. While visiting Farm Lands, attendees will be able to visit three of San Francisco’s most notable urban agriculture non-profits (Garden for the Environment, Hayes Valley Farm and Urban Sprouts) who will offer a series of workshops demonstrating how urban dwellers can grow fruits and vegetables. Next, drop by the Full Belly Farms farmers’ market and sink your teeth into delicious, seasonal, organic fruit including a variety of melons, grapes, apples, and a mixed selection of nuts. Finally, enjoy eating your fruit and resting your feet while sitting on the Farm Lands’ barnyard bleachers, built out of 250 straw bales.
For more information on the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival and a complete line-up of performers visit www.sfoutsidelands.com.
