Arts & Entertainment
Thousands Expected At Outside Lands This Weekend
3-day passes are sold out. Single day tickets are still available.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Thousands of music fans are expected to make their way to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend for the 10th annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, a three-day celebration that is now among the largest such events in the country.
Metallica, The Who and Gorillaz are among the headliners for the festival, which takes place Friday through Sunday. On top of more than 100 musical acts spread out over the weekend, the festival will also feature comedians, a DJ dome, and food and drinks from more than 80 local restaurants, 40 wineries and 30 breweries.
A portion of the proceeds from Outside Lands ticket sales will benefit the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. The festival has raised more than $17 million for the city department during the previous
incarnations of the event, according to figures released by promoter Another Planet Entertainment.
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In addition to directly donating money to benefit Golden Gate Park, the festival will also host an area called Eco Lands, which will feature several environmental, charitable and non-profit organizations, such as Oxfam, the Surfrider Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union along with many more to share information with attendees.
Residents of the Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods are being advised that there will be several road closures in Golden Gate Park, and organizers have set up a community hotline for residents to call with any
concerns or issues having to do with the festival.
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Festival-goers are being strongly encouraged to take public transit to Outside Lands. San Francisco Municipal Railway will be running extra buses, while a pre-paid shuttle service between the park and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in downtown San Francisco is also available.
Single day tickets range from $149.50 to $345, while three-day passes are sold out.
More information can be found at www.sfoutsidelands.com or by calling the community hotline at (415) 965-8001, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the festival.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
