San Francisco Outside Lands music festival lineup sparks buzz
Outside Lands Festival, the food and music extravaganza in Golden Gate Park is back with a huge lineup. Leading the bill are legends Stevie Wonder, Metallica, and Neil Young. The announcement also sparked a local Twitter frenzy.
Bay Area residents quickly expressed their approval of the lineup, sending the festival to the top of trending Twitter topics in San Francisco:
Outside Lands finally bringing it!! -- @superflav
Pretty killer @sfoutsidelands lineup - @sylviet
The @SFOutsidelands lineup is savage! Skrillex, Foo Fighters, Beck, Bloc Party. #sogoing #sobrokethismonth -- @kazkiely
oh man, @sfoutsidelands lineup looks pretty sick -- @sam0kablam0
Such an awesome way to announce a festival lineup, featuring MC Hammer --@kaithack
The festival enlisted Bay Area native MC Hammer to tape a hilarious announcement:
Neil Young and Metallica, also from the Bay Area, are making their first appearance in their "home park." Other acts include Jack White, Foo Fighters, Norah Jones, and Skrillex.
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This is the fifth year of the multistage outdoor concert, which brilliantly pairs tantalizing acts with tantalizing food and wine. Maverick, American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, and 4505 Meats will have booths set up. Wines will be provided by Long Meadow Ranch, Scribe, and Kermit Lynch.
The festival runs August 10-12, 2012. Most proceeds will benefit the city's Parks and Recreation Department. Tickets go on sale April 19 at noon PT on www.sfoutsidelands.com.
Photo captions: Stevie Wonder (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage); Kirk Hammett of Metallica (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage); Jack White (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/FilmMagic)
