Outside Lands festival continues through Sunday with Odesza, The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion, Tobe Nwigwe, Cigarettes After Sex & more in San Francisco.
Lamar, both a platinum-selling recording artist and a Pulitzer Prize winner, is a top-notch booking on any night. Yet, he was an especially fitting headliner for this particular eve, which happened to correspond with the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Definitely hats off to Allen Scott — co-founder of Outside Lands and president of concerts and festivals at Another Planet Entertainment — and his team for making that happen.
Kendrick Lamar performs on stage during the first day of the Outside Lands Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. A few hours earlier in the night, aespa became the first K-pop act to perform at Outside Lands, racing through such fine-crafted dance-pop offerings as “Thirsty,” “Savage” and “Life’s Too Short” on the Twin Peaks stage. The set was filled with fun dance moves, catchy songs, fine vocal work and plenty of star power, making it easy to understand why this South Korean act has developed such a huge following in just a few years.
The festival was scheduled to continue on Saturday with the Foo Fighters, Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, Conan Gray, Alvvays and other artists.Festival goers gather to listen to the music of DJ Diesel as he performs on stage during the first day of the Outside Lands Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.
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