The Outside Lands Music Festival took place this weekend in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and was headlined by [lastfm]The Strokes[/lastfm], [lastfm]My Morning Jacket[/lastfm], [lastfm]Further[/lastfm], [lastfm]Phoenix[/lastfm], [lastfm]Al Green[/lastfm], and [lastfm]Kings of Leon[/lastfm]. Our Bay Area friends are on the scene all weekend, posting photo galleries, videos, interviews, and reviews. Below is their overview of the festival’s first day–each image leads to a photo gallery from that artist’s set.
After waiting all summer for the Outside Lands Music Festival to arrive (with some of our favorite artists in tow), Day 1 in Golden Gate Park has already come and gone–but not without a ton of amazing sets and memorable moments with The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Tokyo Police Cub, Bassnectar and more!
Day 1 Highlights:
Freelance Whales are one of the most buzzed about bands of 2010. The Queens, NY quintet performed tracks from their debut LP Weathervanes for Outside Lands early birds to kick off the weekend right!
Freelance Whales
Jim James and crew did not disappoint. American rock favorites My Morning Jacket brought their thrilling live show to Golden Gate Park – check out the pics!
My Morning Jacket
Earlier in the day, Australian rockers Wolfmother tore up the Sutro stage with an incredible set.
Wolfmother
If you haven’t gotten to know Pretty Lights yet, Outside Lands was a great chance to check them out. Otherwise known as the duo of producer Derek Vincent Smith and drummer Adam Deitch, Pretty Lights delivered, with cutting-edge, genre-bending beats.
Pretty Lights
Gogol Bordello brought their signature funky, Gypsy vibe to the mainstage, fusing international sounds with the local flavor of the festival.
Gogol Bordello
Electronic music DJ [lastfm]Bassnectar[/lastfm] set it off with a raw, imaginative beats for a crowd that brought the San Francisco love for Bay Area native Lorin Ashton.
Bassnectar
Fans were stoked to see indie rock group Tokyo Police Club deliver a crowd-pleasing set this afternoon.
Tokyo Police Club
Long after the sun had set, reunited rockers [lastfm]The Strokes[/lastfm] wrapped up Day 1 of Outside Lands with a kick-ass set on the main stage.
The Strokes
Stay tuned for festival coverage of Day 2 of Outside Lands!
This review of the Outside Lands Music Festival comes courtesy of our friends at San Francisco’s Live 105.
