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Bonnaroo's little brother, Outside Lands. Anyone going? Ever been?
Tempted to head out for the weekend. I have the time off.
I've been twice. Great fest in a beautiful location. Pretty easy to walk from one end of the park to the other. Here's a little summary of it that I wrote a few years back:
The only times I've done OSL was in years I also did Roo. I wasn't disappointed in the least, though thought of it as more a complement to Roo than substitute. If it weren't for Roo then OSL would be my favorite fest experience so far. What are you looking for in your festival fix?
They're quite different but OSL will still give you a really nice lineup with big headliners and good acts all day long. It's a city fest so the music ends at ten which is hard to deal with, especially when your first act might be around one. The lack of late nights and going until you're exhausted is a big thing to miss. You get about two shows in the dark each night if I'm remembering right.
The set times are pretty decent, around 50 minutes - one hour for most I believe, with headliners like two hours or so. They have opposed headliners each night so there are more options for a person if they don't like the main act. There's a really cool little stage where you can sit on hay bales and watch mid sized bands like Dr. Dog play. There's no pit system so you can stay up close at a stage all day if you want to have a great spot for a headliner.
It's not a camping fest so that whole element makes for a very different experience. Even though it's a lot of locals I still thought the crowds were pretty fun and full of people there to actually see the show. You go home and shower every night which makes for a more comfortable time. You shouldn't have to miss acts due to exhaustion or heat. It can get pretty cold but not uncomfortably so if you're dressed properly. I've also had days where I was in shorts an a t-shirt the entire time.
Golden Gate Park is a million times more beautiful than Roo. You're surrounded by lots of trees and the grass is green. You can go hang out in the trees and this year I saw an old couple wrapped in a sleeping bag hardcore making out in the woods. There is still garbage but you can always find a nice spot of grass to chill on.
The whole place is kind of sunk down between gentle slopes. You can go sit on those side hills at a couple stages to get a nice top-down vista, though they do fill up for bigger acts. I've used them to kind of chill and watch while still having a good view of the stage versus laying in the field and just seeing folks' feet.
I read on the Coach boards that one of the 2013 headliners was booked before 2012 even kicked off but haven't heard anything otherwise.
Post by billypilgrim on Aug 10, 2015 17:35:25 GMT -5
I had lots of fun at Outside Lands this year. Here are some observations:
1. I saw a lot of acts that I saw at Roo this year and last. The D'Angelo and Kendrick Lamar Roo sets were too good to pass up. I was going to catch just the end of Elton (who I'd seen 4 times before, including 2 Roos ago) to catch Slightly Stoopid (for the first time). They weren't very far into their set when I realized I was being Slightly Stoopid and had a much stronger connection to the Elton songs.
2. Until you've seen it, you can't appreciate how great a setting Golden Gate Park is. The stages tend to be in meadows which allow the geography to block sound much more effectively than distance does. The fog coming through the trees is pretty awesome, too.
3. It's a younger crowd than at Roo (my festival comparator). I think part of that's due to the ease of getting to a festival in a metro area. Another thing about being one of the elders in a festival audience: I used to run into friends at festivals. Now I'm more likely to run into their children.
4. Wine! We need more wine at Roo!
5. Strange happening #1: Seeing Bill Kreutzman's unannounced sit-in with Alex Bleeker and the Freaks.
6. Strange happening #2: Seeing Karl Denson's Tiny Universe cover "Hang Me Up to Dry" after seeing Cold War Kids play it the day before.
7. Bonnaroo comes at the beginning of my festival season and, with four days, two of which are looong, is my most physically challenging festival. By the time Outside Lands hits, I'm in much better festival shape, but it's only 3 days and never goes much past 10 p.m. I tend to be underprepared for Bonnaroo and overprepared for OSL.
