We are looking to the future & filled with excitement to announce NEXT year’s festival, returning August 6-8, 2021. Tickets on sale TOMORROW.
We believe it is in the best interest of everyone’s health & safety that we not return in 2020. Read more: https://t.co/vWi9B2Rtsi pic.twitter.com/iRac9IoXfX
— Outside Lands (@sfoutsidelands) June 24, 2020
Outside Lands, San Francisco’s premiere music festival, has officially announced that it will cancel the show schedule for 2020. The festival released a press release Wednesday morning officially putting the kibosh on this year’s scheduled event.
In the same press release, the festival organizers announced who will be performing in Golden Gate Park in August of 2021.
We can’t bring back this year’s festival, but we can offer you a chance for tickets for 2021. Listen to KNBR on Thursday and Friday for your chance to win.
From the press release:
Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents will not proceed with the originally scheduled 2020 edition of Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park this August, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, organizers have confirmed the festival will return August 6-8, 2021, revealing the lineup for next year’s edition, which will include Lizzo, Tame Impala and The Strokes as headliners.
Outside Lands organizers say the decision to postpone this year’s festival was one made after close talks with local and state health authorities and city officials.
“We are thrilled for the festival to be coming back in 2021. There’s been a lot of bad news out there with regard to COVID-19 and we want to give people something to look forward to,” said Allen Scott, Head of Concerts & Festivals at Another Planet Entertainment and Co-Producer of Outside Lands. “We’re hopeful that in sharing our excitement about the future of the festival and next year’s lineup, that it provides some much-needed positivity for our fans and community.”
Superfly Co-Founder and festival Co-Producer Rick Farman says, “Outside Lands was created to celebrate the Bay Area creative community and the small businesses that are the fabric of San Francisco’s culture. Given everything that our community is going through, we will continue that mission with a renewed focus as we plan for the 2021 event.”
The 2021 lineup features an iconic mix of world class musical arts in what is one of the most original and dynamic festival lineups. Tame Impala will be playing off their critically acclaimed album; they will be joined by indie rock icons The Strokes and the queen of confidence, Lizzo. Outside Lands always offers music fans an exciting mix of the hottest new acts including Khruangbin, Big Thief and Sofi Tukker alongside tried and true favorites like Tyler, the Creator, Beach House, Vampire Weekend and The 1975. As always, the festival provides an early platform to brand new talent and this year is no different with artists including Tones and I, Trevor Daniel and more.