This article was originally published in KCPR, Cal Poly’s student-run radio station and hub for the arts, music, culture and entertainment. In 2008, Radiohead, Tom Petty and Jack Johnson headlined the first Outside Lands (OSL), San Francisco’s annual music and food festival that has since become a staple. The festival grounds take up the 1,017 […]
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Outside Lands 2023: A Foggy Affair at San Francisco’s Iconic Music Festival
Lily Tenner is the Mustang News Photo Editor attended Outside Lands 2023. This story is cross-published on KCPR.org. One could say that Karl — the infamous fog of San Francisco that has 275,000 Instagram followers — was the first headliner of the Outside Lands (OSL) music festival that took place on Aug. 11-13. As he […]
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Five must-see music fests
Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news from the music industry, then you’ve probably heard festival season unofficially began with the first weekend of Coachella Music and Arts Festival on Friday. Those of you who have experienced the indescribable atmosphere of a […]

