San Francisco has always been known as a place for the odd, the abnormal, and the innovative. A city truly reborn through the arts of the World's Fair after the 1906 Earthquake, S.F. is a city where counter-culture arts bleed into business events, and where new entertainers are born.
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A cyclist from Seattle is documenting his cross-country road trip on TikTok, which he began at the Golden Gate Bridge, and he aims to reach New York City within a month.
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There was a spate of cellphone thefts at this year's Outside Lands, as there probably have been at multiple years' editions of the festival. But maybe the SFPD will investigate this time as it looks like an organized crime ring.
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The team behind the Great Dickens Christmas Fair is launching a Gold Rush-era immersive experience at Pier 35 called San Francisco Historium Spotlight later this month, which they aim to make an annual event.
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A group of music industry professionals has taken over leadership of the Foundry in SF’s SoMa district, which recently announced a roster of EDM shows this fall, and they plan to organize more community-based events.
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Sunshine was in short supply on the third and final day of Outside Lands. But that didn't stop perhaps the biggest crowds of the weekend from catching highlights like headliner Rüfüs Du Sol, two servings of Death Cab for Cutie, and a surprise set from Leon Bridges.
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Saturday night's biggest surprise was the return of Friday headliner Charli xcx, who took the stage with The Strokes for a performance of "Take It Or Leave It" to send fans home on a major high.
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Things were foggy but largely friendly on Day One of Outside Lands, with the Polo Field and adjoining meadows of Golden Gate Park packed with some 75,000 fans for dozens of acts, large and small.
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There is, as usual, a robust-seeming transit plan for getting Outside Lands concertgoers into and out of the outer Avenues. But depending on when you head west or when you try to leave the concert grounds, your transit experience may vary.
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An SF concert featuring Earth, Wind & Fire and Lionel Richie was called off at the last minute Thursday, disappointing many fans who were in town to see it, due to one of the band members becoming ill.
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A fan event and Q&A at Amoeba Music in the Upper Haight that had caused much consternation among Charli's Angels or the Brat Pack or whatever her fans are called because of its timing. But the new time comes with its own conflict.
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Vogue World, the now four-year-old, one-day fashion and culture extravaganza, will be coming to San Francisco in 2027 after earlier iterations in New York, London, Paris, and Los Angeles.
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Not going to Outside Lands or only going one day and want to see some acts you're missing? Well, as they did last year, the festival has partnered with Amazon Music to present a livestream that you can view from the comfort of your couch (or bed).