Getting real: Jessie Reyez takes audience on a ‘first date’ at Outside Lands
As Jessie Reyez announced to the crowd gathered around the Twin Peaks stage on Saturday, she likes to treat her concerts like first dates.
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Tag Archives: Outside Lands
SOB x RBE has a way to go before it is truly festival-ready
As SOB x RBE’s young fans pushed to the front of the crowd, it was clear that they had come for the group itself, not to see how it would fit into any Bay Area rap legacy that had come before it.
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Tash Sultana pushes boundaries of 1-person show at Outside Lands
In surveying the crowd gathered in anticipation for Tash Sultana, it was clear that the reggae/psychedelic rock star doesn’t just have casual fans.
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Florence + the Machine soars ‘High As Hope’ above expectations at Outside Lands
Like the near-weightless being that Florence Welch resembled upon her first careful step onstage, the group exceeded such anticipations, and then some.
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At Outside Lands, James Blake proves he doesn’t need a spotlight to shine
Though Blake didn’t put on a striking persona onstage, he easily won his audience over with his sonically deafening and visually exhilarating performance.
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Janelle Monáe celebrates Black Girl Magic, fights food poisoning at Outside Lands
Monáe recently came out as pansexual, which she addressed: “You guys got to find out a little bit more about how I like to love. Happy Pride forever!”
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Daniel Caesar provides the soulful dressing on top of angelic Outside Lands performance
Caesar ended on a high note — metaphorically, because he hardly needed to sing for his final number: his best-known track, “Get You.”
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Kailee Morgue hesitates, eventually finds her groove at Outside Lands
Clad in a white crop top and transparent red pants, Morgue smiled hesitantly at the hundreds gathered before her before diving into her opening track.
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Freya Ridings performs predictable yet alluring set at Outside Lands
Though clad in a glimmering, multicolored sequined jacket, Freya Ridings’ set Saturday afternoon was anything but flashy.
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The Weeknd provides well-received (though uninspired) opening to Outside Lands weekend
Even though The Weeknd’s music was well-received by the Friday night crowd, his concert wasn’t particularly inventive or original.
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