Outside Lands: The sounds, the tastes, the looks...the toilets?
Everything we saw, ate, and snapped at the giant three-day fest.
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Today's headlines:
What we heard at Outside Lands: Automatic for the people
By John-Paul Shiver
Acts on the come-up, faves on the curve, bison in the weeds, and a festival porta-potty epiphany. Listen in.
What we ate at Outside Lands: Hot takes on Bay Area tastes
By Tamara Palmer
Crab pastries, jollof plates, caviar corndogs, and super sundaes—the fest’s sexiest food hit all the high notes.
What we saw at Outside Lands: Live shots of wild times, sunshine excluded
By Andrew Brobst
Who needs light when you've got the heat of Baby Keem, The Strokes, Boys Noize, Silvana Estrada, and bazillions of cute fans.
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