With COVID-19 spreading far throughout the United States, festival season has come to a close, but that does not mean it has to end. The Outside Lands Festival team have teamed up with the livestreaming website Twitch to offer a free weekend of music and festivities while staying at home, starting on Aug. 28.
For most Bay Area travelers and locals, the main attraction of the Summer is the San Francisco based music and arts festival Outside Lands. Outside Lands, created by Another Planet Entertainment, has been a wonderful way for people in the area to enjoy and be entertained by the array of attractions this festival has to offer.
However, due to a worldwide pandemic, and California reaching high case levels of COVID-19, Outside Lands was unable to have this yearly celebration. The creators of Outside Lands had a trick up their sleeve to keep their customers happy and excited, turning Outside Lands into Inside Lands.
This remote festival will be happening Aug. 28 and 29 at 4p.m. live on the Twitch website. This free virtual festival will feature many live performances including Elton John, Louis the Child, J. Cole, Zhu, and many more with the full lineup on their website.
“Outside Lands is proud to present Inside Lands, a free virtual festival featuring two days of music and never before seen footage to celebrate the past 12 years of our festival’s history and everything we love about the Bay Area,” said the Outside Lands Team on their website.
Inside Lands will also be hosting archival sets, interviews with artists, footage of the past 12 years, and features on festival curators and the community that is Outside Lands. During these two days Outside Lands will be taking donations on Twitch for the charitable program Outside Land Works. They will also be hosting a live streaming chat room so viewers can talk with one another, get closer with the performing artists, and meet new people while still at a safe distance.
This virtual festival will also be displaying stories and experiences from past goers of the festival, sharing their favorite memories, that will be displayed throughout the virtual festival celebration.
“As a Bay Area native I have been to Outside Lands for many years, but I am so excited to be a part of this new experience that Inside Lands will be offering, and having a virtual festival during this time is a wonderful way to stay away from full cancellation,” Said Senior Rebecca Wynn.
People are welcome to join the festival at any time, and enjoy themselves and the experience from the comfort of their home. Attendees will be virtually celebrating and interacting amongst others watching, creating a community of people to enhance their experience.
For those eager beavers, Outside Lands has also taken no time to announce their 2021 festival, and this keeps their audience hopeful and excited for what’s to come. The full lineup for this festival as well as tickets are available on their Outside Lands website. Outside Lands is excited to look to the future and bring back the annual celebration in San Francisco by next year.