When we posted the Outside Lands festival lineup, we mentioned how the San Fransisco festival tried to fit it “between a jam and a rock space,” especially with Further (featuring the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and Phil Lesh) and the Strokes headlining on Saturday. According to our photographer Graeme Flegenheimer there was a hippie/hipster divide on day one, with most of the former camping by the Further stage to get a good spot for the night. People who stuck to the Strokes stage got a six-song encore — maybe not a Grateful Dead-length show, but 17 songs total. The next day dedicated fans did the same for Kings Of Leon. Fortunately the weather/vibe was, according to Graeme, “sunny and fun.” He finished up Sunday by catching the Outside Lands afterparty at The Mezzanine, where Jimmy Cliff headlined.

We showed Against Me! some wine-drenched love a ways back and got mostly grief for it. First comment: “This is absolute dog shit.” Sigh. If only Bruce Springsteen were a regular Stereogum commenter! We recently mentioned everyone covering the Boss, but ever wonder what current bands he might like to cover? Well, besides Against Me!, of course.

[photo via Brooklyn Vegan]

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