San Francisco welcomed Outside Lands festival-goers with a mini heatwave.
Although barely poking into the 70s, the festival grounds felt steamy on Day One, with locals like Spelling and ODIE drawing big cheers early in the day. Friday is always the least crowded day of the weekend, and as such entry was relatively smooth early in the day (with plenty of vendors selling clear bags outside the fest, for those who forgot).
Fans sit on blankets near the new windmill and watch Duckworth perform at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
Adam Pardee / Special to SFGATEBut as with all music festivals circa 2022, the style was on display as much as the music. The early crowd skewed college-aged, and were clearly dressed for temperatures above the expected high of 69 degrees. No specific trends as fun as cow print were overwhelmingly clear, and without the Halloween weekend timing of 2021’s festival costumes were few and far between.
The Beths performs at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Even so, the beautiful grounds of Golden Gate Park made for a pastoral backdrop for photos. Scroll down below to see the best styles photos from the fest so far, as well as live shots of Duckworth, DJ Umami and Faye Webster. Keep checking for updates throughout the weekend.
ODIE performs at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Spelling performs at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Fans in the front row dance and sing as they watch ODIE perform at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Duckworth performs at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Duckworth performs at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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Faye Webster performs at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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