Beck Bringing An Orchestra To Outside Lands

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Beck may be touring with a symphony this year, but that won’t stop him from joining the lineup for the 17th edition of the Outside Lands festival, during which he’ll be backed by an orchestra on the event’s Aug. 8 opening day in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Beck launched the orchestral concept in 2024 with shows at such storied venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. Following three gigs in Japan this month, he’ll return to the symphonic motif during an 11-date summer North American tour, beginning July 15 in New Haven, Ct.

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As previously reported, Outside Lands will be led by Tyler, the Creator, Hozier and Doja Cat. Also set to perform are John Summit, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Gracie Abrams, Doechii, Glass Animals, Jamie xx, Gesaffelstein, Bleachers, Ludacris, FINNEAS, Floating Points and Jorja Smith.

Meanwhile, previously announced performer Vampire Weekend will now play both opening and closing sets at their stage on Aug. 9. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (May 7).

Per usual, Outside Lands will offer a host of other amenities, including an on-site venue for fans to exchange wedding vows, the cannabis-friendly Grass Lands, the open-air SOMA dance stage and the Golden Gate Club, where chefs such as Tyler Florence and Melissa King will be cooking up a storm.

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Robert Glasper, The Roots Set For Blue Note’s Black Radio Experience

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Robert Glasper will reprise his artist-in-residence role at Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio Experience when it returns Aug. 29-31 to Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, Ca. The event will also feature performances by the Roots and Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, Hiatus Kaiyote, Slum Village, Lupe Fiasco, Terrace Martin, Willow, Warren G and Esperanza Spalding.

The festival is named after a series of Glasper studio albums and extends his close relationship with Blue Note, which already includes his Robtober annual October residency at the titular New York jazz club. Glasper will also host and perform at a separately ticketed Black Radio Experience opening dinner and concert on Aug. 28.

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“Black Radio Experience and Robtober are the platforms I use to bring all my favorite artists and collaborators together as one big family reunion and this year is no different,” he says. “I’m honored to be part of such an amazing community and bring that community back together for another dope weekend in Napa.”

Each night will conclude with after-parties steered by D-Nice, Questlove, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Bryan-Michael Cox, Talib Kweli and Jahi Sundance. Click here for tickets.

Blue Note is also assuming artistic control of the event formerly known as the Playboy Jazz Festival, which began in 1979 at the Hollywood Bowl. This year’s extravaganza, now renamed Blue Note Jazz Festival and set for June 14-15, will be led by Grace Jones, the Isley Brothers and De La Soul.

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Sabrina, Strokes, Hozier Sign On For Austin City Limits

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Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, the Strokes, John Summit, Doechii, Feid and Cage the Elephant lead the bill for the 2025 installment of the Austin City Limits festival, which will be held in Zilker Park from Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-12.

The bill will also feature Modest Mouse, Japanest Breakfast, T-Pain, Empire of the Sun, Djo, Pierce the Veil, Rilo Kiley, Maren Morris, Mk.gee, Zeds Dead, Sammy Virji, Polo & Pan, Role Model, Wet Leg, Dr. Dog, Gigi Perez, MJ Lenderman, Car Seat Headrest and Phantogram, among many others.

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ACL will be just the Strokes’ third performance since September 2023 and first since a March 2024 one-off in Chicago.

Tickets go on sale today (May 6) and are available in a wide variety of tiers, including a $3,000-per person bungalow for up to 10 guests and a $27,000 weekend package for two affording backstage access, side stage viewing and golf cart transportation around the festival grounds.

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