PHOTOESSAY: Outside Lands Was An Actual Rager

Outside Lands brings music fans and festival goers to the trees of Golden Gate Park every August. I say “music fans and festival goers” because these days the two are almost different with the culture becoming how f-ed up can I get for three days and less about how can I see great bands. Regardless, it’s magical and full of lots of happy faces. Here’s what I saw.

Also, here’s a playlist to enjoy the music from afar and let these pictures bring the party to you.

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My festival supply kit

DAY 1

Grimes

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My favorite sign of the weekend

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Halsey

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My other favorite sign

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LCD Soundsystem

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Dancing ourselves clean

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LCD Soundsystem

DAY 2

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Starting strong

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AMPED

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So is this kid

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My fave OSL meal : donut bacon cheeseburger

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How I feel about that burger

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Lord Huron

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Most seen site of OSL

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Peaches slayed so hard that I had to include several photos of Peaches slaying AND THEY DON’T EVEN DO HER JUSTICE

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RADIOHEAD

Day 3

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Made a friend

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Kehlani

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Chance the Rapper

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The homies Chancing out

Ate this beautiful funnel cake

I caught some Pokemon

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This is how you catch Pokemon right?

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The homies and 40,000 of our closest friends

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This dude knows how to party

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Major Lazer ripped people’s shirts off

Wandered into a Tay vs Ye Dance Party

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Miguel

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Lana del Rey

And with a dusty walk out

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That was Outside Lands 2016.

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Molly

Molly Adams is an LA-based photographer. You can find documenting life from Afghanistan to Standing Rock to the LA queer nightlife. You can also find her on Instagram.

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3 Comments

  1. Your photo essays as always are great. Especially love the use of double exposure feature on the X Series cameras(which reminds me I need to play with that more). How was Radiohead live?

  2. In my experience the best way to find a festival that isn’t just a parade of hipsters or wooks looking to get fucked up is to go to smaller, less well-known camping festivals. You don’t get as many super trendy headliners but better atmosphere and great music.

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