Stern Grove Festival is back for 2021

[thatguy]

Free, but reservations only. (or pay $$$ and rent a table for 10).

New this year: they will be streaming the shows online!

https://www.sterngrove.org/

LEDISI / THE SESHEN / LA DONA June 20
PERFUME GENIUS / MADAME GANDHI / HONEY MAHOGONY June 27
SF SYMPHONY w/ EDWIN OUTWATER Conducting July 4
THIEVERY CORPORATION / DESSA July 11
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES / THE DIP July 18
X / THE AVENGERS July 25
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS August 1
THUNDERCAT / CASSOWARY August 8
FITZ & THE TANTRUMS / DEVON GILFILLIAN August 15
TOWER OF POWER / TOO $HORT August 29


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[Greg]

My mother would drag us to Stern Grove shows. I remember them as being horrible. I was perhaps too young to properly enjoy them.

[Drunk Monk]

Thievery is tempting but I'll just be returning DM's Death March™, which by definition will leave me dead.

Joan is tempting too. I think the last time I saw her was BottleRock.

I don't think I've ever been to a concert at the Grove. 

[Greg]

I saw Joan Jett at the Santa Barbara Civic in 1982......

[thatguy]

Parking, traffic, crowds, and almost all seats in the sun are all reasons to skip it. I’ve been to a couple, tho I can’t remember who. I do recall trying to take my first cycle on my first long ride to see TMBG there and running out of gas around junipero Serra. (A bit befor that, he wasn’t wagging his finger at me the entire time I was waiting for the tow truck to bring me gas). I learned to watch the odometer and always fill up before the 150mile mark. 

The new streaming feature is was perked my interest. I’d like to see X w/o having to deal with the crowds. 

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[thatguy]

And for 2022!

https://www.sterngrove.org

JUNE 12  Tower of Power, Too $hort
June 19 - Toro y Moi, Hello Yello
June 26 - Liz Phair, Madi Diaz
July 3 - Cold War Kids, Geographer
July 10 - Old Crow Medicine Show, Molly Tuttle
July 17 - Cat Power, Spellling
July 24 - LeAnn Rimes, Amythyst Kiah
July 31 - San Francisco Symphony
Aug 7 - Taj Mahal, Monophonics


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[thatguy]

Stern Grove 2024 lineup announced:

https://dothebay.com/stern-grove-festiva...9ef384560f

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[Drunk Monk]

Aug 16 caught my attention. That's the weekend of GalaxyCon. But I might be able to cover that con in a day. Never been to this event. Tempting...