No Bonnaroo, But Better than Altamont: Dispatches from the Front Rail of Outside Lands

September 3, 2008

by Luke PImentel, Contributing Editor

September 3, 2008

*I’ll preface this article by saying the folks at Outside Lands denied my request for press credentials, so I chose to attend for one day only.  I picked the day that I felt boasted the strongest lineup – that would be the first day, Friday the 22nd – and viewed the festivities purely from the perspective of a normal concertgoer.  This has in no way colored my opinions of the festival and its operation. 

Well, okay, maybe a little.*

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