Inside Out(side Lands Music and Arts Festival 2022)

“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”- Mark Twain Last weekend, San Francisco’s highly awaited Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival returned at last, bringing roughly 220,000 Bay Area music fans together for three days of live music in the city’s expansive Golden Gate Park. Even better? It actually felt kinda like an Island in the Sun.  San Francisco’s unofficial weather mascot, Karl the Fog was nowhere to be found at this year’s festival, replaced by an unlikely visitor in the form of… the sun! (Practically unheard of in a city known for its chilly summers.) Needless to say, festival goers did not need to outfit plan around their coats and jackets this year. Outside Lands finally returned to its original August slot last weekend, after two years of Covid-related… well, let’s call them accommodations  The 2020 festival was canceled (obvi), while 2021’s was rescheduled for October (complete with Halloween costumes and the Delta variant lingering in the air). Like Coachella, Lollapalooza, and even Burning Man, Outside Lands tested the virtual waters on Twitch, cleverly renaming itself Inside Lands.  “We’re thrilled that it’s back,” said Tamara Aparton, spokesperson for San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department....