Dead & Company, Outside Lands bring weeks of closures to Golden Gate Park
From late July through August, Another Planet Entertainment will host a series of large-scale concerts, including a three-night run by Dead & Company from Aug. 1-3 marking the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead, its annual Outside Lands festival from Aug. 8-10 and a one-night performance by Zach Bryan and Kings of Leon on Aug. 15.
The Polo Field, the primary concert venue for the summer events, will be off-limits from July 23 to Aug. 20. Lindley Meadow, Hellman Hollow, Marx Meadow and several other open spaces will close on staggered dates through mid-August.
Middle Drive, a key east-west artery, will be closed to vehicles for the full stretch of the concert series.
Portions of John F. Kennedy Drive will also be shut down — not just to cars, but also to pedestrians and cyclists — from July 29 to Aug. 18.
The closures coincide with a flurry of performances, including Sturgill Simpson (performing as Johnny Blue Skies) for the Dead celebration, and festival performers Beck, Doja Cat, Hozier and Tyler, the Creator.
Additional detours will impact bicycles and cars, with Martin Luther King Jr. Drive limited to one-way traffic on non-show days and fully closed during concerts.
Organizers say the extended timeline allows for the reuse of infrastructure between events. Permit fees — including an estimated $750,000 from the Aug. 15 show alone — will help fund park maintenance and public programming.
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