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Lightning is something that can’t really be kept in a bottle. Attempting to contain such an energy, such a wild force of nature in such a tight, fragile space would be ludicrous… simply impossible. Well, so would keeping seven-thousand bass hungry freaks packed into an Orange County park for four days without a hitch, but hey, The Do Lab can do anything, right?

After a couple of glorious years tucked into the breathtaking foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, Lightning in a Bottle got far too big for its leather appliqué britches, and The Do Lab migrated its flagship party south… to Irvine. Hmmmm, can a good time be had in Irvine?

With only 4-day tickets for sale and no one-day passes in sight, many die-hard LIB fans the week before the event were still weighing their options for Memorial Day Weekend. Maybe one last snowboarding trip to Mammoth or a weekend by the beach would be wiser, more affordable and more fun.

But alas, the party planners broke at the final moments before the event and single day passes flooded the new venue with the throngs necessary to let The Do Lab, well, do it.

The layout spanned over a mile with 3 main music stages–Bamboo, Woogie and Lightning–plus the Temple of Consciousness, which featured 22nd Century panel discussions on everything from Women in Leadership and the Energy Computer to Beekeeping, Superfood Alchemy and Your Inner Prostitute. No, really.

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Kings of Leon, Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir, The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, Phoenix, Al Green, Social Distortion, Gogol Bordello, Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Levon Helm Band, Cat Power, Empire of the Sun, Wolfmother, Bassnectar, Chromeo, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Temper Trap, Pretty Lights, Janelle Monáe, Amos Lee, The Devil Makes Three, Tokyo Police Club, Beats Antique, Rebirth Brass Band, Wild Beasts, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub, The Budos Band, Aterciopelados, Garage A Trois feat. Stanton Moore, Marco Benevento, Skerik & Mike Dillon, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Langhorne Slim, The Pimps of Joytime, People Under the Stairs, Electric Six, Vieux Farke Touré, Dawes, Nneka, The Soft Pack, The Whigs, Little Wings

Outside Lands Festival (2-Day VIP Pass) @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sat 8/14 – Sun 8/15

Outside Lands Festival (2-Day Pass) @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sat 8/14 – Sun 8/15

Outside Lands Festival (2-Day Shuttle Pass) @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sat 8/14 – Sun 8/15

Single Day Tickets On Sale Sunday, June 6 10 a.m.

Saturday

Outside Lands Festival (Saturday VIP) @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sat 8/14
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sat 8/14

Sunday

Outside Lands Festival (Sunday VIP) @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sun 8/15
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sun 8/15

Set list below

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