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Committee recommends permit for Outside Lands festival, with hiring and sound conditions

San Francisco County Government Audit & Oversight Committee · May 28, 2009
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Summary

The committee recommended approval of a multi‑year use permit for Another Planet Entertainment to hold the Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park, subject to negotiated local hiring (First Source) language and sound/traffic mitigation measures. Residents and vendors widely supported continuation of the festival.

Supervisor Eric Marr introduced a resolution authorizing a use permit for Another Planet Entertainment to stage an annual three‑day music festival in Golden Gate Park. Rec & Park staff described the competitive selection, the commission’s unanimous April approval and contract terms: the promoter pays either a base $950,000 or 10% of gross ticket revenues (whichever is greater) plus a $1 per‑ticket fee, with the base rent increasing by $50,000 each year under the draft permit.

Jared Blumenfeld (Rec & Park) told the committee the event attracted about 130,000…

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