Stern Grove Festival just has announced the full music lineup for the 84th summer concert season kicking off on Sunday, June 20.
Stern Grove welcomes one of its biggest and most musically diverse lineups to date with headliners like Thundercat, Fitz and the Tantrums, Joan Jett, Perfume Genius, Thievery Corporation, X, and St Paul & The Broken Bones. The season concludes on August 29 with a special performance at The Big Picnic featuring Oakland legends Tower of Power and Too $hort.
June 20: Ledisi, The Seshen, La Doña, LadyRyan
June 27: Perfume Genius, Madame Gandhi, Honey Mahogany
July 4: San Francisco Symphony
July 11: Thievery Corporation, Dessa, DJ Shortkut
July 18: St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Dip, DJ Omar
July 25: X, The Avengers, DJ Omar
August 1: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
August 8: Thundercat, Cassowary, DJ Shortkut
August 15: Fitz & The Tantrums, Devon Gilfillian, DJ Omar
August 29: The Big Picnic featuring Tower of Power, Too $hort
Ticket reservation to the first concert event with Ledisi (June 20) will also open up to the public at 2:00 p.m. PT on June 8 at SternGrove.org. Each event is free to attend although, for those unable to secure a ticket to see the show in-person, every Sunday concert will also be live streamed online for free via the festival website.
Due to COVID protocols, there will be some new policies this year, including:
- Advance Reservations Required
- Designated Entrances – Doors Open at 12 noon
- Limited Capacity, Perimeter Fencing
- Masks are subject to the current SF Department of Public Health order
All concerts for the 2021 season will begin at 2:00 p.m. PT at Sigmund Stern Grove, a historic park and concert meadow located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Sunset District that offers an unparalleled outdoor setting for music lovers of all ages.
Admission to each concert will continue to remain free to the public, although the Festival will implement a new online ticket reservation system for the first time. Additionally, attendance for each concert will be adjusted over time in order to protect public health while adhering to local, state, and federal regulations, with limited seating expected for at least the first few concert events.
At 2:00 p.m. PT exactly 12 days prior to each event, an online portal will be opened through SternGrove.org to offer free passes on a first-come, first-served basis. For, example, tickets to the June 20 concert will be available to reserve today, June 8 at 2:00 p.m. PT.
Additional changes to the Festival-going experience include the construction of new temporary fencing and other key infrastructure to help maintain proper social distancing, although patrons are welcome to once again bring their own food and beverages to enjoy. Other safety-related protocols will be announced closer to day-of-show via social media channels and website, and strictly enforced in order to protect the health and safety of the Festival’s patrons, performers, and staff.
In order to reach as many people as possible, especially those unable to attend in person, Stern Grove Festival will also be live streaming its shows this year for the first time ever. In partnership with StageIt, each of the future live stream events can be viewed for free via www.sterngrove.org on concert Sundays starting at 2 p.m. PT.
Stay tuned as more details surrounding the 2021 season will be announced in the coming weeks, including more ticket reservation sign-ups, experiential offerings, live streams, and more.
