Treasure Island Festival
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Treasure Island Music Festival is an annual 2 day music festival that takes place on Treasure Island, California
, located in the San Francisco Bay
. The festival is produced by Noise Pop and the Another Planet Entertainment (APE).
The first day of the festival consists of Electronica
and Hip Hop/Rap
influenced performers while the second day consists of Rock
and Indie rock
influenced performers. Each day the sets are split between two separate, nearby stages, however the performances are staggered such that attendees can listen to every performer. Typically, the northernmost stage is the main stage on which the headliner plays.
The music festival is noted to be rain or shine. Although the weather in the San Francisco Bay Area is typically mild, rain and wind in autumn is not uncommon and poses a challenge to both attendees and performers.
Parking on the island is limited and as such, each year the majority of private vehicles are left in the parking lot of AT&T Park
and a shuttle service is provided to the island. The organizers also claim this reduces traffic congestion on the island. The Treasure Island Music Festival has also been noted for its emphasis on reducing carbon emissions
: organizers provide zero emission bus services to the island from the city of San Francisco and emphasize the use of composting.
Treasure Island, California
Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland, and an emerging neighborhood of San Francisco....
, located in the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
. The festival is produced by Noise Pop and the Another Planet Entertainment (APE).
The first day of the festival consists of Electronica
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and Hip Hop/Rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
influenced performers while the second day consists of Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and Indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
influenced performers. Each day the sets are split between two separate, nearby stages, however the performances are staggered such that attendees can listen to every performer. Typically, the northernmost stage is the main stage on which the headliner plays.
The music festival is noted to be rain or shine. Although the weather in the San Francisco Bay Area is typically mild, rain and wind in autumn is not uncommon and poses a challenge to both attendees and performers.
Parking on the island is limited and as such, each year the majority of private vehicles are left in the parking lot of AT&T Park
AT&T Park
AT&T Park is a ballpark located in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Located at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, at the corner of Third and King Streets, it has served as the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball since 2000....
and a shuttle service is provided to the island. The organizers also claim this reduces traffic congestion on the island. The Treasure Island Music Festival has also been noted for its emphasis on reducing carbon emissions
Carbon offset
A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere....
: organizers provide zero emission bus services to the island from the city of San Francisco and emphasize the use of composting.
Day 1: October 15
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- Thee Oh Sees
- Weekend
Day 1: October 16
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- Jamaica
- Wallpaper
- Maus Haus
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- The Mumlers
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- LTJ Bukem Feat. MC Conrad
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- Murs
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- Spiral Stairs
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Day 1: September 20
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- Cansei de Ser Sexy
- Antibalas
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Day 2: September 21
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- Okkervil River
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- Or The Whale
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- HoneycutHoneycutright|Thumb|300px|HoneycutHoneycut is a San Francisco-based band, part of the Quannum Projects. Its members are Bart Davenport , RV Salters and Tony Sevener . The band was formed in 2003...
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Day 2: September 16
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