Cal Jam 17: Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Liam Gallagher and more Oct. 7
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Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age top the bill for Cal Jam, a one-day festival Oct. 7 at Glen Helen Regional Park. The original Cal Jam was held in 1974.
Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age top the bill for Cal Jam, a one-day festival Oct. 7 at Glen Helen Regional Park. The original Cal Jam was held in 1974.
Highlights include Jamie xx, Franz Ferdinand + Sparks, My Morning Jacket, Hozier, Wolf Alice, Patrick Watson, Albert Hammond Jr., Neil Young, Kurt Vile, Superhumanoids, Alt-J, Twenty One Pilots, Other Lives, Florence + the Machine, the War on Drugs, Father John Misty, Deafheaven, Deerhunter and Of Monsters & Men.
Frontman Dave Grohl shreds from his “throne” as the band welcomed Stevie Nicks, the Haim sisters and Jack Black as surprise guests.
Also: ChameleonsVox, Joywave, Glass Animals, Veronica Bianqui, Mick Jenkins, the Skull, Reggie Watts, Silver Rose
Also: Psychic TV, Chris Cornell, Oberhofer/Circa Waves, Riothorse Royale, Natalia Lafourcade, Rexx, LP and more.
Incoming: Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Foo Fighters, Tarfest, Chinatown Moon Festival, Lobsterfest, Desert Stars Festival, Blonde Redhead, Glass Animals, Ringo Starr, Chelsea Wolfe, Mew, Paul Van Dyk, Brandon Flowers, Titus Andronicus, Silversun Pickups and more.
Including: Mad Decent Block Party, Long Beach Folk Revival Festival, LA Psych Fest, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wavves, Donavon Frankenreiter, the Revivalists, Hum, Ben Harper, Ibeyi, Mac McCaughan, Los Lobos, the Continental Drifters and more.
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