Stern Grove Big Picnic Weekend: Saturday Featuring Sylvan Esso & Poolside

All Stern Grove Festival concerts are FREE but we require tickets.

-Get tickets 1 month prior to the show date at 2pm

-Limit 4 tickets per reservation

-Children 2 years and up require a ticket

-Eventbrite is the sole ticket provider of Stern Grove Festival and we reserve the right to refuse entry for tickets purchased or aquired through third parties.

If tickets show as sold out, keep checking back often. After the initial release, we secretly and randomly release thousands of tickets leading up to the show date. Keep trying!

“Pop music for feeling feelings”

Sylvan Esso is an indie-electronic duo renowned for their captivating blend of catchy melodies, intricate beats, and soulful vocals. Consisting of singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn, the duo seamlessly merges folk-inspired lyricism with pulsating electronic rhythms, creating a sound that is both infectious and thought-provoking. Their music often explores themes of intimacy, identity, and human connection, offering listeners a dynamic sonic journey filled with rich textures and evocative storytelling. With critically acclaimed albums like "Sylvan Esso" and "What Now," the duo has garnered widespread acclaim for their innovative soundscapes and electrifying live performances. From festival stages to intimate venues, Sylvan Esso captivates audiences with their genre-defying sound and unbridled passion, cementing their place as one of the most exciting acts in contemporary music.

Poolside is the recording project of producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Paradise. In 2011 Poolside set out to produce appropriately chill music for summer soirees, a light but danceable kind of music with sunny vibes and liquid rhythm that he dubbed "Daytime Disco." Since then, Poolside has released four acclaimed albums – Pacific Standard Time (2012), Heat (2017),  Low Season (2020) and Blame It All On Love (2023) – remixed countless high-profile acts such as Billy Idol, Jack Johnson & Milky Chance, DRAMA, Miami Horror, L'impératrice, Purple Disco Machine, Big Wild and more.  Poolside has also recently collaborated with Mindchatter, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Todd Edwards, NEIL FRANCES, Brijean and Buscabulla. Poolside’s live band has supported Kacey Musgraves, Earth, Wind & Fire and Tycho along with performing at major music festivals including Coachella, Primavera, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza and Corona Capital. Poolside’s cover of Neil Young’s classic “Harvest Moon” - which they made a one-of-a-kind 12-inch just for James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and halted the pressing of the album to include in on their debut album Pacific Standard Time – has been streamed over 107M times.

Stern Grove Festival is an annual San Francisco summer tradition spanning 87 years and counting. This free concert series is presented by Stern Grove Festival Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to make live musical experiences accessible to all. All shows take place at Sigmund Stern Grove, a beautiful outdoor amphitheater located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard.

For more information on getting to the Grove, policies, and our VIP picnic tables visit www.sterngrove.org.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Rhoda Goldman Concert Meadow @ Sigmund Stern Grove Recreation Area, 19th Ave and Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, United States