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Stern Grove Lineup Announced for 2016

Gabe Meline
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Julieta Venegas headlines Stern Grove on July 24. (Artist photo)

For almost eight decades, the Stern Grove Music Festival has been a staple for outdoor summertime music lovers in San Francisco.

This year’s lineup is hot off the presses, featuring Janelle Monáe, George Clinton, Hieroglyphics, Julieta Venegas, The New Pornographers, Atomic Bomb: The Music of William Onyeabor, the O’Jays and more.

Full lineup is below. All concerts begin at 2pm, and admission, as ever, is free. Details here.

June 19: Janelle Monáe and Midtown Social

June 26: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Bayonics

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July 3: Hieroglyphics and dance crews Mix’d Ingrdnts and Golden State Breakers

July 10: San Francisco Symphony with Edwin Outwater, Conductor

July 17: Joan Osborne’s Soul Revue and John Brothers Piano Company

July 24: Julieta Venegas and La Misa Negra

July 31: San Francisco Ballet with Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson

Aug. 7: The O’Jays and MJ’s Brass Boppers

Aug. 14: ATOMIC BOMB!: The Music of William Onyeabor feat Jamie Lidell, Luke Jenner, Money Mark, Sinkane, and more and Afrolicious

Aug. 21: The New Pornographers and Astronauts, etc.

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