100 singers. One giant festival stage. Zero shortage of sparkle. 🌈
On Sunday, August 9, SFGMC kicked off Day Three of Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park’s Lands End Stage, bringing the big SFGMC energy to the day’s early festival crowd. The set included a high-energy rendition of “Pink Pony Club” and a surprise appearance by… Chappell Roan! (Okay, technically a fabulous lookalike—but we’re still counting it.)
And we weren’t the only ones taking notes: SFist called out SFGMC as one of Sunday’s opening acts, highlighting the chorus’s “Pink Pony Club” and other pop favorites in its Day Three festival recap.
We even warmed up the Bay Area on KPIX with a preview of “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield, led by Associate Director of Music Education & Outreach Mitch Galli. You can watch the entire segment here.We had a blast, and brought the memories home with us.Photos by Jeff Littman.
In the news
- The Ingleside Light, “Outside Lands 2026: Bay Area Artists And Nonprofits Elevated At Festival” by Anne Marie Kristoff, August 12, 2026. About 100 singers, the dance troupe, a live band and saxophonist Justin Ward opened Sunday on the Lands End stage. RHYTHM director Mitch Galli spoke about the chorus’s growing visibility. Read the original story
- Grateful Web, “Outside Lands 2026 | Day Three | Recap” by Nick Gumas, September 3, 2026. Led its day-three recap with the chorus, calling the set “a clinic in showmanship.” Read the original story
- SFist, “Outside Lands 2026 Day Three: Rüfüs Du Sol Delivers Massive Dance Party, Surprise Act Leon Bridges Delights” by Jay Barmann, August 10, 2026. Noted that the chorus, including a cover of “Pink Pony Club,” delighted the early crowd. Read the original story
- KQED, “We Found the Queer R&B Sanctuary at Outside Lands” by Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, August 10, 2026. Mentioned the chorus opening Sunday with a tribute to those lost to HIV/AIDS. Read the original story
- FLOOD Magazine, “Live, in Photos: Outside Lands 2026 with The Strokes, Lucy Dacus, Turnstile, and More” by FLOOD Staff, August 11, 2026. Called out the chorus as the festival’s local flavor. Read the original story
