Street Scene (San Diego music festival)
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| Street Scene | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Zydeco, Blues, Rock and Alternative rock, alternative hip hop |
| Dates | Summer |
| Location(s) | Downtown San Diego, California, United States |
| Years active | 1984 - 2009 |
| Website | www |
Street Scene was a music festival that was held each summer in San Diego, California from 1984 to 2009. Street Scene was one of America's largest annual music festivals, growing to include over 70 musical acts covering different musical genres and styles on multiple stages.
History
Beginning in 1984, a San Diego native created Street Scene which consisted of two events the first year; one in May and the other in August.[1] The event was held on historic 5th Avenue, between J & K Streets, for the first few years, with two stages. In 1987, it grew to take up two blocks, but still with only two stages. The following year, Street Scene grew once again to include five stages over several blocks; the music now began to feature diverse genres including zydeco, blues, rock and alternative rock.
In 1995, Street Scene grew once again, into a music event that encompassed 3 days. The Taste of San Diego also added food and cultures from around the globe and tasty morsels for people of all ages to enjoy.
In 2005, Street Scene re-located from downtown's
In 2007, Street Scene was planned to move to the Del Mar Fairgrounds, but later changed to the Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California.
In 2008, Street Scene returned to the streets of downtown San Diego in the East Village neighborhood.[2]
The 2009 event returned to the streets of the East Village on August 28 and 29.
2003
2004
2005
2006
Tool, Kanye West, A.F.I., Snoop Dogg, Social Distortion, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wu-Tang Clan, Queens of the Stone Age, Sean Paul, Bad Religion, Bloc Party, Yellowcard, The Shins, Wolfmother, G. Love & Special Sauce, Steel Pulse, Donavon Frankenreiter, Slightly Stoopid, She Wants Revenge, Matchbook Romance, Rock Kills Kid, Particle, Nine Black Alps, New York Dolls, The Subways, Editors, Ska Cubano, Van Stone (Travis Draft and Dave Sheridan et al.), and The Futureheads.
2007
2008
.2009
, Carney, and Dirty Sweet.2010
2009 was also a year that marked an incredible drop in attendance and put the organizers in great debt. This was due in part to the cancelling of the Beastie Boys as the premiere headliner as well as overall poor economic conditions. Because of the cancellation, they sold about half of what they had intended to (even after lowering the ticket prices to half of what they were originally). In May 2010 an announcement was released indicating that there would be no 2010 festival.
Street Scene, San Diego’s largest and oldest annual rock music festival, will be dormant this summer after incurring major financial losses during its 25th anniversary edition last year.
— George Varga, Signon San Diego[3]
See also
- List of historic rock festivals
References
- ^ "STREET SCENE -- September 19 & 20". Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ "Downtown San Diego >> Living Downtown >> Neighborhoods >> East Village". Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ George Varga. "Financial losses sideline Street Scene for 2010". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2010.