Photos: Joaquin Cabello and Shawn Robbins SAN FRANCISCO — The Weeknd put on a headliner-caliber show to close out the first day of Outside Lands on Friday. It’s hard to believe the Canadian artist was just another YouTube singer only eight years ago. His polished neo-R&B vocals were accompanied by…

Sweet Plot at the Great American Music Hall. Courtesy. This won’t be Sweet Plot’s first time at Outside Lands. Not by a long shot. “We’re from San Francisco, so I’ve been to the festival plenty of times,” said frontman Cole Kromer. “The first one included when I was 18…

Twin Peaks stage at Golden Gate Park at Outside Lands 2017 on August 11, 2017. Photo: Alessio Neri. Now in its 11th year, the Outside Lands Music Festival is safely in the conversation for the best music festival in the U.S., right alongside Lollapalooza, Coachella and Bonnaroo as a destination…