This Ain't No Picnic (music festival)

This Ain't No Picnic is an American multi-genre music festival organized by Goldenvoice which began in 1999. The first three editions of the festival were held at the Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, California, and the most recent edition was held at the Brookside Golf Course. The festival was named after the song "This Ain't No Picnic" by the San Pedro band The Minutemen off their aclaimed 1984 album Double Nickels on The Dime.

History

The festival first began in the year 1999.^[1] The second edition occurred in 2000.^[2]^[3] The festival was originally intended to be annual, however, due to its proximity to Coachella, that did not happen. In 2002, the third edition of the festival was held.^[4] After a 20-year hiatus, the festival returned in 2022.^[5]^[6]

Lineups

1999

2000

2002

2022

Fairway	Back Nine	Greens	The 19th Hole
Saturday, August 27
LCD Soundsystem Le Tigre Kaytranada Isaiah Rashad Courtney Barnett Yves Tumor Julia Jacklin Genesis Owusu Indigo De Souza Dawn Richard Tre' Amani	Jorja Smith Jungle Mac DeMarco Earl Sweatshirt Ying Yang Twins Queen Naija Enjoy Lala Lala Isabella Lovestory	Kelly Lee Owens Circle Jerks Magdalena Bay Ethel Cain Eyedress Godford Arooj Aftab Hana Vu	Honey Dijon Gerd Janson Danilo Plessow (MCDE) Palms Trax Leon Vynehall Peach Maral Dave P
Sunday, August 28
The Strokes Phoebe Bridgers Idles Slowthai Wet Leg Mdou Moctar Nicki Nicole Girl Ultra Spellling Margaritas Podridas Brandon	Beach House Turnstile Caroline Polachek Tinashe Paris Texas Pachyman Mike Watt + The Missingmen Junior Varsity They Hate Change	Godspeed You! Black Emperor Descendents Sparks Deafheaven Shame Nothing King Woman Michelle Zulu	Four Tet + Floating Points Avalon Emerson TSHA Romy Sofia Kourtesis Naafi Fundido

References

^ Nelson, Chris. "Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney, GBV On 'No Picnic' Menu". MTV. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ "'This Ain't No Picnic' – California Irvine Oak Canyon Ranch". NME. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ Boone, Christian. "Modest Mouse Stir Mellow Crowd At Indie-Rock Festival". MTV. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ "GBV, Jimmy Eat World Hit The 'Picnic'". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ Brown, August. "The Strokes to headline This Ain't No Picnic festival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ Helfand, Raphael. "Le Tigre, The Strokes, and LCD Soundsystem to headline This Ain't No Picnic festival". The Fader. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[mtv-1] Nelson, Chris. "Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney, GBV On 'No Picnic' Menu". MTV. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[nme-2] "'This Ain't No Picnic' – California Irvine Oak Canyon Ranch". NME. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[mtv1-3] Boone, Christian. "Modest Mouse Stir Mellow Crowd At Indie-Rock Festival". MTV. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[billboard-4] "GBV, Jimmy Eat World Hit The 'Picnic'". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[losangelestimes-5] Brown, August. "The Strokes to headline This Ain't No Picnic festival". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[thefader-6] Helfand, Raphael. "Le Tigre, The Strokes, and LCD Soundsystem to headline This Ain't No Picnic festival". The Fader. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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