By David Downs and Paul Quitoriano
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Best Of Treasure Island Music Festival Photos by David Downs and Paul Quitoriano
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Treasure Island Music Festival
September 15 and 16, 2007
Treasure Island, CA.
Better than: Pirates vs. Ninjas in steel cage
Download: Some TIMF photos
By David Downs
Thousand of Bay Areans enjoyed a nice day in the park over the weekend -- except this garden party cost $60 in admission, and came with top-notch musical accompaniment, $7 drinks, grass, sun, a video arcade, a ferris wheel, friends, and stunning view of the Bay.
Cold War relic Treasure Island – smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay -- stirred from a decade of post-military slumber Saturday and Sunday to host 16 bands on two stages over two days and about 10,000 ...
By David Downs. Photos by David Downs and Paul Quitoriano
5:09 p.m. Saturday Sept 15. Treasure Island
San Franciscans enjoy an eminently humble, modest festival with two stages and under a dozen bands at Treasure Island today. Bright sun, a swift breeze and about 10,000 people on a narrow strip next to the beach greets incoming visitors. The view of the City is extraordinarily beautiful, as well as the collection of men and women presenting some skin but keeping jackets nearby for when the the cool air moves in off ...
The history of the 70 year-old island.
At the Indy and Mezz in conjunction with the Music Fest.
Treasure Island Music Festival Stats:
Estimated size 10,000
Number of acts: 13
Ticket costs: $60
Age of island: 70
No parking.
Go to Giants Stadium and take bus.
Directions: How to get there
No ins and outs, no driving onto the island. Nothing really out of the ordinary.
What to bring
* Sunscreen, Hats, Sunglasses, Earplugs
* Non-professional film and digital cameras
* (2) Factory sealed bottles of water (non-glass containers)
* Small backpacks or bags
* Small umbrellas, blankets, beach towels
* Valid Driver's License for will-call and/or to drink alcohol
What NOT to bring
* Weapons of ANY kind
* Fireworks/explosives
* Illegal Substances
* Large coolers
* Hard sided coolers
* Picnic Baskets
* Pets
* Glass containers of any kind
* Pets
* Alcohol (alcohol will be sold at the Festival)
* Instruments
* Chains/Chain Wallets
* Chairs
* Large backpacks
* Large umbrellas
* Laser pointers
* Professional still camera equipment (no detachable lenses, no tripods, big zooms, or commercial use rigs)
* Audio/video recording equipment
* No illegal vending is permitted. No unauthorized/unlicensed vendors allowed.
* Strollers
Everything over by 10 p.m. Parking lot opens at 11 a.m.
Read it and weep.
Here's what the MSM is writing. -d2
Gate: Zion-I gets in the ChronTribune: Ghostland gets in the Trib
Guardian: Is that all the Guardian Did?
CoCoTimes: Coco times picks its top acts
SFWEEKLY: This Week's Cover Story. Way to own it, Jenn.
Best Shows in Bold.
Saturday 9/15
Thievery Corporation Bridge Stage: 8:35 - 9:50 pm
Gotan Project Bridge Stage: 6:50 - 7:50 pm
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist Bridge Stage: 5:15 - 6:15 pm
M.I.A. Bridge Stage: 3:55 - 4:40 pm
Ghostland Observatory Bridge Stage: 2:45 - 3:25 pm
Zion I Bridge Stage: 1:50 - 2:20 pm
Dengue Fever Bridge Stage: 12:50 - 1:20 pm
Kinky Tunnel Stage: 7:50 - 8:30 pm
Flosstradamus Tunnel Stage: 6:15 - 6:45 pm
West Indian Girl Tunnel Stage: 4:40 - 5:10 pm
Kid Beyond Tunnel Stage: 3:25 - 3:50 pm
Honeycut Tunnel Stage: 2:20 - 2:45 pm
Mocean Worker Tunnel Stage: 1:20 - 1:45 pm
Sunday 9/16
Modest Mouse Bridge Stage: 8:35 - 9:50 pm
Spoon Bridge Stage: 7:05 - 8:00 pm
Built To Spill Bridge Stage: 5:40 - 6:30 pm
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Bridge Stage: 4:15 - 5:05 pm
M. Ward Bridge Stage: 3:00 - 3:45 pm
Two Gallants Bridge Stage: 1:50 - 2:30 pm
Au Revoir Simone Bridge Stage: 12:50 - 1:20 pm
Earlimart Tunnel Stage: 8:00 - 8:30 pm
Film School Tunnel Stage: 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Devil Makes Three Tunnel Stage: 5:05 - 5:35 pm
Sea Wolf Tunnel Stage: 3:45 - 4:10 pm
Street To Nowhere Tunnel Stage: 2:30 - 2:55 pm
Trainwreck Riders Tunnel Stage: 1:20 - 1:45 pm
