Powerful 2nd day at Outside Lands

The second day of Outside Lands got off to a colder, wetter and muddier start Saturday. But festivalgoers weren’t bothered by the change in weather conditions from day one. After more than a year of pandemicrelated delays, the return of the three-day concert felt more normal than ever.

A mild rainstorm arrived in San Francisco in the late morning hours Saturday, along with low temperatures in the 60s — typical weather in the city, but a big difference from Friday’s summer-like start to the festival at Golden Gate Park.

Friday night headliners the Strokes closed out the first night of Outside Lands on a weird note, with frontman Julian Casablancas ranting about San Francisco’s COVID protocol and saying he was denied entry to a restaurant for not following the rules. He also appeared frustrated by the sound.

“Am I deaf ? Is it crazy low, or is it just low?” he asked.

The next day, the band’s guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr., told The Chronicle that the Strokes’ sound issues were the result of the city’s noise ordinance.

“I don’t think he was so much frustrated as he was confused. When you’re confused and there’s a lot of people you have to play to, it compounds itself,” Hammond said.

Whatever the issues were Friday, they didn’t seem to affect Saturday’s acts Vampire Weekend or Lizzo, who both sounded amazing throughout the Polo Fields to close out the night strong.

“Thank you, San Francisco. We couldn’t ask for a better crowd,” said Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig, adding that it was the band’s first show of 2021. “It feels so good to be back together after so long.”

Lizzo shared those sentiments when she took over the stage just before 8:30 p.m. “We are so honored to come back to headline this motherf—ing beautiful festival,” she said, before getting into her 2016 hit “Good as Hell.”

Earlier Saturday, Atlanta rapper Young Thug and electronic music producer and YouTube star Marc Rebillet unexpectedly dropped off the bill. While Young Thug’s afternoon set was filled by Oregonborn rapper Aminé on the Lands End stage, Rebillet was replaced by “The Late Late Show with James Corden” house bandleader Reggie Watts on the Sutro stage. Outside Lands wraps up on Halloween night with headliner Tame Impala.

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Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Lizzo and her dancers keep the crowd energized at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park.