This Ain't No Picnic (music festival) explained

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

• At the Drive-In
• Boredoms
• Guided by Voices
• Hovercraft
• Looper
• Mike Watt
• Rocket from the Crypt
• Scarnella
• Sleater-Kinney
• Sonic Youth
• Sunny Day Real Estate
• Superchunk
• The Apples In Stereo
• The Get Up Kids
• The Killingtons
• The Promise Ring
• Will Oldham

2000

• At the Drive-In
• Beck
• Beachwood Sparks
• Blue Man Group
• Built to Spill
• Creeper Lagoon
• Grandaddy
• Guided by Voices
• Mike Watt
• Modest Mouse
• Shannon Wright
• Tristeza
• Yo La Tengo

2002

• Blonde Redhead
• El-P
• Guided By Voices
• Har Mar Superstar
• Jimmy Eat World
• The Kinison
• Les Savy Fav
• Moving Units
• Pinback
• Recover
• Reuben's Accomplice
• The Donnas
• The Mars Volta
• The Von Bondies
• Wagner
• Your Enemies Friends
• Z-Trip

2022

Saturday, August 27
Fairway	Back Nine	Greens	The 19th Hole
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nelson . Chris . Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney, GBV On 'No Picnic' Menu . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426232230/https://www.mtv.com/news/leh26c/sonic-youth-sleater-kinney-gbv-on-no-picnic-menu . dead . April 26, 2023 . MTV . 26 April 2023.
2. Web site: ‘This Ain’t No Picnic’ – California Irvine Oak Canyon Ranch . . 26 April 2023.
3. Web site: Boone . Christian . Modest Mouse Stir Mellow Crowd At Indie-Rock Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426232233/https://www.mtv.com/news/mwme6p/modest-mouse-stir-mellow-crowd-at-indie-rock-festival . dead . April 26, 2023 . . 26 April 2023.
4. Web site: GBV, Jimmy Eat World Hit The ‘Picnic’ . . 26 April 2023.
5. Web site: Brown . August . The Strokes to headline This Ain't No Picnic festival . . 26 April 2023.
6. Web site: Helfand . Raphael . Le Tigre, The Strokes, and LCD Soundsystem to headline This Ain’t No Picnic festival . . 26 April 2023.