The Playground Festival is an eight-stage, two-day event will take place Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3-4, at Hidden Valley, Irvine, Calif., next to the Verizon Amphitheater. Along with music, there also will be a laser-tag arena, carnival rides, The SkullCandy and Oakley Experiences, Southern California’s famous food trucks, a miniature golf course, live art shows and more.
Ticket Price: $100 (2-Day); $65 (Sat.); $75 (Sun.)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- BTC
- Barry Weaver
- Big Sean
- Blok
- Breakdown
- Caroline D' Amore
- Chiddy Bang
- Cisco Adler & the Pigeons
- Confide
- Del Tha Funky Homosapien
- Ditch
- E-40
- Fishbone
- Game
- Heavy Grinder
- J Rabbit
- Jason Blakemore
- Kendrick Lamar
- Kid Ink
- Kid Sister
- Le Castle Vania
- Lil Jon
- Liquid Stranger
- Mickey Avalon
- Mighty Mojo Puppets
- New Boyz
- Nick Cannon
- Panic! at the Disco
- Shiny Toy Guns
- Steel Panther
- Street Drum Corps
- Telefunk
- The Bravery
- The Cataracs
- Too Short
- Wicker
- YG
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