The Stages · المسارح

ثلاثة مسارح Three stages. Three tempos. One weekend.

Every stage is built for a different moment of the night. The Pacific Amphitheatre is the main event — the headline voices on the biggest sound system we can put in the ground. The Festival Stage is the all-day outdoor pulse. The Indoor Stage is where the evening goes when the headliners end and the night is still open.

PAC Amphitheatre at night · hero shot

Main Stage · المدرج الرئيسي

Pacific Amphitheatre

المدرج الرئيسي

The 8,500-seat amphitheatre inside the fairgrounds — one of Southern California's most storied outdoor music venues. Curved seating, line-array sound, sightlines engineered for every section. Saturday and Sunday nights, this is where the headliners land.

Capacity

8,500 seats

Configuration

Reserved seating

Sound

Line-array, 100+ dB

Access

Ticket upgrade required

Saturday

Dystinct · Tul8te · Bayou

Sunday

Assaf · Salah · Issam

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Outdoor Stage · مسرح المهرجان

The Festival Stage

مسرح المهرجان

The beating heart of the grounds. Open-air, standing room, all-day programming Saturday and Sunday, and the Friday headliner location. Festival ticket holders get full access — no upgrade needed. The Festival Stage is where you'll end up whether you planned to or not.

Capacity

~5,000 standing

Configuration

Open GA

Access

Included with festival pass

Friday HL

Ehab Tawfik

Programming

Sat 2pm–midnight · Sun 2pm–11pm

Viewing

GA front, elevated rear

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Festival Stage · outdoor crowd, lantern light
Indoor Stage · dark, intimate, DJ booth

Emerging + Late Night · المسرح الداخلي

The Indoor Stage

المسرح الداخلي

The festival's second act. A 400-capacity indoor room built for intimate sets by emerging MENA voices, poetry showcases, late-night DJs, and afterparties that run past when the headliners have said goodnight. All-ages before 11 PM, 18+ after.

Capacity

400 standing

Vibe

Club-dark, close-range

Access

Included with festival pass

Programming

Emerging artists · poetry · DJs

Late night

Fri till 1am · Sat till 2am

Age policy

18+ after 11 PM

See the indoor schedule →