August 7, 2009

As previously noted, festival organizers all over the country have been having to replace the Beastie Boys, who cancelled their tour due to MCA having to undergo surgery for cancer.

Today, via Twitter, San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival announced that they were replacing the Beastie Boys with "the greatest band in the world": Tenacious D, the musical comedy duo featuring Superstar Jack Black and Kyle Gass.

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