SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza was lit up and loud on Saturday. Everyone, from party-goers to police, was feeling the beat of this surprise outdoor rave. "I'm here to see Skrillex and Fred again, like, I'm right outside City Hall.
It's absolutely beautiful outside and. Yeah, why not," said SF resident Hiren Mystery. Fans filed in late afternoon for DJs Skrillex and Fred Again.
"Skrillex is one of my favorite artists. He has been for a very long time. So it's, you know, it's been a dream to see him I'm actually really excited about it," said Justine Fibler from San Jose.
RELATED: 25,000 fans headed to San Francisco for sold out rave with Skrillex, Fred Again Skrillex hinted at the show earlier in the week. All 25,000 tickets were sold. "Tickets were so hard to get.
It's going to be all the people that were invested into putting in the time to get them," said Dan Withers from San Francisco. "It was like, I texted all my friends like a few days ago, and I was like, 'Are you guys down to hit this event?' at the very last second, and then we did it," said Carolyn Hanson. And the city's counting on events like this to help bring back downtown.
"I don't think there is really that one silver bullet when it comes to revitalizing and reimagining downtown San Francisco post pandemic," said Melissa Buckminster with the Downtown SF Partnership. "But having that consistent drum and beat or exciting events and activations is definitely going to be a really big fac.
