La Mesa Oktoberfest is back with three jam-packed days of live music.

There’s plenty of traditional tunes to eat bratwurst and pretzels and drink festbier to, including oompah music all weekend at the Biergarten and a tireless twelve sets from the band Polka Party on the main stage.

But the schedule is also stacked with a lineup of DJs at the craft beer and seltzer garten, and cover bands that play across Southern California, playing favorite rock, funk, pop, and country tunes.

Friday

Friday evening kicks off with Detroit Underground, a horn-filled funk outfit with the chops to deliver a setlist full of Stevie Wonder and Earth Wind & Fire.

Then the flannel comes out for ‘90s Rock Show, an Orange County band that straddles the decade, from Nirvana and Pearl Jam to blink-182 and Sublime

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