Paul Thornton and the band MixLove talked about the event that will feature 80 bands and artists. Featuring Gwen Stefani, Kings of Leon, the Zac Brown Band, Schoolboy Q and more than 80 bands, artists and DJs on eight stages, the three-day Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival is set to take over San Diego’s waterfront Nov. 18-20 The Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival will make its long-awaited return to San Diego in just eight days when the three-day Festival kicks off featuring more than 80 bands from all musical genres across eight stages uniquely positioned along the iconic waterfront of America’s Finest City. Headlining the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival are three-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum solo artist Gwen Stefani, four-time Grammy-winning rock band, The Kings of Leon, three-time Grammy-winning country music performers, The Zac Brown Band, and two-time BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Award winner Schoolboy Q. Wonderfront will cover the musical spectrum from award-winning artists to up-and-coming performers and everything in-between. And every genre imaginable will be featured over the three days including Rock, Rap, Reggae, R&B, Hip-Hop, Country and more. The Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival will get underway on Friday, Nov. 18, setting the stage for more than 27 hours of uninterrupted live music over the three days. Doors open at 2:30 on Friday with the first acts set to take the stage at 2:45 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 19 & 20), doors will open at 12 noon each day with bands and artists performing both days from 12:30-10 p.m. Stages for the Festival are located at Embarcadero Marina Park North, Seaport Village, Ruocco Park (adjacent to Seaport Village) and aboard the Spirit of San Diego Flagship vessel Marietta. The eight named stages are the Events.com Headliners Stage, the Port of San Diego Stage and the Sugarshack Sessions Stage, all located at Embarcadero Marina Park North; the Coors Light Stage and the ImmerXion Stages, which both will be at Seaport Village; the TUStreams Stage and The Silent Disco Stage, both at Ruocco Park, and the Spirit of San Diego Marietta Stage at the 5th Ave. Landing.