There was an immediate gasp of recognition among the audience at Gap Inc.’s San Francisco headquarters as Louis Prima’s “Jump, Jive an' Wail” blared through the lobby. Dancers wearing khaki pants lindy-hopped their way onto the floor as clips from the brand’s 1998 “Khaki Swing” television commercial were projected onto the walls,

The Bay Area Host Committee organized the tip-off party in anticipation of the weekend's festivities. It's a critical moment for San Francisco as the city try to shake off the national "doom loop" narrative and show off to the world.