Category: Outside Lands Festival

OUTSIDE LANDS ANNOUNCES THE DOLORES STAGE LINEUP

Five weeks until Outside Lands!!! FIVE WEEKS!!! Time to start picking out your outfits and figuring out which shoes are most comfortable!!! And today, they are gifting us with ANOTHER stage’s worth of acts! The Dolores Stage is a tribute to the queer events of San Francisco, with each day curated by a different local promoter. Friday is presented by the great Hot Goth GF. Saturday is brought to you by the legendary Oasis team. Sunday has been brought to you by Polyglamorous! 

They’ve also added “Dolores’ Courtyard,” featuring a glam bar, a barber, and cocktails! 

Full Line-Up below. Tickets are SOLD OUT! Get on the waitlist here! Continue reading “OUTSIDE LANDS ANNOUNCES THE DOLORES STAGE LINEUP”

OUTSIDE LANDS NIGHT SHOWS ANNOUNCED!!!!

We are roughly six weeks out from Outside Lands 2026. Which means it’s time for news to start coming out again from the event organizers! I was literally just thinking about the night shows, and, sure enough, they’ve started rolling them out. Including the legendary Clipse playing the tiny Independent?!?! Also, Modest Mouse gracing the stage of the recently revitalized Castro Theater?!?! And so much more! OSL Ticket Holders can buy tickets starting tomorrow at 10 am. Tickets to the general public are on sale on Friday at 10 am from this link. Full lineup below! Outside Lands 2026 is mostly sold out, but you can get on the waitlist here if you slept on tickets.

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Outside Lands announces SOMA Line Up

April lands tomorrow, but Outside Lands decided to avoid fooling up by gifting us the SOMA line-up, which looks like it’s most varied yet. They also have added a special, ultra-exclusive SOMA Social Club package, available here. Full line-up for OSL’s epic dance music grove below: Continue reading “Outside Lands announces SOMA Line Up”

Outside Lands 2026 Daily Lineups

You’ve got a last chance at getting into Outside Lands 2026! They have already blessed us with the daily line-ups AND gifted us Pink Pantheress for Saturday night. I can’t wait for August!!!!! And I really hope we get a bonkers Charli XCX b2b Turnstile set. 

Single Day GA starts at $249, Single Day GA+ starts at $375, and Single Day VIP starts at $599. Single Day Golden Gate Club tickets start at $2,369. Purchase starting 3/12 at noon here and act before you are sold out! Continue reading “Outside Lands 2026 Daily Lineups”

JESUS H CHRIST, LOOK AT THE OUTSIDE LANDS LINEUP!

Seriously. Look at it. 

Charli XCX is finally making good on her 2020 scheduled appearance, and she’s headlining. Fuck Yes. The Strokes are playing. Wet Leg is playing. Ethel Cain. Lucy Dacus. Fucking Turnstile is going to kick us all in the heads. But only if you survive Die Spitz.  What a genuinely great lineup!There is still time to sign up for the 12pm presale TODAY. Additional ticket info here!

 

OUTSIDE LANDS ANNOUNCES 3/3! TICKETS ON SALE SOON!

PSST: I heard a secret from a little bison this morning:Outside Lands is changing it up a bit this year. The biggest news? THE LINE UP IS COMING TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD. Which is GREAT for someone like me who is very impatient and likes planning early.

Second? No Eager Beaver. Nobody will be able to buy tickets until after the lineup drops. Instead, there will be a Loyalty Sale starting March 3rd at noon (presale signup here by Tuesday, March 3 at 11:00am PT to receive their Loyalty Presale code). Then, a Ranger Presale starts at noon on March 4th (Signup for the Ranger Presale remains open here, through Tuesday, March 3 at 4:00 pm PT). 

Additionally, Outside Lands is pleased to offer a Chase Presale exclusively to Chase cardholders beginning Tuesday, March 3 at 12 pm PT and running through Thursday, March 5 at 11:45 am PT via sfoutsidelands.com. Signup is not required.

The General On Sale begins Thursday, March 5, at 12 pm PT, with tickets available to the public while supplies last via sfoutsidelands.com.

This is a lot. I know. But it’s exciting. And, always, three days in Golden Gate Park is amazing. So get your layers packed, your sunscreen and dancing shoes ready for August 7-9 for another amazing Outside Lands. 

Outside Lands 2025: 15 Instant Set Reviews

I’m no stranger to Outside Lands, having only missed two iterations of it since its debut in 2008 (2010 and 2021 for those keeping score). I’ve seen a lot of changes, and I admit that I miss a few things that have gone away, such as the Barbary tent and the craft vendors in the Polo Fields. But, in return, the addition of the Dolores’ stage, spotlighting SF’s rich legacy of LGBTQ culture and arts, as well as the gorgeous Duboce Triangle stage, has been a welcome addition. This year, in particular, felt like the “nicest” Outside Lands has ever been. People were kind and polite. Taller folks were letting shorter folks in. I lost my water bottle leaving a set, and a kind woman RAN AFTER ME TO GET IT BACK TO ME! I’ve never hugged more strangers, and it was all just so very lovely! Also, everywhere I went, I saw a young person with “Fuck Ice” written on their clothes, or a Palestinian flag, rainbows, “No Kings” attire, etc- For those believing the hype that Gen Z is all conservative and MAGA, that certainly wasn’t what was happening in the park this weekend. Truly, Outside Lands 2025 was a welcome respite from the real pain the world is feeling right now. 

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Top 10 from the Bottom Half of the Outside Lands 2025 Poster

Outside Lands is THIS WEEKEND!!! This is always one of my favorite weekends, and it’s generally a great weekend for discovering your new favorites. And now it’s time for the 2025 edition of my “Top 10 from the Bottom Half” list, which I’ve spent actual months researching and listening, and these are my 10 favorites. And, in case you are keeping score, in 2022 Wet Leg and Faye Webster made my list. In 2019, I introduced you to The Marias. 2018 had Lizzo. 2017 had Khruangbin. 2016? Anderson .Paak. That’s not a bad track record… There is a LOT of good stuff happening this weekend, and the full schedule is out here. Limited tickets are available here, but don’t delay! The weather is gonna be the best of any festival in America, just like every year. Continue reading “Top 10 from the Bottom Half of the Outside Lands 2025 Poster”

OUTSIDE LANDS NIGHT SHOWS!!! HOORAY!!!

We are less than two months away from Outside Lands 2025! And fellow San Franciscans are currently enjoying classic Outside Lands weather (overcast and cool- sorry, THE REST OF THE USA. But, also, why not escape the heat and join us in the park in August?) One of the last big announcements for the big event dropped today- THE NIGHT SHOWS! Although enjoying music in the park is great, you also have an opportunity to see folks like Thundercat, Still Woozy, Midnight Generation, FCUKERS, Hope Tala, Luna Li, and more in intimate venues, starting late enough for you to get to after a great day in the park. 

Eager Beaver and Golden Gate Club ticket holders will once again have the first opportunity to purchase tickets, with presales running from Wednesday, June 25, at 10:00 a.m. PT to Thursday, June 26, at 11:59 p.m. PT. The festival ticket presale for ticket holders is Thursday, June 26, from 10 am PT to 11:59 p.m. PT. Any remaining tickets for Night Shows that are still available will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 27, at 10 am PT. Eager Beaver, Golden Gate Club, and festival ticket holders will receive an email with their respective presale codes. Details and ticket links here!

Full schedule below: 

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OUTSIDE LANDS ANNOUNCES DOLORES STAGE!

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!! Outside Lands is continuing its mission of supporting and advocating for the local LGBTQ+ culture by letting locals curate the DOLORES stage, placed in a prime spot – at the end of the Polo Field, right in the middle of the festival. Friday is brought to you by Fake and Gay, Saturday is brought to you by the legendary Oasis Arts, and Sunday is brought to you by Polyglamorous. Limited tickets are still available to Outside Lands here. 

DOLORES’ LINEUP

FAKE and GAY @ Dolores’ – Friday

Fcukers (DJ Set)

Chase Icon (Live)

Memphy

Dangerous Rose

Adam Kraft

Beverly Chills

Just Another Bitch

Mama San

Hosted by Nicole Paige Brooks

OASIS ARTS @ Dolores’ – Saturday

PRINCESS feat. Tito Soto & Snaxx 

with DJ Bella Spreads

REPARATIONS feat. Nicki Jizz 

with Miss Toto

BALONEY & FRIENDS feat. D’Arcy Drollinger, Michael Phillis, and Rory Davis 

with DJ Subeaux 

AND MORE ! 

Polyglamorous @ Dolores’ – Sunday

Rebecca Black (DJ Set)

Father Figure

David Harness

Jen DM

Chelsea Starr

Mouthfeel

BEYA b2b Mark O’Brien

Drag by Vivvy and her cast of 1,000