The San Francisco music festival Outside Lands debuted last year in Golden Gate Park: We sent a photographer who captured Beck, Bon Iver, Broken Social Scene, and bands who don’t start with “b” (see: Liars, Jack Johnson, and Radiohead) in the great outdoors. The sophomore installment takes place 8/28-30. After a quick look, this year’s lineup feels a bit more cohesive than year one. Radiohead fans will balk because there’s no Radiohead, but the weakest spots aren’t always as weak as last year’s duds and, overall, the quality of bands is higher (especially once you move beyond Dave Matthews Band, jk). The other big headliners are Pearl Jam and the Beastie Boys, old timers. You’ll also spot Modest Mouse, M.I.A., Incubus, Tom Jones, Mastodon, Ween, TV On The Radio, Deerhunter, the National, and Black Eyed Peas. Fair enough: It’s difficult condoning a festival that includes Black Eyed Peas, but take a look anyhow.
Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band
Beastie Boys
Incubus
Black Eyed Peas
M.I.A
Jason Mraz
Ween
The Mars Volta
Thievery Corporation
Modest Mouse
Band of Horses
TV on the Radio
Dead Weather
Atmosphere
Tom Jones
Silversun Pickups
The National
Q-Tip
Brett Dennen
Built To Spill
Mastodon
Raphael Saadiq
Calexico
Os Mutantes
Midnite
JJ Grey & Mofro
Kinky
Deerhunter
Lila Downs
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
The Dodos
Bettye LaVette
Dengue Fever
Heartless Bastards
The Dirtbombs
Lenka
Akron/Family
John Vanderslice
Matt and Kim
Portugal. The Man
The Morning Benders
The Duke Spirit
Zee Avi
Blind Pilot
SambaDa
Ryan Bingham
West Indian Girl
Extra Golden
Keep watch for additions. In the meantime, we’d be remiss not to include Ranger Dave’s ode to Outside Lands.
Tickets go on sale 4/19 at www.sfoutsidelands.com, but you can catch a pre-sale 4/15-18.
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I’m glad I’m in NY because APW has a pretty superior lineup. But this definitely has something for all music tastes.
The Black Eyed Peas? ?
The Dead Weather is playing. Is that only the 2nd show they’ve announced so far?
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!
Nothing involving Ween is capable of being anything less than completely awesome.
honestly.. this is a horrible line-up. wow.
Incubus?! Still going I guess. Even though I don’t listen to them anymore, they were prob the first band I really got into so respect. I’m also 12.
Last year’s outsidelands was probably the best time I’ve ever had at a festival. Accommodating weather conditions, great people, not much of a travel bitch (that is if you live in the bay area), and a great line up. (Broken Social Scene, Andrew Bird and Wilco all in one stage. Didn’t have to move at all in one day). This year’s lineup is a bit underwhelming, but I think I’m going anyway based solely on last year’s experience.
os mutantes, they are still alive. awesome.
OOps. Stereogum, you accidentally posted the flyer from 2004.
Best video with puppets that I’ve seen in awhile.
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys are also rumored to be playing The Austin City Limits Music festival this year.
I thought exactly the same thing right when I saw this lineup. But what does that mean for their chances of being at ACL? I say it’s extremely unlikely that ACL’s promoters will use the same three headliners as a festival that occurs only a month before. Or maybe that’s just what I’m hoping for since I really don’t want to see Pearl Jam or Beastie Boys. (I want Radiohead = first ever ACL appearance.)
Shit. Sandwich.
quite a mix of styles there a bunch of shit mixed in with some of the best bands playing today… strange.
pearl jam, fool me once shame on you. fool me 35 times, shame on me.
insane, Mars Volta.
Does anybody know if they are selling one day tickets again this year???