Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
August 7th-9th, 2026 //
Looks like this trend isn’t stopping anytime soon.
Coachella, as it often does, got the ball rolling back in September by announcing its earliest lineup drop ever. Then a couple of months later, Lightning in a Bottle followed suit by giving fans even more notice on who would be performing this year. And now, it’s Outside Lands’ turn.
One of California’s largest and longest-running music festivals hasn’t been quite as consistent with the timing of its annual lineup announcements as the aforementioned, but traditionally the cat has been let out of the bag in March or April — by the third week of the latter month — at the latest.
This year’s reveal certainly marks the three-day event’s earliest since its inception in 2008, and with the industry not what it was once due to rising costs, changes in consumer tastes and many still struggling to make ends meet due to the current economic conditions, getting the word out well in advance seems to be the new strategy for some of the biggest concert promoters in the business.
Headlining the 18th edition of SF’s signature music festival this August and making her OSL debut will be Charli xcx, who will be making her long-awaited OSL debut after releasing last year’s chart-topping and award-winning album Brat. Joining her atop the bill are two more Grammy winners in RÜFÜS DU SOL and The Strokes after the fest decided to give Tyler, the Creator a second chance in 2025 while also enlisting Hozier and Doja Cat to help lead the charge.
Some of the undercard standouts for 2026, meanwhile, include The xx, Baby Keem, Turnstile, Geese, GRIZTRONICS (Subtronics + GRiZ), Djo, Labrinth, Empire of the Sun, Dijon, Disco Lines, Death Cab For Cutie (performing two sets — one during the day and another in the evening — much like Vampire Weekend did last year as sun and moon icons next to their name at the bottom of the poster indicate again), GloRilla, Ethel Cain, Clipse, Lucy Dacus, Wet Leg, Malcolm Todd, Modest Mouse, Mariah the Scientist, Sierra Ferrell, Tinashe, Audrey Hobert, JADE and DJ Trixie Mattel to name more than a few.
If that’s not enough to sell you yet, the dance-ready SOMA Tent will be back at Golden Gate Park for all your electronic needs and boasts another strong roster led by Boys Noize, Lane 8, HYPERBEAM, Boris Brejcha, Carlita, Miss Monique, Ben Böhmer, ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U and KI/KI. Take a look the rest of the acts scheduled to perform above.
Three-day GA, GA+, VIP, Golden Gate Club, or Payment Plan passes go on sale to the public here for $509, $779, $1,249 and $5,096 this Thursday, March 5th at 12 p.m. PT. There are several presales for those who have previously attended within the past five years or don’t want to wait two more days as well as any Chase credit card holders, but you must sign up here for the first two options to be eligible. And before completing your purchase, make sure to peep our previous coverage here!
UPDATE (March 11th): Ready or not, daily lineups have come out just more than a week after OSL dropped its 2026 roster and now we know who is scheduled for which day. Charli xcx will be Friday’s main attraction and The Strokes will headline Saturday before RÜFÜS DU SOL take one last bow on Sunday to close the weekend. See the poster above for more details before single-day tickets go on sale here for $249-269 (GA), $375-399 (GA+), $599-649 (VIP) and $2,369 (Golden Gate Club) at 12 p.m. PT this Thursday, March 12th. Three-day passes for GA, GA+ and VIP are already sold out, but you can join the wait list here if you’re so inclined … good luck!
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