Party on! Outside Lands lassoes Sturgill Simpson, FLETCHER, STRFKR, Roosevelt, Amen Dunes, Romy (DJ set) & more for 2024 night shows

Outside Lands 2024 - night shows

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
August 9th-11th, 2024 //

With the summer solstice marking the official start to the season a few days ago, it’s worth mentioning that Outside Lands is only six weeks away.

One of the biggest music festivals in the U.S. is gearing up for its 16th installment this August, and last week the three-day event made news when it caught us off guard by announcing that Tyler, the Creator had canceled his headlining set on Saturday and 25-year-old singer Sabrina Carpenter will replace him.

Now the lineup for OSL’s night shows has dropped, with separate concerts boasting some of the fest’s best talent spread across the City from Wednesday, August 7th through Sunday, August 11th — even after the lights at Golden Gate Park go out for the final time. This year’s late-night schedule has also expanded from 12 to 16 performances and into nine SF venues (up from eight in 2023).

Some of the highlights beginning as early as Wednesday, August 7th and Thursday, August 8th before the fest kicks off include Sturgill Simpson, FLETCHER, STRFKR, Roosevelt, Amen Dunes, Romy (DJ set), Corinne Bailey Rae, Snakehips and Uncle Waffles.

Ready to purchase tickets for OSL’s 2024 night shows?

If you want to see Amen Dunes, wait no more! Otherwise, there will be a presale this Thursday, June 27th before tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, June 28th at 10 a.m. PT with priority access for those who have purchased festival passes. Make sure to check your inbox for an email and set those alarms — especially if you are hoping to catch what will be a very intimate gig at The Independent for Sunday’s headliner Sturgill Simpson, who we would imagine will fittingly follow Post Malone’s country set (stay tuned here for the full schedule in the coming weeks).


Here is the schedule for the upcoming night shows with links to purchase tickets:

August 7th (WED): Confidence Man at The Independent, 8 p.m., $37.05, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 8th (THU): Amen Dunes with Hyperdawn at The Independent, 8 p.m., $29.50, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): FLETCHER at The Independent, 10 p.m., $69.50, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): SIDEPIECE with n808 B2B Mike Kerrigan, JLittle, DN, DJ Kilo, DJ Penny, LBXX, CHUNGY, RODEL (Shaquille O’Neal) at Public Works, 10 p.m., $30, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): Romy (DJ set) at 1015 Folsom, 10 p.m., $10, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): Mindchatter (DJ set) at Monarch, 10 p.m., $35, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): Shiba San x CID present: ALL U NEED at The Great Northern, 10 p.m., $10, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): Marsh with Phonic Youth at Audio SF, 10 p.m., $20, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 9th (FRI): BALTHVS with DJ Aaron Axelson at Rickshaw Stop, 10 p.m., $29.50, 18+ // BUY TICKETS

August 10th (SAT): Sturgill Simpson with Katie Pruitt at The Independent, 10 p.m., $89.58, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 10th (SAT): Snakehips with Truthlive, DJmaDRE, Discotoshi B2B Marlowe B2B Frey at Public Works, 10 p.m., $25, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 10th (SAT): Roosevelt at Bimbo’s 365 Club, 10 p.m., $44.25, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 10th (SAT): Sofia Kourtesis at Space 550, 10 p.m., $20, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 11th (SUN): STRFKR with Ruth Radelet at The Independent, 10 p.m., $49.93, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 11th (SUN): Uncle Waffles with Afrobeats Oakland at 1015 Folsom, 9 p.m., $20, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

August 11th (SUN): Corinne Bailey Rae at Bimbo’s 365 Club, 10 p.m., $59.70, 21+ // BUY TICKETS

Outside Lands 2024 - tickets

Outside Lands turns to Tyler, the Creator, The Killers, Sturgill Simpson, Post Malone & more in 2024 for festival’s 16th year

Outside Lands - 2024 lineup

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
August 9th-11th, 2024 //

It has been more than six weeks since a major music festival in California announced its 2024 lineup, but as we look toward the summer and fall, it’s usually around this time on the calendar when Outside Lands targets its annual reveal.

And after celebrating a 15th anniversary last year that saw Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters and ODESZA atop the lineup, the three-day event is back in SF with a completely new cast of headliners for Year 16.

Tyler, the Creator, The Killers and Sturgill Simpson will lead the way while a fourth headliner — similar to what Coachella has done for the past three years — has been introduced for the first time and the honor will go to Post Malone, who headlined OSL in 2022 and will now perform a special country set much like he will do at Stagecoach this upcoming weekend at the Empire Polo Club. The Killers are the only other ones of that foursome to have previously been a headliner at Golden Gate Park almost a decade ago.

If you aren’t fanning out to those aforementioned acts though, don’t fret because OSL’s undercard still has a lot of other music to offer. Standing out on this year’s bill are The Postal Service, Grace Jones, KAYTRANADA, JUNGLE, Chris Lake, Gryffin, Snoh Aalegra, Young The Giant, ScHoolboy Q, Teddy Swims, Reneé Rapp, Victoria Monét, Knock2, Slowdive, Killer Mike, Fletcher, TV Girl, Tyla, Chappell Roan, Channel Tres, Charley Crockett, Men I Trust and Ben Howard to name more than just a few on the poster above. Check out the rest of the artists coming to the Bay Area this August up there.

Of course, we can’t forget to also mention the return of the SOMA Tent, which will continue to be the fest’s home for all things dance music and has booked Angrybaby, The Blessed Madonna, Idris Elba and Seth Troxler, among others, to join the party from Friday to Sunday.

Three-day GA, GA+, VIP and Golden Gate Club passes go on sale here for $465, $715, $1,075 and $5,095, respectively, this Wednesday, April 24th at 10 a.m. PT, and in the meantime, you can see our previous coverage here before you complete your purchase!

Outside Lands 2024 - daily lineups

UPDATE (May 29th): Daily lineups have arrived, and we now know which artists will be playing each day. The Killers have been tabbed to headline Friday with Tyler, the Creator on Saturday and Sturgill Simpson closing things out Sunday. Make sure to review the daily schedules above before single-day tickets go on sale here for $199 (GA), $319 (GA+), $469 (VIP) and $2,249 (Golden Gate Club) at 10 a.m. PT this Thursday, May 30th. Still thinking about going to OSL for the whole weekend? Three-day passes for all tiers are available here, but who knows for how long!

Outside Lands - updated 2024 lineup

UPDATE (June 20th): Tyler, the Creator has canceled his headlining set Saturday at OSL for personal reasons, and replacing him will be 25-year-old singer Sabrina Carpenter after her performance on the main stage at Coachella earlier this year. See the updated 2024 roster above, and pick up your tickets while you still can here!

Outside Lands 2024 - Friday set times

Outside Lands 2024 - Saturday set times

Outside Lands 2024 - Sunday set times

UPDATE (July 23rd): Set times have arrived. See the schedules above to find out what your biggest scheduling conflict will be this August.

Outside Lands 2021: A return to hallowed ground

Outside Lands 2021 - crowdPhotos by Sarah Felker & Marc Fong // Written by Molly Kish //

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
October 29th-31st, 2021 //

After postponing its 13th edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and experiencing disappointing lineup cancellations in the months leading up to it, Outside Lands had quite a lot to make up for going into its 2021 relaunch for Halloween. Asserting themselves as hosts of the first “mega event” in Golden Gate Park during the pandemic, Bay Area concert promoter Another Planet Entertainment braved an entirely new entertainment landscape, time of year and crowd dynamic.

Following statewide safety protocols, attendees had to wear a mask and show proof of vaccination or a negative test result at all entrances before scanning their way inside the gates. Clear backpacks were enforced and costume guidelines were added to the laundry list of rules and regulations for all ticket holders. But even with the adjusted security measures and slight changes to the event’s production, concertgoers came out in record numbers. Averaging crowds of approximately 70,000 people per day, OSL 2021 wasn’t short of attendees willing to happily follow the new guidelines in order to return to the beloved three-day festival.

Outside Lands 2021

While at times the interactive experiences in 2021 seemed lacking with the obvious downplay of live art activations, comedy and representation of the Bay Area’s creative culture, OSL still provided a larger platform for community-based initiatives. This year the fest added a brand-new stage in the SOMA Tent, which focused on burgeoning talent across the local electronic scene, and also dedicated attention and space for both local and national non-profits with an extended Eco Lands footprint.

Relaunching OSL over Halloween weekend was one of the smartest pivots Another Planet could have made. The energy surrounding the holiday was palpable, providing a dialed-in event and location with an additional reason for both local and visiting attendees to celebrate. Costumed crowds filled the fields all three days and created an increasingly whimsical buildup to what felt like a triumphant return to the city’s historical Halloween legacy. With many hoping the holiday tradition would continue for years to come, OSL successfully stoked the sold-out crowd’s excitement for its return in August 2022.

Outside Lands 2021 - Moses Sumney


Moses Sumney

OUTSIDE LANDS 2021 AWARDS:

Headliner of the Weekend: Tyler, the Creator

Breakthrough Performance: The HU

Favorite First-Timer: Brijean

Best OSL Addition: SOMA Tent

Favorite Festival Food: Pork Lumpia from Abacá

Most Magical Cocktail: Silver Girl’s “St. Olaf’s Fizz”

Most Entertaining Activation: The Aperol Spritz Piazza

Best Wine Lands Pour: Brut Rose by Angels & Cowboys

Favorite OSL Night Show: Drama at Bimbo’s 360 Club

Most Popular Costume: Skeleton

Largest Crowd: RÜFÜS DU SOL

Biggest Dance Party: Khruangbin

Best Stage Production: Tame Impala

Funniest Band Interaction: The Neil Frances vs. Neal Francis beef

Local Standout: Kehlani

Most Impressive Pipes: Brittany Howard

Biggest Lasting Impression: Moses Sumney

Best Improvement: Open-air layout at The House by Heineken

Outside Lands 2021 moves to Halloween weekend as Glass Animals, Kaytranada & more join the party

Outside Lands - 2021 lineup

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
October 29th-31st, 2021 //

The past 12 months have been a tense and agonizing time for musicians and live music fans everywhere. With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the concert and festival circuits for months on end, many of us around the world have had to resort to livestreams and drive-in performances to help get us through the chaos until normalcy resumes.

But those days could be coming to an end soon in the U.S. as vaccinations continue to rise and for those who are looking to celebrate Halloween this year in style with both friends and strangers (if you can believe it), look no further than Golden Gate Park when Outside Lands makes its long-awaited return to SF.

While the three-day music festival made the decision in June to cancel any plans for 2020 and instead target August 2021 for its 13th installment, organizers have given us a spooky surprise by shifting the event back more than two months.

Because whether you’re a kid or an adult, who doesn’t love the spirit of Halloween? The new dates scheduled for October will mark the first time that OSL won’t occur during its usual month of August, though those aren’t the only changes that were announced with this latest postponement news.

The fest, in fact, is also giving its 2021 lineup a slight makeover with the additions of Glass Animals, Kaytranada, Lord Huron, SG Lewis, Flo Milli, 24kGoldn, Cannons, Buscabulla, JESSIA, Claud and several others while previously confirmed acts such as Beach House, Bonobo, Polo & Pan, Big Thief, Tones and I, EOB, Parcels, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and The Beths have unfortunately been removed from the poster. And for those hoping to see Tame Impala, Lizzo and/or The Strokes on the Lands End stage, don’t you worry — all three are still set to make their headlining debuts once day turns to night. See the poster above for the rest of the lineup.

Itching to get back out there and ready to don your best festival costume? Three-day GA and VIP passes to OSL 2021 are on sale now with payment plans available for both so don’t forget to purchase your tickets here and check out our coverage over the years here.

UPDATE (March 23rd): Wow! And just like that, three-day GA and VIP passes are sold out. If you’re looking for single-day tickets, stay tuned for more details soon.

Outside Lands - 2021 daily lineups

UPDATE (April 27th): Outside Lands has released its daily lineups for 2021, with The Strokes headlining Friday, Lizzo performing Saturday and Tame Impala on Sunday to wrap up the weekend. Take a look at the daily schedules above before single-day tickets go on sale here for $165 (GA) and $375 (VIP) plus fees starting this Thursday, April 29th at 10 a.m. PT.

UPDATE (September 30th): With less than a month to go before the festivities begin, organizers have revealed that Nicola Cruz, Salami Rose Joe Louis and Boy Scouts have each been added to the lineup.

Outside Lands cancels 2020 edition, reveals lineup for 2021 with Tame Impala, Lizzo & The Strokes

Outside Lands - 2021 lineup

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //
Golden Gate Park – San Francisco
August 6th-8th, 2021 //

As most of us know by now, 2020 has been a really rough year for the music industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely wiped out the concert and festival circuits, with free live streams and drive-in performances serving as our indefinite replacement during these strange and unpredictable days, weeks and months.

So when multiple major events like South by Southwest, Ultra Music Festival and Coachella canceled their 2020 editions and the entire U.S. shut down in March, it seemed unlikely that Outside Lands would actually transpire this summer.

Now that forecast has been officially confirmed, with the three-day music festival announcing that it will not take over Golden Gate Park during the weekend of August 7th-9th this year. It’s sad news for many in the Bay Area community and beyond, but OSL organizers did their very best to lift fans’ spirits by not only releasing the fest’s 2021 dates but also unveiling its lineup.

The 13th installment, in fact, will see Tame Impala, Lizzo and The Strokes each make their OSL headlining debuts with a solid undercard behind them that’s led by Tyler, the Creator, Vampire Weekend, J Balvin, Kehlani, The 1975, ZHU and Young Thug. The undercard might even be better, though (if you can believe that).

Other notable names on next year’s roster include Khruangbin, Beach House, Bonobo, Nelly, Brittany Howard, Burna Boy, Melanie Martinez, Polo & Pan, Big Thief, Troyboi, Angel Olsen, SOFI TUKKER, EARTHGANG, Tones and I, EOB, Sharon Van Etten, Marc Rebillet, A R I Z O N A, JPEGMAFIA, Dr. Dog, Shiba San, Boy Pablo, Rico Nasty and more. Check out the poster above for the rest of the lineup.

UPDATE (Jan. 12th): As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country, The 1975 have made the difficult decision to cancel all of their tour dates scheduled for 2021, including Outside Lands in August. The good news is that they’ll be replaced by RÜFÜS DU SOL, who made their OSL debut in 2016 and have swiftly climbed the festival ranks since issuing 2018’s Solace. “We have fond memories of playing the Panhandle stage at Outside Lands five years ago and we are excited to be back this year,” the Australian alt-dance trio says in a statement.

Outside Lands 2021 might feel like a long way away at this point, but it will be here before you know it so don’t forget to purchase your tickets when they go on sale here this Thursday, June 25th at 10 a.m. PT — Eager Beaver passes that were bought in 2020 will also be honored while those who choose to roll over their admission to the following year by July 24th will also have the opportunity to win exclusive upgrades and other prizes — and make sure to check out our coverage from 2019 here.

Lightning in a Bottle 2019 boasts Disclosure (DJ set), Big Gigantic, Flying Lotus & more at a new location

Lightning in a Bottle - 2019 lineup

Lightning in a Bottle //
Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area – Bakersfield, CA
May 8th-13th, 2019 //

After a longer-than-expected wait, Lightning in a Bottle has finally given us the goods.

The “transformational festival,” which has become an excellent hangover cure for West Coast music fans shortly after Coachella, usually drops its lineup sometime in mid-January, but with new dates and a new location in Kern County holding things up, it took an extra month before we could learn more about who will be performing in 2019.

And boy, did The Do LaB go big for the 16th edition of its signature event, booking Disclosure (DJ set), Big Gigantic, Flying Lotus (3D) and Santigold to lead another outstanding lineup that comes to Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area in Bakersfield this May.

Let’s just hope leaving on Monday morning doesn’t take a mind-numbing five hours like it did once at San Antonio Recreation Area, the festival’s previous site in Bradley from 2014-18.

Now a staple in California’s expansive music festival scene, LIB took some more steps toward the mainstream a year ago after securing Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Zhu, Griz and Fever Ray to play its 2018 installlment, and it appears to have continued down that same path with Gramatik, Toro y Moi and Khruangbin on board for this go-around, which will not occur over Memorial Day weekend as has been the tradition.

Lightning in a Bottle 2019 - Phase 2 lineup

Other acts earning a spot on the Phase 1 roster include Rising Appalachia, Masego, ELOHIM, Cautious Clay, Jan Bloomqvist & Band, Channel Tres, Framworks, ÌFÉ, LUM, Mobley, Lane 8, DJ Koze, Damian Lazarus, Shiba San, Bedouin, Recondite (Live), Escapade (Walker & Royce + Ardalan), G Jones, The Polish Ambassador, OPIUO, CloZee, Shades, 1788-L and more.

UPDATE (March 5th): The Do LaB has announced the Phase 2 lineup for LIB 2019 with Ozomatli, Rising Appalachia, My Baby, Swingrowers, Próxima Parada, The Fungineers, Frameworks, Vokab Company, Balkan Bump and more all slated to perform across four stages. Check out the poster above for the rest of the bill.

LIB has received praise as one of the nation’s premier boutique festivals over the years, but that label has been called into question as sold-out crowds have become more of the norm. Meanwhile, prior mainstays like Lucent Dossier Experience and William Close & The Earth Harp Collective have also been recently absent as the fest’s organizers look to branch out.

Four- and five-day passes to LIB can be purchased here for $335 and $395, respectively, this Saturday, February 16th at 10 a.m. PT. As attendees have come to expect over the years, The Do LaB will also continue to promote the ideals of sustainability, social cohesion, personal health and creative expression through art, yoga, workshops and speakers.

Itching to attend LIB? Take a peek at our past coverage here.

CRSSD returns with Empire of the Sun, Gorgon City, Bonobo, Little Dragon & more in Spring 2018

CRSSD Festival - Spring 2018 lineup

CRSSD Festival //
Waterfront Park – San Diego
March 3rd-4th, 2018 //

It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly four years since CRSSD made its official debut at San Diego’s scenic Waterfront Park, but the bi-annual music festival is showing no signs of slowing down in the coming year.

Instead, CRSSD has assembled another solid, electronic-focused roster in 2018 that should appeal to dance-music fans on the West Coast. Topping the bill in March will once again be Empire of the Sun, the Australian synthpop band that headlined the fest’s first installment back in 2015, as well as Gorgon City, the English DJ duo that played CRSSD in the spring of 2016 as an undercard act.

Other notable names listed on the two-day festival’s Spring 2018 lineup, meanwhile, include Bonobo (Live), Little Dragon, Gryffin, The Presets, SNBRN, Henry Saiz, Rodriguez Jr., Nombe, Lemaitre, Eric Prydz (aka Cirez D), Sasha, Nicole Moudaber, Alan Fitzpatrick, Jai Wolf, Shiba San, Lee Burridge, MK, Anna Lunoe, Nora En Pure and special guest Tchami.

See the poster above for the rest of the lineup. Advanced tickets for the 21-and-over event will be available here starting Tuesday, December 26th.

CRSSD Festival 2016

CRSSD unveils first phase of Fall 2016 lineup

CRSSD Fest - Fall 2016 lineup

CRSSD Festival //
Waterfront Park – San Diego
October 1st-2nd, 2016 //

For its second year on the circuit, CRSSD Festival returned to San Diego’s Waterfront Park this past spring and kicked off festival season on the West Coast in style with headliners ODESZA and Chet Faker.

After turning its attention toward more rock-centric acts like The Flaming Lips and TV on the Radio for its first fall edition last year, the bi-annual SoCal fest went back to curating a mostly electronic-focused lineup in March and has continued that trend with its latest bill of artists for the first weekend of October.

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Leading the way as headliners will be Swedish indie-pop band Miike Snow and Chinese-American electronic musician ZHU (born Steven Zhu), while Cashmere Cat, Lido, Flight Facilities, Ta-Ku, Big Wild, MNEK and more will also hit CRSSD’s main stage.

Other notable names who are scheduled to perform at the two-day music festival include Thomas Jack, Trippy Turtle, MALAA, Lee Burridge, Lee Foss and Felix Da Housecat (B2B), Destructo and Busy P (B2B), DJ Harvey, Brodinski, Shiba San, FJK, Sam Feldt, Bakermat, M.A.N.D.Y., AC Slater and Wave Racer, among others. Better yet, fans can expect to hear two-hour extended DJ sets from Bonobo, Maya Jane Coles and Claptone at the City Steps stage, which even boasts Dubfire as a special guest.

Check out the poster above for the rest of the lineup. Advanced tickets for the 21-and-over event will be available here starting Tuesday, July 12th.

CRSSD Festival 2016

WKEND MIXTAPE V10: Justin Martin • Alex Metric • Miami Horror

WKEND-MIXTAPE10

Welcome back for another round of mixes this week. This time we are featuring mixes from San Francisco’s Justin Martin, an OWSLA radio set from Alex Metric, and Miami Horror‘s Solé Fixtape.

Justin-Martin

Justin MartinSouth Africa Tour Mix 2014



Our first mix comes from SF local Justin Martin from his South African tour. Martin recently opened for Disclosure at the Greek Theatre Berkeley alongside labelmate Claude VonStroke with an incredible tag-team set. This mix features tracks by Marshall Jefferson, Boy 8bit, Gold Panda, Tanner Ross and Shiba San’s incredible “Okay”.


Alex-Metric

Alex MetricOWSLA After Dark Part 10



Next up is UK producer/DJ Alex Metric for OWSLA’s BBC Radio 1 takeover. Metric showcases disco and dance tracks from the likes of Crazy P, Classixx, London Grammar, Tiga, Todd Terje and Panama along with his own originals and remixes.

If you like what you hear, make sure to check out the other mixes in this 13-part series on SoundCloud.


Miami-Horror

Miami HorrorSolé Fixtape Vol. 22



We close this week with a mix from Australia’s Miami Horror for the Solé Fixtape series. A perfect mix for SF’s balmy weather. Some of the artists you will hear include Ben Kahn, Pomrad, Scenic, A Guy Called Gerald, Blood Orange, Karma Kid and Jetlag. All 25 mixes for Solé Bicycle’s monthly mix series can be found on their website here.

Miami Horror will be back in the Bay Area with a DJ set at Neck of the Woods on August 8th. Tickets are available here. Enjoy!