Bay Area music festival, Outside Lands 2015 announced its line-up this morning. Headliners include Elton John, Mumford & Sons and The Black Keys with other big hitters such as the recent Grammy-award winning, Sam Smith; the Grammy-snubbed but much-loved Kendrick Lamar; and ever-indie favorites, St Vincent and Tame Impala. Tickets will go on sale in two days, March 26 at 10am - so plant yourself in front of that screen on Thursday as you can be sure those general admission 3-day tickets will be sold out in a heartbeat.
Outside Lands 2015 will be held from Aug 7 to 9 at Golden Gate Park. A music festival that serves up gourmet food instead of the overpriced, greasy plates as well as fine Napa Valley wine instead of watered-down beer has become a Bay Area tradition that fans travel from all over the country to experience. Presented by Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly and Star Hill in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, it has been growing in attendee numbers each year while organizers continue to finesse the event with green initiatives, art, culture, comedy and a curated bill that includes local bands, up-and-coming international names as well as legacy acts.
This year's surprises include Elton John as rumors pit Bruce Springsteen for the heritage act headlining slot. Those who missed out on D'Angelo in 2013 when the R&B artiste pulled out at the last minute (making way for Chic featuring Nile Rodgers who was on the ascendant thanks to his collaboration with Daft Punk and has not stopped since) will be pleased that D'Angelo will return this year. Another surprise is Billy Idol! Everybody's favorite '80s punk-buccaneer, Idol is back with a new memoir, album and tour, but it's those old hits and that sneer, the crowds will be hankering for.
The rest of the bill is heft with electronica that San Francisco appreciates from Hot Chip to Dan Deacon, Caribou to Chet Faker, Giraffage to Toro Y Moi. Bay area's own winner of the first-ever NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert winner, Fantastic Negrito will fittingly grace one of the Golden Gate Park stages too.
Other buzz acts include Mac DeMarco, Laura Marling, James Bay, Sky Ferreira, Ryn Weaver, George Ezra, Leon Bridges and Allah Lahs. These are all the names that insiders have been banging on about and now here's your chance to catch them on your own turf. Many more acts will be announced in the lead up to Summer.
To purchase tickets on Thursday, please click here or visit the festival website - SFOutsideLands.com
The confirmed Outside Lands 2015 lineup so far -
Elton John
Mumford & Sons
The Black Keys
Sam Smith
Kendrick Lamar
Wilco
Axwell & Ingrosso
Tame Impala
D’Angelo and The Vanguard
St. Vincent
Porter Robinson
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Billy Idol
G-Eazy
Hot Chip
Slightly Stoopid
Caribou
Milky Chance
Chet Faker
The Devil Makes Three
Nate Ruess
ODESZA
First Aid Kit
Toro Y Moi
RL Grime
Lake Street Dive
Mac DeMarco
George Ezra
Lindsey Stirling
Iration
Angus & Julia Stone
DJ Mustard
St. Paul and The Broken Bones
Glass Animals
Laura Marling
James Bay
Green Velvet & Claude VonStroke: Get Real
Django Django
Classixx
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Sky Ferreria
Leon Bridges
Robert DeLong
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
SZA
Allah-Las
Shakey Graves
Dan Deacon
Benjamin Booker
Misterwives
Langhorne Slim & The Law
Ryn Weaver
Broods
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Giraffage
GIVERS
Alvvays
Twin Peaks
The Family Crest
The Revivalists
METZ
Strand of Oaks
Speedy Ortiz
Fantastic Negrito
DMA’s
Natalie Prass
Alex Bleeker & The Freaks
The Sam Chase
Devon Baldwin
The Tropics
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