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Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival //

Golden Gate Park – San Francisco

August 7th-9th, 2015 //

UPDATE: The lineup has been announced. View the full lineup here.

Outside Lands 2015 speculation season may now commence.

For the first year, wristbands will be used for all three-day GA and VIP tickets instead of paper tickets or PDF printouts. Could this be a sign that single-day tickets are a thing of the past?

As a comparison, Coachella moved over to wristbands the same year single-day tickets were abolished. If Superfly and Another Planet can sell out the entire weekend with only three-day passes, than why wouldn’t they punt on the one-day option?

We’ve looked at tour dates, researched competing festivals and considered Outside Lands’ curation history. Squamish Valley Music Festival in BC may be the same weekend from August 7th-9th, but those large metal flying birds make it so musicians can easily do both fests.

The same goes for acts booked in Europe the week after Outside Lands — many artists will play Lollapalooza or Osheaga, followed by Outside Lands, then they cross the pond for mid-August festivals abroad.

If you have a lead or opinion, drop us a comment below. We’ll be updating this list as new developments happen. So, allow us to play Nostradamus and offer these predictions.

Lock It In

Kendrick Lamar – Ranger D tweeted he DLed KDot’s new album on March 16th, and he’s also headlining Bonnaroo.

Mumford and Sons – OSL fits their schedule between Squamish and their Washington “stopover.”

Tame Impala – These Aussie psych-rockers and APE loyalists are ready for a prime-time slot.

Deadmau5 – The mouse is atop many major lineups, including Bonnaroo, so his return to OSL seems logical.

St. Vincent – Annie Clark is worthy of headliner status, and she’s confirmed for Osheaga.

Sam Smith – The big question remains: Is he a Land’s End or Twin Peaks headliner?

Bassnectar – This APE regular is long overdue to helm Twin Peaks for a hometown blowout.

Hot Chip – Basically confirmed via Twitter. And they’re in LA on August 11th.

Wilco – The stars are aligning … Tweedy, Cline and company are confirmed for LA on August 5th.

Alabama Shakes – Playing Squamish. Remember how packed their first OSL appearance was?!?!

Run the Jewels – Accidentally confirmed on RTJ’s tour page and would mark OSL’s first B2B booking.

Sylvan Esso – They’ve played The Independent and Fox Theater Oakland in the past year, and they’ll be in the Midwest the week after OSL.

Django Django – Playing in LA on August 6th.

!!! (chk chk chk) – Played OSL four years ago, and they’re touring with Hot Chip in LA on August 11th.

Jeff the Brotherhood – Dates open and booked for Mumford “stopover” up north in Walla Walla.

Laura Marling – Playing LA on August 6th and a perfect selection for a Sutro Stage. (added March 17th)

Seems Likely

Elton John

The Black Keys

The War on Drugs

The Avett Brothers

Brandon Flowers

Death From Above 1979

Toro Y Moi

Of Monsters and Men

Interpol

First Aid Kit

Stromae

ODESZA

ScHoolboy Q

Gorgon City

The Kills

Slow Magic

Slightly Stoopid

Looking Plausible

Drake (Downgraded to “Looking Plausible” 3/16)

Bruce Springsteen

Chance the Rapper

Caribou

Florence + The Machine (upgraded to “Looking Plausible” on March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Axwell Λ Ingrosso

alt-J (upgraded on March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Belle & Sebastian

The Decemberists (upgraded on March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Flying Lotus

Father John Misty (upgraded to “Looking Plausible” on March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Future Islands

Mac Demarco

Glass Animals

Hozier

Benjamin Booker

Alvvays

AWOLNATION

Strand of Oaks

Bahamas

Hiss Golden Messenger

Long Shot (but could happen)

Jack White

Sleater-Kinney

D’Angelo

Weezer (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Jack Ü

Nas (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

TV on the Radio

Todd Terje

Gary Clark Jr. (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Action Bronson (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Viet Cong (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Marina & the Diamonds

MS MR (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Charli XCX

Jamie xx

Kygo

San Fermin (added March 18th with Osheaga announcement)

Milky Chance

View our predictions from 2014.

View our predictions from 2013.