{"id":5888,"date":"2026-07-31T05:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5888"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:07:03","slug":"outside-lands-guide-15-great-acts-to-see-at-the-2026-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5888","title":{"rendered":"Outside Lands Guide: 15 great acts to see at the 2026 music festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s time to set your dance card for the 2026 Outside Lands Music Festival.<\/p>\n

Who are you going to see? Who are you willing to skip?<\/p>\n

Because, with more than 100 acts across multiple stages, there\u2019s no way that you\u2019re going to be able catch every artist on the three-day Outside Lands bill.<\/p>\n

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So, it\u2019s time to make some hard choices and figure out what your time is going to look like at the festival, which runs Aug. 7-9 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re here with some suggestions.<\/p>\n

We figure you already know about the three headliners \u2013 Charli xcx, the Strokes and R\u00fcf\u00fcs Du Sol \u2013 as well as such big-time main support acts as Turnstile, The xx and Modest Mouse. So we\u2019re not going use up any time by singing their praises.<\/p>\n

Instead, we\u2019re looking lower down on the bill to find some of the hidden gems that many festival-goers won\u2019t likely be as familiar with in 2026.<\/p>\n

Here are 15 acts \u2014 five per day \u2014 to put on your dance card for the 2026 Outside Lands. And we fully believe that you\u2019ll be very glad you did.<\/p>\n

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For more information about the festival, visit sfoutsidelands.com.<\/p>\n

Day 1 (Friday, Aug. 7)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tinashe<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The alt-R&B\/pop vocalist, who was born in Kentucky and raised in the Los Angeles area, got off to a strong commercial start in her recording career as the 2014 full-length debut \u201cAquarius\u201d made it all the way to the top 20 on the pop charts. Much of that was propelled by the multiplatinum smash single \u201c2 On\u201d featuring Schoolboy Q. She\u2019s kept right on releasing quality music ever since, finding gold\/platinum success with such singles as \u201cNeeds,\u201d \u201cNasty\u201d and \u201cNo Broke Boys.\u201d Her latest full-length is 2024\u2019s \u201cQuantum Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Info:<\/strong> 5:10 p.m., Twin Peaks Stage<\/p>\n

Listen to:<\/strong> \u201cNo Broke Boys\u201d<\/p>\n

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