15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Want to perform at Outside Lands? Here's your chance
Outside Lands is debuting a new stage next month, and festivalgoers will get to be some of the first to perform on it.
The three-day Golden Gate Park music festival, set to take place from Aug. 8-10, plans to allow a select few ticket holders to perform on its new Duboce Triangle stage, which is nestled in the eucalyptus trees of McLaren Pass, through an advance open mic contest.
These daily fan-inclusive sets, also hosted by Rainbow Girls, will kick off the new stage's programming each afternoon. After each day's opening set, attendees can expect performances by artists such as folk singer Kate Bollinger, rapper Lexa Gates and alternative group Bay Ledges. DJ sets will include TikTok singer-songwriter INJI, singer and producer Mayer Hawthorne and genre-bending duo Paco Versailles.
Named after the famed San Francisco neighborhood that is situated between the Castro and Eureka Valley, the Duboce Triangle stage is the latest in a string of new attractions that Outside Lands organizers have been incorporating into the festival over the past few years.
This year's festival will see the return of fan favorites including Dolores', an inclusive dance floor that celebrates queer and trans communities; SOMA, an open-air space for fans of electronic dance music to let loose; the Latin dance music space, Casa Bacardí; and the marriage venue, City Hall.
Rapper Tyler, the Creator, hip-hop artist Doja Cat and folk singer Hozier are set to headline the annual music festival, which also features 'Anxiety' rapper Doechii, rock group Vampire Weekend and singer-songwriter Finneas on its lineup.
