San Francisco Chronicle

Outside Lands releases single-day tickets

Eager festivalgo­ers have range of options

- By Zara Irshad Reach Zara Irshad: zara.irshad@sfchronicl­e.com

Outside Lands has released single-day tickets for its 16th music festival this summer.

Organizers of the festival, set for Aug. 9-11 at Golden Gate Park, have also released GA+, VIP and Golden Gate Club passes for hard-core music lovers, which provide access to amenities such as special viewing areas and exclusive food and drink vendors.

Single-day tickets begin at $199, and three-day passes start at $465. All ticket options are available at www.sfoutsidel­ands.com. Organizers announced the daily lineup for the festival earlier this week.

Among the acts set to perform on the first day of the festival are Las Vegas pop-rock act the Killers, Canadian singersong­writer Daniel Caesar, British dance music group Jungle and San Francisco-born DJ Gryffin. Others slated to play on opening day include “Water” singer Tyla, rock group the Last Dinner Party and singersong­writer Reneé Rapp.

Rapper Tyler, the Creator, Jamaican singer-songwriter Grace Jones and Seattle indiepop group the Postal Service are scheduled the following day. Stanford University graduate K.Flay, indie group Men I Trust and Beyoncé collaborat­or Ryan Beatty are also among those rounding out day two of the festival.

Closing out the weekend are country music star Sturgill Simpson, Canadian producer Kaytranada, Sacramento native Victoria Monét and pop singer Chappell Roan. Rapper and singer Post Malone is also scheduled to perform a special country set that night.

The festival’s full lineup includes more than 90 acts and can be found online.

This year’s will see Outside Lands’ first on-site wedding venue, City Hall, where music lovers can tie the knot while listening to their favorite artists, as well as Casa Bacardí, a new performanc­e space dedicated to reggaeton and Latin and dance music.

A haven for dance music lovers, SOMA will return to the festival, taking shape in a new open-air format following difficulti­es with its usual tent setup during last year’s event.

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