I am DROOLING over the lineup for this year’s Outside Lands!

I know Coachella is this weekend, and that that’s what most of the buzz I’ve been seeing online this week is about, but I just read the full lineup for the second annual Outside Lands in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this August, and I am SALIVATING.

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I think it’s weird that the bands that were a huge deal when I was in high school and college are still such a big deal, but it is alright with me! I saw Pearl Jam in 1993 at the polo fields in Indio. I saw the Beastie Boys in 1995 at the Lollapalooza at Cal State Dominguez Hills and again later the same year on their own at the Olympic Velodrome there. (Losing my “Aloha, Mr. Hand” shirt is one of my greatest wardrobe regrets of all time.) And I saw the Dave Matthews Band about 10 years ago at the Home Depot Center. And here they are, headlining this huge, awesome festival.

I’ve read through the rest of the lineup, and I’m not going insane for anyone else on the list– except maybe TOM JONES.

Last year, the act I got the most pumped for (and LOVED when they played) was Rodrigo y Gabriela. They are amazing. In fact, to kick off my personal countdown to Outside Lands, I’m going to share a video of Rodrigo y Gabriela at 2008’s festival: