Lineup Archive

Outside Lands 2012 lineup

The Outside Lands line-up page lists 72 acts for Outside Lands 2012 (Aug 10–12, 2012). Headliners were Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Metallica and Stevie Wonder. 63 acts appeared at Outside Lands for the first time in our records.

Aug 10–12dates
72acts
88%first time at Outside Lands
Friday
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Foo Fighters Beck Justice Andrew Bird MSTRKRFT Die Antwoord Fitz and the Tantrums Of Monsters and Men
The Walkmen Washed Out Reggie Watts Two Gallants Yacht Antibalas Sharon Van Etten Dirty Dozen Brass Band Wallpaper. Tennis White Denim Jukebox the Ghost Tanlines Papa Futurebirds
Saturday
Metallica
Sigur Ros Norah Jones The Kills Passion Pit Grandaddy Big Boi Explosions in the Sky Portugal. The Man
Alabama Shakes Dr. Dog Mimosa Tame Impala The Be Good Tanyas Geographer Thee Oh Sees Zola Jesus Michael Kiwanuka Sean Hayes Father John Misty Yellow Ostrich Animal Kingdom Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons Honey Island Swamp Band
Sunday
Stevie Wonder
Jack White Skrillex Dispatch Regina Spektor Bloc Party Santigold Franz Ferdinand Rebelution
Fun. Amadou & Mariam Wolfgang Gartner City and Colour Trampled by Turtles Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman Bomba Estéreo Big Gigantic Allen Stone The M Machine Jovanotti Electric Guest Caveman Birdy Infantree

Friday lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Neil Young & Crazy Horse
  2. 2Foo Fighters
  3. 3Beck
  4. 4Justice
  5. 5Andrew Bird
  6. 6MSTRKRFT
  7. 7Die Antwoord
  8. 8Fitz and the Tantrums
  9. 9Of Monsters and Men
  10. 10The Walkmen
  11. 11Washed Out
  12. 12Reggie Watts
  13. 13Two Gallants
  14. 14Yacht
  15. 15Antibalas
  16. 16Sharon Van Etten
  17. 17Dirty Dozen Brass Band
  18. 18Wallpaper.
  19. 19Tennis
  20. 20White Denim
  21. 21Jukebox the Ghost
  22. 22Tanlines
  23. 23Papa
  24. 24Futurebirds

Saturday lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Metallica
  2. 2Sigur Ros
  3. 3Norah Jones
  4. 4The Kills
  5. 5Passion Pit
  6. 6Grandaddy
  7. 7Big Boi
  8. 8Explosions in the Sky
  9. 9Portugal. The Man
  10. 10Alabama Shakes
  11. 11Dr. Dog
  12. 12Mimosa
  13. 13Tame Impala
  14. 14The Be Good Tanyas
  15. 15Geographer
  16. 16Thee Oh Sees
  17. 17Zola Jesus
  18. 18Michael Kiwanuka
  19. 19Sean Hayes
  20. 20Father John Misty
  21. 21Yellow Ostrich
  22. 22Animal Kingdom
  23. 23Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons
  24. 24Honey Island Swamp Band

Sunday lineup

Lineup

  1. 1Stevie Wonder
  2. 2Jack White
  3. 3Skrillex
  4. 4Dispatch
  5. 5Regina Spektor
  6. 6Bloc Party
  7. 7Santigold
  8. 8Franz Ferdinand
  9. 9Rebelution
  10. 10Fun.
  11. 11Amadou & Mariam
  12. 12Wolfgang Gartner
  13. 13City and Colour
  14. 14Trampled by Turtles
  15. 15Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
  16. 16Bomba Estéreo
  17. 17Big Gigantic
  18. 18Allen Stone
  19. 19The M Machine
  20. 20Jovanotti
  21. 21Electric Guest
  22. 22Caveman
  23. 23Birdy
  24. 24Infantree
On this bill

Their festival histories

Tame Impala 27 appearances · headlined 6× Bloc Party 25 appearances Foo Fighters 24 appearances · headlined 16× Portugal. The Man 24 appearances Beck 22 appearances · headlined 3× Father John Misty 21 appearances Franz Ferdinand 21 appearances · headlined 1× Skrillex 20 appearances · headlined 5×

First time at Outside Lands in 2012

MetallicaNeil YoungStevie WonderAlabama ShakesAllen StoneAmadou & MariamAnimal KingdomAntibalasThe Be Good TanyasBig GiganticBirdyBloc PartyBomba EstéreoCavemanCity and ColourCory Chisel and The Wandering SonsDie AntwoordDirty Dozen Brass BandDispatchDr. DogElectric GuestExplosions in the SkyFather John MistyFitz and the TantrumsFoo FightersFranz FerdinandFun.FuturebirdsGeographerGrandaddyHoney Island Swamp BandJack WhiteJovanottiJukebox the GhostJusticeThe KillsThe M MachineMichael KiwanukaMimosaMSTRKRFT+23 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Andrew Birdlast played Outside Lands in 20084 years
  2. Becklast played Outside Lands in 20084 years
  3. Regina Spektorlast played Outside Lands in 20084 years
  4. Sean Hayeslast played Outside Lands in 20084 years
  5. Two Gallantslast played Outside Lands in 20084 years

Other festivals in 2012

Coachella 2012 6 sharedReading & Leeds 2012 5 sharedLollapalooza 2012 23 sharedAustin City Limits 2012 12 sharedGovernors Ball 2012 5 sharedNewport Folk 2012 6 sharedHangout 2012 9 sharedSplendour in the Grass 2012 8 shared
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Questions about Outside Lands 2012

Who headlined Outside Lands 2012?

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Metallica and Stevie Wonder were the headliners of Outside Lands 2012.

How many acts are on the Outside Lands 2012 lineup?

The Outside Lands line-up page lists 72 acts for Outside Lands 2012. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

When was Outside Lands 2012?

Outside Lands 2012 took place on Aug 10–12, 2012, in San Francisco, California.

Who played Outside Lands for the first time in 2012?

63 acts on the 2012 lineup had not appeared at Outside Lands before in our records, including Metallica, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Alabama Shakes and Allen Stone.

Source: Wikipedia, "Outside Lands festival lineups" (revision 1368757501), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.