The 71-year-old Paul McCartney played for nearly three hours — with no signs of slowing down — as the headlining act Friday, a legendary way to open up a weekend filled with an eclectic mix of music at Outside Lands. Among the highlights: When the Krosos Quartet played strings on Beatles classic "Yesterday."
British songstress Jessie Ware — in her adorable thick South London accent — kept it fun (even though she was 15 minutes late to the Sutro stage), tasking a burly guard to let loose: “You have to dance now security guard!”
Country legend Willie Nelson broke out one of his classic hits, "On the Road Again," which had thousands of festgoers — lined all the way throughout Speedway Meadow — bopping along as he closed out the Sutro stage Sunday.
Nine Inch Nails gave the 60,000-plus gathered at the main stage Saturday evening nearly two hours of an intense ride, with a booming bass line overtaking the Polo Field with Trent Reznor appearing alone onstage at the start of the show as bandmembers emerged from behind.
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, always one to raise an eyebrow, entertained the crowd gathered at the main stage Sunday evening with several curious remarks.
Indie darlings Vampire Weekend made its Outside Lands debut Sunday afternoon on the main stage and the foursome never lost the pep in its step, rolling through crowd-pleasers "A-Punk" and "Oxford Comma," while smartly catering to the Bay Area crowd with California songs like "Step," "One (Blake's Got a New Face)" and "Hannah Hunt."
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs made head turn Saturday with her unique wardrobe.
The festival took it back several decades for a nostalgia-filled Sunday afternoon with Daryl Hall & John Oates (the latter pictured here) on the main stage. At one point during the duo's set, YouTuber Nicki Bluhm — whose cover "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" made waves — came onstage to perform with Oates.
Daryl Hall (pictured here) & John Oates performed a slew of hits, including "Maneater" and "Out of Touch" on Sunday afternoon at the main stage.
A late addition to the Outside Lands lineup because of D'Angelo's cancellation due to a medical issue, funk legend Chic feat. Nile Rodgers rocked the Sutro stage Friday.
The Seattle-based The Head and the Heart, readying for the October release of new album Let's Be Still, treated the crowd to new tracks, including "Shake."
Indie folk group The Head and the Heart (group member Charity Rose Thielen is pictured here) closed out the Sutro stage on Saturday afternoon.
Rockers The National opened its Friday set at the main stage with "Fake Empire," wrapping up its set with a nod to The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, who joined the band onstage for a song.
Hip-hop act Jurassic 5 continued their reunion tour at Outside Lands' main stage Saturday. After having broken up six years ago, the group kicked off their trek across the country at the Coachella music festival in April.
Jurassic 5 didn't miss a beat during their Saturday afternoon set, performing classics "What's Golden" and "Concrete Schoolyard."
L.A. folk rockers Dawes entertained a small crowd Sunday afternoon at the Sutro stage, working through its discography — including latest disc Stories Don't End — with urgency and expert guitar work.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, led by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, performed Sunday afternoon at the Sutro stage.