SAN FRANCISCO — Chilly weather didn’t deter thousands of attendees from making their way to Golden Gate Park on day two of Outside Lands.

As another sold-out day of song unfolded, sets featured genre-bending songs, tracks and surprise guests with artists such as Charli xcx, who joined the Strokes for their headlining set, prompting cheers from the crowd. Mist filtered through the Saturday air, while gray skies loomed.

Read on for the Daily Bruin’s coverage of day two of Outside Lands 2026.

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Lucy Dacus

A smoke machine sent a soft haze across the Lands End stage as Lucy Dacus strummed a wooden guitar. The Grammy Award-winning artist, who is also one-third of the indie group boygenius, began her set with “First Time” off her third solo album “Home Video,” released in 2021.

The screen behind her displayed a design of ornate gold frames, showing Renaissance-era paintings during some tracks. Her band accompanied her, adding subtle synths, sharp drum beats, electric guitar riffs and violin flourishes. While performing songs such as “Partner in Crime” and “Talk,” her alto voice sang at a steady, conversational pace as many audience members swayed slowly and clutched their hands to their hearts.

Dacus, who identifies as LGBTQ+ and is an outspoken activist, paused her set after “Talk” and posed a question to the audience.

“Show of hands, who’s gay?” she said. “I’ve been dedicating the next song to anyone who almost just raised your hand.”

The artist began singing the love song “Best Guess before she brought out fellow boygenius member – and her girlfriend – Julien Baker to perform “Bullseye”. The pair sat on a blue velvet sofa.

Dacus rounded out her 11-song set with her biggest hit, “Night Shift.”

“I love you now, and I’ll love you then,” Dacus said.

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Malcolm Todd

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Malcolm Todd delivered a guitar-driven set to the Twin Peaks stage. His set featured energetic bedroom pop and soft, soulful R&B. In a plaid jacket and baggy jeans, he stepped across the stage, accessorized by sunglasses and an electric guitar.

Todd opened with “Jean Skirt” before moving through songs including “4Me 4Me,” “Walk to Class,” “Mr. Incorrect” and “Sweet Boy.” The crowd sang along to several tracks as smooth baselines sent hands swaying in the air.

“Little midway check-in,” Todd said. “We feelin’ good? We feelin’ alright?”

The audience members screamed as Todd invited a guest to the stage.

Adorned with black sunglasses, Todd’s sister, singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert, joined him for a performance of “Phoebe,” a track off her 2025 debut album “Who’s the Clown?”. Hobert performed at the Lands End stage earlier in the day. The sibling duo embraced on stage when the track ended.

The set slowed for “I Saw Your Face,” a 2026 single driven by Todd’s vocals before it returned to echoing drums and guitar-heavy production. The latter half of Todd’s set featured newer tracks, older favorites and popular covers. He closed the set with “Leave It All to Me,” a cover from the Nickelodeon series “iCarly,” and “Roommates,” a track released in 2023. The audience danced until the set’s end.

PinkPantheress

Bouncy rhythms and harmonic melodies blended together in an electro-pop production as PinkPantheress opened her set. In low-waisted wide-leg jeans and a maroon long sleeve, the singer first offered gentle gestures toward the crowd before a wash of electronic pulses boomed over the speakers. Her long blonde hair flipped with the wind as lights flashed from all directions.

The British singer-songwriter began with her popular TikTok hit “Stateside.” Dancers, coordinating with the singer in maroon and blue outfits, filled the stage in crisp choreography.

PinkPantheress followed with performances of “Tonight,” “Pain,” “Break it off” and a remix of Troye Sivan’s “Rush,” keeping festival attendees moving through a sprint of tightly produced, dance-heavy songs. As she performed “Rush” for the first time, she smiled and swayed her arms to the melody. The screen behind her flashed blue lights.

“Thank you for spending the rest of your evening with us and with me, PinkPantheress,” the singer said. “I thought it was gonna be pretty warm out here. … Pretty cold. It’s like the U.K.”

During “Stars,” surging synths and electronic instruments crashed against the scream-singing of audience members. A propulsive beat synced to the light show as the set built towards some of the artist’s most recognizable tracks, including “Romeo” and “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2.”

Closing out the Sutro Stage for the night, PinkPantheress performed “Illegal,” dancing with a prop phone and pretending to answer a call.

“No, I can’t talk right now, babe,” PinkPantheress said. “I’m in San Francisco.”