Thank you for your interest in Outside Lands 2025 taking place August 8-10 in Golden Gate Park!
PLEASE READ AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE BELOW:
This is only a request and it may not be approved. We are unable to accommodate every request, but each application will be reviewed and considered with the utmost care.
There is one application form PER PERSON. Each person applying for a media pass must apply individually to be considered. If multiple people from your organization are applying, each person must fill out their own application to be considered. You cannot combine applications for staff from the same publications and any joint applications won’t be considered.
We will accept press requests until
July 16, 2025 @ 5 PM PT.
You will be notified of your application’s status by July 21, 2025 @ 5 PM PT.
All media MUST BE ON ASSIGNMENT. If we have questions about your assignment, we will be contacting your editor.
MEDIA PASS: Grants festival entry to a journalist with access to the onsite media compound. Does not include entry to the photo pit but can possess professional still photo equipment on the festival grounds.
PHOTO PASS: An add-on credential that grants entry to photo pits. MUST be paired with a MEDIA credential - NO FESTIVAL ACCESS WITHOUT THE MEDIA PASS.
If your application is approved, check-in and on-site details will be sent to you closer to the festival date. You will be required to sign a release of liability and/or a photo release prior to receiving your credentials.
PHOTO POLICY: Photo passes are limited. We will provide syndicated photos from on-site festival photographers for use, details to follow. Photo passes provide access to the photo pits in front of each stage; they do not provide on-stage or backstage access.
Only photographers with professional cameras such as SLR and interchangeable lens cameras, will be allowed into the photo pits. Point-and-shoot cameras or Smartphone cameras will not be permitted.
VIDEOGRAPHY & AUDIO RECORDING POLICY: Video and audio recording is strictly prohibited without proper prior authorization.