Year after year, fans and critics alike have asked the organizers of Outside Lands: Where are the female headliners?
That question seemed to be answered today, with the festival's announcement on social media that Janet Jackson will take the stage at this year's Outside Lands, presumably in a headlining slot.
But booking Janet Jackson in 2018 is a case study in too little, too late: in the past 10 years, there have been no single female headliners at Outside Lands, an issue repeatedly raised in recent years by local music journalists. (The full lineup announcement for this year's fest, taking place Aug. 10-12 in Golden Gate Park, is coming April 3 at 10am.)