The Outside Lands festival can be a little overwhelming. It features a ton of headliners you've heard of (Metallica, that "Neil Young" dude) and a ton of bands you've probably never heard of (Honey Island Swamp Band). Because we want you to be "that guy/that girl" who knows everything and sounds sooOoOoOOoo smart as you stand with your overpriced microbrew swaying along, we've asked Steph Dub and the team over at Soundtracking to give you a mixtape cheat sheet of who you shouldn't miss. 

For a little context, Soundtracking is a free app that allows you to capture the moment when you're listening to a song and share it with your friends (does it sound like I'm pitching you? I am). For more context: I'm obsessed with Soundtracking. 

Here's Steph's take on the job I tasked her crew with: "Our mix is jammed full of songs from each of our MUST-SEE artists performing at Outside Lands. Many of these bands have been soundtraking our office AND personal lives as of late, which makes it that much more awesome for us to be able to add them to this mix!" 

This is "Let's Go Outside," a mixtape guide to this year's Outside Lands. 

(Click the link above to have your mind blown on Spotify.)

1. Papa - I Am The Lion King

2. Yellow Ostrich - Stay at Home

3. Tanlines - All Of Me

4. Geographer - Verona

5. Passion Pit - Better Things

6. Mark Farina feat. Sean Hayes - Dream Machine

7. White Denim - Shy Billy

8. Allen Stone - Say So

9. Tom Morello - Speak and Make Lightning

10. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

11. Sharon Van Etten - Leonard

12. Birdy - Skinny Love

13. City and Colour - Sleeping Sickness

14. Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes

15. Tennis - Origins

16. Electric Guest - This Head I Hold

17. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Ain't Nothin' But A Party

18. Portugal. The Man - People Say

19. The Walkmen - Stranded

20. Alabama Shakes - On Your Way

21. Dispatch - Out Loud

22. Michael Kiwanuka - I'll Get Along

23. Stevie Wonder - Living For The City

Outside Lands starts this Friday, August 10th, and won't stop bringing the music until Sunday, August 12th. You should buy tickets here and go, because the event is made of musical unicorns and rainbows.