I am, the day this publishes, at Day 2 of Outside Lands. This is my fifth consecutive Outside Lands as a reporter, and in that time the music has gotten, let’s charitably say, younger.

Oh, I’ve gotten older, too. I am fully aware of that. My knees and back have less cartilage every year and nothing reminds you of that more clearly than trudging through Golden Gate Park for three days. But it’s definitely not my imagination that every year I recognize a smaller and smaller percentage of the lineup.

On the one hand, I get it. BottleRock Napa has eaten Outside Lands’ lunch as far as acts for people in their 30s and 40s, so they’re really leaning into the early- to mid-20s bros and broettes, but as an increasingly old person who’s overall very grouchy, it’s making it harder for me to cover.

It was way trickier than I’m comfortable with to pick five festival acts for this column.

So, as a public service for my fellow Geriatric Millennials out there, here are five acts you’ll probably like if you don’t want to figure out who Briston Maroney and Purple Disco Machine are. Starting with Green Day.

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Green Day — “Redundant”

I wanted to go with a second-tier single so it was this or “Minority,” and I think I used that one at some point, so “Redundant” it is. Additionally, the video is cool. This is a really solid Saturday headliner. Huge band with a history and current fans, good live act, local connection. They’re no Lizzo, but I am absolutely on board. This is one of the things that convinced me to wreck my joints again.

Weezer — “Buddy Holly”

I usually like deeper cuts, but I’m going with what’s arguably Weezer’s signature song because I know an interesting thing about it.

I always considered this Weezer’s breakthrough. It was the first of its songs I heard for sure, and it was the first one that really made me take interest in the band. But it wasn’t the first single! For some reason, Weezer decided “Undone – The Sweater Song” would be its first impression.

Nothing against “Undone,” of course, but this is definitely the better mass-market song. That makes it even more interesting that “Undone” reached No. 57 on the Billboard 200 chart and “Buddy Holly” didn’t chart at all, though it did make it to No. 2 on the Billboard Alternative chart versus No. 6 for “Undone.”

That’s weird, right? Or is it just me?

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Pussy Riot — “RAGE”

Ok, so yeah, Pussy Riot doesn’t have the clout it had a decade or so ago, but look at the situation the world is in. Russia is still attempting to conquer Ukraine and Pussy Riot is among Russia’s fiercest, most impactful activist collectives. It’s a band(and organization) that got famous for being jailed by Putin for an act of protest, then proceeded to continue to protest Putin even as he gained more and more power.

Pussy Riot has a 40-minute set on Sunday. On the Panhandle stage, which is crammed into a glorified walkway between the environmentalist booths. Really, guys?! This is what you think they deserve?!

Hide them all you want, I’ll be there. I’ve wanted to see them since 2012. The world doesn’t have enough militant activist art collectives.

The Linda Lindas — “Racist, Sexist Boy”

Speaking of disrespect, The Linda Lindas are at noon. The first act of the day! And not even on the main stage!

You know I’m usually about the past, but I am equally passionate about the future of punk and metal. In an era when everyone wants to be a SoundCloud rapper or influencer who makes a half-hearted attempt at a pop career, I respect legit garage bands of young people rocking out and saying their piece.

I will be there to see The Linda Lindas at noon on Saturday on the Twin Peaks stage and you should be too if you’ve got tickets.

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Rina Sawayama — “STFU!”

You know I wanted to include her cover of “Enter Sandman” from The Metallica Blacklist but I decided to include, you know, one of her actual songs.

Anyway, the Japanese-British singer is a bit more poppy than I usually like on the singles from her upcoming album, so far. But in the absence of anyone else who really blows me away, I dig her first album enough to make this list. I love pop music with an edge. More edges, major labels.

Also, the intro to this video is one of the cringiest things I’ve ever seen. I would like to apologize to all Asian women for white guys whose life’s goal is to teach English in Japan. Other white guys hate them too, but we can’t make them stop.

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