Treasure Island Music Festival (TIMF) is an annual two-day festival in the San Francisco Bay Area. Performers at the festival are traditionally a mixture of hip-hop, electronic, and indie rock. It historically takes place in September or October. Between 2007 and 2016 the festival took place on the San Francisco Bay island called Treasure Island. The festival organizers took 2017 off to regroup and in 2018 moved to Oakland’s Middle Harbor Shoreline Park.
Treasure Island Music Festival is notable for booking performers who might be on the cusp of breaking out. Festival-goers are likely to see an opener at TIMF who will be a hot ticket at other festivals the following year. The festival has shifted over the years to include bigger headliners like Sigur Ros in 2016 and Deadmau5 in 2015.
TIMF is a relaxed music festival experience. Like many festivals, Treasure Island has two stages, but those stages are staggered so performances aren’t competing. This removes the common festival frustration of choosing between two bands who might overlap.
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What can we expect for TIMF 2018?
The Dates: October 13-14
The Tickets: Two-day general admission and VIP tickets were put on sale May 18 at noon. TIMF uses a tiered system and as each tier sells out the tickets get more expensive.
Where To Buy: https://www.treasureislandfestival.com
General Admission:
TIER 1 – SPECIAL – $165 – SOLD OUT
TIER 2 – ADVANCE (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) – $175
TIER 3 – REGULAR – $185
VIP:
These tickets include access to the “preferred viewing area” next to the main stage, a tented lounge featuring a full bar, special VIP food options, and private bathrooms.
TIER 1- SPECIAL – $325 – SOLD OUT
TIER 2 – ADVANCE (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) – $335
TIER 3 – REGULAR – $345
The Acts:
Day-to-day lineups haven’t been announced but TIMF typically has mostly rock day (usually Sunday) and a mostly electronic/hip-hop day (usually Saturday).
Tame Impala • A$AP Rocky • Silk City (Diplo + Mark Ronson) • Lord Huron • Santigold • Courtney Barnett • Jungle • Pusha T • Sharon Van Etten • Aminé • Cigarettes After Sex • Hiatus Kaiyote • Laff Trax (Toro y Moi x Nosaj Thing) • U.S. Girls • Moses Sumney • Alex Cameron • Polo & Pan • Pond • Shame • George Fitzgerald (LIVE) • Soccer Mommy • serpentwithfeet • JPEGMAFIA • Gilligan Moss
Who Produces Treasure Island Music Festival?
Treasure Island Music Festival is produced by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment. Noise Pop is best known for the annual Bay spanning Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival. Another Planet Entertainment is a more traditional event producer booking acts at venues around the Bay Area year round. They also produce Golden Gate Park’s annual music festival Outside Lands.
Who has performed during previous years of Treasure Island Music Festival?
2007
The first large-scale event on Treasure Island since the 1939 World’s Fair.
Saturday
Thievery Corporation, Gotan Project, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, M.I.A., Ghostland Observatory, Kinky, Zion I, Kid Beyond, Dengue Fever, West Indian Girl, Mocean Worker, Honeycut.
Sunday
Modest Mouse, Spoon, Built To Spill, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, M. Ward, Two Gallants, Earlimart, Au Revoir Simone, Film School, The Devil Makes Three, Sea Wolf, Street to Nowhere, Trainwreck Riders
2008
Saturday
Justice, TV On the Radio, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS), Antibalas, Aesop Rock, Amon TObin, Foals, Mike Relm, Nortec Collective, Loquat, Chester French, The Frail
Sunday
The Raconteurs, Tegan and Sara, Vampire Weekend, Spiritualized, Okkervil River, Tokyo Police Club, The Kills, Dr. Dog, John Vanderslice, The Dodos, Fleet Foxes, The Morning Benders, Port O’Brien, Or The Whale
2009
First sell out year.
Saturday
MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, The Streets, Passion Pit, LTJ Bukem feat. MC Conrad, DJ Krush, Fredrico Aubele, Dan Deacon, Murs, Crown City Rockers, The Limousines,
Sunday
The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Yo la Tengo, The Walkmen, Bob Mould, Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Vetiver, Spiral Stairs, Sleepy Sun, Tommy Guerrero, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
2010
The cold year. If you live in the Bay Area you know our summer falls between September and October. You can depend on some of the hottest days of the year. Except in 2010 when the sundresses and shorts were exchanged for hoodies and flannels.
Saturday
LCD Soundsystem, Deadmau5, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Miike Snow, !!!, Die Antwoord, Little Dragon, Four Tet, Holy Fuck, Phantogram, Jamaica, Wallpaper, Maus Haus
Sunday
Belle & Sebatian, The National, Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Superchunk, Rogue Wave, Surfer Blood, Ra Ra Riot, Monotonix, The Sea and Cake, Phosphorescent, Papercuts, The Mumlers
2011
Saturday
Empire of the Sun, Cut Copy, Chromeo, Death From Above 1979, Battles, Dizzee Rascal, Flying Lotus, Yacht, The Naked & Famous, Aloe Blacc, Shabazz Palaces, Buraka Som Sistema, Geographer
Sunday
Death Cab for Cuties, Explosions in the Sky, Beach House, The Hold Steady, The Head and the Heart, St. Vincent, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Friendly Fire, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, The Antlers, Thee Oh Sees, Weekend
2012
Saturday
Girl Talk, The Presets, Porter Robinson, Public Enemy, SBTRKT, Tycho, Araabmusik, Matthew Dear, Toro y Moi, Grimes, The Coup, K. Flay, Dirty Ghosts
Sunday
The XX, M83, Gossip, Best Coast, Joanna Newsom, Devine Fits, Youth Lagoon, Los Campesinos!, The War on Drugs, Ty Segall, Wild Belle, Hospitality, Imperial Teen
2013
Saturday
Atoms for Peace, Major Lazer, Little Dragon, Phantogram, Disclosure, Holy Ghost!, Danny Brown, DJ Falcon, Poolside, Adult., Robert DeLong, Giraffage, Atnwon
Sunday
Beck, Animal Collective, James Blake, Sleigh Bells, STRFKR, Lord Huron, Japandroids, Real Estate, Haim, Palma Violets, Cayucas, IO Echo, Deep Sea Diver
2014
Saturday
Outkast, Zedd, Janelle Monáe, St. Lucia, Jungle, MØ, Classixx, Ryan Hemsworth, Ana Tijoux, XXYYXX, Ratking, Tobacco, Painted Palms
Sunday
Massive Attack, alt-J, TV on the Radio, The New Pornographer, Washed Out, Banks, Poliça, The Growlers, Chet Faker, Ásgeir, Bleached, Cathedrals
2015
Final year on Treasure Island’s Great Lawn.
Saturday
Deadmau5, FKA twigs, Big Grams (Big Boi and Phantogram), STS9, Run The Jewels, Gorgon City, Hudson Mohawke, Cashmere Cat, Viceroy, Shamir, Bob Moses, Skylar Spence, Baio
Sunday
The National, CHVRCHES, The War On Drugs, Father John Misty, Panda Bear, Jose Gonzalez, Deerhunter, Drive Like Jehu, Ex Hex, Mikal Cronin, Lower Dens, Viet Cong, Ought
2016
The year of rain and wind. This year saw epic rain storms that delayed flights, forced cancellations, formed mud pits, and created a small cluster of Internet cranks who will never forgive TIMF organizers for not having control over the weather (and legitimate complaints from bands who were asked to perform in inclement weather).
Saturday
Ice Cube, ZHU, Glass Animals, Young Thug, The Polish Ambassador, Mura Masa, How to Dress Well, Honne, Sofu Tukker, Kamaiyah, Worthy
Sunday
Sigur Ros, Purity Ring, Tycho, Mac DeMarco, Sylvan Esso, Neon Indian
Christine and the Queens, Wild Nothing, Deafheaven, Car Seat Headrest, Hinds, Day Wave
2017
Hiatus.
2018
