This NBA legend is set to perform at Outside Lands in San Francisco

The 2023 Outside Lands lineup was announced on Tuesday (March 7) and one name really stood out from the pack:

Shaquille O’Neal.

There probably weren’t too many people who were expecting to see this Basketball Hall of Famer — one of the greatest centers to ever play the game — on the bill.

Yet, there he was, albeit listed quite a bit lower on the lineup than the megawatt headliners (Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters and ODESZA) and other biggie acts such as Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Janelle Monáe and Maggie Rogers.

O’Neal will perform at Outside Lands — set for Aug. 11-13 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco — under his stage name Diesel. And, yes, we fully expect to see his pal Charles Barkley, fully decked out in Golden State Warriors gear (of course), hanging out near the front of the stage while Shaq performs.

Of course, O’Neal is no stranger to the music world. He’s actually a platinum-selling rapper who has released four albums — “Shaq Diesel” (1993), “Shaq Fu: Da Return” (1994), “You Can’t Stop the Reign” (1996) and “Respect” (1998).