"Located among eucalyptus groves in Golden Gate Park's urban oasis...this was the kind of festival that thrived on a cross-pollination of ideas, favoring the purity of expression over the purity of genres as we might conceive of them." - Paul Bonanos, No Depression
Since this is a FREE EVENT (NO TICKETS NEEDED). Here's the initial lineup for the 2025 festival.
Lucinda Williams
Samara Joy
Courtney Barnett
Reverend Horton Heat
Watchhouse
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
Dan Tyminski Band
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
The String Cheese Incident
Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes
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Founded in 2001, what originated as a modest one-day event has evolved into an internationally acclaimed three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival draws hundreds of thousands of people. The free music showcase is carefully curated to balance emerging talent with perennial favorites like Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle.
Image Credit: Photos by Cheryl Guerrero
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Since this is a FREE EVENT (NO TICKETS NEEDED). Here's the initial lineup for the 2025 festival.
Lucinda Williams
Samara Joy
Courtney Barnett
Reverend Horton Heat
Watchhouse
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
Dan Tyminski Band
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
The String Cheese Incident
Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes
~~~
Founded in 2001, what originated as a modest one-day event has evolved into an internationally acclaimed three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival draws hundreds of thousands of people. The free music showcase is carefully curated to balance emerging talent with perennial favorites like Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle.
Image Credit: Photos by Cheryl Guerrero
"Located among eucalyptus groves in Golden Gate Park's urban oasis...this was the kind of festival that thrived on a cross-pollination of ideas, favoring the purity of expression over the purity of genres as we might conceive of them." - Paul Bonanos, No Depression
Since this is a FREE EVENT (NO TICKETS NEEDED). Here's the initial lineup for the 2025 festival.
Lucinda Williams
Samara Joy
Courtney Barnett
Reverend Horton Heat
Watchhouse
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
Dan Tyminski Band
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
The String Cheese Incident
Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes
~~~
Founded in 2001, what originated as a modest one-day event has evolved into an internationally acclaimed three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival draws hundreds of thousands of people. The free music showcase is carefully curated to balance emerging talent with perennial favorites like Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle.
Image Credit: Photos by Cheryl Guerrero
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Since this is a FREE EVENT (NO TICKETS NEEDED). Here's the initial lineup for the 2025 festival.
Lucinda Williams
Samara Joy
Courtney Barnett
Reverend Horton Heat
Watchhouse
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
Dan Tyminski Band
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
The String Cheese Incident
Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes
~~~
Founded in 2001, what originated as a modest one-day event has evolved into an internationally acclaimed three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival draws hundreds of thousands of people. The free music showcase is carefully curated to balance emerging talent with perennial favorites like Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle.
Image Credit: Photos by Cheryl Guerrero
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