A free festival… Three days, Six stages over 750,000 attendees and 350 musicians each year come together for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco’s beautiful and historic Golden Gate Park.
Ticket Price: FREE
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Allison Moorer
- ALO
- Alison Brown Quartet with Stuart Duncan
- Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
- Beachwood Sparks
- Ben Kweller
- Bill Kirchen and Texicalli
- Boz Scaggs
- Buddy Miller
- Chris Carrabba
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood
- Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
- Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express
- Chuck Ragan
- Conor Oberst
- Cowboy Junkies
- Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones
- Del McCoury Band
- Dirty Three
- Dry Branch Fire Squad
- Dwight Yoakam
- Elvis Costello
- Emmylou Harris
- Giant Giant Sand
- Glen Hansard
- Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
- Heartless Bastards
- Jenny Lewis
- Jerry Douglas
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Jesse Winchester
- Jim Lauderdale
- Joe Pug
- John Reilly and Friends
- Jon Langford & His Sadies
- Jonny Two Bags & Salvation Town
- Justin Townes Earle
- Keller Williams
- Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
- Kieran Kane
- Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
- Les Claypool
- Little Green Cars
- Lloyd Cole
- Lucero
- Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue
- Moonalice
- Nick Lowe
- Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers
- Patti Smith
- Patty Griffin
- Peter Rowan
- Pickwick
- Poor Man's Whiskey
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Ralph Stanley
- Reckless Kelly
- Red Baraat
- Robert Earl Keen
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Roger Knox and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
- Rubblebucket
- Sara Watkins
- Seasick Steve
- Sierra Hull
- Simone Felice
- Son Volt
- Soul Rebels Brass Band
- Steve Earle and the Dukes (and Duchesses)
- Steve Kimock & Kyle Hollingsworth
- The Barr Brothers
- The Chieftains
- The Civil Wars
- The Flatlanders
- The Go to Hell Man Clan
- The Head and the Heart
- The Knitters
- The Lumineers
- The Milk Carton Kids
- The Trishas
- The Wandering
- The White Buffalo
- Time Jumper
- Tiny Television
- Todd Snider
- Walter Salas-Humara
- Warren Hellman, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson
- World Famous Headliners
Festival News and Rumors

Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023

Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023

Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023

The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023

Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023

Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023