Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup Finally Released: Conor Oberst, Flogging Molly, Jessica Pratt, M. Ward + More

Your favorite free festival is coming up fast — and at last, the line-up in full has been released!
If you’ve been keeping up with Hardly Strictly, you’ve noticed that they have been releasing a series of music medleys (5, to be exact) to provide fans with a fun way of discovering confirmed acts. And now, the wait is over.

 

 

Here is the full line-up!
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
Gregory Alan Isakov
Marco & The Polos
The Dustbowl Revival
Paul Weller
Big Star’s Third — an all-star performance of Big Star’s haunting ‘Third’ album, featuring Kronos Quartet, Van Dyke Parks, Jody Stephens, Mike Mills, Chris Stamey, Ken Stringfellow, Pat Sansone, Ralph Carney, Audley Freed, Brett Harris, Skylar Gudasz, plus an orchestral ensemble; and special guest singers Steve Earle, Robyn Hitchcock & Chatham County Line
Dry Branch Fire Squad
The Stone Foxes
The White Buffalo
Leftover Salmon Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat
Chicano Batman
The Bros. Landreth
Megan Slankard
The Go To Hell Man Clan
Delbert McClinton
Buddy Miller’s Cavalcade Of Stars Featuring: Jim Lauderdale, Donnie Fritts & John Paul White, Tony Joe White, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Scott Miller & The Commonwealth’s Ladies Auxiliary, Buddy Miller & Friends
Fairfield Four
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Robert Earl Keen Performing Songs From ‘Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions’
Neko Case
Dustin Kensrue
The Brothers Gibb
Acres Of Space
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones
The Mavericks
Steep Canyon Rangers
James McMurtry
Hot Tuna Electric
Punch Brothers
Nels Cline & Julian Lage
Beth Hart
Robyn Hitchcock
The Brothers Comatose
Cooder – White – Skaggs
Monophonics
Chatham County Line
DeVotchKa
The Milk Carton Kids
Saintseneca
Michael Franti & Spearhead
The Time Jumpers Featuring Kenny Sears, Vince Gill, Paul Franklin, Joe Spivey, Larry Franklin, Andy Reiss, Billy Thomas, Jeff Taylor & Brad Albin
Steve Earle & The Dukes
The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
Mandolin Orange
Nick Lowe
Boz Scaggs
Joe Jackson
The Sheepdogs
Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear
JB Nimble
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Robyn Hitchcock & The Sadies Playing ‘Sweetheart Of The Rodeo’ & Other Delights
Lera Lynn
Flogging Molly
Jim White vs. The Packway Handle Band
mini-Mekons Featuring Jon Langford, Sally Timms & Rico Bell
Joe Pug
Poi Dog Pondering
Hot Rize with Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers
Sonny and The Sunsets
Ben Miller Band
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Tim Barry
Hardly Strictly Disco
Conor Brings Friends For Friday Featuring: Johnathan Rice, Jessica Pratt, The Felice Brothers, Laura Marling, M. Ward, Conor Oberst
Alison Brown & The Song Of The Banjo
Waco Brothers
Circus Quirkus with Poor Man’s Whiskey
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Walter Salas-Humara
The Sadies
ALO
Peter Rowan Band
Lee Ann Womack
Nancy and The Lambchops
The Oh Hellos
Jamey Johnson
The New Mastersounds
Los Lobos
Heidi Clare & The Goose Tatums
Asleep At The Wheel
Kevin Devine
Spirit Family Reunion
Doobie Decibel System
Angel Olsen
Kieran Kane & Lucas Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
Anderson East
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Indigo Girls
Pokey LaFarge
T Bone Burnett
Fantastic Negrito
Gillian Welch

The festival is happening October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in Golden Gate Park — specifically, in Hellman Hollow and the Mark and Lindley Meadows.


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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Releases 2015 Lineup Teaser

The organizers of San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival released a lineup teaser today with a music recording featuring clips from 10 of the upcoming weekend’s acts.  

The riddle is an invitation to music fans to test their smarts and start getting excited for the free event that draws nearly a million people to Golden Gate Park each year.  

You can listen to the recording on the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass site, and find the answers in the gallery below showcasing the artists in the order their musical clips are featured.  

The festival beloved by locals features 100 musical acts on seven stages at Hellman Hollow and Marx and Lindley meadows October 2 to 4. No tickets required.

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1) Paul Weller will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  

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2) Boz Scaggs will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. 

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3) The Stones Foxes will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park 

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4) The Ben Miller Band will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. 

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5) Charles Bradley will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  

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6) Monophonics will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  

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7) Leftover Salmon will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  

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• 8) The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
   
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9) Chicano Batman will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.  

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10) Pokey LaFarge will perform at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.   

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass announces surprise-filled lineup

The lengthy lineup has been announced for the 2014 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, set for Oct. 3-5 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It features plenty of the usual suspects -- such as Robert Earl Keen, Ralph Stanley and, of course, Emmylou Harris -- as well as a number of intriguing surprises.

Social Distortion lead singer and guitarist Mike Ness performs in concert at the
newly reopened Fox Theater in Oakland on Feb. 6, 2009. (Ray Chavez/Staff file)

Most notably, the festival will host two first-tier punk-rock legends -- Social Distortion and X. It will also feature indie-music favorites Cibo Matto and Yo La Tengo as well as hip-hop crew Deltron 3030, performing with a full orchestra.

Other top names on the bill include John Prine, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Sharon Van Etten, Dawes, Conor Oberst, Mavis Staples, Chris Isaak, Rosanne Cash and Dwight Yoakam.
Daily schedules and set times will be released at a later date. The event is free and annually draws hundreds of thousands of music fans. For more information, visit www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com.

Here's the complete lineup:
Poor Man's Whiskey
The Aquabats!
Peter Rowan's Twang An' Groove
The Waybacks
Dry Branch Fire Squad
John Prine
Ryan Adams
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones
Lucinda Williams
Conor Brings Friends For Friday Featuring:
Waxahatchee
The Good Life
Jonathan Wilson
Sharon Van Etten
Dawes
Conor Oberst
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun
Buckwheat Zydeco
Hurray For The Riff Raff
Cibo Matto
Yo La Tengo
The McCrary Sisters
Alison Brown Quintet
The Time Jumpers Featuring Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, Dawn Sears & Ranger Doug Green
Holler Down The Hollow: A Hardly Strictly Salute to the Masters (Dickens, Hellman, Reed, Scruggs, Seeger, Watson & Winchester)
Dave Rawlings Machine
Steve Earle & The Dukes
Whograss
Bad Luck Jonathan
Justin Townes Earle
Mavis Staples
Chris Isaak
Red Baraat
Deltron 3030 with The 3030 Orchestra
Built To Spill
Social Distortion
Carlene Carter
Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars:
Kate York
Striking Matches
Nikki Lane
Shawn Colvin
Tony Joe White
Buddy Miller & Friends
Robert Earl Keen
Evolfo Doofeht
Blue Rodeo
Johnnyswim
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Reckless Kelly
The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
The Mastersons
Rose's Pawn Shop
The Felice Brothers
Parker Millsap
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
Chris Smither
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Malawi Mouse Boys
Hot Rize Featuring Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers
Jerry Douglas Presents Earls of Leicester
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Tweedy
Emmylou Harris
Robbie Fulks
The Lone Bellow
Rosanne Cash
Lake Street Dive
Bruce Cockburn
The Apache Relay
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
X Acoustic
Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Dwight Yoakam
The Go To Hell Man Clan
Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin
Sun Kil Moon
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express 'Strings In The Temple'
T Bone Burnett
Jason Isbell
The Sam Chase
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Moonalice
Blackie and The Rodeo Kings
Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real
Joe Russo's Almost Dead
Jesse DeNatale
Chuck Cannon
The High Bar Gang
Shelly Colvin
Caitlin Rose
Sarah Jarosz
Rising Appalachia
Willie Watson



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