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Photos by Shawn Reiss // Written by Mike Frash //

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2014 //

Golden Gate Park – San Francisco

October 3rd-5th, 2014 //

The complete lineup for the 14th Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has been announced, and feast your eyes on some of the highlights (we split acts into “Legend” and “Indie/Hardly Strictly Bluegrass” categories):

The Legends:

Emmylou Harris

Dwight Yoakam

Chris Isaak

Steve Earle & The Dukes

Rosanne Cash

Lucinda Williams

Dave Rawlings Machine

T Bone Burnett

Mavis Staples

Robert Earl Keen

John Prine

Holler Down the Hollow: A Hardly Strictly Salute to the Masters (Dickens, Hellman, Reed, Scruggs, Seeger, Watson & Winchester)

Many, Many More

Indie/Hardly Strictly Bluegrass…

Conor Brings Friends For Friday featuring Waxahatchee, The Good Life, Jonathan Wilson, Sharon Van Etten, Dawes, Conor Oberst

Ryan Adams

Tweedy

Built to Spill

Sun Kil Moon

Yo La Tengo

Social Distortion

Deltron 3030 with The 3030 Orchestra

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Hurray for the Riff Raff

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real

Lake Street Dive

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead

Red Baraat

Cibo Matto

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Justin Townes Earle

The Felice Brothers

The Lone Bellow

Malawi Mouse Boys

The Sam Chase

The Aquabats! (Friday morning middle school program)

Poor Man’s Whiskey (Friday morning middle school program)

And many, many more!

Daily schedules have not been announced, but we already know Ryan Adams will conflict with the “Conor Brings Friends For Friday” lineup on … Friday. So, that’s one tough one. Oberst has been touring with Dawes this year, and Dawes has been Conor Oberst’s backing band as well, so the Rooster Stage should be a treat this year to start the fest.

This is undoubtedly one of the best HSB lineups yet. Is it too early to camp out for a prime spot? For newcomers, this fest is free thanks to the amazing gift from the late, great Warren Hellman.

Who are you most excited to see? Tell us in the comments section.