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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Three days, six stages, 80+ acts all free for 750,000 concert goers | Oct 5-7
By - posted 10/3/2012 No Comment

October 5th through the 7th marks the 2012 rendition of one of the largest (and free-est) music festivals in the country: San Francisco’s own Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012
Three days, six stages – over 750,000 attendees and 80+ bands
– Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 5-7, 2012 (11a-7p)
– Hellman Hollow (formerly Speedway Meadow), Lindley & Marx meadows in Golden Gate Park, DF
– FREE
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2012 Highlights
– Friday Lineup | Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, Elvis Costello, Preservation Hall Jazz Band
– Saturday Lineup | The Chieftains, Patty Griffin, Les Claypool, Cowboy Junkies
– Sunday Lineup | Emmylou Harris, ALO, Dwight Yoakam, Patti Smith

Photo credit: San Francisco Sentinel