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Look forward to another awesome lineup this year when the free 2012 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass concerts return to Golden Gate Park for a hoedown of epic proportions.

Along with Fleet Week, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is one of the most anticipated Fall events in San Francisco featuring the best strummin', pickin' and fiddle playin' on the planet.

But is HSB festival just bluegrass? As the name implies — not hardly #151; with live performances by some of the most popular traveling country, folk, and rock 'n roll acts in the USA.

Watch for this year's concert lineup to be officially announced in late summer as major headliners and dozens of other stars & bands make plans to play to thousands of music lovers who will pack the park on the City by the Bay in early autumn.

Who : The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass lineup in the past has included such music stars as Chris Isaak, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, the Dave Bromberg Quartet, and many others. Watch for the complete lineup to be confirmed by mid-to-late summer 2012.

When : Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday October 5th, 6th and 7th..

Look for the festivities to kick off on Friday morning with continuous performances playing from 11AM - 7PM throughout the rest of the weekend.

Where : Join the crowds along John F. Kennedy Drive and into Golden Gate Park with signs pointing the way to the various concert stages in Speedway Meadow, Marx Meadow and Lindley Meadow.

Ticket Information: No tickets needed. It's all free!

More about Hardly Strictly Bluegrass around the Web:

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Official Site - Dates, times and the complete lineup with a look back at previous concerts dating back to 2001.

Austin City Limits - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - Watch the video and view the photo gallery from the 2007 concerts.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - A bluegrass fan's tribute with tons of photos and concert reports dating back to 2003.

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss with T-Bone Burnett,
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

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