Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Picks Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit To Headline 2023 Festival

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will headline the 2023 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. The free event returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from September 29 to October 1.

Nine years have passed since Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit previously performed at Hardly Strictly in 2014. The band is touring in support of their recently issued album, Weathervanes.

“Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is as good as a music festival gets, in my opinion,” said Jason Isbell. “The location, the weather, the lack of corporate signage, the opportunity for beautiful and unique musical moments to happen – I love it all. This is one festival I always get excited about.”

The initial HSB 2023 lineup includes Leyla McCalla, The Church, John Doe Folk Trio, Valerie June, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, John Craigie, Neal Francis, Bahamas and Gaby Moreno. As with the initial lineup, the remaining performers will be teased throughout the coming weeks via medleys shared by the fest. New medleys will arrive on August 8, August 22 and on September 5.