Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Expands 2024 Lineup With Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam, Emmylou Harris & More

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival unveiled its second round of 2024 artists including Tony Trischka‘s Earl Jam, Emmylou Harris, Sleater-Kinney and more. The free festival takes place at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park October 4 – 6.

Banjo player Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam is a tribute to bluegrass legend and banjo great Earl Scruggs.

“I really look forward to returning to Hardly Strictly with Earl Jam: my tribute to Earl Scruggs, celebrating his 100th birthday,” Trischka said. “The last time I played the festival it was a gorgeous, sunny day in Golden Gate Park and Earl was also on the show and played incredibly, so it seems fitting to return to this great festival to honor this great man!”

Also among the second wave performers are Devendra Banhart, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Sean McConnell, Levitation Room, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jobi Riccio and DakhaBrakha.

HSBG’s “Out Of The Park” evening shows return in 2024 with proceeds going to the Sweet Relief Bay Area Musicians Fund. The concerts include Glen Hansard and Greensky Bluegrass at the Fillmore; Robyn Hitchcock, Fruition and The Bones of J.R. Jones at The Sweetwater; Haley Heynderickx at The Guild Theatre and Big Star’s “Radio City” 50th Anniversary at The Great American Music Hall. All of the above acts were among the initial artist announcement.

Check out the HSBG 2024 lineup so far and more by clicking below.