Festival No. 0000153 · Est. 2003
Weekend of the year
No. 0007057
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- Venue
- Golden Gate Park
- Address
- 1000 John F. Kennedy Dr. 94118
- City
- San Francisco, US
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About the artists
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Allah-Las formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2008. Plays garage rock, indie surf, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, rock, rock and roll, surf. -
Allen Stone was born in Chewelah, United States, on 13 March 1987. Plays blue-eyed soul, gospel, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Bob Forrest was born on 15 February 1961.
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Boz Scaggs was born in Canton, United States, on 8 June 1944. Plays blue-eyed soul, pop rock, rock, smooth soul, yacht rock.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie was born in Stoneham, Canada, on 20 February 1941. Plays contemporary folk, country, folk, folk pop, folk rock, psychedelic folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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C.W. Stoneking was born in Katherine, Australia, in March 1974. Plays acoustic blues, blues, boogaloo, singer-songwriter.
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Cake formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, funk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Chris Isaak was born in Stockton, United States, on 26 June 1956. Plays pop rock, rock, rockabilly, roots rock.
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Conor Oberst was born in Omaha, United States, on 15 February 1980. Plays folk, folk rock, indie rock.
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Cyndi Lauper was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 22 June 1953. Plays blues, dance-pop, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Dave Rawlings Machine plays folk.
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Delhi 2 Dublin formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2006. Plays bhangra, celtic.
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Delta Rae formed in Durham, United States, in 2009. Plays blues rock, country rock, folk rock, roots rock.
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Dropkick Murphys formed in Quincy, United States, in 1996. Plays americana, celtic punk, folk punk, folk rock, hardcore punk, pigfuck, punk, punk rock.
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Dry Branch Fire Squad formed in 1976.
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Elephant Revival formed in Nederland, United States, in 2006. Plays bluegrass, celtic, folk, indie rock, reggae.
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Elizabeth Cook was born in Wildwood, United States, on 17 July 1972.
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Emmylou Harris was born in Birmingham, United States, on 2 April 1947. Plays americana, country, country folk, country pop, country rock, folk, outlaw country, progressive country.
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Evolfo plays art rock, garage rock, krautrock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock, soul, stoner rock.
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Gillian Welch was born in New York, United States, on 2 October 1967. Plays alternative country, americana, contemporary folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Glen Hansard was born in Ballymun, Ireland, on 21 April 1970, and died on 29 July 2026, aged 56. Plays folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Griffin House was born in Springfield, United States, on 21 April 1980. Plays folk rock, pop.
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Hayes Carll was born in The Woodlands, United States, on 9 January 1976. Plays americana, country, folk.
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Jackson Browne was born in Heidelberg, United States, on 9 October 1948. Plays folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Jamestown Revival plays americana, folk, folk rock, rock.
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Jamey Johnson was born in Enterprise, United States, on 14 July 1975. Plays country.
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Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas formed in Detroit, United States, in 2008.
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John Hammond was born in New York, United States, on 13 November 1942, and died on 28 February 2026, aged 83. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, folk.
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John Paul White was born in Muscle Shoals, United States, on 4 August 1972. Plays americana, country, folk.
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Jon Langford was born on 11 October 1957.
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Jonny Two Bags was born in Costa Mesa, United States, on 26 May 1968.
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Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, United States, on 22 June 1936, and died on 28 September 2024, aged 88. Plays americana, country, country pop, folk, outlaw country, progressive country, singer-songwriter.
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KT Tunstall was born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 23 June 1975. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Los Cenzontles formed in 1994.
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M. Ward was born in Thousand Oaks, United States, on 4 October 1973. Plays alternative country, american primitive guitar, americana, contemporary folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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Margaret Glaspy was born on 22 January 1989. Plays folk.
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Marty Stuart was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 30 September 1958. Plays bluegrass, country, rock.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter was born in Princeton, United States, on 21 February 1958. Plays americana, contemporary country, contemporary folk, country, country folk, country pop, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, United States, on 10 July 1939. Plays gospel, soul.
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Mekons formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays punk.
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Moon Hooch formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2010. Plays experimental, instrumental, jazz, jazz fusion, nu jazz.
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Nahko and Medicine for the People formed in 2008. Plays worldbeat.
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Nick Waterhouse was born in Santa Ana, United States, on 8 February 1986. Plays blue-eyed soul, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Patty Griffin was born in Old Town, United States, on 16 March 1964. Plays alternative rock, contemporary folk, country, folk, folk pop, singer-songwriter.
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Robyn Hitchcock was born in London, United Kingdom, on 3 March 1953. Plays country, folk, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, United States, on 24 May 1955. Plays country, folk.
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Shel formed in Fort Collins, United States, in 2005.
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Shelly Colvin was born in Huntsville, United States.
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Steve Earle and the Dukes formed in San Antonio, United States. Plays country, country rock.
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T-Bone Burnett was born in St. Louis, United States, on 14 January 1948. Plays americana, country, folk, heartland rock, rock, roots rock.
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The Cactus Blossoms plays country, neo-traditional country, western.
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The California Honeydrops formed in Oakland, United States, in November 2007. Plays blues.
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The Flatlanders formed in Lubbock, United States, in 1972. Plays folk.
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The Infamous Stringdusters formed in Nashville, United States, in 2006. Plays folk.
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The Mother Hips formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
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The Pimps of Joytime formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2007. Plays afrobeat, funk, soul.
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The SteelDrivers formed in 2005. Plays americana, bluegrass.
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The Suitcase Junket was born in Vermont, United States, in 1982.
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Valerie June was born in Jackson, United States, on 10 January 1982. Plays americana, bluegrass, blues, country, dream pop, folk, gospel, r&b.
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Willie Watson was born on 23 September 1979.
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Wynonna & The Big Noise formed on 27 November 2011.
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