Festival No. 0000153 · Est. 2003
Weekend of the year
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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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Aaron Lee Tasjan was born in Wilmington, United States, on 24 August 1986. Plays americana, folk, folk rock, roots rock, singer-songwriter. -
Big Thief formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2015. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock, lo-fi, singer-songwriter.
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Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock.
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Bob Mould was born in Malone, United States, on 16 October 1960. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Brandi Carlile was born in Ravensdale, United States, on 1 June 1981. Plays alternative country, americana, country, folk rock, singer-songwriter.
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Bruce Molsky was born in Manhattan, United States, in 1955. Plays contra, folk, old-time.
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Colter Wall was born on 27 June 1995. Plays country, country folk, outlaw country.
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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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Dan Auerbach was born in Akron, United States, on 14 May 1979. Plays blues, blues rock, garage punk, garage rock, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Dry Branch Fire Squad formed in 1976.
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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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First Aid Kit formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Foy Vance was born in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 1974.
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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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Henry Rollins was born in Washington, D.C., United States, on 13 February 1961. Plays alternative metal, comedy, hardcore punk, spoken word.
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John Prine was born in Maywood, United States, on 10 October 1946, and died on 7 April 2020, aged 73. Plays country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Junior Brown was born in Cottonwood, United States, on 12 June 1952. Plays country, folk.
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Justin Townes Earle was born on 4 January 1982, and died on 20 August 2020, aged 38. Plays folk.
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Kurt Vile was born in Lansdowne, United States, on 3 January 1980. Plays indie folk, indie rock, lo-fi, rock.
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Lucinda Williams was born in Lake Charles, United States, on 26 January 1953. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Midnight North formed in 2013.
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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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Rising Appalachia formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2000. Plays folk.
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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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Sam Outlaw was born in Aberdeen, United States, on 28 July 1982.
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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 Brothers Comatose formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2009.
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The Nth Power formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2012.
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Weyes Blood was born in Santa Monica, United States, on 11 June 1988. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, chamber pop, experimental rock, indie folk, indie rock, noise.
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Willie Watson was born on 23 September 1979.