{"id":6417,"date":"2026-08-05T20:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6417"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:41:39","slug":"the-bay-areas-largest-music-festival-adds-even-more-acts-to-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6417","title":{"rendered":"The Bay Area&#8217;s largest music festival adds even more acts to lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has announced even more acts for its 2026 festival, which runs Oct. 2-4 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6415\">Wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon, scientists say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alison Krauss &amp; Union Station, Sierra Hull and Jesse Welles are among the acts included in this latest Hardly Strictly Bluegrass lineup announcement. 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