Here are a few top names among dozens of acts on six stages:
FRIDAY
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy: 5:45 p.m., Banjo Stage, Speedway Meadow east side, near JFK Drive
Bright Eyes: 6 p.m., Rooster Stage, Marx Meadow, near JFK Drive
Chris Isaak: 4:30 p.m., Star Stage, Lindley Meadow, JFK Drive near 30th Avenue
Thurston Moore: 5 p.m., Arrow Stage, Speedway Meadow west side, near JFK Drive
SATURDAY
Buckethead: 5:30 p.m., Towers of Gold Stage, Lindley Meadow, across JFK Drive from Spreckels Lake
The Flatlanders: 5:45 p.m., Arrow Stage
Steve Earle and the Dukes: 5:45 p.m., Banjo Stage
Irma Thomas: 4:30 p.m., Star Stage
SUNDAY
Emmylou Harris: 5:45 p.m., Banjo Stage
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys: 4:15 p.m., Banjo Stage
Justin Townes Earle: 4:15 p.m., Rooster Stage
Fitz and the Tantrums: 4 p.m., Towers of Gold Stage
More music
Can’t deal with the crowds? Catch these HSB acts at other locations:
Peace, Love & Twang 8 p.m. Thursday. $50-$70. The benefit for Richard deLone Special Housing Project features Bill Kirchen and guests Ryan Bingham, Steve Earle, Blackie Farrell, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. [Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell St., S.F., (415) 885-0750, www.gamh.com]
Emmylou Harris
7:30 p.m. Thursday. $40.50-$80.50. [Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga, (408) 741-0291, www.mountainwinery.com]
Nell Robinson
8 p.m. Thursday. $20.50-$22.50. [Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, (510) 644-2020, www.thefreight.org]
DeVotchKa, Gomez
7:30 p.m. Friday. $29.50-$49.50. [Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga, (408) 741-0291, www.mountainwinery.com]
The Mekons
8 p.m. Friday. $20. [Swedish American Hall, 2170 Market St., S.F., (415) 861-5016, www.cafedunord.com]
Jayhawks
9 p.m. Friday. $30. [Slim’s, 333 11th St., S.F., (415) 255-0333, www.slims-sf.com]
Broken Social Scene
9 p.m. Saturday. $27.50. [The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F., (415) 346-6000, www.livenation.com]
Dark Star Orchestra
9 p.m. Saturday. $31-$33. [Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave., S.F., (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com]
Otis Clay with Chick Rodgers
2 p.m. Sunday. Free. [Amoeba Records, 1855 Haight St., S.F., (415) 831-1200, www.amoeba.com]
Gillian Welch
9 p.m. Sunday. $30. [The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., S.F., (415) 346-6000, www.livenation.com]
Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson with Elliot Randall
7:30 p.m. Sunday. $45-$95. [Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga, (408) 741-0291, www.mountainwinery.com]
Abigail Washburn
8 p.m. Tuesday. $20.50-$22.50. [Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, (510) 644-2020, www.thefreight.org]
