HSB 2026 vs MeshJam

Join us October 2-4, 2026 for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. We'll welcome more than 70 artists across 6 stages, as well as local food vendors and special guests. As always, Hardly Strictly is 100% FREE for everyone and built with love right here in San Francisco. Watch the app for sneak peek artist announcements, bonus content, and the final schedule on September 22, 2026!

One phone plays. Every phone hears it. MeshJam turns your iPhone into a live broadcaster for everyone around you. Friends open the app, see your broadcast instantly, and join with a single tap — no accounts, no pairing, no Wi-Fi network to set up, no internet at all. Audio travels phone-to-phone over a local peer-to-peer mesh, so it works in a basement, on a beach, or on a bus. HOW IT WORKS • Broadcast — pick your source and tap Start. Your phone announces itself to everyone nearby. • Discover — nearby iPhones running MeshJam list your broadcast automatically, with what you're playing. • Listen — one tap to join. Low-latency, jitter-buffered playback keeps the room in sync. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT • House parties — the DJ's set in everyone's headphones. Instant silent disco. • Live music — a band or open mic, streamed to the back row. • Tours & talks — one guide, every visitor's earbuds, any language volume. • Watch parties — everyone hears the game without cranking a speaker. WHAT YOU SEE • Live listener count and a real audio level meter while broadcasting • Latency readout and connection quality while listening • Simple controls: Start, Stop, Mute Mic, Switch Input PRIVATE BY DESIGN Audio never touches a server — it goes straight from phone to phone, encrypted in transit, and disappears when the session ends. No account. No tracking. Nothing collected. Microphone broadcasting is available today; system-audio broadcasting is on the roadmap. MeshJam requires iPhones with iOS 17 or later, within local wireless range of each other.