Blue Cactus Concert History

Blue Cactus is the modern classic country duo consisting of Mario Arnez & Steph Stewart based in Chapel Hill, NC. The pair first played music together for three years as the Americana string band Steph Stewart & the Boyfriends and released two records under that name. From gritty honky-tonk to heart-breaking balladry, Blue Cactus is the one stop shop for everything that made country music matter. One prick & you’re stuck.

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Blue Cactus Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 5)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 05, 2019 –
Sep 07, 2019
Hopscotch 2019
Kurt Vile & The Violators / The Nude Party / Snail Mail / EarthGang / Lonnie Walker / Sleater-Kinney / James Blake / The Dirty Projectors / Deerhunter / Channel Tres / Orville Peck / Phantogram / Little Brother / What Cheer? Brigade! / Blue Cactus
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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Aug 23, 2019
Junior Brown / Blue Cactus Motorco Music Hall Durham, North Carolina, United States
Aug 10, 2019
"Tomato Arts Festival" / Cordovas / Jess Nolan / Blue Cactus / Plevyak

Tomato Arts Festival

Five Points Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jul 12, 2019
Blue Cactus The lilypad Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 04, 2019 –
Jul 06, 2019
Festival for the Eno '19
Loamlands / Matthew Phillips / Kym Register / Reese McHenry / Mellow Swells / Boulevards / Joe Newberry / Blue Cactus
West Point On The Eno - Durham City Park Durham, North Carolina, United States
Feb 08, 2019
Blue Cactus Motorco Music Hall Durham, North Carolina, United States
Sep 08, 2018
Blue Cactus

Hopscotch Music Festival

Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Sep 01, 2018
Muddy Roots Music Festival
"Muddy Roots Music Festival" / Blue Cactus / Molly Gene One Whoaman Band / Midnight Larks / Pinata Protest / Maness Brothers / Mudtown / The Goddamn Gallows / Stump Tail Dolly / rachel kate / Murphy's Law / Oxbow / Slim Cessna's Auto Club / Reagan Youth / OM / Kid Congo Powers & The Pink Monkey Birds / T.S.O.L. / High On Fire / Those Poor Bastards / Neurosis Show all bands
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Junebug Ranch Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 30, 2018 –
Sep 02, 2018
Muddy Roots Music Festival 2018
Osees / Sleep / X / High On Fire / Fu Manchu / T.S.O.L. / Reagan Youth / Dead Boys / Left Lane Cruiser / L.A. Witch / Mondo Generator / The Dexateens / Goddamn Gallows / Murphy's Law / Oxbow / Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds / Sarah Shook & the Disarmers / Slim Cessna's Auto Club / Reverend Beat-Man / Piñata Protest / Scott Kelly / Hillbilly Casino / Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy / The Ghost Wolves / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / The Everymen / The Calamity Cubes / Ranch Ghost / Megan Jean's Secret Family / James Hunnicutt / Heavy Temple / Viva le vox / Blackgrass Gospel / Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners / Joshua Black Wilkins / Molly Gene One Whoaman Band / Freight Train Rabbit Killer / Black Tarpoon / Blue Cactus / rachel kate / Call Me Bronco / Grassfed / Stump Tail Dolly / Midnight Larks / Gunsafe / Mudtown / Andrea Colburn & Mud Moseley / Kitty Dearing / Rebecca Jed / Nicole Izobel Garcia / Kings of the Fucking Sea / The DagNabbits / John Judkins / Toe Knee Tea / MUDFITS Show all bands
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Muddy Roots Music Festival Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 17, 2018
Sinners & Saints / Blue Cactus

Sinners & Saints

Evening Muse Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Aug 10, 2018
Blue Cactus / Kate Rhudy The Spot on Kirk Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Jul 25, 2018
Levee Drivers / Full Blown Cherry / Blue Cactus

Baby's First Rodeo presents Levee Drivers Record Release

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Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 19, 2018
Quiet Hollers / Blue Cactus The Foundry Athens, Georgia, United States
Apr 11, 2018
Blue Cactus
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The Kraken Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Feb 08, 2018
The Tan and Sober Gentlemen / Born Again Heathens / Too Much Fun / Blue Cactus / the grand shell game Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, North Carolina, United States
Jul 01, 2017
Festival For The Eno
"Festival For The Eno" / Antibalas / Ruby Amanfu / Steelism / Apple Chill Cloggers / Tea Cup Gin / Jon Shain / Blue Cactus / Lud / AJ Ghent / Boom Unit Brass Band / Ellis Dyson & The Shambles / MidAtlantic / The Pinkerton Raid / Charles Latham / Magician's Hand Practice / Tokyo Rosenthal / Andy Coats Show all bands
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West Point On The Eno - Durham City Park Durham, North Carolina, United States
Jun 02, 2017
Blue Cactus Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
May 18, 2017
Dylan Earl / Blue Cactus Kings Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
May 04, 2017
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival
"Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival" / Donna the Buffalo / The Beast / Django Haskins / Ellis Dyson & The Shambles / Dex Romweber Duo / Blue Cactus / Sarah Shook / DJ Khaleeb
Shakori Hills Community Center Silk Hope, North Carolina, United States
Dec 15, 2016
Blue Cactus / John Dee Holeman Motorco Music Hall Durham, North Carolina, United States

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 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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That Music Fest
Jun 24 - 25, 2022
 Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Sep 1, 2018
 Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
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