Bobby Rush Concert History

Bobby Rush (born Emmet Ellis, Jr. on November 10, 1933) is an American blues musician, composer and singer. His style incorporates elements of blues, rap and funk.

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Past Bobby Rush Tours & Concerts (Page 45)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 31, 2001 –
Sep 03, 2001
Bumbershoot 2001
Cake / Cat Power / Mos Def / Rufus Wainwright / The Black Crowes / Jurassic 5 / Rusted Root / Neko Case / Built to Spill / Ween / Low / G. Love & Special Sauce / Dilated Peoples / Meshell Ndegeocello (fka Me'Shell NdegéOcello) / Del Amitri / Guided By Voices / Daniel Johnston / MxPx / Loretta Lynn / Galactic / Shawn Mullins / Old 97's / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Reverend Horton Heat / Habib Koite & Bamada / Jon Brion / Keller Williams / Great Big Sea / Herbert / David Cross / Bahamadia / maria muldaur / Supersuckers / Marshall Crenshaw / Slaid Cleaves / Sam Bush / Mary Black / The Tiger Lillies / Chris Smither / Yerba Buena / Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / Richard Buckner / Nebula / King Sunny Adé / Flood / King Chango / Bobby Rush / Todd Barry / Brian Posehn / Northern lights / catie curtis / DJ Logic / Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Mark Rae / Paul F. Tompkins / Maktub / Chris Hardwick / Rocky Dawuni / Bob Weir & RatDog / Donald Glaude / Red Elvises / Swag / The Wild Magnolias / Funky Meters / Damon & Naomi / John Sinclair / Jon Auer / Joanne Shenandoah / Boom Bap Project / Laura Love / Ki / Robert Walter's 20th Congress / Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / David Jacobs-Strain / Tarbox Ramblers / Jackie Kashian / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Beaver Nelson / Kelley Hunt / The Dusty 45s / Yair Dalal / Kiki & Herb / Nina Hynes / Johnny Astro / Greg Fitzsimmons / New Orleans Klezmer All Stars / Actual Tigers / Sarah Vowell / Lost at Last / Karen Kilgariff / Aveo / Pinehurst Kids / Dave Eggers / Alice Stuart / The Tony Furtado Band / David Crowe / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Mountain Con / Adam Starr / Hog Molly / Sexmob / Duffy Bishop Band / FCS North / Bill Dana / Spalding Gray / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Dwayne Kennedy / Beyond Reality / Jerry Abstract / J R / David Meltzer / Shuggie / Wofa / Jeffrey McDaniel / Jeff Mason / Daphne Gottlieb / Charles R. Cross / Pizzazz / Mark Dufresne Band / Diane Di Prima / Phat Sidy Smokehouse / Kevin Jones Band / Jo Miller And Her Burly Roughnecks / Susan Robkin / Matt Corwine / M.L. Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band / Darek Mazzone / Vassar Clements With Northern Lights / The Henry Cooper Band / Bradley Paul / Project Bandaloop / Kerry Lauder Band / Taj Mahal / Phantom Blues Band / David Lee Roth / Discohesive Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 31, 2001
May 26, 2001
Bobby Rush New Daisy Theatre Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 24, 2001
W.C. Handy Blues Awards
Taj Mahal / Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater / Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Dr John / Big Jack Johnson / Bobby Rush / Corey Harris / Henry Butler / Bob Margolin / Duke Robillard / Levon Helm
Orpheum Theatre Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 22, 2001
22nd W.C. Handy Awards
Dr. John / Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band / Kim Wilson / Levon Helm / Chris Thomas King / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Bobby Rush / Big Jack Johnson / Little Milton / Rufus Thomas / Susan Tedeschi / Ruth Brown / Lee Roy Parnell. / Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater / Henry Butler / Rick Vito / Deborah Coleman / Richard Johnson / Sam Philips / Duke Robillard Show all bands
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Orpheum Theatre Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Nov 19, 2000
Bobby Rush House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 08, 2000
Bobby Rush

San Diego Street Scene

Gaslamp Quarter San Diego, California, United States
May 20, 2000
Bobby Rush

Chesapeake Blues Festival

Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
May 20, 2000 –
May 21, 2000
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
Duke Robillard / Otis rush / little milton / Bernard Allison / Shemekia Copeland / Robert Cray / Taj Mahal / Bobby Rush / Bobby Parker / James Brown / Debbie Davies
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Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
May 01, 2000 –
May 02, 2000
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
James Brown / Robert Cray / Otis rush / Bernard Allison / Duke Robillard / Bobby Parker / Debbie Davies / Memphis Gold / Taj Mahal / little milton / Bobby Rush / Roomful of Blues / John Hammond / Shamekia Copeland / Chesapeake Bay Blues Band
Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Aug 28, 1999
10th Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival
Bobby Rush / Debra Coleman / Blues & Trouble / Lowerdown / Bob Hall & Top Topham / Nicky Moores Blues Corpration / Mo Indigo
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International Stage, Municiple Hall Colne, United Kingdom
Jul 10, 1999
Bobby Rush

Ottawa Citizen Bluesfest

LeBreton Flats Park Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mar 16, 1999
Bobby Rush

19th Annual Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Nov 20, 1998
Bobby Rush International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 08, 1997
Bobby Rush

Bayfront Blues Festival

Bayfront Festival Park Duluth, Minnesota, United States
May 01, 1997
Bobby Rush Orpheum Theatre Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Oct 10, 1996 –
Oct 13, 1996
King Biscuit Blues Festival 1996
Delbert McClinton / Chris Smither / Coco Montoya / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Bobby Rush / Corey Harris / Guy Davis / Ronnie Earl / Kenny Neal / John Primer / Cedell Davis / R. L. Burnside / Smokey Wilson / Anson Funderburgh / James Harman / luther allison / Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues / Pinetop perkins / Fruteland Jackson / Carey bell / Honeyboy Edwards / Robert Lockwood Jr. / Lonnie Shields / Jr. Kimbrough Show all bands
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, United States
May 05, 1995
Bobby Rush Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Sep 19, 1992
Bobby Rush Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Jun 23, 1990 –
Jun 24, 1990
Monterey Bay Blues Festival
Bobby Blue Bland / Betty Wright / charles brown / Bobby Rush / Jr Wells / Gospel Hummingbirds / Strange Brew / Albert King / Clarence Carter / little milton / Charlie Musselwhite
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Monterey County Fair & Event Center Monterey, California, United States
Dec 21, 1986
Bobby Rush City Auditorium Macon, Georgia, United States
Nov 09, 1984
Bobby Rush Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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  1. Woman Like You
  2. She Loves My Automobile
  3. Dirt On My Diamonds
  4. I Got A Woman
  5. Watch You Go
  6. Deja Voodoo
  7. Shame, Shame, Shame
  8. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
  9. Hey Baby
  10. Long Way From Home
  11. 40 Acres (How Long) / Sometimes I Wonder
  12. You So Fine
  13. Uncle Esau
  14. Who Was That
  15. While We Cry
  16. I'm A King Bee
  17. Blue on Black
  18. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 39 concerts
2025 84 concerts
2024 86 concerts
2023 67 concerts
2022 47 concerts
2021 33 concerts
2020 19 concerts
2019 55 concerts
2018 49 concerts
2017 75 concerts
2016 53 concerts
2015 42 concerts
2014 34 concerts
2013 39 concerts
2012 45 concerts
2011 17 concerts
2010 18 concerts
2009 18 concerts
2008 18 concerts
2007 25 concerts
2006 8 concerts
2005 11 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 1 concert
2001 5 concerts
2000 4 concerts
1999 3 concerts
1998 1 concert
1997 2 concerts
1996 1 concert
1995 1 concert
1992 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1986 1 concert
1984 2 concerts
1983 3 concerts
1979 2 concerts
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