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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Bobby Rush Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 45)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 09, 2005
Bobby Rush Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Feb 24, 2005
Bobby Rush

Iowa Pubic Radio/KUNI Blues Blowout

Cattle Congress Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Sep 25, 2004
Bobby Rush

San Francisco Blues Festival

Great Meadow at Fort Mason San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 05, 2004
Bobby Rush Mural Amphitheatre Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 03, 2004 –
Sep 06, 2004
Bumbershoot 2004
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 03, 2004
Aug 12, 2004 –
Aug 15, 2004
Bayfront Blues Festival
Albert Cummings / Anthony Gomes / Big Walter Smith & the Groove Merchants / Bobby Rush / Carey and Lurrie Bell / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Corey Harris / Deborah Coleman / Duluth Blues Allstars / Eric Sommer / Erik Koskinen / Gary U.S. Bonds / Indigenous / Joanne Shaw Taylor / Joe T. Cook and The Longshots / John Mooney / Kevin Bowe / Koko Taylor And Her Blues Machine / Lamont Cranston / Larry Hayes and Tom Burns / Lil' Brian and the Zydeco Travelers / Little Richard / Mavis Staples / Mick Sterling And The Stud Brothers / Molly Maher / Molly Nova And The Hawk / Nick Moss And The Flip Tops / Nikki Matterson and The Ruemates Show all bands
Bayfront Festival Park Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Jul 02, 2004 –
Jul 03, 2004
Scorpions / Odd Nordstoga / Bobby Rush / Bjorn Berge

skanevik blues festival 2004

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Skanevik Blues Festival Bergen, Vestland, Norway
Jun 26, 2004
Bobby Rush

Piazza Blues Bellinzona

Piazza Governo Bellinzona, Switzerland
May 16, 2004
Bobby Rush

Artsplosure

Moore Square Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
May 03, 2003
Bobby Rush Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Nov 08, 2002 –
Nov 09, 2002
Bobby Rush
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Ground Zero Blues Club Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
Sep 03, 2001
Bobby Rush

Bumbershoot 2001

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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
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

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Latest Setlist (10/03/2025):

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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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