Donna the Buffalo Concert History

Donna the Buffalo is an American band from Trumansburg, New York, that formed in 1989. Their eclectic and often socially-conscious music has it's base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. The group’s core are vocalists Tara Nevins, who plays fiddle, guitar, accordion, and scrubboard, and guitarist Jeb Puryear. Keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Jay Sanders, and drummer Vic Stafford complete the ensemble.

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Donna the Buffalo Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 71)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 05, 2008
The Flaming Lips / Emmylou Harris / Ben Folds / STS9 / Cake / Brent Barry Band / Cornmeal / Dweezil Zappa / Delta Nove / Truckstop Honeymoon / That 1 Guy / Big Smith / Turbine / American Babies / Dumpstaphunk / Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad / Pap...
The Flaming Lips / Emmylou Harris / Ben Folds / STS9 / Cake / Brent Barry Band / Cornmeal / Dweezil Zappa / Delta Nove / Truckstop Honeymoon / That 1 Guy / Big Smith / Turbine / American Babies / Dumpstaphunk / Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad / Papa Mali / David Grisman Quintet / Jennie Arnau / Hot Buttered Rum / Eoto / Stardeath and White Dwarfs / Uncle Monk / Hoots & Hellmouth / family groove company / Blue Turtle Seduction / Wisebird / Blackwater Surprise / Whitewater Ramble / Back Door Slam / Forth of July / Porter, Batiste And Stoltz / The Macpodz / Oakhurst / Dirtfoot / Madahoochi / Everyone Orchestra / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Yard Dogs Road Show / Mickey Hart / The Heavy Pets / South Austin Jug Band / Future rock / Chicago Afrobeat Project / Dr. Dog / Arrested Development / Ozomatli / Old 97's / State Radio / ozric tentacles / Keller Williams / The Avett Brothers / Del the Funky Homosapien / Buckethead / Built to Spill / Mates of State / Tilly And The Wall / blackalicious / Brett Dennen / Galactic / Alejandro Escovedo / Together PANGEA / Leftover Salmon / Dynamites / Ryan Bingham / Bettye LaVette / Split Lip Rayfield / New Monsoon / Donna the Buffalo / Bump / Lotus / C-Mon & Kypski / Limbeck / Steel Train / Apollo Sunshine / Tea Leaf Green / the Gourds / Bang Camaro Show all bands
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Clinton Lake Overland Park, Kansas, United States
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May 31, 2008
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
"Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest" / Donna the Buffalo / Little Freddie King / Funky Meters / Keith Frank / Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's / Roddie Romero / Guitar Shorty / Tab Benoit / Swingset Mamas / Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Road Runners / Mitch Woods Show all bands
Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicate for May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008
"Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest" / Donna the Buffalo / The Radiators / Mitch Woods

Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest

Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, New Jersey, United States
May 11, 2008
"Lilac Festival" / Donna the Buffalo

Lilac Festival

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Highland Park Rochester, New York, United States
May 10, 2008
Donna the Buffalo / Possum Haw Ballroom, Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont, United States
May 09, 2008
Donna the Buffalo Revolution Hall Troy, New York, United States
Apr 27, 2008
Mountain Stage / Teitur / Justin Townes Earle / Amanda Shaw / Dave Barnes / Donna the Buffalo Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 27, 2008
Apr 26, 2008
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Bearfoot / Hot Buttered Rum / Claire Lynch / Laurie Lewis / Jim Lauderdale / Pine Leaf Boys / Dirk Powell / Donna the Buffalo / Sierra Hull / Lovell Sisters / Doc Watson / Rhonda Vincent / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tim O'Brien / The Wilders / The Waybacks / Tony Rice / Pete Wernick / Peter Rowan / Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby / Ruthie Foster / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Levon Helm Band / Tift Merritt Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 24, 2008 –
Apr 27, 2008
MerleFest 2008
The Avett Brothers / Old Crow Medicine Show / Jerry Douglas / Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Infamous Stringdusters / Marty Stuart / Tift Merritt / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Ruthie Foster / Jorma Kaukonen / Tony Rice / Donna the Buffalo / Hot Buttered Rum / Blue Highway / Peter Rowan / Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband / Levon Helm / Doc Watson / Ollabelle / Scythian / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tish Hinojosa / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Bearfoot / The Waybacks / Rhonda Vincent And The Rage / Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby / The Wilders Show all bands
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Wilkesboro, NC
Mar 29, 2008
Suwannee Spring Reunion
"Suwannee Spring Reunion" / Scythian / Hot Buttered Rum / Farewell Drifters / Peter Rowan / Guy Clark / Acoustic Syndicate / Jim Lauderdale / The Infamous Stringdusters / Donna the Buffalo / Seth Walker / The Waybacks / The Lee Boys / David Grisman Quintet / Railroad Earth / David Jacobs-Strain / Claire Lynch Show all bands
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 28, 2008
Suwannee Spring Reunion
"Suwannee Spring Reunion" / Acoustic Syndicate / Scythian / Jim Lauderdale / Farewell Drifters / Larry Keel And Natural Bridge / The Waybacks / Seth Walker / The Infamous Stringdusters / Hot Buttered Rum / Guy Clark / Donna the Buffalo / The Lee Boys / Red Stick Ramblers / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Barrel House Mamas / Claire Lynch / Railroad Earth / The Greencards / Amy LaVere / David Jacobs-Strain Show all bands
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Feb 16, 2008
Donna the Buffalo The Dock Ithaca, New York, United States
Feb 15, 2008
Donna the Buffalo William Hobart Smith College Geneva, New York, United States
Feb 09, 2008
Donna the Buffalo
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Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States
Feb 08, 2008
Donna the Buffalo Delray Beach Garlic Fest Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Dec 31, 2007
Donna the Buffalo Crossroads Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Dec 30, 2007
Donna the Buffalo Crossroads Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Dec 29, 2007
Donna the Buffalo Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Dec 08, 2007
Donna the Buffalo Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Dec 07, 2007
Donna the Buffalo Debonair Music Hall Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

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All Good Music Festival 2011
Jul 14 - 17, 2011
 Masontown, West Virginia, United States
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All Good Music Festival 2011
Jul 14 - 17, 2011
 Masontown, West Virginia, United States
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Donna the Buffalo / Smilo & The Ghost
Nov 23, 2025
 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Donna the Buffalo / Smilo & The Ghost
Nov 23, 2025
 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
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The String Cheese Incident / Donna the Buffalo / Femi Kuti on Jul 16, 2002 [916-small]

The String Cheese Incident / Donna the Buffalo / Femi Kuti
Jul 16, 2002
 Darien Center, New York, United States
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Jul 16, 2002
 Darien Center, New York, United States
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MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2002 on Jun 21, 2002 [053-small]

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2002
Jun 21 - 23, 2002
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2002
Jun 21 - 23, 2002
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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May 22 - 24, 2026
 Thornville, Ohio, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Jam Band
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Zydeco
Old-Time
Jam
Ny Roots
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Latest Setlist (05/22/2026):

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  1. Funky Side
  2. Motor
  3. Heaven and the Earth
  4. If You Only Could
  5. Forty Days and Forty Nights
  6. Going Up the Country
  7. Family Picture
  8. West Virginia Rastafari

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 47 concerts
2025 81 concerts
2024 72 concerts
2023 83 concerts
2022 56 concerts
2021 28 concerts
2020 17 concerts
2019 91 concerts
2018 89 concerts
2017 96 concerts
2016 67 concerts
2015 94 concerts
2014 75 concerts
2013 91 concerts
2012 97 concerts
2011 99 concerts
2010 86 concerts
2009 65 concerts
2008 79 concerts
2007 63 concerts
2006 92 concerts
2005 120 concerts
2004 72 concerts
2003 69 concerts
2002 77 concerts
2001 75 concerts
2000 68 concerts
1999 70 concerts
1998 40 concerts
1997 45 concerts
1996 45 concerts
1995 18 concerts
1994 3 concerts
1993 4 concerts
1992 3 concerts
1991 4 concerts
1990 6 concerts
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