Earl Scruggs Concert History

Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924, Shelby, North Carolina-died March 28, 2012, Nashville, Tennessee) was a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style and also formerly known as the three-finger style) that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 01, 2005
Earl Scruggs The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Jun 19, 2005
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Tim O'Brien / Uncle Earl / Peter Rowan / Jean-Luc Ponty / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / Mountain Heart / Béla Fleck / Leo Kottke / Stanley Clarke / Ollabelle / Earl Scruggs / Trio! Ft. Stanley Clarke,Jean-Luc Ponty,Bela Fleck / Mike Gordon Show all bands
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 10, 2005 –
Jun 13, 2005
Bonnaroo Music Festival 2005
Saul Williams / Keller Williams / My Morning Jacket / Motion Potion / R.B. Morris and the Irregulars / RJD2 / the Gourds / Rose Hill Drive / Joanna Newsom / Earl Scruggs / Umphrey's McGee / Tea Leaf Green / Steel Train / The Legendary Shack Shakers / Gabby La La Feat Les Claypool / Allman Brothers Band / Rilo Kiley / Widespread Panic / Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / Trey Anastasio / Matisyahu / Lake Trout / Dj Medi4 / Dave Matthews Band / Joss Stone / Secret Machines / Old Crow Medicine Show / Donna the Buffalo / Toots & The Maytals / Assembly of Dust / Jurassic 5 / M. Ward / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Kermit Ruffins & the Barbeque Swingers / Herbie Hancocks Headhunters / Zenphonic / O.A.R. / DJ Krush / Blue Merle / The Mars Volta / 22-20s / The Black Crowes / Kings Of Leon / Ray Lamontagne / Perpetual Groove / Mouse on Mars / Old 97's / Amos Lee / Heartless Bastards / Brazilian Girls / Josh Ritter / Ozomatli / Particle / Madeleine Peyroux / Beneventorusso Duo Feat. Mike Gordon / Dr. Dog / Fred Armisen / ratdog / Alison Krauss & Union Station / Peter Rowan And Crucial Reggae / Drive-By Truckers / John Prine / STS9 / Modest Mouse / Jack Johnson / The Perceptionists / Xavier Rudd / Iron & Wine / Gov't Mule / Yonder Mountain String Band / John Butler Trio / The Word / Citizen Cope / Keren Ann / Strut / Todd Steed & the Sons of Phere / DJ Quickie Mart / Toubab Krewe / Galactic's Krewe de Carnivale / De La Soul / Ollabelle / The Frames (IE) / ALO / Signal Path Show all bands
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Great Stage Park Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 10, 2005
Jun 08, 2005
Marty Stuart / Earl Scruggs / Dierks Bentley / Holly Williams / Shooter Jennings Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 30, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Doc Watson / Joe Smothers / Roland White / John Jorgenson Quintet / Local Boys / Jack Lawrence / Henry Butler / Deer Clan Singers / Dixie Dawn / Eustace Conway / Laura Boosinger / Peter Rowan / Del McCoury Band / Railroad Earth / Tater Tate / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Gigi Dover / The Little Rascals / The Chieftains / Bob Hill / Pat Flynn / Sam Bush / Corey Harris / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Bobby Hicks / Pete & Joan Wernick / Zoe Speaks / Etta Baker / CanJoe John / The Wilders / The Avett Brothers / John Mooney / Balfa Toujours / Richard Watson / The Crooked Jades / Hayes Carll / Allison Moorer / Billy Jonas / George Hamilton IV / Scott Ainslie / Jerry Douglas / King Wilkie / Robin & Linda Williams / John Cowan / Robert Lockwood, Jr. / Mary Flower / Alberti Flea Circus / Si Kahn / Jim Lauderdale / Shana Banana / The Kruger Brothers / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Darrell Scott / Donna the Buffalo / Daybreak / Gospel Jubilators / Stillhouse Bottom Band / Tony Ellis / Roy Book Binder / Old School Freight Train / Ricky Skaggs / Timmy Abell / Happy Traum / David Holt / The Tony Rice Unit / Earl Scruggs / Tim O'Brien / George Hege Hamilton V / Bryn Bright / Charles Welch / Jeff Little / The Duhks / Tony Rice / The Waybacks / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Brack Llewellyn / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Pete Wernick / Mel Jones / The Greencards / Rodney Crowell Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 19, 2005
Earl Scruggs Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 30, 2004 –
May 02, 2004
Merlefest
Peter Rowan And Crucial Reggae / Casey Driessen and Luke Bulla / Sam Bush Band / Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / Sam Bush and Jorma Kaukonen / Mindy Smith / Donna the Buffalo / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Vince Gill / Natalie MacMaster / patty loveless / Earl Scruggs / Rosanne Cash / John Cowan Band / David Grisman Quintet Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Feb 19, 2004
Earl Scruggs The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Aug 17, 2003
Earl Scruggs / Steve Rosen Trio Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 13, 2003
The Chieftains / Nanci Griffith / Earl Scruggs Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Mar 21, 2003
Earl Scruggs / Blind Boys of Alabama The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oct 24, 2002
Earl Scruggs / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Count Basie Center for the Arts Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Oct 23, 2002
Earl Scruggs / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Keswick Theatre Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 03, 2002
The String Cheese Incident / Yonder Mountain String Band / Earl Scruggs
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Tennis Meadows Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
Jun 07, 2002
Earl Scruggs The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Apr 26, 2002 –
Apr 28, 2002
Merlefest
Sam Bush Band / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / Peter Rowan And Crucial Reggae / Earl Scruggs / Doc Watson / Pete and Joan Wernick / Railroad Earth / John Cowan Band / Alison Brown Quartet / Nickel Creek / The Jim Lauderdale Band / Alison Krauss and Union Station / Sam Bush and Tony Rice / Jerry Douglas Band / Donnell Leahy / Yonder Mountain String Band / patty loveless / The Larry Keel Experience / Peter Rowan's Texas Trio Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 08, 2002
Earl Scruggs / Robinella Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 27, 2001 –
Apr 29, 2001
Merlefest
Doc Watson / John Cowan Band / Rhonda Vincent And The Rage / Nickel Creek / Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder / Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas / Out of the Woodwork with Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson / Tara Nevins and Friends / Peter Rowan / Jim Lauderdale / Del McCoury Band / Lonesome River Band / Sam Bush Band / Peter Rowan and the Texas Trio / Donna the Buffalo / New Orleans Klezmer Allstars / Peter Rowan and Tony Rice / Rory Block / Vassar Clements / Earl Scruggs / mary chapin carpenter / Jon Randall / Dolly Parton / Tim O'brien And Darrell Scott Show all bands
Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 31, 2001
Earl Scruggs The Log Cabin Eminence, Missouri, United States
Aug 10, 2000
Earl Scruggs Meramec Theatre Steelville, Missouri, United States

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The Doobie Brothers / Earl Scruggs on Nov 29, 1974 [946-small]

The Doobie Brothers / Earl Scruggs
Nov 29, 1974
 Landover, Maryland, United States
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009 on Oct 2, 2009 [234-small]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009
Oct 2 - 4, 2009
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Merlefest on Apr 30, 1999 [767-small]

Merlefest
Apr 30 - May 2, 1999
 North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
  Uploaded by Jeff Ridinger

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Earl Scruggs had?

Earl Scruggs has had 69 concerts.

What genre is Earl Scruggs?

Earl Scruggs is most often considered to be Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Banjo, Instrumental Bluegrass, Appalachian Folk, and Country Blues.

When was the last Earl Scruggs concert?

The last Earl Scruggs concert was on November 05, 2011 at Royce Hall Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States.

What setlist does Earl Scruggs play live?

The songs that Earl Scruggs performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 03, 2010 concert at Banjo Stage, Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, United States:

  1. Sitting on Top of the World
  2. Foggy Mountain Top
  3. Orange Blossom Special
  4. Step It Up and Go
  5. The Ballad of Jed Clampett
  6. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

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