Hot Rize Concert History

Hot Rize is approaching its 30th year in the bluegrass history book. After not performing for three years following the death of original member, flat-picking extraordinaire Charles Sawtelle, the band regrouped in 2002 with Bryan Sutton added on guitar. Hot Rize has done five years of shows with its current lineup and has been delivering its high-energy, soulful, and unique sound to fans old and new. Though many years from its full-time touring period of 1978-1990...

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 11, 2017
Hot Rize J.E. Broyhill Civic Center Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Feb 10, 2017
Hot Rize Imperial Theatre Augusta, Georgia, United States
Feb 09, 2017
Hot Rize Red Clay Music Foundry Duluth, Georgia, United States
Aug 21, 2016
Hot Rize City Winery Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 20, 2016
Hot Rize Miller Outdoor Theatre Houston, Texas, United States
Aug 19, 2016
"Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival" / Hot Rize

Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival

Granite Hill Campground Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 17, 2016
The String Cheese Incident / Hot Rize
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, Colorado, United States
Jul 16, 2016
Hot Rize Howelsen Hill Amphitheater Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
Oct 16, 2015
"Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival" / Balsam Range / Hot Rize / The Grascals / Helen Highwater / Snyder Family Band

Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival

Farmers Branch Historical Park Farmers Branch, Texas, United States
Oct 10, 2015
Hot Rize Floyd Country Store Floyd, Virginia, United States
Oct 09, 2015
Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival
"Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival" / The Black Lillies / Hot Rize / Donna the Buffalo / Nora Jane Struthers / Tim O'Brien / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Old Man Luedecke / The Suffers / Red Baraat / The Big Mean Sound Machine / Keith Secola's Wild Band Of Indians / Preston Frank / The RT's / The Fairlanes / Lobo Marino Show all bands
Shakori Hills Community Center Silk Hope, North Carolina, United States
Oct 04, 2015
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass" / Alison Brown / ALO / Anderson East / Angel Olsen / Asleep At the Wheel / Ben Miller Band / Beth Hart / Blind Boys of Alabama / Charles Bradley / Chicano Batman / Delbert McClinton / Devotchka / Dustbowl Revival / Emmylou Harris / Rodney Crowell / The Fairfield Four / Fantastic Negrito / Gregory Alan Isakov / Hot Rize / Indigo Girls / James McMurtry / Jamey Johnson / Jim White vs. The Packway Handle Band / Kevin Devine / Kane, Welch, & Kaplin / Los Lobos / Watchhouse / Neko Case / Nick Lowe / Poi Dog Pondering / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Robyn Hitchcock / The Sadies / Sonny & The Sunsets / Spirit Family Reunion / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Stone Foxes / The Time Jumpers / Justin Townes Earle Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 02, 2015 –
Oct 04, 2015
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2015
Laura Marling / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Flogging Molly / M. Ward / Paul Weller / Neko Case / Joe Jackson / Los Lobos / Emmylou Harris / Gregory Alan Isakov / Indigo Girls / Lee Ann Womack / Conor Oberst / Gillian Welch / Boz Scaggs / Punch Brothers / Angel Olsen / Charles Bradley / Robert Earl Keen / Justin Townes Earle / The Oh Hellos / Nick Lowe / The Felice Brothers / The Mavericks / Beth Hart / The Milk Carton Kids / The Sheepdogs / The White Buffalo / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Asleep At the Wheel / ALO / Fairfield Four / Kevin Devine / Dustin Kensrue / Johnathan Rice / James McMurtry / The New Mastersounds / Delbert McClinton / Robyn Hitchcock / Sonny & The Sunsets / Leftover Salmon / The Stone Foxes / Mandolin Orange / Anderson East / Pokey LaFarge / Lera Lynn / The Sadies / Monophonics / Chatham County Line / Saintseneca / Chicano Batman / Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds / Steve Earle and the Dukes / Steep Canyon Rangers / Jessica Pratt / Poi Dog Pondering / Fantastic Negrito / T-Bone Burnett / Tim Barry / Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear / Spirit Family Reunion / The Ben Miller Band / The Brothers Comatose / Waco Brothers / The Bros. Landreth / Hot Rize / The Dustbowl Revival / Time Jumpers / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Megan Slankard / Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones / Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands / Walter Salas-Humara / Nels Cline & Julian Lage / Doobie Decibel System / Joe Pugg / Big Star's Third / The Flatlanders Featuring Joe Ely / Hot Tuna Electric / JB Nimble / Peter Rowan Band / The Brothers Gibb / Marty Willson-Piper's Acres of Spades / Mini-mekons / THE GO TO HELL MAN CLAN / Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin / Buddy Miller's Cavalcade of Stars / Robyn Hitchcock & The Sadies / Marco & The Polos / Alison Brown & The Song Of The Banjo / Cirkus Quirkus / Heidi Clare & The Goose Tatums / Nancy and The Lambchops / Devotchka Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 26, 2015
"Boats And Bluegrass" / Hot Rize / Nora Jane Struthers / Los Lobos / Trout Steak Revival / Martha Scanlan

Boats And Bluegrass

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Prairie Island Campground Winona, Minnesota, United States
Sep 25, 2015
"Watermelon Park Fest" / Hot Rize / Pokey LaFarge

Watermelon Park Fest

Watermelon Park Berryville, Virginia, United States
Sep 19, 2015
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
"Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion" / Rusted Root / Red Molly / Billy Strings & Don Julin / Ray Wylie Hubbard / Spirit Family Reunion / Hot Rize / Willie Sugarcapps / Will Kimbrough / Moon Taxi / Quiet Life / TAUK / Dom Flemons / Rosie Flores / Jarekus Singleton / Dustbowl Revival / Girls, Guns and Glory / The Gibson Brothers / Della Mae / Blank Range / Los Colognes / Strand of Oaks / Christopher Paul Stelling / Josh Ritter / The Suffers / Sugarcane Jane Show all bands
Downtown Bristol Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Sep 18, 2015
Hot Rize The Clifton Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Sep 17, 2015
Hot Rize Station Inn Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Sep 06, 2015
"Four Corners Folk Festival" / Hot Rize / Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers / Love Canon / Ruth Moody / Shel (Sheldon Nicholls)

Four Corners Folk Festival

Reservoir Hill Park Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States
Sep 04, 2015
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival
"Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival" / Hot Rize / Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers / The Gibson Brothers / Red Wine / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / Rebecca Frazier
Salem County Fairgrounds Pilesgrove, New Jersey, United States

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Doc Watson / Seldom Scene / Hot Rize on Jul 10, 1988 [343-small]

Doc Watson / Seldom Scene / Hot Rize
Jul 10, 1988
 Vienna, Virginia, United States
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Delfest 2014 on May 22, 2014 [409-small]

Delfest 2014
May 22 - 25, 2014
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Delfest 2014 on May 22, 2014 [410-small]

Delfest 2014
May 22 - 25, 2014
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Delfest 2014 on May 22, 2014 [411-small]

Delfest 2014
May 22 - 25, 2014
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Hot Rize / Red Knuckles And The Trailblazers on Apr 29, 1988 [183-small]

Hot Rize / Red Knuckles And The Trailblazers
Apr 29, 1988
 Clarendon, Vermont, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Hot Rize had?

Hot Rize has had 184 concerts.

What genre is Hot Rize?

Hot Rize is most often considered to be Folk, Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Banjo, Old-Time, Appalachian Folk, and Neo-Traditional Bluegrass.

When was the last Hot Rize concert?

The last Hot Rize concert was on July 31, 2022 at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, Colorado, United States. The bands that performed were: "RockyGrass" / Hot Rize / Earls Of Leicester / Uncle Earl / Peter Rowan / Béla Fleck / Mike Marshall / Edgar Meyer / We banjo 3 / Jake Blount / Tatiana Hargreaves.

What setlist does Hot Rize play live?

The songs that Hot Rize performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 04, 2019 concert at Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado, United States:

  1. High on a Mountain

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