R.L. Burnside Concert History

R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee Burnside, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi. He played music for much of his life, but did not receive much attention until the early 1990s. In the latter half of the 1990s, Burnside repeatedly recorded with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fanbase within the underground garage rock scene.

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 01, 2001
R.L. Burnside / Daniel Johnston McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon, United States
Aug 31, 2001
R.L. Burnside The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
May 04, 2001 –
May 06, 2001
Beale Street Music Festival 2001
Sonic Youth / Mavis Staples / Shemekia Copeland / Lucero / The Offspring / Bob Dylan / The Cult / Dave Matthews Band / O.A.R. / Saliva / The Black Crowes / Blues Traveler / Vertical Horizon / Willie Nelson / North Mississippi Allstars / Drivin' n' Cryin' / Tantric / Will Hoge / Steve Earle / Tower Of Power / Jonny Lang / Hubert Sumlin / Lynyrd Skynyrd / Crazy Town / The String Cheese Incident / Keith Sykes / War / Pat McGee Band / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic / Dave Mason / Breaking Point / Alvin Youngblood Hart / ohio players / Tommy Castro & The Painkillers / Roomful of Blues / The Nighthawks / Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm / Dust For Life / Ana Popovic / Blind Mississippi Morris / Free World / Pinetop perkins / jazz mandolin project / Koko Taylor / Walter Trout And The Radicals / Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals / R.L. Burnside / Chris Cain / B.t.o. / Brint Anderson / Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / The Gabe Dixon Band / Brand New Immortals / Three 6 Mafia / Con Funk Shun / Lazy Lester / J. Blackfoot / Sean Costello / Johnnie Bassett / O'landa Draper's Associates / Scott Sudbury / Mohead / Dyzack Dutch Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 03, 2001
Taj Mahal / R.L. Burnside
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House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicate for May 03, 2001
Jan 24, 2001
R.L. Burnside / Robert Belfour
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Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Jan 23, 2001
R.L. Burnside / Robert Belfour Palookaville Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jan 20, 2001
R.L. Burnside The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
Nov 18, 2000
R.L. Burnside
  Setlists
North Star Bar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 05, 2000 –
May 07, 2000
Beale Street Music Festival 2000
Foo Fighters / Bryan Adams / 3 Doors Down / Foreigner / Creed / Allman Brothers Band / Collective Soul / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Randy Newman / Guster / Run-D.M.C. / Edwin McCain / Sevendust / Little Richard / Los Lobos / Average White Band / Taj Mahal / Widespread Panic / Lucero / Guano Apes / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Percy Sledge / Rickie Lee Jones / George Thorogood / Susan Tedeschi / North Mississippi Allstars / The Smithereens / The Blind Boys of Alabama / William Bell / Stroke 9 / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Walter Trout / Cowboy Mouth / Paul Thorn / Allstars / isaac hayes / Tommy Castro & The Painkillers / Kenny Neal / Shannon Curfman / Hubert Sumlin / Larry McCray / Deborah Coleman / Stir / The Masqueraders / Big Jack Johnson / little milton / Rufus Thomas / The Pistolas / Carl Weathersby / R.L. Burnside / Keith Sykes / Mike Morgan And The Crawl / Euphoria / Mason Ruffner / Son Seals / Freeworld / Zach Myers / Carey bell / The Angelic Voices of Faith / Rat Dog / Pawtuckets / Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm / Euphoria From India / John Mohead / Associates (USA) / Teddy Morgan & / Billy Lee Riley & Sun Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Oct 06, 1999
R.L. Burnside / T-Model Ford / Paul "Wine" Jones First Avenue and 7th St Entry - Mainroom Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Aug 11, 1999
R.L. Burnside / Robert Cage Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jul 05, 1999
Beale Street Music Festival 1999
Goo Goo Dolls / Sheryl Crow / Kansas / Skillet / Cheap Trick / Collective Soul / Hootie & the Blowfish / Fuel / Peter Frampton / Rusted Root / Booker T. & The MG's / Dr. John / Better Than Ezra / Los Lobos / G. Love & Special Sauce / Fastball / Sammy Hagar / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Jonny Lang / Galactic / The Bar-Kays / Clarence Carter / moe. / Robin Trower / Susan Tedeschi / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / North Mississippi Allstars / Kirk Whalum / Leftover Salmon / big star / Bobby "blue" Bland / James Cotton / Marcia Ball / Tinsley Ellis / Corey Harris / The Williams Brothers / Billy Lee Riley / Bernard Allison / Burlap to Cashmere / Guitar Shorty / Tommy Castro & The Painkillers / Lois Lane / Wilson Pickett / R.L. Burnside / David Honeyboy Edwards / Jimmy D. Lane / Koko Taylor / Mason Ruffner / Freeworld / Junkyardmen / Reba Russell / Eddie the Chief Clearwater / John Mohead / Jimmy Thackeray & the Drivers / Youngblood Hart / Riverbluff Clan / Associates (USA) Show all bands
  Setlists
Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Jun 29, 1999
R.L. Burnside / Mover Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
May 15, 1999 –
May 16, 1999
Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival
John Lee Hooker / Wilson Pickett / Susan Tedeschi / Pinetop Perkins with Bob Margolin / R.L. Burnside / The Nighthawks / Linwood Taylor / Jonny Lang / Koko Taylor And Her Blues Machine / Son Seals / James Cotton / Shemekia Copeland / Chesapeake Bay Blues Band Show all bands
Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Show Duplicate for May 15, 1999
Mar 13, 1999
R.L. Burnside Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 07, 1998
Bumbershoot 1998
Modest Mouse / Shaggy / Third Eye Blind / LĪVE / Yo La Tengo / Jethro Tull / Morcheeba / Bonnie Raitt / Fuel / They Might Be Giants / Eve 6 / Joan Baez / Pink Martini / Beth Orton / Steel Pulse / Buju Banton / Cracker / Keb' Mo' / Harvey Danger / Morphine / The Posies / Irma Thomas / Wanda Jackson / Screaming Trees / Ozomatli / Beres Hammond / Burning Spear / Sunny Day Real Estate / Sean Ono Lennon / whiskeytown / Squirrel Nut Zippers / Michael Franti / Bruce Cockburn / Dar Williams / Martin Sexton / Susana Baca / David Cross / ? and the mysterians / Kim Richey / Global Communication / Marcia Ball / Wayne Hancock / buck owens / Kelly Joe Phelps / John Wesley Harding / Pete Droge / Paperboys / Bob Log III / Mark Eitzel / catie curtis / God Lives Underwater / La Bottine Souriante / Mary Lou Lord / Waco Brothers / T-Model Ford / Gas Huffer / Peter Green Splinter Group / Battlefield band / Paladins / Ronnie Dawson / Tracy Nelson / Goodness / Laurie Lewis / Mike Peters / Critters Buggin / Leon Parker / Sally Nyolo / R.L. Burnside / Hank Dogs / Crazy 8s / Calobo / New Orleans Klezmer Allstars / Mike Ireland and Holler / Cadillac Angels / Big Nazo / Ursula K. Leguin / Dave Von Ronk / Mayfield Four / Karen Pernick / Pete Lawrence / Eric Bogosian / Sycophant / Dr. Jane Goodall / Leonard Eto / Sister Spit / Robert Hass Show all bands
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Bumbershoot 1998 Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicates for Sep 07, 1998
Jul 19, 1997
Etta James / Brody Buster / Lil' Brian Terry & the Zydeco Travelers / R.L. Burnside / Corey Stevens

Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival

  Setlists
Liberty Memorial Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 19, 1997
Jul 11, 1997 –
Jul 13, 1997
North Sea Jazz Festival 1997
Earth, Wind & Fire / herb alpert / Ahmad Jamal / larry carlton / Gato Barbieri / Buckshot LeFonque / Nicholas Payton / Irakere / Adriana Evans / Steve Turre / Carmen Lundy / Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 / Monday Michuru / Jimmie Vaughan / Spearhead / Ronnie Earl / Monster Mike Welch / Billy Preston / 'LEGENDS '97' Miller/ Clapton / Sanborn / Sample/ Gadd / Jesse van Ruller Quartet / The Robert Cray Band / Whitehouse with Borstlap and Honing / R.L. Burnside / Rahsaan Patterson / Steve Winwood / lee ritenour / Chick Corea & Gary Burton / Ray Charles / Total Touch / Miriam Makeba / Patti Austin / Jimmie Vaughn / Maceo Parker / The Zawinul Syndicate / Taj Mahal / Jan Akkerman / Youssou N'Dour Show all bands
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North Sea Jazz Festival 1997 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
May 02, 1997 –
May 04, 1997
Beale Street Music Festival 1997
Better Than Ezra / Bob Dylan / ZZ Top / Saliva / Cowboy Mouth / Barenaked Ladies / Blues Traveler / The Wallflowers / Cravin' Melon / Leftover Salmon / Jonny Lang / Los Lobos / Lonnie Brooks / War / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Shawn Colvin / Boz Scaggs / luther allison / Coco Montoya / Rory Block / Grifters / Blind Mississippi Morris / Free World / Stir / R.L. Burnside / Johnny Copeland / Taj Mahal and Phantom Blues Band / The Staple Singers / Eric Gales Band / Garrison Starr / The Hazies / Jimmy Rogers / Big Daddy Kinsey / The Blue Birds / Pat Boyack And The Prowlers Show all bands
  Setlists
Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Mar 28, 1997
R.L. Burnside The Young Avenue Deli Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Taj Mahal / R.L. Burnside on May 3, 2001 [643-small]

Taj Mahal / R.L. Burnside
May 3, 2001
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 2000 on May 5, 2000 [509-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2000
May 5 - 7, 2000
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
  Uploaded by Old Time Rocker

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has R.L. Burnside had?

R.L. Burnside has had 26 concerts.

What genre is R.L. Burnside?

R.L. Burnside is most often considered to be Blues, Blues Rock, Roots Rock, Electric Blues, Modern Blues, Punk Blues, Traditional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, and Mississippi.

When was the last R.L. Burnside concert?

The last R.L. Burnside concert was on September 01, 2001 at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States. The bands that performed were: R.L. Burnside / Daniel Johnston.

What setlist does R.L. Burnside play live?

The songs that R.L. Burnside performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the January 24, 2001 concert at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States:

  1. Miss Maybelle
  2. Goin' Down South
  3. Alice Mae
  4. Snake Drive

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