Sam Bush Concert History

Sam Bush (born: 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is a virtuoso American bluegrass musician. Bush plays mandolin, fiddle and guitar as well as being an accomplished bluegrass vocalist. He was a founding member of the New Grass Revival and has been called a modern day Bill Monroe. Sam is one of the main attractions at the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado. He is affectionately known as "The King of Telluride" for his perennial appearances there.

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Sam Bush Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 14, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Walhalla Performing Arts Center Walhalla, South Carolina, United States
Oct 16, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Codfish Hollow Barnstormers Maquoketa, Iowa, United States
Oct 11, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Newberry Opera House Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Sep 20, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush / Béla Fleck / Mountain Grass Unit / Tophouse / Scythian / Midnight North

Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival

Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Sep 11, 2026 –
Sep 12, 2026
Upcoming
Mountain Song Festival 2026
Sam Bush / Steep Canyon Rangers / Tim O'Brien / Alison Brown / Shannon Whitworth / John Cowan Band / Woody Platt
Brevard Music Center Brevard, NC, US
Aug 17, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Umb Bank Amphitheater at Denver Botanic Gardens Denver, Colorado, United States
Jul 31, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Big Room, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Chico, California, United States
Jul 30, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, California, United States
Jul 25, 2026
Upcoming
RockyGrass
Sam Bush / Rhiannon Giddens / Steep Canyon Rangers / Tony Trischka’s EarlJam / Watkins Family Hour / The Bee Eaters / The Onlies / Unfaithful Servants
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Planet Bluegrass Ranch Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jul 12, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Woodlands Tavern Columbus, Ohio, United States
Jul 09, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush Groton Hill Music Center Groton, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 08, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush XL Live Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 07, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush The Tin Pan Richmond, Virginia, United States
Jun 30, 2026
Upcoming
Sam Bush / Sister Sadie

Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman

Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 20, 2026
Upcoming
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Larkin Poe / Sam Bush / Maggie Antone / Punch Brothers / Jason Carter / Michael Cleveland / Clay Street Unit
Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
May 31, 2026
Sam Bush / Futurebirds / Shadowgrass / Ben Chapman

Songbird Festival

Finlay Park Columbia, South Carolina, United States
May 30, 2026
Sam Bush
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SPACE Evanston, Illinois, United States
May 29, 2026
Sam Bush Sheldon Concert Hall St Louis, Missouri, United States
May 23, 2026
Sam Bush

Roots Revue

Paristown Arts & Entertainment District Louisville, Kentucky, United States
May 19, 2026
Toy Factory Project / Sam Bush

Spring Tour

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Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, “Panama Red”, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Courtney Barnett, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 4, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Sam Bush on May 30, 2026 [101-small]

Sam Bush
May 30, 2026
 Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Gathering Of The Vibes on Aug 3, 2008 [518-small]

Gathering Of The Vibes
Aug 3, 2008
 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
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Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam 15 on Dec 20, 2003 [795-small]

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Dec 20, 2003
 Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (Charleston) on Apr 16, 2016 [454-small]

Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (Charleston)
Apr 16 - 17, 2016
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Southern Ground Music and Food Festival
Apr 16, 2016
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Apr 16, 2016
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (Charleston) on Apr 16, 2016 [451-small]

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Apr 16 - 17, 2016
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Genres:

Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Jam Band
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Old-Time
Jamgrass
Mandolin
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Latest Setlist (04/25/2026):

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  1. Girl From the North Country
  2. Riding That Bluegrass Train
  3. Walk On, Boy
  4. Honey Babe Blues
  5. On the Road
  6. Stingray -> Apache -> Stingray
  7. Roll On Buddy Roll On
  8. Circles Around Me
  9. Down Along the Cove
  10. Howlin' at the Moon
  11. Big Rabbit
  12. Train Ride
  13. Same Ol' River
  14. Mama Don't Allow

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 38 concerts
2025 54 concerts
2024 41 concerts
2023 54 concerts
2022 77 concerts
2021 72 concerts
2020 18 concerts
2019 40 concerts
2018 47 concerts
2017 37 concerts
2016 44 concerts
2015 38 concerts
2014 40 concerts
2013 57 concerts
2012 54 concerts
2011 54 concerts
2010 68 concerts
2009 45 concerts
2008 64 concerts
2007 77 concerts
2006 62 concerts
2005 70 concerts
2004 23 concerts
2003 23 concerts
2002 43 concerts
2001 18 concerts
2000 6 concerts
1999 8 concerts
1998 7 concerts
1997 7 concerts
1996 5 concerts
1995 2 concerts
1976 1 concert
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