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) (Page 12)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 29, 2022
Jerry Douglas Band / Sam Bush / Béla Fleck & the Bluegrass Sessions

Jerry Douglas Band / Sam Bush / Béla Fleck & the Bluegrass Sessions at Peoples Bank Theatre

Peoples Bank Theatre Marietta, Ohio, United States
Jun 27, 2022
Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas Band / Jerry Douglas

at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Jun 25, 2022
Sam Bush

Blue Ox Music Festival

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Whispering Pines Campground Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Jun 24, 2022
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas Ravinia Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Jun 23, 2022
Béla Fleck / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas Band Detroit Opera Theatre Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Jun 23, 2022 –
Jun 25, 2022
Blue Ox Music Festival 2022
Old Crow Medicine Show / Railroad Earth / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / Fruition / Sierra Hull / The Okee Dokee Brothers / Tejon Street Corner Thieves / Humbird / Good Morning Bedlam / Maygen & The Birdwatcher / Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart
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Blue Ox Music Festival 2022 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Jun 22, 2022
Béla Fleck / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas Band / Jerry Douglas Adler Theatre Davenport, Iowa, United States
Jun 21, 2022
Béla Fleck / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas Capital Region Amphitheater Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Jun 18, 2022
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / The Infamous Stringdusters / Sam Bush / Punch Brothers / Jerry Douglas Band / Le Vent du Nord / Big Richard
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
May 29, 2022
Sam Bush

DelFest

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Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
May 27, 2022
Sam Bush

Spring Strawberry Music Festival

Nevada County Fairgrounds Grass Valley, California, United States
May 26, 2022 –
May 29, 2022
DelFest 14
Del McCoury Band / The Travelin' McCourys / Tyler Childers / Railroad Earth / Béla Fleck's My Bluegrass Heart / Michael Cleveland / Jacob Joliff / Cody Kilby / Béla Fleck / Justin Moses / Mark Schatz / Sam Bush / Robert Earl Keen / Leftover Salmon / Watchhouse / The California Honeydrops / Sierra Hull / Jerry Douglas Band / Anders Osborne / Jackie Greene / Cabinet / The Lil Smokies / Ghost of Paul Revere / Steve Poltz / Sister Sadie / Cris Jacobs / Della Mae / Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen / The Seldom Scene / Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley / The Jacob Jolliff Band / The Hot Club of Cowtown / Fireside Collective / Dre Anders / Twisted Pine / Pert Near Sandstone / The Broomestix / Jakob's Ferry Stragglers / Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band / Birches Bend / The Price Sisters Show all bands
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Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
Show Duplicate for May 26, 2022
May 21, 2022
"Bluegrass In The Bottoms" / Yonder Mountain String Band / Sam Bush / Horseshoes & Hand Grenades / The Mighty Pines / Whiskey for the lady
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Bluegrass In The Bottoms Festival Grounds Kansas City, Missouri, United States
May 20, 2022
FreshGrass
"FreshGrass" / Sam Bush / Red Baraat / Emmylou Harris / Arkansauce / Dispatch / Balsam Range
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The Momentary Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Apr 30, 2022
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Sam Bush / Peter Rowan / Jerry Douglas / Jim Lauderdale / Scythian / Donna the Buffalo / Earls Of Leicester / The Waybacks / The Kruger Brothers / Andy May / Carol Rifkin / Charles Welch / Happy Traum / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Jack Lawrence / Jeff Little Trio / Joe Smothers / Laura Boosinger / Local Boys / Mark Bumgarner / Mitch Greenhill / Pete & Joan Wernick / Roy Book Binder / T Michael Coleman / Tony Williamson / Wayne Henderson Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 30, 2022
Apr 28, 2022 –
May 01, 2022
MerleFest 2022
Josh Turner / Emmylou Harris / Colin Hay / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Sam Bush / The Nude Party / Natalie Hemby / The Arcadian Wild / Shannon McNally / Arlo Mckinley / Shay Martin Lovette / Nat Myers
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Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 14, 2022
Sam Bush / shawn camp / Dan Dugmore 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 02, 2022
Sam Bush Big Sky Resort Big Sky, Montana, United States
Mar 19, 2022
Sam Bush
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Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Mar 18, 2022
Sam Bush The Kent Stage Kent, Ohio, United States
Mar 17, 2022
Sam Bush

Sam Bush @ Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Buskirk-Chumley Theater Bloomington, Indiana, 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

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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

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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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MerleFest 2026 on Apr 23, 2026 [766-small]

MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 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]

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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
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Latest Setlist (05/30/2026):

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  1. One More Love Song
  2. Down Along the Cove
  3. Unconditional Love
  4. Little King
  5. Steamboat Whistle Blues
  6. Born to Be With You
  7. Broadway
  8. I'm Gonna Ride
  9. One Love
  10. Circles Around Me
  11. The Mahavishnu Mountain Boys
  12. Howlin' at the Moon
  13. Ground Speed
  14. State of Grace
  15. When You Gonna Wake Up?

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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 38 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 24 concerts
2002 43 concerts
2001 20 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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