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 24)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 08, 2017
Sam Bush

Breckenridge Brewery's Hootenanny

Breckenridge Brewery Littleton, Colorado, United States
Jul 07, 2017
Breckenridge Brewery Hootenanny
"Breckenridge Brewery Hootenanny" / Eric Krasno / Nicki Bluhm / Tony Hall / Bill Payne / Alwyn Robinson / Jeremy Garrett / Andy Thorn / Sam Bush / Phoffman / Beck Quartet / Jon Stickley Trio / Zolopht / Gipsy Moon / Jeff Austin Band / The Sweet Lillies Show all bands
Breckenridge Brewery Breckenridge, Colorado, United States
Jun 17, 2017
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sarah Jarosz / Dispatch / Sam Bush / Margo Price / Yonder Mountain String Band / Rayland Baxter
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 03, 2017
"Bonfire Brewing Block Party" / Sam Bush / Tea Leaf Green / The California Honeydrops

Bonfire Brewing Block Party

Bonfire Brewing Eagle, Colorado, United States
May 19, 2017 –
May 20, 2017
River Roots Music Festival 2017
Ricky Skaggs / HoneyHoney / Sam Bush / John Craigie / Peter Rowan / The Giving Tree Band / The accidentals / Dawg Yawp / Blair Crimmins and the Hookers / the new balance / Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle / The Other Years / Bigfoot Yancey / Maria Carrelli / Jake Book Show all bands
Bicentennial Park Madison, Indiana, United States
May 02, 2017
Emmylou Harris / Sam Bush
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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 29, 2017
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / The Avett Brothers / Béla Fleck / Sam Bush / Earls Of Leicester / Jerry Douglas / Peter Rowan / The Kruger Brothers / Jorma Kaukonen / Sarah Jarosz / Tift Merritt / Mipso / Chatham County Line / Sierra Hull / I Draw Slow / Jim Lauderdale / Bryan Sutton Band / Mitch Greenhill / The Waybacks / John Doyle / Jim Avett / David Holt / Pete & Joan Wernick / T Michael Coleman / Roy Book Binder / Andy May / Chris Jones & the Night Drivers / Claire Lynch / Front Country / Wayne Henderson / The Contenders / Happy Traum / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / Jack Lawrence / Jeff Little Trio / 10 String Symphony / Laura Boosinger / Locust Honey String Band / The Bluegrass Experience / Pat Donohue / Steve James / Tony Williamson / Ed Snodderly / Mark Bumgarner / Local Boys / Joe Smothers / Charles Welch / Steve and Ruth Smith / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Alberti Flea Circus / Swift Creek / Roanoke Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 28, 2017
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / The Avett Brothers / James Taylor / Sam Bush / Leftover Salmon / Jerry Douglas / Peter Rowan / The Kruger Brothers / Steep Canyon Rangers / Jorma Kaukonen / Mipso / Sarah Jarosz / Chatham County Line / Scythian / Sierra Hull / Jim Lauderdale / Bryan Sutton Band / Mitch Greenhill / The Waybacks / Jim Avett / John Doyle / David Holt / Pete & Joan Wernick / T Michael Coleman / Banknotes / Roy Book Binder / Andy May / Wayne Henderson / Happy Traum / The Stray Birds / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / Jack Lawrence / Jeff Little Trio / Carol Rifkin / Laura Boosinger / Locust Honey String Band / The Bluegrass Experience / Pat Donohue / Steve James / Ed Snodderly / Mark Bumgarner / Local Boys / Megan Nash / Joe Smothers / Charles Welch / Bob Hill / Gravy Boys / Steve and Ruth Smith / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Alberti Flea Circus / Donna the Buffalo / Mary Bragg / "Transatlantic Sessions" / Karen Matheson / Joe Newberry / Maura O'connell / Declan O'Rourke / Aly Bain Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 26, 2017
Sam Bush / Front Country / Chris Jones and the Night Drivers / The Stray Birds The Factory At Franklin Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Apr 22, 2017
Sam Bush / Kelley Mickwee The Kessler Dallas, Texas, United States
Apr 21, 2017
Old Settler's Music Festival
"Old Settler's Music Festival" / Leftover Salmon / Shakey Graves / Gregory Alan Isakov / Anders Osborne / Reckless Kelly / Sam Bush / Gaelic Storm / The California Honeydrops / Session Americana / The Lil Smokies
Salt Lick Pavilion Driftwood, Texas, United States
Apr 20, 2017 –
Apr 23, 2017
Old Settler's Music Festival 2017
Gregory Alan Isakov / Shakey Graves / Los Lobos / Old 97's / Watchhouse / The Lone Bellow / Sarah Jarosz / Reckless Kelly / Elephant Revival / Gaelic Storm / The California Honeydrops / Nikki Lane / Leftover Salmon / Anders Osborne / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / Billy Strings / River Whyless / Shinyribs / Peter Rowan / The Lil Smokies / Vasen / The Travelin' McCourys / The Last Bandoleros / Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters / Wood & Wire / Session Americana / Peterson Brothers / American Dreamer / Christina Cavazos / Griffin Carter Show all bands
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Salt Lick Pavilion & Camp Ben McCulloch Austin, Texas, United States
Apr 01, 2017
WinterWonderGrass
"WinterWonderGrass" / Greensky Bluegrass / Sam Bush / Fruition / Brad Parsons & The Local Talent / Bluegrass Generals / Dustbowl Revival / The Ghost of Paul Revere / Jon Stickley Trio / Head For The Hills / Dead Horses / The Deer
The Village At Squaw Valley Olympic Valley, California, United States
Mar 18, 2017
Anastasia Music Festival
"Anastasia Music Festival" / The Travelin' McCourys / Jeff Austin / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / Cabinet / Fruition / Sierra Hull / Watchhouse / Jon Stickley Trio / Dustbowl Revival / Broomestix / Joe Pug / Taylor Martin / Nikki Talley / West King String Band / Robbie Dammit And The Broken Strings / Remedy Tree / Town Meeting / Applebutter Express Show all bands
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St. Augustine Amphitheatre St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Mar 17, 2017
Sam Bush Lyric Theatre Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mar 02, 2017
Sam Bush / Sam Bush Band Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 28, 2017
Sam Bush Knuckleheads Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Feb 25, 2017
Sam Bush

WinterWondergrass

Knoll Lot Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States
Feb 24, 2017
Sam Bush Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado, United States
Feb 23, 2017
Sam Bush Ute Theater & Events Center Rifle, Colorado, 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

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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 on Apr 23, 2026 [765-small]

MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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MerleFest 2026 on Apr 23, 2026 [764-small]

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]

Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (Charleston)
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 (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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