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 30)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 23, 2014
"River City Roots Festival" / Sam Bush / The Deadly Gentlemen

River City Roots Festival

Downtown Missoula Missoula, Montana, United States
Aug 13, 2014
Sam Bush
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The Factory Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 09, 2014
Sam Bush Private Function Alta, Wyoming, United States
Aug 01, 2014
"Creekside Jam" / Ricky Skaggs / Sam Bush / Rhonda Vincent

Creekside Jam

Beckley Creek Park Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Jul 18, 2014
"Northwest String Summit" / Shook Twins / The Infamous Stringdusters / Sam Bush

Northwest String Summit

Horning's Hideout North Plains, Oregon, United States
Jun 27, 2014
ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival
"ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival" / Sam Bush / Ricky Skaggs / Noam Pikelny / Stuart Duncan / Foghorn Stringband / Alison Brown / The Reunion Band
Yellow Creek Park Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Jun 21, 2014
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Leftover Salmon / Sam Bush / Andrew Bird / Yonder Mountain String Band / Punch Brothers / Peter Rowan / Yungchen Lhamo / Front Country
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 19, 2014 –
Jun 22, 2014
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2014
Peter Rowan / Leftover Salmon / Ray Lamontagne / Brandi Carlile / Steve Winwood / Nickel Creek / Punch Brothers / Jason Isbell / Greensky Bluegrass / Dave Rawlings Machine / Béla Fleck / Sam Bush / Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott / Keller Williams & the Travelin McCoury’s / Yonder Mountain String Band / Jerry Douglas / Chris Thile Show all bands
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 13, 2014 –
Jun 15, 2014
Huck Finn Jubilee 2014
The String Cheese Incident / Ralph Stanley / Gibson Brothers / Sam Bush / The SteelDrivers / Del McCoury Band / Rhonda Vincent / Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver / The Boxcars / Next Generation / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Chris Jones and the Night Drivers / Salty Suites / Bluegrass Etc. / Dan Crary & Thunderation / Lonesome Otis Show all bands
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Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park Ontario, Canada
Jun 06, 2014
Sam Bush The Ballroom Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
May 17, 2014
Sam Bush Joker's Wild Comedy Club New Haven, Connecticut, United States
May 16, 2014
Sam Bush Joker's Wild Comedy Club New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Apr 26, 2014
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Claire Lynch / Della Mae / The Steel Wheels / Nora Jane Struthers / Donna the Buffalo / The Kruger Brothers / Richard Watson / Susana and Timmy Abell / Sheila Kay Adams / Bailey Mountain Cloggers / Banknotes / Buffalo Barfield / Riley Baugus / Rory Block / Roy Book Binder / Laura Boosinger / Fiona Boyes / Alison Brown / Buncombe Turnpike / Sam Bush / Cockman Family / The Deadly Gentlemen / Eleanor Ellis / Mary Flower / Mitch Greenhill / Wayne Henderson / High Valley / Bob Hill / I Draw Slow / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Mark Johnson / Larry Keel And Natural Bridge / Jim Lauderdale / Jack Lawrence / Emory Lester / Jeff Little / Local Boys / Andy May / The Moore Brothers / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tim O'Brien / Del Rey / Carol Rifkin / Peter Rowan / Sanctum Sully / Darrell Scott / Scythian / The Sigmon Stringers / Sleepy Man / Joe Smothers / Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen / The South Carolina Broadcasters / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Steep Canyon Rangers / Sutton, Holt & Coleman / Tut Taylor / Niall Toner / Town Mountain / Happy Traum / The Waybacks / Charles Welch / Pete & Joan Wernick / Roland White / Blake Williams / Keller Williams / Tony Williamson / The Zephyr Lightning Bolts / The Barefoot Movement / Nu-Blu Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 19, 2014
"Nashville Earth Day Festival" / The Honeycutters / Sam Bush / Farewell Drifters

Nashville Earth Day Festival

Centennial Park Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 05, 2014
Sam Bush McNeese St. University Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Mar 22, 2014
Suwannee Spring Reunion
"Suwannee Spring Reunion" / Sam Bush / Donna the Buffalo / sosos / The Avett Brothers / Rosco Bandana / Greensky Bluegrass / Del McCoury Band / Jim Lauderdale / Beartoe / Steep Canyon Rangers / Grant Peeples / The Honeycutters / Aoife O'Donovan / Rev. Jeff Mosier / The Whetherman / Tammerlin Show all bands
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Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, Florida, United States
Mar 21, 2014
Sam Bush Georgia Theatre Athens, Georgia, United States
Mar 15, 2014
Sam Bush WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mar 14, 2014
Sam Bush WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mar 12, 2014
Sam Bush The Wilbur Boston, Massachusetts, 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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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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