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 35)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 24, 2012 –
Aug 26, 2012
Music on the Mountaintop Festival 2012
Dr. Dog / JJ Grey & Mofro / Greensky Bluegrass / Railroad Earth / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Futurebirds / Sam Bush / River Whyless / The Black Lillies / Hackensaw Boys / Holy Ghost Tent Revival / Rose's Pawn Shop / Larry Keel / Dirty Dozen / Monroeville / Larry Keel & Natural Bridge / naked gods / Salemspeaks / The Stoney Creek Boys Show all bands
Grandfather Mountain Campground Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
Aug 22, 2012
Sam Bush / Alison Brown / Andrea Zonn / Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen / Town Mountain Loveless Barn Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 11, 2012
Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival
"Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival" / Milkdrive / The Hillbenders / Della Mae / The Travelin' McCourys / The Gibson Brothers / Sam Bush
Saddleback Rangeley, Maine, United States
Jul 29, 2012
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun / Darrell Scott / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / Yarn / Sam Bush / Bruce Hornsby / Hoots and Hellmouth / Ricky Skaggs / Justin Jones & the Driving Rain
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Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 27, 2012
RockyGrass
"RockyGrass" / Chris Thile / Michael Daves / Noam Pikelny & Friends / The Infamous Stringdusters / Trampled by Turtles / Lonesome River Band / Sam Bush / Casey Driessen / Punch Brothers / Béla Fleck
Planet Bluegrass Ranch Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jul 26, 2012 –
Jul 29, 2012
Floyd Fest 2012
Gregory Alan Isakov / Matisyahu / Jackson Browne / Gary Clark Jr. / Brandi Carlile / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Alison Krauss / Dawes / SOJA / Drive-By Truckers / Punch Brothers / Alison Krauss and Union Station / Bruce Hornsby / Galactic / Ozomatli / Jonathan Wilson / Ricky Skaggs / ALO / Leftover Salmon / Orgone / Sara Watkins / Anders Osborne / American Aquarium / Sam Bush / Steep Canyon Rangers / Ha Ha Tonka / Yarn / Toubab Krewe / David Wax Museum / Marco Benevento / Garage a Trois / Spirit Family Reunion / Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Amber Rubarth / Conspirator / Locos Por Juana / MarchFourth / Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder / The Rogues / ArtOfficial / Hoots & Hellmouth / The Mantras / Scott Miller / Corey Henry / The Barefoot Movement / Kentucky Thunder / Pedrito Martinez Group / Drew Emmitt / Big Daddy Love / Miss Behavin' / The Dead Kenny G's / Matthew James / Floorboards / Elizabeth LaPrelle / Sam Bush Band / Danny Knicely / The Former Champions / L Shape Lot / Corey Ledet / The Whitetop Mountain Band / Molasses Creek / The Boston Boys / The Kings of Belmont / Big Tony & Trouble Funk / Doug & Telisha Williams / Poe Mack / James David / Carbon Jam / dot dot dash / Josh Panda & the Hot Damned / Nat Reese / Darrell Scott Trio / Jonathan C. Ward / Hyperbola / The Situationist / Larnell Starkey and the Spiritual Seven / Love Canon String Band / Ivy League Hillbillies / Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun Quartet / Wayne Henderson and Friends Show all bands
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FloydFest - Old Location Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 22, 2012
The String Cheese Incident / Sam Bush / Kyle Hollingsworth
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Horning's Hideout North Plains, Oregon, United States
Jul 21, 2012
Sam Bush / Dead Winter Carpenters Tahoe Donner Golf Course Truckee, California, United States
Jul 20, 2012
Sam Bush / Alison Harris and the Barn Owls Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 07, 2012
Sam Bush Old Rock House St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jul 06, 2012
"Olathe Free Summer Concert Series" / Kelley Hunt / Sam Bush

Olathe Free Summer Concert Series

Frontier Park Olathe, Kansas, United States
Jun 29, 2012
Sam Bush / Lera Lynn Frist Center For The Visual Arts Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 23, 2012
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / k.d. lang / Bruce Hornsby / Yonder Mountain String Band / Jerry Douglas / Omar Hakim / Viktor Krauss / The Devil Makes Three
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 16, 2012
"Live From Here" / Garrison Keillor / Sam Bush / The Portland Cello Project / Elvin Bishop

Live From Here

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Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, Oregon, United States
Jun 08, 2012
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Radiohead / Rodrigo y Gabriela / The Avett Brothers / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / The Soul Rebels / Foster The People / Feist / Afrocubism / Needtobreathe / The Kooks / Flying Lotus / Major Lazer / Ludacris / Little Dragon / Two Door Cinema Club / Tune-Yards / Michael Kiwanuka / Ben Howard / Laura Marling / Fitz and the Tantrums / St. Vincent / Black Star / Umphrey's McGee / Big Freedia / Dumpstaphunk / Dawes / Trampled by Turtles / Sam Bush / The Infamous Stringdusters / The Deep Dark Woods / Chappo / Clare & The Reasons / Valient Thorr / Rubblebucket / Pujol / Sara Watkins / Oberhofer / Hey Rosetta! / Caitlin Rose / Katie Herzig / Trixie Whitley / Punch Brothers / Colin Hay / Moon Taxi / The Dirty Guv'nahs / Robert Ellis / K.Flay / Garfunkel and Oates / Mike O'Connell / Marc Maron / Amy Schumer / Aziz Ansari / Rory Scovel / Alabama Shakes / Jukebox the Ghost Show all bands
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Jun 07, 2012 –
Jun 10, 2012
Bonnaroo
Radiohead / Phish / Rodrigo y Gabriela / The Roots / Flogging Molly / Umphrey's McGee / The Civil Wars / Alabama Shakes / Sam Bush / Trampled by Turtles / Sarah Jarosz / Moon Taxi / The Dirty Guv'nahs / Cosmic Suckerpunch / Pedrito Martinez Band / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Alice Cooper / The Beach Boys / Mariachi El Bronx / Kenny Rogers Show all bands
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Great Stage Park Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Jun 01, 2012
Sam Bush Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, Virginia, United States
May 27, 2012
Delfest
"Delfest" / Mountain Sprout / Emmitt Nershi Band / Sara Watkins / Béla Fleck / marcus roberts / Sam Bush / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / The Infamous Stringdusters / Leftover Salmon / David Mayfield Parade
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Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
Apr 28, 2012
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys / Dehlia Low / The Waybacks / Punch Brothers / Casey Driessen / John Hammond / Enter the Haggis / Donna the Buffalo / Pete Wernick / The Honeycutters / The Gibson Brothers / Tedeschi Trucks Band / Charles Welch / The Zephyr Lightning Bolts / The Greencards / Wylie & The Wild West / Jim Lauderdale / The Wild Rumpus / Tony Williamson / Pete & Joan Wernick / Viper's Dream / Happy Traum / ToneBlazers / Tut Taylor / Stoney Creek Boys / Snyder Family Band / Joe Smothers / Steve and Ruth Smith / The Sigmon Stringers / Scythian / Peter Rowan / Jonathan Scales Fourchestra / The Michael Roach Band / Carol Rifkin / The Neighbors (NC) / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Misty River / Andy May / Bill Mathis / Claire Lynch / Local Boys / Jack Lawrence / The Kruger Brothers / Kickin Grass / Jubal's Kin / Johnson's Crossroad / Fruteland Jackson / Sierra Hull / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / David Holt / Bob Hill / Wayne Henderson / Stefan Grossman / Mitch Greenhill / Mary Flower / Sarah and Christian Dugas / T Michael Coleman / Sam Bush / Buffalo Barfield / Brooke and George Buckner / Laura Boosinger / Roy Book Binder / Assembly of Dust / Banknotes / Alberti Flea Circus / Timmy Abell / Richard Watson / Doc Watson Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 27, 2012
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Béla Fleck & the Flecktones / The Waybacks / Enter the Haggis / Donna the Buffalo / Casey Driessen / The Steel Wheels / Pete Wernick / John Hammond / The Honeycutters / The Greencards / The Deep Dark Woods / Jim Lauderdale / Los Lobos / The Zephyr Lightning Bolts / Wylie & The Wild West / Tony Williamson / The Wild Rumpus / Pete & Joan Wernick / Viper's Dream / Happy Traum / ToneBlazers / Tut Taylor / Steep Canyon Rangers / Snyder Family Band / Joe Smothers / Steve and Ruth Smith / The Sigmon Stringers / Scythian / Jonathan Scales Fourchestra / Peter Rowan / The Michael Roach Band / Carol Rifkin / The Neighbors (NC) / Misty River / Andy May / Claire Lynch / Lost Bayou Ramblers / Local Boys / Jack Lawrence / The Kruger Brothers / Kickin Grass / Jubal's Kin / Johnson's Crossroad / Phil & Gaye Johnson / Fruteland Jackson / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / David Holt / Bob Hill / Wayne Henderson / Stefan Grossman / Mary Flower / Sarah and Christian Dugas / T Michael Coleman / Sam Bush / Buffalo Barfield / Laura Boosinger / Roy Book Binder / Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks / Banknotes / Alberti Flea Circus / Timmy Abell / Richard Watson / Doc Watson / Patrick Simmons Jr. / Darrell Scott / John Cowan Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 27, 2012

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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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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Evanston, Illinois, United States
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 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
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 Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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 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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