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 38)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 29, 2011
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Ella Riot / Sam Bush / Red Stick Ramblers / Carolina Chocolate Drops / North Mississippi Allstars / Rubblebucket / Trampled by Turtles / Toubab Krewe / Railroad Earth / Pimps of Joytime / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Lyrics Born / Papadosio / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Show all bands
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Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 28, 2011 –
Jul 31, 2011
Floydfest 2011
Old Crow Medicine Show / Grace Potter / Trampled by Turtles / Taj Mahal / Robert Randolph & The Family Band / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Yonder Mountain String Band / Lyrics Born / Rubblebucket / Papadosio / Railroad Earth / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Hot Tuna / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / American Aquarium / Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / The Pimps of Joytime / John Brown's Body / Donna the Buffalo / WAVE / Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 / Yarn / Baka Beyond / Tony Rice Unit / New Monsoon / Los Gatos / Red Stick Ramblers / JP Harris / The Barefoot Movement / Ella Riot / Yard Dogs Road Show / Big Daddy Love / Miss Behavin' / Cyro Baptista And Beat The Donkey / Larry Keel & Natural Bridge / Lefty Williams Band / Nate Leath / Jackass Flats / The Bloodroots Barter / William Walter & Co. / The Whitetop Mountain Band / Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun / David Grisman Sextet / HARRIS BROTHERS / Blue Mule / Carbon Jam / Noah Levine / Kat Mills / dot dot dash / Toma Que Toma / Nat Reese / Einstein's Monkey / Maggie Ingram / Dirk Powell Band / Taubab Krewe / Heather Berry / The Fire Dragon / Jonathan C. Ward / Michael Ismerio / Linda Lay and Sammy Shelor Show all bands
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Floydfest 2011 Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 23, 2011
Sierra Hull / Ricky Skaggs / Sam Bush Suicide Six Ski Resort South Pomfret, Vermont, United States
Jul 16, 2011
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
"Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival" / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Sam Bush / The Infamous Stringdusters / Belfry Fellows / Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen / The Dixie Bee-Liners / Red Stick Ramblers / John Kirk & Trish Miller / Fiddlestyx / J.D. Crowe & The New South / Crooked Still / Tony Trischka Territory Show all bands
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Walsh Farm Oak Hill, New York, United States
Jul 09, 2011
Sam Bush Nugget Casino Resort Sparks, Nevada, United States
Jul 08, 2011
Sam Bush Gallivan Center Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Jul 07, 2011
Sam Bush / Josh Williams Band Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jul 01, 2011
Sam Bush Frontier Park Olathe, Kansas, United States
Jun 18, 2011
Sam Bush

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 11, 2011
Sam Bush The Windjammer Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States
Jun 10, 2011
Sam Bush Newton-Conover Auditorium Newton, North Carolina, United States
Jun 09, 2011
Sam Bush Gallivan Center Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Jun 04, 2011
"Appalachian Uprising" / Steep Canyon Rangers / Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen / Sam Bush

Appalachian Uprising

Eden Valley Farm Scottown, Ohio, United States
Jun 03, 2011
Sam Bush The Kent Stage Kent, Ohio, United States
May 29, 2011
"Strawberry Music Festival" / Sam Bush / Poor Man's Whiskey / Elizabeth Cook / Assembly of Dust

Strawberry Music Festival

Camp Mather Groveland, California, United States
May 21, 2011
"Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass" / Sam Bush / Balsam Range / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers

Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

Downtown Sevierville Sevierville, Tennessee, United States
Apr 16, 2011
Old Settler's Music Festival
"Old Settler's Music Festival" / the Gourds / Richard Thompson / Foster & Lloyd / Sam Bush / Beatlegras / Sonny Landreth / The Bridge / Tim O'Brien / Sahara Smith / Gaelic Storm / David Francey / Jim Lauderdale / Jake Shimabukuro / Elliott Brood / The Hillbenders Show all bands
Salt Lick Pavilion Driftwood, Texas, United States
Apr 15, 2011
Sam Bush Second Street Live Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Apr 14, 2011
Sam Bush Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Mar 05, 2011
Sam Bush Quixote's True Blue Denver, 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

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