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 44)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 22, 2009
Del Mccoury / Sam Bush / Railroad Earth / Dark Star Orchestra / Peter Rowan

Delfest 2009

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Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
May 22, 2009 –
May 24, 2009
2nd Annual DelFest
Del McCoury Band / The Travelin’ McCourys / Old Crow Medicine Show / Leftover Salmon / Sam Bush / Railroad Earth / Dark Star Orchestra / Peter Rowan and The Free Mexican Air Force / J.D. Crowe and the New South / Tim O’Brien / Ollabelle / The Infamous Stringdusters / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Lee Boys / Joe Craven / Cornmeal / Crooked Still / Great American Taxi / Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass / Ronnie Bowman and the Committee / Davisson Brothers Band / Dre’s Awakening / Vinegar Creek Constituency / Broken Blossoms / The Hillbilly Gypsies / Kentucky Fried Pickin’ / Lonesome County / Manatawny Creek Ramblers / Mon River Ramblers Paradise Ranch Show all bands
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Allegheny County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
May 16, 2009
"RiverRoots Music & Folk Arts Festival" / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Troubadours Of Divine Bliss / Brigid Kaelin

RiverRoots Music & Folk Arts Festival

Ohio River Valley Folk Festival Grounds Madison, Indiana, United States
Apr 26, 2009
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Linda Ronstadt / Doc Watson / Susana and Timmy Abell / Buffalo Barfield / Bearfoot / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Laura Boosinger / Broken Wire / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Clack Mountain Stringband / T Michael Coleman / The Dixie Bee-Liners / Farewell Drifters / Full Throttle Bluegrass Band / Rayna and Dan Gellert / Gravy Boys / Great Big Sea / The Greencards / Mitch Greenhill / George Hamilton IV / David Holt / Sierra Hull / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Phil Jamison / The Kruger Brothers / Jack Lawrence / Local Boys / Lovell Sisters / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / New North Carolina Ramblers / Out on the Ocean / The Neighbors (NC) / The Neighbors / Missy Raines / Patrick Sauber / Martha Scanlan / Scythian / Anne & Pete Sibley / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / Tut Taylor / Happy Traum / Mac and Jenny Traynham / Pete & Joan Wernick / Tony Williamson / The Zephyr Lightning Bolts / Doug Macleod / The Gibson Brothers / Patrick Sweany / Sam Bush Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 25, 2009
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Doc Watson / Susana and Timmy Abell / Buffalo Barfield / Richard Watson / Bearfoot / Angel Band / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Banknotes / Broken Wire / Rory Block / Clack Mountain Stringband / T Michael Coleman / Blue Highway / The Dixie Bee-Liners / Roy Book Binder / Bob Bovee / Farewell Drifters / Gail Heil / Full Throttle Bluegrass Band / John Cowan / Rayna and Dan Gellert / Gravy Boys / Pat Donohue / Great Big Sea / The Greencards / David Bromberg / Mitch Greenhill / George Hamilton IV / Robert Dotson / Benton Flippen / David Holt / Sierra Hull / Loretta Freeman / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Lindsay Rice / Phil Jamison / The Kruger Brothers / Jack Lawrence / Local Boys / Lovell Sisters / Doug Macleod / Emmylou Harris / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Violet Hensley / The Neighbors (NC) / New North Carolina Ramblers / Willette Hinton / Out on the Ocean / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / Missy Raines / Martha Scanlan / Scythian / Anne & Pete Sibley / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / Mark Lippard / Tut Taylor / Jeff Little / Happy Traum / Pete & Joan Wernick / Tony Williamson / Andy May / The Zephyr Lightning Bolts / Tift Merritt / Ollabelle / Patrick Sweany / Polecat Creek / Joe Smothers / Sam Bush / The SteelDrivers / Rodney Sutton / Joe Thompson / The Waybacks / Jim Lauderdale / The Belleville Outfit Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 23, 2009
Emmylou Harris / Bearfoot / Tony Williamson / Tom, Brad And Alice / The Krüger Brothers / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / Los Camperos De Nati Cano / Andy May / Clack Mountain String Band / Circuit Riders / Clint Howard / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / The A...
Emmylou Harris / Bearfoot / Tony Williamson / Tom, Brad And Alice / The Krüger Brothers / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / Los Camperos De Nati Cano / Andy May / Clack Mountain String Band / Circuit Riders / Clint Howard / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / The Angel Band / Happy Traum / Lovell Sisters / Little Rascals / Laura Boosinger / Jack Lawrence / Gravy Boys / Dailey & Vincent / BeauSoleil / The Farewell Drifters / Mitch Greenhill / New North Carolina Ramblers / Anne & Pete Sibley / Richard Watson / Local Boys / Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band / Patrick Sauber / The Dixie Bee-Liners / Out on the Ocean / Josh Goforth / George Shuffler / Violet Hensley / Broken Wire / Jeff Little / Missy Raines / Phil Jamieson / Bob Bovee & Gail Heil / Pete and Joan Wernick / Blue Highway / David Bromberg / Ollabelle / George Hamilton IV / Donna the Buffalo / Gibson Brothers / Jim Lauderdale / The Grascals / Tony Rice / Jerry Douglas / Linda Ronstadt / Travis Tritt / Tift Merritt / Doc Watson / Rory Block / The Duhks / Sam Bush / The Greencards / The SteelDrivers / Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Waybacks / Roy Book Binder / Wayne Henderson / Joe Thompson / John Cowan Band / Martha Scanlan / Buddy Greene / Patrick Sweany / Tut Taylor / Pat Donohue / Polecat Creek / Mountain Heart / Sierra Hull / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Doug Macleod / Del McCoury Band / Scythian / Cadillac Sky / David Holt / Neighbors Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
Apr 18, 2009
Yonder Mountain String Band / Sam Bush / Baby Gramps The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
Apr 17, 2009
Yonder Mountain String Band / Sam Bush McDonald Theatre Eugene, Oregon, United States
Mar 29, 2009
Sam Bush Fitchburg St. College Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States
Mar 28, 2009
Sam Bush Silver Center for the Arts Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States
Mar 22, 2009
Sam Bush Snowmass Village Snowmass Village, Colorado, United States
Mar 20, 2009
Sam Bush / Curtis Burch / John Cowan / J.D. Crowe / Tony Rice / Dan Crary / New South Galt House Hotel Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Feb 07, 2009
Sam Bush
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Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont, United States
Feb 06, 2009
Sam Bush
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Colonial Theatre Keene, New Hampshire, United States
Jan 29, 2009
Joe Pollock / Jameson Zimmer / Sam Bush

Joe Pollock / Jameson Zimmer / Sam Bush at Gravity Lounge

Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Jan 23, 2009
Sam Bush / Robbie Fulks Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Jan 21, 2009
Sam Bush / Corb Lund The Orpheum Theater Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Jan 20, 2009
Sam Bush / Corb Lund Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado, United States
Jan 18, 2009
Sam Bush / The Band of Heathens Kimo Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Jan 17, 2009
Sam Bush / Honkytonk Homeslice / The Band of Heathens / Hunker Down Bluegrass Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, Colorado, United States
Jan 16, 2009
"Ski Jam" / Todd Snider / Sam Bush

Ski Jam

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Ski Jam Festival Grounds Steamboat Springs, 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

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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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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

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Courtney Barnett, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 4, 2025

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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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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]

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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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