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 47)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 13, 2008
Sam Bush / "Founders Title Folk & Bluegrass Festival" / Charley Simmons / The Wilders / Peter Rowan

Sam Bush / "Founders Title Folk & Bluegrass Festival" at Snowbird Event Center

Snowbird Event Center Snowbird, Utah, United States
Jul 12, 2008
Sam Bush Mishawaka Amphitheatre Bellvue, Colorado, United States
Jul 11, 2008
Sam Bush Frontier Park Olathe, Kansas, United States
Jul 10, 2008
Sam Bush Blank Slate Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Jun 27, 2008
Emmylou Harris / Sam Bush
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State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jun 21, 2008
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / Uncle Earl / The Frames / Glen Hansard / Brett Dennen / Yonder Mountain String Band / Jerry Douglas / Tift Merritt / Steep Canyon Rangers
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 14, 2008
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
B.B. King / Mason Jennings / Jack Johnson / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Amy LaVere / Chromeo / The Wood Brothers / Sigur Rós / Chali 2na / Carney / Ozomatli / K'naan / Cat Power / The Afromotive / Two Gallants / Dumpstaphunk / Jypsi / Dead Confederate / Pearl Jam / Gogol Bordello / Ben Folds / Ye / Phil Lesh & Friends / Luke Bulla / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas / Iron & Wine / Money Mark / Against Me! / Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa / Donavon Frankenreiter / Little Feat / The Avett Brothers / Levon Helm Band / The Coup / Lupe Fiasco / Talib Kweli / Morning 40 Federation / Walter "Wolfman" Washington / Matt Morris / Dave FM / Louis C.K. / Joe DeRosa / Charlie Allen / Electric Touch / Jessie Baylin / Stephanie's Id / Jim Norton / Michelle Buteau / Brian Posehn / Phonograph / De Novo Dahl / Mastodon Show all bands
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Jun 13, 2008
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
"Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival" / Tegan and Sara / José González / Metallica / Lord T & Eloise / Rilo Kiley / The Swell Season / Chris Rock / The Raconteurs / Colour Revolt / Willie Nelson / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Bear In Heaven / Disco Biscuits / Adele / Henry Butler / Drive-By Truckers / The Fiery Furnaces / Steel Train / The Duhks / Minus the Bear / Howlin' Rain / Stephen Marley / My Morning Jacket / Sam Bush / Jake Shimabukuro / DJ Logic / Umphrey's McGee / Les Claypool / Tiësto / M.I.A. / MSTRKRFT / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Anders Osborne / Grupo Fantasma / Cornmeal / State Radio / Dark Star Orchestra / The Felice Brothers / Janeane Garofalo / Mike Birbiglia / Zach Galifianakis / Reggie Watts / John Mulaney / Your Vegas / The American Plague / The Postelles / Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen / Erick Baker / Mike Farris / Kanye West / Ye Show all bands
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Jun 07, 2008
"Appalachian Uprising" / Larry Keel And Natural Bridge / Steep Canyon Rangers / Sam Bush

Appalachian Uprising

Eden Valley Farm Scottown, Ohio, United States
Jun 06, 2008
"Iowa Arts Festival" / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien

Iowa Arts Festival

Downtown Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa, United States
May 25, 2008
"Hookahville" / Outformation / Railroad Earth / Sam Bush

Hookahville

Legend Valley Thornville, Ohio, United States
May 24, 2008
Delfest
"Delfest" / Vince Gill / David Grisman Bluegrass Experience / Railroad Earth / Vince Herman / Sam Bush / Jon Fishman / Great American Taxi
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Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
May 23, 2008
Sam Bush Brown's Island Richmond, Virginia, United States
May 23, 2008 –
May 25, 2008
1st Annual DelFest
Del McCoury Band / Vince Gill / Dierks Bentley / Keller Williams and The Keels / David Grisman Bluegrass Experience / Sam Bush / David Bromberg and special guest Angel Band / Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet feat. Bela Fleck / Punch Brothers feat. Chris Thile / Railroad Earth / Emmitt-Nershi Band / Great American Taxi feat. Vince Herman / Jon Fishman / Steep Canyon Rangers / Adrienne Young / The Lee Boys / Dre’s Rude Awakening / Ronnie Bowman / Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass / Ronnie Reno and the Reno Tradition / Mike Garris & Area 51 / Davisson Brothers Band / The Vinegar Creek Constituency / Allen Thompson / Breakin’ Strings / Feinwood / Old Time Liberation / Front Rise! Show all bands
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Allegany County Fairgrounds Cumberland, Maryland, United States
May 03, 2008
Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival
"Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival" / Rascal Flatts / The Judds / Dierks Bentley / Dwight Yoakam / Taylor Swift / The Greencards / Jypsi / Dan Tyminski / Waddie Mitchell / Sam Bush / Earl Scruggs / Cross Canadian Ragweed / Bucky Covington / Luke Bryan / Crystal Shawanda / Riders In the Sky / kentucky headhunters / J.D. Crowe & The New South / Cherryholmes / Red Steagall / Ryan Bingham / Hayes Carll / Cowboy Troy Show all bands
Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
May 01, 2008
Sam Bush Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 24, 2008 –
Apr 27, 2008
MerleFest 2008
The Avett Brothers / Old Crow Medicine Show / Jerry Douglas / Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Infamous Stringdusters / Marty Stuart / Tift Merritt / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Ruthie Foster / Jorma Kaukonen / Tony Rice / Donna the Buffalo / Hot Buttered Rum / Blue Highway / Peter Rowan / Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband / Levon Helm / Doc Watson / Ollabelle / Scythian / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tish Hinojosa / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Bearfoot / The Waybacks / Rhonda Vincent And The Rage / Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby / The Wilders Show all bands
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Wilkesboro, NC
Apr 02, 2008
"Berks Jazz Fest" / Bill Evans & Soulgrass / Sam Bush

Berks Jazz Fest

Lincoln Plaza Hotel Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 02, 2008
Mar 08, 2008
Sam Bush Lucas Theatre For The Arts Savannah, Georgia, United States
Mar 07, 2008
Beastie Boys / Umphrey's McGee / 311 / Mickey Hart Band / Sam Bush / The Dynamites

Langerado Music Festival

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Big Cypress Clewiston, Florida, United States
Mar 06, 2008 –
Mar 09, 2008
Langerado Music Festival 2008
The National / The Roots / The Avett Brothers / BASSNECTAR / 311 / Matisyahu / Thievery Corporation / of Montreal / Dr. Dog / Blind Melon / Ben Folds / Citizen Cope / Brett Dennen / Beastie Boys / Grace Potter / Built to Spill / Blitzen Trapper / Minus the Bear / The Wailers / Josh Ritter / Arrested Development / G. Love & Special Sauce / Ani DiFranco / Shout Out Louds / Dan Deacon / Umphrey's McGee / Gov't Mule / Ghostland Observatory / Trevor Hall / R.E.M. / The Walkmen / STS9 / The Wood Brothers / Ozomatli / State Radio / Medeski, Martin & Wood / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Matt Pond PA / The Felice Brothers / Keller Williams / Busdriver / Pelican / The Bad Plus / The Disco Biscuits / Railroad Earth / Les Claypool / Martin Sexton / The New Mastersounds / Will Hoge / Antibalas / Perpetual Groove / Dark Star Orchestra (Tribute to Grateful Dead) / Sam Bush / Steel Train / Phil Lesh & Friends / Mickey Hart / American Bang / Dead Confederate / Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars / Ben Jelen / The Postmarks / Indigenous / That 1 Guy / TheNEWDEAL / Earl Greyhound / Pete Francis / The Heavy Pets / Funky Meters / Jonah Smith / Backyard Tire Fire / Hoots & Hellmouth / Dynamites / Spam Allstars / Raq / Pnuma Trio / Golem / Awesome New Republic / American Babies / The Lee Boys / Yard Dogs Road Show / Chris Harford and the Band of Changes / Palominos / Phix / School of Rock Allstars / Langerado Music Fesival / Benevento/Russo Duo Show all bands
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Big Cypress, Florida, 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
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 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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MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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May 30, 2026
 Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Aug 3, 2008
 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
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Dec 20, 2003
 Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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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
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2002 43 concerts
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2000 6 concerts
1999 8 concerts
1998 7 concerts
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1995 2 concerts
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