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 53)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 19, 2006
Sam Bush Recipe Family Cookout Garrettsville, Ohio, United States
Aug 12, 2006
Sam Bush String Time In The Smokies Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States
Aug 05, 2006
Sam Bush Podunk Bluegrass Festival East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Aug 03, 2006
Sam Bush / Smooth Kentucky The State Theatre Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Jul 30, 2006
RockyGrass
"RockyGrass" / Earl Scruggs / Sam Bush / Abigail Washburn / Blue Highway / Darrell Scott / Tim O'Brien / The Wilders
Planet Bluegrass Ranch Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jul 22, 2006
Targhee Fest
"Targhee Fest" / Chris Smither / Hot Tuna / James McMurtry / The Waybacks / Sam Bush / Charlie Musselwhite
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Grand Targhee Resort Amphitheater Alta, Wyoming, United States
Jul 20, 2006
Sam Bush Oregon Garden Silverton, Oregon, United States
Jul 15, 2006
"Master Musicians Festival" / Sam Bush / Boukman Eksperyans / Oteil Burbridge

Master Musicians Festival

Somerset Community College Somerset, Kentucky, United States
Jul 14, 2006
Sam Bush The Music Mill Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Jul 09, 2006
Sam Bush / God Johnson Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States
Jul 08, 2006
Sam Bush Big Top Chautauqua Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
Jul 07, 2006
Sam Bush The Cubby Bear Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 02, 2006
Sam Bush Old Town Draught House Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Jul 01, 2006
Sam Bush Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina, United States
Jun 18, 2006
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / Tim O'Brien / Nickel Creek / Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir / Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers / John Prine
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 17, 2006
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Yonder Mountain String Band / Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers / shawn camp / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Bryan Sutton Band
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 16, 2006
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Béla Fleck & the Flecktones / Cadillac Sky / Sam Bush / Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers / Drive-By Truckers / The Greencards
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 15, 2006
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Cadillac Sky / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Neko Case / Bonnie Raitt / Drew Emmitt / Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 10, 2006
"Alexander City Jazz Festival" / Sam Bush / Deadstring Brothers

Alexander City Jazz Festival

Strand Park Alexander City, Alabama, United States
Jun 09, 2006
Sam Bush Riverbend Festival Chattanooga, Tennessee, 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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 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]

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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
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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