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 65)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 13, 1998
Smoky Mountain Jam
The Allman Brothers Band / Lucinda Williams / Buddy Guy / Sam Bush / Sister Hazel / The V-roys / Superdrag / Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos
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World's Fair Park Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Aug 02, 1998
Sam Bush

RockyGrass

Planet Bluegrass Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jun 16, 1998
Telluride on the Rocks
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Jerry Douglas / John Cowan / Leftover Salmon / Mary Chapin Carpenter / Sam Bush / David Grisman Quintet / Tim Obrien
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, Colorado, United States
May 09, 1998
Sam Bush
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Moonlite Gardens At Coney Island Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Apr 26, 1998
Sam Bush

Merlefest

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Wilkes Campus Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 26, 1998
Sam Bush
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Kentucky Theatre Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Oct 04, 1997
Sam Bush
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Carolina Theatre Durham, North Carolina, United States
Jun 07, 1997
Sam Bush Green Acres Music Hall Bostic, North Carolina, United States
May 24, 1997
Sam Bush

Strawberry Spring Music Festival

Camp Mather Tuolumne, California, United States
Apr 26, 1997
Sam Bush

MerleFest

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Wilkes Campus Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 25, 1997 –
Apr 27, 1997
Merlefest
Alison Krauss and Union Station / Bela Fleck and the Flecktones / Dixie Chicks / Emmylou Harris / The Rankin Family / Sam Bush / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Marty Stuart / Doc Watson / Tony Rice / Peter Rowan and Crucial Country / Steve Earle and Guy Clark Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Feb 21, 1997
Sam Bush Miami University Oxford, Ohio, United States
Feb 15, 1997
Sam Bush Kent State University Kent, Ohio, United States
Oct 08, 1996
Concert for Manglerdesh
Emmylou Harris / Jon Randall / Sam Bush / Marty Stuart / Vince Gill / Trisha Yearwood / Sweethearts of the Rodeo / Riders In the Sky / Br5-49 / Bob Woodruff / Steve Earle / Barry & Holly Tashian / Nanci Griffith / John Prine / Guy Clark / Pat McLaughlin / Rodney Crowell / The Delvantes / Austin Church / Phil "Road Mangler" Kaufman Show all bands
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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jul 27, 1996
Sam Bush
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Frontier Ranch Music Center Pataskala, Ohio, United States
Jul 06, 1996
Sam Bush

High Sierra Music Festival

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Festival Site Bear Valley, California, United States
Jun 22, 1996
Sam Bush
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Main Street Telluride, Colorado, United States
Apr 28, 1996
Sam Bush

Merlefest

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Wilkes Campus Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
May 27, 1995
Sam Bush Camp Mather Tuolumne, California, United States
May 23, 1995
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Chick Corea / Edgar Meyer / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas / Stuart Duncan
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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, 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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Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 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
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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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MerleFest 2026
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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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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