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 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 21, 2023
Sam Bush / Dan Tyminski / Breaking Grass / Darin & Brooke Aldridge

Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival

Roanoke Island Festival Park Manteo, North Carolina, United States
Oct 19, 2023 –
Oct 21, 2023
Sam Bush Roanoke Island Festival Park Manteo, North Carolina, United States
Oct 17, 2023
Mac McAnally / The Mccrary Sisters / Sam Bush 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Oct 08, 2023
Jim Lauderdale / Sam Bush / Peter Rowan / Larry Keel

Cave Fest

The Caverns (Outdoor Amph.) Pelham, Tennessee, United States
Oct 04, 2023
shawn camp / Sam Bush / Stuart Duncan / Tim O'Brien / Pat McLaughlin / Pat Alger / Dan Dugmore 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Sep 17, 2023
Sam Bush

Pickin' in the Pines Music Festival

Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Sep 08, 2023
Sam Bush / Shannon Whitworth / Steep Canyon Rangers

Mountain Song Festival

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Brevard Music Center Brevard, North Carolina, United States
Sep 08, 2023 –
Sep 10, 2023
Sam Bush / Ruthie Foster

Wheatland Music Festival 2023

Wheatland Music Festival Grounds Remus, Michigan, United States
Aug 19, 2023
Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots
Rachel Baiman / Jake Blount / Taylor Ashton / Foghorn Stringband / Aoife O'Donovan / Mighty Poplar / Town Mountain / Sam Bush / Twisted Pine / Tim O'Brien
Hunter Park Manchester, Vermont, United States
Aug 13, 2023
Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
"Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival" / Greensky Bluegrass / Jerry Douglas / Sam Bush / Del Mccoury / Watchhouse / Holly Bowling
Grand Targhee Resort Amphitheater Alta, Wyoming, United States
Aug 12, 2023
"Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival" / Big Richard / Kitchen Dwellers / Del McCoury Band / Larkin Poe / Sam Bush

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival

Grand Targhee Resort Amphitheater Alta, Wyoming, United States
Aug 05, 2023
Sam Bush Nelson Ledges Quarry Park Garrettsville, Ohio, United States
Aug 04, 2023 –
Aug 06, 2023
Grassfire Festival
Del McCoury Band / Sam Bush / Yonder Mountain String Band / Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band / Jerry Douglas / Rumpke Mountain Boys / The Travelin' McCourys / Donna the Buffalo / Sam Grisman Project / Fireside Collective
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Nelson Ledges Quarry Park Garrettsville, Ohio, United States
Jul 29, 2023
RockyGrass
Sam Bush / Big Richard / Mighty Poplar / Laurie Lewis / Hawktail / The Slocan Ramblers / Pick & Howl
Planet Bluegrass Ranch Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jul 22, 2023
Sam Bush

Redwood Ramble

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Camp Navarro Navarro, California, United States
Jul 21, 2023
Sam Bush Freight and Salvage Berkeley, California, United States
Jul 15, 2023
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
"Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Jerry Douglas / Sierra Hull / KellerGrass / The Henhouse Prowlers / Aj Lee & Blue Summit / Mr. Sun / Tray Wellington Band / Joe Newberry
Walsh Farm Oak Hill, New York, United States
Jul 07, 2023
Sam Bush
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Cohab Space High Point, North Carolina, United States
Jul 06, 2023
Sam Bush
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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 23, 2023
Blue Ox Music Festival
"Blue Ox Music Festival" / Mike Gordon / Sam Bush / The Henhouse Prowlers / Pert Near Sandstone / Horseshoes & Hand Grenades / Kyle Tuttle / Rainbow Girls / Yasmin Williams / Joshua Ray Walker / Sicard Hollow / The People Brothers Band / Barbaro / Mama Said String Band / Jason Dea West / Black River Revue Show all bands
The Pines Music Park Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
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Jun 23, 2023 –
Jun 24, 2023
Weekend At The Cave 2023
Greensky Bluegrass / Twiddle / Pigeons Playing Ping Pong / The Motet / Sam Bush / Kitchen Dwellers / Daniel Donato / Arkansauce / Pixie & The Partygrass Boys
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Shawnee Cave Amphitheater Murphysboro, Illinois, United States
Jun 22, 2023 –
Jun 24, 2023
Sam Bush The Pines Music Park Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 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

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

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
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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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]

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 37 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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