Special Consensus Concert History

The Special Consensus, or "Special C", is a four-person acoustic band based in Chicago, Illinois USA. They play primarily bluegrass, including traditional and contemporary standards, as well as compositions by band members. The Special Consensus tour year-round, focusing on the Traditional American Music (TAM) program they created to introduce students to bluegrass music.

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Special Consensus Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 07, 2027
Upcoming
Special Consensus Pavilion Theatre Dún Laoghaire, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 30, 2026
Upcoming
Special Consensus / The Hazel Project Band / Buffalo Bluegrass Allstars

Three Corners Bluegrass Festival

The Annex Chaffee, New York, United States
Oct 18, 2025
Special Consensus Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 12, 2025
Special Consensus
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James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts Grayslake, Illinois, United States
Jun 27, 2025
Special Consensus FitzGerald's Berwyn, Illinois, United States
Apr 04, 2025
Special Consensus Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Feb 06, 2025
Special Consensus The Spirit Store Dundalk, Ireland
Feb 02, 2025
Special Consensus The Beehive Ardara, Ireland
Jan 29, 2025
Special Consensus Irish Cultural Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 25, 2025
Special Consensus The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jan 23, 2025
Special Consensus The Court House Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jan 22, 2025
Special Consensus

Out to Lunch Festival

The Black Box Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jan 21, 2025
Special Consensus Red Room Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jan 18, 2025
Special Consensus The Hawk's Well Theatre Sligo, Ireland
Jan 17, 2025
Special Consensus The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre Naul, Ireland
Dec 07, 2024
Special Consensus Meadowgreen Music Park Clay City, Kentucky, United States
Dec 06, 2024
Special Consensus South Jefferson Christian Church Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Nov 30, 2024
Grand Ole Opry
Steve Earle / Meghan Patrick / Don Schlitz / Special Consensus / Colin Stough / Dailey & Vincent / Jackson Dean
Grand Ole Opry House Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nov 29, 2024
Special Consensus Park West Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 30, 2024
Special Consensus Lakeside Chautauqua Chautauqua, Ohio, United States

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2022 IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival on Oct 1, 2022 [921-small]

2022 IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival
Oct 1, 2022
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Genres:

United States
Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Christian Bluegrass
Banjo
Old-Time
Traditional Bluegrass
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Latest Setlist (09/12/2025):

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  1. Don't You Try To Change My Mind
  2. Rounder's Spirit
  3. Lookin' Out My Back Door
  4. Like a Train
  5. Hey Porter
  6. I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home
  7. Blue Skies
  8. Travelin' Shoes
  9. Snowbird
  10. Old New Straitsville Moonshine Run
  11. Long I Ride
  12. Life Stories
  13. She Took the Tennessee River
  14. Alberta Bound
  15. I'll Be Loving You
  16. I’d Like to Wander Back to the Old Home
  17. Squirrel Hunters
  18. Brave Mountaineers
  19. I've Been All Around This World
  20. I'll Go to My Grave Loving You
  21. Carolina in the Pines
  22. Branded Wherever I Go

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 1 concert
2025 13 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 3 concerts
2022 5 concerts
2021 3 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 1 concert
2018 2 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 3 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 4 concerts
2013 4 concerts
2012 4 concerts
2011 3 concerts
2010 5 concerts
2009 2 concerts
2008 4 concerts
2004 1 concert
2001 2 concerts
2000 1 concert
1996 1 concert
1995 1 concert
1991 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1985 1 concert
1984 2 concerts
1980 1 concert
1979 2 concerts
1978 1 concert

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