The Waybacks Concert History

They draw freely from the old school and the old world, but The Waybacks are no throwback. They've been erroneously pigeonholed as a bluegrass band and celebrated as purveyors of "acoustic mayhem." They are as uninhibited and unpredictable as the eclectic San Francisco Bay area that claims them, and for nearly a decade, their experiments have always proven sharp-witted and musically dazzling. They're living proof that in music anyway, evolution and intelligent design are entirely compatible.

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The Waybacks Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 11)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 30, 2008
Rhythm & Roots Festival
"Rhythm & Roots Festival" / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs / Pine Leaf Boys / Red Stick Ramblers / The Waybacks / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas / Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks / Marcia Ball / Keb' Mo' / Hot Tamale Brass Band / Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp / River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs / Magnolia / Ed Poullard / Preston Frank / Corey Ledet Show all bands
Ninigret Park Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States
Aug 29, 2008
The Waybacks Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 28, 2008
The Waybacks Debonair Music Hall Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Aug 22, 2008
The Waybacks Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 21, 2008
"Krush's Backyard Concert Series" / The Waybacks

Krush's Backyard Concert Series

Krush Station House Santa Rosa, California, United States
Aug 19, 2008
The Waybacks Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States
Aug 18, 2008
The Waybacks Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States
Aug 17, 2008
The Waybacks

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Dana Center at Hidden Villa Los Altos Hills, California, United States
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Aug 16, 2008
The Waybacks Gray Pine Park Oak Run, California, United States
Jul 27, 2008
The Waybacks Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 26, 2008
"Great Waters Music Festival" / cheryl wheeler / Gretchen Peters / Anais Mitchell / The Waybacks / catie curtis

Great Waters Music Festival

Lake Winnipesaukee Acoustic Pavilion Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States
Jul 23, 2008 –
Jul 26, 2008
10,000 Lakes Festival 2008
The Flaming Lips / Slightly Stoopid / Michael Franti & Spearhead / George Clinton / Moon Taxi / The Wood Brothers / JJ Grey & Mofro / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Lotus / The Bad Plus / The New Mastersounds / Eoto / Leftover Salmon / Dark Star Orchestra (Tribute to Grateful Dead) / Stretch / Phil Lesh & Friends / Mickey Hart / Secret Chiefs 3 / Wookiefoot / Dub Trio / Lynx (UK) / Bonerama / Solution / Hue / All Good Things / Cornmeal / Extra Golden / Pert Near Sandstone / Mirror / The Waybacks / Everyone Orchestra / Papa Mali / Deep Banana Blackout / Heatbox / U-Melt / Roster McCabe / Ultraviolet Hippopotamus / Kinetix / family groove company / Sovereign Sect / Bill Smith / TR3 / ReDuX / Dead Larry / White Iron Band / The Twin Cats / The Limns / Teddy Presberg / The Kelly Richey Band / God Johnson / The Gold Standard / Gypsyfoot / The Blue Martian Tribe / New Primitives / Springdale Quartet / The Histronic / One Under / Panjea / Enchanted Ape / The Rhinestone Diplomats / The ComoSapiens / WBPN / Dred Dread / Phix Show all bands
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Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Jul 18, 2008
"Downtown After Five" / The Waybacks

Downtown After Five

Downtown Asheville Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Jul 17, 2008
"Eastern Music Festival" / The Waybacks

Eastern Music Festival

Eastern Music Festival Grounds Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Jun 20, 2008
The Waybacks / Goldmine Pickers Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 14, 2008
"Blue Ridge BBQ Festival" (Tryon, NC) / The Waybacks / Geoff Achison / Mike Farris

Blue Ridge BBQ Festival (Tryon, NC)

Harmon Field Tryon, North Carolina, United States
Jun 13, 2008
The Waybacks / Danny Barnes Science Museum Of Virginia Richmond, Virginia, United States
Jun 09, 2008
The Waybacks The Cooperage Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Jun 08, 2008
The Waybacks Bluegrass Festival Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States
Jun 07, 2008
The Waybacks Bluegrass Festival Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

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Kate Wolf Music Festival
Jun 28 - 30, 2002
 Laytonville, CA
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 Laytonville, CA
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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 Wilkesboro, NC
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 Wilkesboro, NC
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Apr 18, 2008
 Driftwood, Texas, United States
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Apr 18, 2008
 Driftwood, Texas, United States
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Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, United States
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Concerts Per Year:

2026 4 concerts
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2024 4 concerts
2023 4 concerts
2022 6 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2019 4 concerts
2018 6 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 7 concerts
2015 1 concert
2014 5 concerts
2013 3 concerts
2012 6 concerts
2011 14 concerts
2010 31 concerts
2009 67 concerts
2008 86 concerts
2007 67 concerts
2006 89 concerts
2005 72 concerts
2004 13 concerts
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2002 6 concerts
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