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 22)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 12, 2005
The Waybacks Riverhawk Rhythm Fest Dade City, Florida, United States
Nov 10, 2005
The Waybacks Atlantic Theater Atlantic Beach, Florida, United States
Nov 09, 2005
The Waybacks Private Function Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nov 06, 2005
The Waybacks The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Nov 05, 2005
The Waybacks Buisson Arts Center Dahlonega, Georgia, United States
Oct 08, 2005
The Waybacks Russian River Acoustic Festival Duncans Mills, California, United States
Oct 07, 2005
The Waybacks Flynn's Cabaret Felton, California, United States
Oct 05, 2005
jazz mandolin project / The Waybacks Humboldt St. University Arcata, California, United States
Sep 30, 2005
The Waybacks Monterey Live Monterey, California, United States
Sep 17, 2005
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Wilders / The Waybacks / The Greencards

Walnut Valley Festival

Cowley County Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 16, 2005
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Wilders / The Waybacks / Sons Of The San Joaquin / John Cowan / The Greencards

Walnut Valley Festival

Cowley County Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 15, 2005
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Wilders / The Waybacks / Sons Of The San Joaquin / John Cowan / The Greencards

Walnut Valley Festival

Cowley County Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 14, 2005 –
Sep 18, 2005
Walnut Valley Festival 2005
The Wilders / Tommy Emmanuel / The Waybacks / Spontaneous Combustion / Linda Tilton / John McCutcheon / Marley's Ghost
Winfield Fairgrounds Winfield, KS
Sep 11, 2005
The Waybacks Osher Marin JCC San Rafael, California, United States
Sep 09, 2005
The Waybacks Private Function San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot Festival
"Bumbershoot Festival" / The Waybacks / Okkervil River / Buckwheat Zydeco / Sonny Landreth / Flogging Molly / Earlimart / Aqueduct / Ted Leo / Meredith Monk / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Los Amigos Invisibles / Tegan and Sara / Iggy Pop / The Be Good Tanyas / The Decemberists / Idiot Pilot / Dashboard Confessional / Boom Bap Project / Todd Barry / Keren Ann / Brazilian Girls Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 03, 2005
The Waybacks Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 02, 2005 –
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot 2005
M. Ward / Vicci Martinez Band / Devotchka / Hidden In Plain View / Choklate / Laguna / The Duke Robillard Band / Alpha YaYa Diallo / Howard Kremer / Gospel Hummingbirds / Wheedle's Groove / Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers / The Fading Collection / Charming Snakes / Beyond Reality / Infomatik / The Transatlantic Orchestra / Sub-motive / razrez/ / Jude Bowerman Band / Buckwheat Zydeco / Bill Frisell With Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen / The Pharcyde / The Academy Is... / Zion I / Graham Travis / Demetri Martin / Harvey Danger / Kelley Hunt / The Donnas / Hive / Mary Gauthier / Tift Merritt / Charlie Hunter Trio / Mangoson / Talib Kweli / Digable Planets / swampdweller / Little Brother / Marlena Shaw / Mike Birbiglia / The Bradbury Press / Aqueduct / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Bo Diddley / Tim Seely / Juana Molina / Pepper / Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra / Common / Dolorean / Schoolyard Heroes / Joe Bataan / Ani DiFranco / Eva / JJ Grey / Maktub / Blues Orbiters / Earlimart / Damien Jurado / The Ruby Doe / Hothouse Flowers / Kinski / Headphones / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Brothers Of The Baladi / Midival Punditz / Carolyn Mark / Craig Robinson / Smoosh / Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet / Idiot Pilot / KJ Sawka / The Cops / Gruff Mummies / Sonny Landreth / Marc Broussard / Okkervil River / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Boom Bap Project / Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter / JJ Grey & Mofro / Mavis Staples / David Poe / New York Dolls / Todd Barry / Stan Ridgway / The Posies / Darrius Willrich / Mercir / Luke Temple / Son Volt / Math And Physics Club / Visqueen / Blue Scholars / Citizen Cope / The Tim Sherman Band / Post Stardom Depression / Akimbo / Nick Swardson / The Waybacks / Anna Oxygen / Thomas Marriott Quartet / Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto / Paul Gilmartin / Los Amigos Invisibles / The Duhks / The Bastards of Jazz / Iqu / Keren Ann / Aziz Ansari / Billy Joe Shaver / Flight of the Conchords / Chris Stamey / Brazilian Girls / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Andre Feriante / Iguales / Ian McFeron Band / The Be Good Tanyas / Israel Vibration / Eugene Mirman / Trey Anastasio / Upper Left Trio / Cancer Rising / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion / Minus the Bear / Altered States Of Funk / Omar Torrez Band / Samite / Demo / Junkie Xl / Ayinde Howell / Dashboard Confessional / J Boogie's Dubtronic Science / The Tiptons Sax Quartet / Billy Preston / Cuchata / Viva Voce / Tegan and Sara / The Decemberists / Garbage / Elvis Costello / Flogging Molly / John Butler Trio / Iggy & the Stooges / Mudhoney / The Locust / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 19, 2005
The Waybacks The Palms Playhouse Winters, California, United States
Aug 18, 2005
The Waybacks Marketfest Redding, California, United States

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