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 5)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 13, 2010
The Waybacks Town Hall Theatre Quincy, California, United States
Oct 01, 2010
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass" / Dukes Of September Rhythm Revue / Donald Fagen / Michael McDonald / Boz Scaggs / t Bone Burnett / Punch Brothers / Karen Elson / Jenny and Johnny / The Subdudes / The Ebony Hillbillies / Patty Griffin / Jerry Douglas / Omar Hakim / Viktor Krauss / 7 Walkers / Bill Kreutzmann / Papa Mali / George Porter Jr. / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion / M.C. Hammer / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Poor Man's Whiskey / The Waybacks / Catherine Russell Show all bands
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Speedway Meadow @Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 01, 2010 –
Oct 03, 2010
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010
Rosanne Cash / Keller & The Keels / Margot Leverett / Del Mccoury / Michael McDonald / Punch Brothers / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Yonder Mountain String Band / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang / Boz Scaggs / Evie Ladin / David Olney & Sergio Webb / The Ebony Hillbillies / The Felice Brothers / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs / Blue Highway / T-Bone Burnett / Doc Watson And David Holt / Kinky Friedman / Carolyn Wonderland / Moonalice / Dry Branch Fire Squad / The Subdudes / Lucero / Jon Langford / Anderson Family Bluegrass / Jerry Jeff Walker / Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band / Nathaniel Rateliff / The Band of Heathens / The Flatlanders / Kieran Kane & Fats Kaplin / Citigrass / Mondo Cane / Hazel Dickens / Emmylou Harris / James McMurtry / Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands / Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women / The Wronglers / Magnolia Sisters / The Clinch Mountain Boys / The Waybacks / Wendy Bird / Kevin Welch / Gillian Welch / Dave Alvin / Skip Gorman / Del McCoury Band / Guy Clark / Jenny and Johnny / Randy Newman / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Railroad Earth / The Avett Brothers / Patti Smith / Fountains of Wayne / Steve Earle / Indigo Girls / Joan Baez / Conor Oberst / Umphrey's McGee / Patty Griffin / Robert Earl Keen / Nick Lowe / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Richard Thompson / Martin Sexton / Jonathan Richman / Jackie Greene / Hot Tuna / Buddy Miller / Earl Scruggs / Doc Watson / David Grisman Quintet / Elvis Costello & the Sugarcanes / The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue / Kelly Willis / Peter Himmelman Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 15, 2010
"Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival" / Crooked Still / The Waybacks

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival

Grand Targhee Resort Amphitheater Alta, Wyoming, United States
Jul 31, 2010
The Waybacks Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, Maine, United States
Jul 30, 2010
The Waybacks Saddleback Rangeley, Maine, United States
Jul 28, 2010
The Waybacks Prescott Park Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Jul 27, 2010
The Waybacks Debonair Music Hall Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Jul 25, 2010
Chris Isaak / Marc Broussard / The Waybacks
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SERVPRO Richmond Pavilion Glen Allen, Virginia, United States
Jul 24, 2010
The Waybacks Berkeley Cafe Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Jul 23, 2010
The Waybacks The Showroom Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Jul 22, 2010
"Eastern Music Festival" / The Waybacks

Eastern Music Festival

Various Venues Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Jun 26, 2010
The Waybacks / Amy LaVere Knuckleheads Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Jun 25, 2010
"Flatwater Music Festival" / The Waybacks / Amy LaVere

Flatwater Music Festival

Prairie Loft Hastings, Nebraska, United States
Jun 24, 2010
The Waybacks Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Jun 13, 2010
"Riverbend" / Kenny Neal / Scott Holt / Otis Taylor / The Soul Rebels / The Waybacks

Riverbend

Ross's Landing Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Jun 12, 2010
Riverbend
"Riverbend" / That 1 Guy / Ray Wylie Hubbard / The Whigs / The Waybacks / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / Webb Wilder
Ross's Landing Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Jun 11, 2010 –
Jun 12, 2010
Riverbend Festival 2010
Sheryl Crow / Darius Rucker / Billy Currington / Grace Potter / The Charlie Daniels Band / Third Day / The Whigs / Otis Taylor / Ray Wylie Hubbard / Tab Benoit / Tom Russell / Janiva Magness / That 1 Guy / Kenny Neal / Honey Island Swamp Band / The Waybacks / Taj Weekes & Adowa / Scott Holt Show all bands
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21st Century Waterfront Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Jun 10, 2010 –
Jun 19, 2010
Riverbend 2010
Sheryl Crow / Darius Rucker / Charlie Daniels / Alison Kraus / The Waybacks / The Whigs / Third Day / David Nail
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Ross's Landing, Riverbend Music Festival Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
May 29, 2010
"Furthur Festival" (CA) / Galactic / Jackie Greene / The Waybacks

Furthur Festival (CA)

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Calaveras County Fairgrounds Angels Camp, California, United States
May 29, 2010 –
May 30, 2010
Furthur Festival 2010
Galactic / Hot Tuna / Jackie Greene / Furthur / The Mother Hips / Carney / The Waybacks / The Honeymoon / Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams / Maiden Lane / Blue Light River / Common Rotation With Dan Bern / Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck
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Furthur Festival 2010 Angels Camp, California, United States
May 28, 2010
"Furthur Festival" (CA) / The Waybacks

Furthur Festival (CA)

Calaveras County Fairgrounds Angels Camp, California, United States

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