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 8)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 19, 2009
The Waybacks Auburn Park Auburn, California, United States
Jun 18, 2009
The Waybacks Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States
Jun 13, 2009
"Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival" / Janiva Magness / The Waybacks / Elvin Bishop / The Subdudes

Virginia Blues & Jazz Festival

Garth Newel Music Center Hot Springs, Virginia, United States
Jun 12, 2009
The Waybacks / Andy Friedman Is Venue Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Jun 11, 2009
Sam Bush / The Waybacks Science Museum Of Virginia Richmond, Virginia, United States
Jun 09, 2009
The Waybacks Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Jun 08, 2009
The Waybacks The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Jun 06, 2009
The Waybacks Riverfront Amphitheatre Niles, Michigan, United States
Jun 05, 2009
The Waybacks FitzGerald's Berwyn, Illinois, United States
May 31, 2009
The Waybacks Durango Arts Center Durango, Colorado, United States
May 30, 2009
The Waybacks Arts Center Gunnison, Colorado, United States
May 29, 2009
"Los Alamos Summer Concert Series" / The Waybacks

Los Alamos Summer Concert Series

Del Norte Credit Union Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
May 28, 2009
The Waybacks The Cooperage Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
May 27, 2009
The Waybacks The Bridge, Santa Fe Brewing Company Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
May 16, 2009
The Waybacks Pioneer Museum Fredericksburg, Texas, United States
May 15, 2009
The Waybacks Threadgill's World Headquarters Austin, Texas, United States
May 14, 2009
The Waybacks McGonigel's Mucky Duck Houston, Texas, United States
May 13, 2009
The Waybacks AllGood Cafe Dallas, Texas, United States
Apr 25, 2009
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Doc Watson / Susana and Timmy Abell / Buffalo Barfield / Richard Watson / Bearfoot / Angel Band / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Banknotes / Broken Wire / Rory Block / Clack Mountain Stringband / T Michael Coleman / Blue Highway / The Dixie Bee-Liners / Roy Book Binder / Bob Bovee / Farewell Drifters / Gail Heil / Full Throttle Bluegrass Band / John Cowan / Rayna and Dan Gellert / Gravy Boys / Pat Donohue / Great Big Sea / The Greencards / David Bromberg / Mitch Greenhill / George Hamilton IV / Robert Dotson / Benton Flippen / David Holt / Sierra Hull / Loretta Freeman / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Lindsay Rice / Phil Jamison / The Kruger Brothers / Jack Lawrence / Local Boys / Lovell Sisters / Doug Macleod / Emmylou Harris / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Violet Hensley / The Neighbors (NC) / New North Carolina Ramblers / Willette Hinton / Out on the Ocean / Jimmy "Duck" Holmes / Missy Raines / Martha Scanlan / Scythian / Anne & Pete Sibley / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / Mark Lippard / Tut Taylor / Jeff Little / Happy Traum / Pete & Joan Wernick / Tony Williamson / Andy May / The Zephyr Lightning Bolts / Tift Merritt / Ollabelle / Patrick Sweany / Polecat Creek / Joe Smothers / Sam Bush / The SteelDrivers / Rodney Sutton / Joe Thompson / The Waybacks / Jim Lauderdale / The Belleville Outfit Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 24, 2009 –
Apr 26, 2009
Merlefest
Doc Watson / The Duhks / The Waybacks / Del McCoury Band / The SteelDrivers / Cadillac Sky / Sam Bush Band / Emmylou Harris / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Linda Ronstadt
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Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

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 Laytonville, CA
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 Driftwood, Texas, United States
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 Driftwood, Texas, United States
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Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, United States
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2026 4 concerts
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2024 4 concerts
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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
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