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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 30, 2008
The Waybacks Knuckleheads Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Oct 29, 2008
The Waybacks Cafe Paradiso Fairfield, Iowa, United States
Oct 26, 2008
The Waybacks / Danny Barnes Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Oct 25, 2008
Danny Barnes / The Waybacks Green Frog Cafe Bellingham, Washington, United States
Oct 23, 2008
The Waybacks Capitol Theater Olympia, Washington, United States
Oct 22, 2008
The Waybacks / Danny Barnes McMenamins Mission Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Oct 18, 2008
The Waybacks / Danny Barnes Mystic Theatre Petaluma, California, United States
Oct 17, 2008
The Waybacks Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, California, United States
Oct 16, 2008
Danny Barnes / The Waybacks Sweetwater Station Larkspur, California, United States
Oct 05, 2008
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass" / Iris Dement / Greg Brown / Red Wine / Loudon Wainwright III / The Infamous Stringdusters / Darrell Scott / Riders In the Sky / Ricky Skaggs / Justin Townes Earle / Maura O'connell / Iron & Wine / Tea Leaf Green / Ben Kweller / Heavy Trash / The Opera Dukes / Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys / Bill Kirchen / Poor Man's Whiskey / Pegi Young / The Wronglers / Emmylou Harris / The Waybacks / Moonalice / Gogol Bordello / Kevin Welch / Kieran Kane / Fats Kaplin / Jon Langford / Heidi Clare & AtaGallop / Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Alison Brown / Bill Evans String Summit / Hazel Dickens / Earl Scruggs Show all bands
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Speedway Meadow @Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Oct 03, 2008 –
Oct 05, 2008
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2008
Justin Townes Earle / Robert Earl Keen / Loudon Wainwright III / Richard Thompson / Iron & Wine / Tea Leaf Green / Jerry Jeff Walker / Asleep At the Wheel / Elvis Costello / Iris Dement / Tift Merritt / Dave Alvin / MC Hammer / Greg Brown / Odetta / Del McCoury Band / Mike Farris / Gogol Bordello / Earl Scruggs / Tony Rice / Mickey Hart / Heavy Trash / Steve Earle / Carlene Carter / Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Waco Brothers / Ben Kweller / Riders In the Sky / Bad Livers / Maura O'connell / Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder / Mark Olson & Gary Louris / Emmylou Harris / Hot Rize / Moonalice / Hazel Dickens / The Desert Rose Band / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Bill Kirchen / Jon Langford / Sharon Little / Laurie Lewis / Joe Purdy / Dry Branch Fire Squad / The Waybacks / Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch And Fats Kaplin / Poor Man's Whiskey / Nick Lowe / Ruby Jane / John Jorgenson Quintet / Pegi Young / Red Wine / Guy Clark With Verlon Thompson / Los Cenzontles / Alison Brown Quartet / The Wronglers / Cyndi Harvell / Peter Rowan And The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Jerry Douglas Band / Sons And Brothers / Samantha Robichaud / Roan Mountain Hilltoppers / Darrell Scott Band / Global Drum Project / Marty Willson-piper With the Mood Maidens / The Infamous Stringdusters / the Gourds / Robert Plant / Alison Krauss Show all bands
  Setlists
Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 07, 2008
The Waybacks Forty Acres Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Sep 06, 2008
"Daniel Boone Days" / The Waybacks / Larry Keel And Natural Bridge / Lost Ridge

Daniel Boone Days

Horn In The West Amphitheatre Boone, North Carolina, United States
Sep 05, 2008
The Waybacks Dogtown Roadhouse & The Sun Music Hall Floyd, Virginia, United States
Sep 04, 2008
The Waybacks Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Sep 01, 2008
The Waybacks Unity Center For The Perf. Arts Unity, Maine, United States
Aug 31, 2008
The Waybacks Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, Maine, United States
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

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Photo by Ebb Eskew (from Featbase.net), Little Feat / Bob Weir & RatDog / The Waybacks on Dec 15, 2007 [591-small]

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Little Feat / Bob Weir & RatDog / The Waybacks
Dec 15, 2007
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Little Feat / Bob Weir & RatDog / The Waybacks
Dec 15, 2007
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Bumbershoot 2005 on Sep 2, 2005 [960-small]

Bumbershoot 2005
Sep 2 - 5, 2005
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Kate Wolf Music Festival on Jun 28, 2002 [908-small]

Kate Wolf Music Festival
Jun 28 - 30, 2002
 Laytonville, CA
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Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival on Aug 12, 2016 [580-small]

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, United States
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Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival on Aug 12, 2016 [581-small]

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, United States
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Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival on Aug 12, 2016 [582-small]

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, United States
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Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival on Aug 12, 2016 [583-small]

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Waybacks had?

The Waybacks has had 487 concerts.

What genre is The Waybacks?

The Waybacks is most often considered to be Folk, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Alt-Country, Instrumental Bluegrass, Mandolin, and Newgrass.

When was the last The Waybacks concert?

The last The Waybacks concert was on April 27, 2024 at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States. The bands that performed were: The Teskey Brothers / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas / Peter Rowan / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / John McEuen / Adeem the Artist / The Waybacks / Nefesh Mountain / Them Coulee Boys / Andy May / Banknotes / Charles Welch / Flattop / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Jack Lawrence / Jeff Little Trio / Joe Smothers / Josh Goforth / Ken Crouse / Laura Boosinger / Local Boys / Mark Bumgarner / Mitch Greenhill / Pete & Joan Wernick / Roy Book Binder / The Silent Comedy / T Michael Coleman / Tony Williamson / S.G. Goodman.

What setlist does The Waybacks play live?

The songs that The Waybacks performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 30, 2022 concert at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States:

  1. Uncle John's Band
  2. High Time
  3. Dire Wolf
  4. New Speedway Boogie
  5. Jack Straw
  6. Cumberland Blues
  7. Fare Ye Well
  8. My Hero
  9. Black Peter
  10. 9 to 5
  11. Easy Wind
  12. Casey Jones

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