Tim O'Brien Concert History

Tim O'Brien (b. March 16, 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American bluegrass, old time and celtic musician. O'Brien plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki and mandocello and is an accomplished vocalist. He moved to Boulder, Colorado in the 1970s and became part of the music scene there. In 1978 he founded the bluegrass group Hot Rize. Hot Rize had its own offshoot band called Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers. The band would walk off stage, change clothes, and reappear as a different band with its own songs.

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Tim O'Brien Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 15)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 24, 2016
Tim O'Brien Peoples Bank Theatre Marietta, Ohio, United States
Sep 20, 2016
Americana Music Festival & Conference
"Americana Music Festival & Conference" / Town Mountain / Sam Bush / Hackensaw Boys / Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle / Paul Burch / Billy Strings / Tim O'Brien / Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights / Mayeux And Broussard / Caitlyn Smith / Grizzlee Train
Various Venues Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Sep 17, 2016
Walnut Valley Festival
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Steel Wheels / Mountain Heart / John McCutcheon / Tim O'Brien / Socks in the Frying Pan / Bryan Sutton Band / Dan Crary / Bill Evans / Steve Spurgin / Marley's Ghost / Stephen Bennett / Juni Fisher / The Paperboys / Driven / Ken Kolodner / The Chapin Sisters / Roz Brown / Ray Cardwell & Tennessee Moon / The Green Flamingos Show all bands
Winfield Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 16, 2016
Walnut Valley Festival
"Walnut Valley Festival" / Mountain Heart / Claire Lynch / The Paperboys / Tim O'Brien / John McCutcheon / Bryan Sutton Band / tom chapin / Marley's Ghost / Driven / Still on The Hill / Beppe Gambetta / Tim And Myles Thompson / Ken Kolodner / KBA Treblemakers / Socks in the Frying Pan / Byron Berline / Stephen Bennett / Dan Crary / Bill Evans / Steve Spurgin / Dave Stamey / Andy May / Roz Brown / The Chapin Sisters / Juni Fisher / Ray Cardwell & Tennessee Moon Show all bands
Winfield Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 10, 2016
Tim O'Brien Red Clay Music Foundry Duluth, Georgia, United States
Sep 09, 2016
"Mountain Song Festival" / Earls Of Leicester / Tim O'Brien / Steep Canyon Rangers

Mountain Song Festival

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Brevard Music Center Brevard, North Carolina, United States
Aug 28, 2016
Tonder Festival
"Tonder Festival" / Anderson East / Blind Boys of Alabama / Tim O'Brien / Ten Strings and a Goat Skin / The Mccrary Sisters / Manran / Eric Bibb / Rura / Vasen / Big Daddy Wilson / Corey Ledet / Spirit Family Reunion / Hudson Taylor / King James and the Special Men / The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc / Hans Theessink / Adam Holmes and the Embers / Mary Gauthier Show all bands
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Tønder Festival Grounds Tonder, Denmark
Aug 26, 2016
Tonder Festival
"Tonder Festival" / Rosanne Cash / John Leventhal / The Steel Wheels / Peatbog Faeries / The Chair / The Dead South / Folkeklubben / The Barra MacNeils / Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson / Shooglenifty / Dustbowl Revival / Hudson Taylor / King James and the Special Men / Tim O'Brien Show all bands
Tønder Festival Grounds Tonder, Denmark
Aug 06, 2016
"Bluegrass And Beer Festival" (CO) / The Haymarket Squares / Tim O'Brien

Bluegrass And Beer Festival (CO)

River Run Village Keystone, Colorado, United States
Aug 04, 2016
Tim O'Brien / Betse & Clark Paonia City Park Paonia, Colorado, United States
Jul 27, 2016
Tim O'Brien Santa Fe Bandstand Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Jul 24, 2016
Bluedot Festival
Caribou / Everything Everything / Mercury Rev / 65daysofstatic / Sea Power / Gwenno / Dutch Uncles / Tim O'Brien / Pumarosa / iLiKETRAiNS / Steve Mason
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Jodrell Bank Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Jul 22, 2016 –
Jul 24, 2016
Bluedot Festival 2016
Caribou / DJ Shadow / Underworld / Everything Everything / Floating Points / Beth Orton / Mercury Rev / George Fitzgerald / Sea Power / Public Service Broadcasting / 65daysofstatic / Moon Duo / Let’s Eat Grandma / Jean Michel Jarre / LA Priest / Steve Mason / Dutch Uncles / Pumarosa / DJ Yoda / Stealing Sheep / Tim O'Brien / LoneLady / Gwenno / Beyond The Wizards Sleeve / Tim Burgess / I LIKE TRAINS / The Vryll Society / Nai Harvest / Ben UFO / Plastic Mermaids / worriedaboutsatan / Steve Davis / Post War Glamour Girls / Galaxians / The Spills / Hot Vestry / The Membranes (UK) Show all bands
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Jodrell Bank Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
Jul 10, 2016
"Atlin Arts & Music Festival" / Tim O'Brien

Atlin Arts & Music Festival

Various Venues Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 09, 2016
"Atlin Arts & Music Festival" / Tim O'Brien

Atlin Arts & Music Festival

Various Venues Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 25, 2016
"River And Roots" / Tim O'Brien

River And Roots

Watermelon Park Berryville, Virginia, United States
Jun 24, 2016
Tim O'Brien Earlville Opera House Earlville, NY
Jun 18, 2016
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Leftover Salmon / Sam Bush / Ryan Adams / Yonder Mountain String Band / Tim O'Brien / Watchhouse / The Lil Smokies
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 12, 2016
"WUMB-B-Q" / Tim O'Brien

WUMB-B-Q

Mother's Rest Area At Carson Beach Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 11, 2016
Tim O'Brien Club Helsinki Hudson, New York, United States

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 3, 2009
 San Francisco, California, United States
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"Norwegian Wood Festival" / Mark Knopfler / Pieta Brown / Tim O'Brien on Apr 8, 2010 [546-small]

"Norwegian Wood Festival" / Mark Knopfler / Pieta Brown / Tim O'Brien
Apr 8, 2010
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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2nd Annual DelFest on May 22, 2009 [916-small]

2nd Annual DelFest
May 22 - 24, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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2nd Annual DelFest on May 22, 2009 [915-small]

2nd Annual DelFest
May 22 - 24, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Wide Open Bluegrass Festival on Sep 29, 2017 [861-small]

Wide Open Bluegrass Festival
Sep 29 - 30, 2017
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Delfest on May 23, 2009 [472-small]

Delfest
May 23, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Ticket Confirmation

Transatlantic Sessions
Feb 5, 2015
 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Peter Rowan,Sam Grisman Project at Ryman Auditorium on Jan 9, 2025 [055-small]

Peter Rowan,Sam Grisman Project at Ryman Auditorium
Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Peter Rowan,Sam Grisman Project at Ryman Auditorium on Jan 9, 2025 [054-small]

Peter Rowan,Sam Grisman Project at Ryman Auditorium
Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Genres:

Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Newgrass
Celtic
Progressive Bluegrass
Christian Bluegrass
Old-Time
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Latest Setlist (01/16/2025):

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  1. Thinkin' Like a Fish
  2. Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden
  3. I Breathe In
  4. Arthur Darling
  5. Keith In A Palm Tree
  6. I'm a Mess for You
  7. Cup of Sugar
  8. Gal of Mine
  9. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  10. Hold to a Dream
  11. I'm Working on a Building
  12. Wayne Bond/Shaking Down The Acorns
  13. The High Road
  14. The Cran Man
  15. I Wish My Love Was A Red Red Rose
  16. Little Lamb Little Lamb
  17. Jack of Diamonds
  18. The Crossing
  19. The Drunkard's Hiccup (Jack of Diamonds)
  20. The Crossing
  21. Back To Eden
  22. Waggoner's Lad
  23. Coleen Malone
  24. O'Carolan's Concerto
  25. Mick Ryan's Lament

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 19 concerts
2025 41 concerts
2024 19 concerts
2023 37 concerts
2022 38 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 24 concerts
2018 24 concerts
2017 61 concerts
2016 87 concerts
2015 30 concerts
2014 50 concerts
2013 64 concerts
2012 67 concerts
2011 53 concerts
2010 61 concerts
2009 53 concerts
2008 89 concerts
2007 35 concerts
2006 71 concerts
2005 69 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 4 concerts
2002 4 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 6 concerts
1998 2 concerts
1997 5 concerts
1996 1 concert
1994 2 concerts
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