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 38)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 27, 2008
Tim O'Brien / Tony Furtado Aladdin Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Jun 20, 2008
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Emmitt Nershi Band / ani difranco / Ricky Skaggs / Bruce Hornsby / Paolo Nutini / Tim O'Brien / Peter Rowan / Béla Fleck / Spring Creek Bluegrass Band / Leftover Salmon
Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 14, 2008
Tim O'Brien Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds Hiawassee, Georgia, United States
Jun 07, 2008
Tim O'Brien / Mollie O'Brien / Rich Moore Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado, United States
Jun 06, 2008
"Iowa Arts Festival" / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien

Iowa Arts Festival

Downtown Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa, United States
May 25, 2008
"Strawberry Music Festival" / Tim O'Brien / Peter Rowan / Amy LaVere / Mike Farris / Chuck Prophet

Strawberry Music Festival

Camp Mather Groveland, California, United States
May 24, 2008
Strawberry Music Festival
"Strawberry Music Festival" / Emmylou Harris / Cadillac Sky / South Austin Jug Band / Tim O'Brien / Chuck Prophet / Del Castillo
Camp Mather Groveland, California, United States
May 20, 2008
Tim O'Brien Pleasance Theatre Trust Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 19, 2008
Tim O'Brien Paisley Arts Centre Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
May 17, 2008
Tim O'Brien Loch Carron Village Hall Loch Carron, United Kingdom
May 16, 2008
Tim O'Brien The Tunnels Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 15, 2008
Tim O'Brien Bogbain Farm Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 14, 2008
Tim O'Brien The Tolbooth Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 13, 2008
Tim O'Brien The Round Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
May 10, 2008
Tim O'Brien Folk Club Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
May 09, 2008
Tim O'Brien Fredericia International Bluegrass Festival Fredericia, Denmark
Apr 26, 2008
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Bearfoot / Hot Buttered Rum / Claire Lynch / Laurie Lewis / Jim Lauderdale / Pine Leaf Boys / Dirk Powell / Donna the Buffalo / Sierra Hull / Lovell Sisters / Doc Watson / Rhonda Vincent / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tim O'Brien / The Wilders / The Waybacks / Tony Rice / Pete Wernick / Peter Rowan / Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby / Ruthie Foster / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Levon Helm Band / Tift Merritt Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 25, 2008 –
Apr 27, 2008
Merlefest
Hot Buttered Rum / Doc Watson / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Sam Bush Band / The Waifs / The Waybacks / The Avett Brothers / The Levon Helm Band / Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby / Dan Tyminski / Sierra Hull and Highway 101 / Solas / Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn / Peter Rowan / Jerry Douglas / Tim O'Brien Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 24, 2008 –
Apr 27, 2008
MerleFest 2008
The Avett Brothers / Old Crow Medicine Show / Jerry Douglas / Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Infamous Stringdusters / Marty Stuart / Tift Merritt / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Ruthie Foster / Jorma Kaukonen / Tony Rice / Donna the Buffalo / Hot Buttered Rum / Blue Highway / Peter Rowan / Ryan Shupe And The Rubberband / Levon Helm / Doc Watson / Ollabelle / Scythian / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tish Hinojosa / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Bearfoot / The Waybacks / Rhonda Vincent And The Rage / Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby / The Wilders Show all bands
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Wilkesboro, NC
Apr 12, 2008
Tim O'Brien Parrish Auditorium Hamilton, Ohio, 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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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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Transatlantic Sessions
Feb 5, 2015
 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Genres:

Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Newgrass
Celtic
Progressive Bluegrass
Christian Bluegrass
Old-Time
Mandolin
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Latest Setlist (07/23/2022):

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  1. Hold to a Dream
  2. Diggin' My Potatoes
  3. Pretty Fair Maiden in the Garden
  4. Sod Buster
  5. El Comedor
  6. Senor
  7. Nervous
  9. Hop Down Reel / Johnny Doherty's Reel
  10. Five Miles In and One Mile Down
  11. The Same Boat Brother
  12. When You Pray Move Your Feet
  15. Workin'
  16. Grandma's Hands
  17. Can You See Me. Sister?
  18. He Walked On
  19. Untold Stories
  20. Ready On the Firing Line
  21. More Love
  22. Brother Wind
  23. Look Down That Lonesome Road
  24. Little annie

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 14 concerts
2025 18 concerts
2024 12 concerts
2023 30 concerts
2022 37 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 19 concerts
2018 22 concerts
2017 60 concerts
2016 87 concerts
2015 30 concerts
2014 50 concerts
2013 64 concerts
2012 67 concerts
2011 53 concerts
2010 60 concerts
2009 51 concerts
2008 89 concerts
2007 35 concerts
2006 71 concerts
2005 68 concerts
2004 6 concerts
2003 3 concerts
2002 2 concerts
2001 1 concert
2000 1 concert
1999 4 concerts
1997 1 concert
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