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 48)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 30, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Doc Watson / Joe Smothers / Roland White / John Jorgenson Quintet / Local Boys / Jack Lawrence / Henry Butler / Deer Clan Singers / Dixie Dawn / Eustace Conway / Laura Boosinger / Peter Rowan / Del McCoury Band / Railroad Earth / Tater Tate / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Gigi Dover / The Little Rascals / The Chieftains / Bob Hill / Pat Flynn / Sam Bush / Corey Harris / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Bobby Hicks / Pete & Joan Wernick / Zoe Speaks / Etta Baker / CanJoe John / The Wilders / The Avett Brothers / John Mooney / Balfa Toujours / Richard Watson / The Crooked Jades / Hayes Carll / Allison Moorer / Billy Jonas / George Hamilton IV / Scott Ainslie / Jerry Douglas / King Wilkie / Robin & Linda Williams / John Cowan / Robert Lockwood, Jr. / Mary Flower / Alberti Flea Circus / Si Kahn / Jim Lauderdale / Shana Banana / The Kruger Brothers / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Darrell Scott / Donna the Buffalo / Daybreak / Gospel Jubilators / Stillhouse Bottom Band / Tony Ellis / Roy Book Binder / Old School Freight Train / Ricky Skaggs / Timmy Abell / Happy Traum / David Holt / The Tony Rice Unit / Earl Scruggs / Tim O'Brien / George Hege Hamilton V / Bryn Bright / Charles Welch / Jeff Little / The Duhks / Tony Rice / The Waybacks / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Brack Llewellyn / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Pete Wernick / Mel Jones / The Greencards / Rodney Crowell Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 29, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Tony Ellis / John Jorgenson Quintet / Timmy Abell / Dixie Dawn / Happy Traum / Mollie O'Brien / Roy Book Binder / Sam Bush / Doc Watson / Darrell Scott / Local Boys / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Zoe Speaks / The Little Rascals / CanJoe John / Wayfaring Strangers / Hayes Carll / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Corey Harris / John Mooney / The Waybacks / Mary Flower / Jerry Douglas / Jim Lauderdale / Allison Moorer / Caroline Herring / Joe Smothers / Jack Lawrence / Shana Banana / Scott Ainslie / The Kruger Brothers / Tracy Bonham / Tony Rice / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Peter Rowan / Si Kahn / Bryn Bright / Eustace Conway / Jay Ungar & Molly Mason / Donna the Buffalo / Old School Freight Train / Daybreak / Railroad Earth / Pat Flynn / Gigi Dover / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / The Crooked Jades / Jeff Little / David Holt / Tim O'Brien / The Tony Rice Unit / John Cowan / The Avett Brothers / Alberti Flea Circus / Brack Llewellyn / Balfa Toujours / Pete & Joan Wernick / The Wilders / Charles Welch / Mel Jones / Billy Jonas / Richard Watson / Tony Trischka / Robin & Linda Williams / The Greencards / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Pete Wernick / The Duhks / Laura Boosinger / Bob Hill Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 28, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Tim O'Brien / Jim Lauderdale / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Tracy Bonham / The Duhks / Local Boys / Wayfaring Strangers / Darrell Scott / Loretta Lynn / Pete & Joan Wernick / Tony Trischka / Richard Watson / Robin & Linda Williams / Caroline Herring / The Waybacks / Pete Wernick / Doc Watson / Dixie Dawn / Old School Freight Train Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 23, 2005
Chris Smither / Tim O'Brien

Chris Smither / Tim O'Brien at The Birchmere

The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Apr 22, 2005
Tim O'Brien Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Apr 21, 2005
Chris Smither / Tim O'Brien

Chris Smither / Tim O'Brien at Rams Head On Stage

Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Apr 14, 2005
Tim O'Brien Club Passim Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 03, 2005
Tim O'Brien / Danny Barnes Penistone Paramount Theatre Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Apr 02, 2005
Tim O'Brien / Danny Barnes Y Theatre Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Mar 11, 2005
Tim O'Brien The Handlebar Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Feb 05, 2005
Tim O'Brien Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 04, 2005
Tim O'Brien / Victor Krauss

St Louis Folk Festival

Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Oct 31, 2004
Yonder Mountain String Band / Mountain Heart / Tim O'Brien
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Bogart's Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Sep 09, 2004
Azkena Rock Festival 2004
Ryan Adams / Violent Femmes / Fun Lovin' Criminals / Mark Lanegan / Urge Overkill / Josh Rouse / New York Dolls / Matthew Sweet / Turbonegro / Flamin' Groovies / Backyard Babies / Tim O'Brien / Roger Mcguinn / The Wildhearts / Radio Birdman / Mike Farris / five horse johnson / The Silos / Mother Superior / Ainara LeGardon / Kuraia / Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart / Dkt-mc5 / Walter Salas-Humara / Jonny Kaplan And The Lazy Stars / Bide Ertzean / Obligaciones Show all bands
Recinto Mendizabala Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Jun 04, 2004
Tim O'Brien / Paul Burch

Tim O'Brien at Sellersville Theater 1894

Sellersville Theater 1894 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 03, 2004
Tim O'Brien / Paul Burch Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Apr 30, 2004 –
May 02, 2004
Merlefest
Jim Lauderdale / Kelly Willis / Bruce Robison / The Derailers / Tim O'Brien / Tony Rice Unit / Sam Bush Band / Donna the Buffalo / The Avett Brothers / the Gourds / Hot Tuna / patty loveless / Vince Gill / John Cowan Band / Doc Watson & Nashville Bluegrass band / David Grisman Quintet / roseanne cash Show all bands
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Outdoor Stage Wilkesboro, NC
Feb 20, 2004
Tim O'Brien / Slipstream Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado, United States
Sep 12, 2003
Tim O'Brien / Scott Miller

Tim O'Brien / Scott Miller at Rams Head On Stage

Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Sep 11, 2003
Tim O'Brien / Scott Miller

Tim O'Brien / Scott Miller at Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, 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
May 23, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Feb 5, 2015
 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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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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