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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 09, 2017
Tim O'Brien Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina, United States
Mar 08, 2017
Tim O'Brien The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Mar 07, 2017
Tim O'Brien Eddie's Attic Decatur, Georgia, United States
Feb 26, 2017
Wintergrass Music Festival
"Wintergrass Music Festival" / Tim O'Brien / Turtle Island Quartet / Mike Marshall / Caterina Lichtenberg / Mr. Sun / Sierra Hull / Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons / Brothers Keeper
Hyatt Regency Bellevue Bellevue, Washington, United States
Feb 25, 2017
Wintergrass Music Festival
"Wintergrass Music Festival" / Tim O'Brien / John McEuen / Turtle Island Quartet / Mike Marshall / Caterina Lichtenberg / Rob Ickes / Trey Hensley / Mr. Sun / Mollie O'brien & Rich Moore / Sierra Hull / Jeremy Kittel Trio / Joe Craven / The David Mayfield Parade / Flatt Lonesome / The Talbott Brothers / The Paperboys / Love Canon / Foghorn Stringband / Orville Johnson / Petunia & the Vipers / Molly Tuttle / Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons / Hot Buttered Rum Show all bands
Hyatt Regency Bellevue Bellevue, Washington, United States
Feb 18, 2017
Tim O'Brien Center For The Arts Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
Feb 17, 2017
Tim O'Brien Caribou Room Nederland, Colorado, United States
Oct 21, 2016
Tim O'Brien / Old Man Luedecke Dyck Arboretum Hesston, Kansas, United States
Oct 15, 2016
Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival
"Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival" / David Grisman / Del Mccoury / Tim O'Brien / Earls Of Leicester / Band Of Ruhks / Sister Sadie
Farmers Branch Historical Park Farmers Branch, Texas, United States
Oct 07, 2016
Tim O'Brien International Bluegrass Music Museum Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Oct 02, 2016
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
"Hardly Strictly Bluegrass" / The Infamous Stringdusters / Glen Hansard / Margaret Glaspy / CW Stoneking / Buffy Sainte-Marie / John Doe / Emmylou Harris / Hayes Carll / Jerry Douglas / John Paul White / Jonathan Richman / The Pines / Curtis Salgado / Marty Stuart / t Bone Burnett / Willie Watson / Allen Stone / Elizabeth Cook / Kane, Welch, & Kaplin / Pimps of Joytime / Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / The Hillbenders / King Most / DJ Centipede / DJ Theory / Motion Potion / DJ Matt Haze / Tom Thumb / DJ Phleck / DJ Tobiwan / Rosanne Cash / Nahko and Medicine for the People / Griffin House / The Jones Family Singers / The Brothers Gibb / The California Honeydrops / Dropkick Murphys / Evolfo / Tim Flannery And The Lunatic Fringe / Tim O'Brien / Cake / Wynonna & The Big Noise / Wee Willie Walker / Aki Kumar Blues Band / Tracy Nelson / Maurice Tani / John Hammond / Xylouris White / Maura O'connell Show all bands
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Speedway Meadow @Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
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

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

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Jim Rooney / John Prine / Maura O'connell / Cowboy Jack Clement / Darrell Scott / Tim O'Brien on Dec 18, 2012 [081-small]

Jim Rooney / John Prine / Maura O'connell / Cowboy Jack Clement / Darrell Scott / Tim O'Brien
Dec 18, 2012
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien on Mar 11, 2017 [948-small]

Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien
Mar 11, 2017
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien on Mar 11, 2017 [949-small]

Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien
Mar 11, 2017
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien on Mar 11, 2017 [950-small]

Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien
Mar 11, 2017
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
  Uploaded by Pete Blair

Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien on Mar 11, 2017 [951-small]

Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien
Mar 11, 2017
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien on Mar 11, 2017 [952-small]

Lula Wiles / Sarah Jarosz / Tony Trischka / Tim O'Brien
Mar 11, 2017
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
  Uploaded by Pete Blair

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass  on Oct 2, 2016 [392-small]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 2, 2016
 San Francisco, California, United States
  Uploaded by Ralph Heimann

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Tim O'Brien had?

Tim O'Brien has had 856 concerts.

What genre is Tim O'Brien?

Tim O'Brien is most often considered to be Folk, Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Celtic, Old-Time, and Mandolin.

When was the last Tim O'Brien concert?

The last Tim O'Brien concert was on January 23, 2024 at The Lexington in London, England, United Kingdom.

What setlist does Tim O'Brien play live?

The songs that Tim O'Brien performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 25, 2017 concert at Café Het Zwijnshoofd in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands:

  1. Workin'
  2. Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
  3. Say Ol Man (Can You Play the Fiddle)
  4. I'm Working on a Building
  5. Wichita
  6. Guardian Angel
  7. Where the River Meets the Road
  8. Grandma's Hands
  9. Friday, Sunday's Coming
  10. Windy Mountain
  11. A Few Old Memories
  12. Little Annie (When the Springtime Comes Again)
  13. Chinquapin Hunting / Sugar in the Gourd
  14. Poor Wayfaring Stranger
  15. The Kid on the Mountain
  16. The Tulips on the Table
  17. Drunkard's Walk
  18. I Gotta Move
  19. Whatever Happened to Me
  20. Go Down to the Water
  21. High Flying Bird
  22. Look Down That Lonesome Road
  23. Nellie Kane

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