Sam Bush Concert History

Sam Bush (born: 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is a virtuoso American bluegrass musician. Bush plays mandolin, fiddle and guitar as well as being an accomplished bluegrass vocalist. He was a founding member of the New Grass Revival and has been called a modern day Bill Monroe. Sam is one of the main attractions at the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado. He is affectionately known as "The King of Telluride" for his perennial appearances there.

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Sam Bush Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 08, 2026
Sam Bush XL Live Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 07, 2026
Sam Bush The Tin Pan Richmond, Virginia, United States
Jun 30, 2026
Sam Bush / Sister Sadie

Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman

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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 20, 2026
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Larkin Poe / Sam Bush / Maggie Antone / Punch Brothers / Jason Carter / Michael Cleveland / Clay Street Unit
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
May 31, 2026
Sam Bush / Futurebirds / Shadowgrass / Ben Chapman

Songbird Festival

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Finlay Park Columbia, South Carolina, United States
May 30, 2026
Sam Bush
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SPACE Evanston, Illinois, United States
May 29, 2026
Sam Bush Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis, Missouri, United States
May 23, 2026
Sam Bush

Roots Revue

Paristown Arts & Entertainment District Louisville, Kentucky, United States
May 19, 2026
Toy Factory Project / Sam Bush

Spring Tour

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Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
May 08, 2026
Sam Bush Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
Apr 25, 2026
MerleFest
Old Crow Medicine Show / Blackberry Smoke / Ketch Secor / Sam Bush / Peter Rowan / The Creekers / Scythian / Donna the Buffalo / Kruger Brothers / The Waybacks / Trey Hensley / Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Andy May / Banknotes / Charles Welch / Dug / Flattop / The Interactive Theater Of Jef / Jack Lawrence / Jeff Little Trio / Joe Smothers / Ken Crouse / Local Boys / Mark Bumgarner / Mitch Greenhill / Pete & Joan Wernick / Presley Barker / Roy Book Binder / T Michael Coleman / Tony Williamson / Railroad Earth Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23, 2026 –
Apr 26, 2026
MerleFest 2026
Alison Krauss / Alison Krauss and Union Station / Blackberry Smoke / The Infamous Stringdusters / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band / Maggie Rose / Jason Scott & The High Heat / Wayne Henderson / Jack Lawrence / Dug / Wyatt Ellis / Roy Book Binder / West Texas Exiles / Pete Wernick / Valley Flower / Zoe & Cloyd / Laura Boosinger / Tony Williamson / T. Michael Coleman / Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas / Local Boys / Presley Barker / Pressley Laton / The Jeff Little Trio / Joe Smothers / Mark Bumgarner / Reid West / Nick Wade / Nick & Brew / Myles gee / Mo-Grass / Mitch Greenhill & Mitch's Kitchen / Leon Timbo & the Family Band / The Knackered Ramblers / Kyle Horton & Christian Smith / Ken Crouse / Old Crow Medicine Show / The Wilder Blue / The Waybacks / AJ Lee & Blue Summit / Donna the Buffalo / The Creekers / Ketch Secor / Sam Bush / Scythian / Don Flemons & The Wildfires / Jake Shimabukuro / The Jack Wharff Band / The Jerry Douglas Band / Joy Oladokun / Peter Rowan & The Walls of Time Band / Sister Sadie / Charles Wesley Godwin / Kruger Brothers / The Band Loula / Molly Tuttle / Lamont Landers / Corey Harris / Broken Compass Bluegrass / Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper / Hogslop String Band Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 23, 2026
Apr 18, 2026
Sam Bush

High Country Kaua'i

Porter Pavilion Kilauea, Hawaii, United States
Apr 04, 2026
Sam Bush
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Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Apr 03, 2026
Sam Bush The Stiefel Theatre For Perf. Arts Salina, Kansas, United States
Apr 02, 2026
Sam Bush
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The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri, United States
Mar 28, 2026
Sam Bush Stoughton Opera House Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States
Mar 27, 2026
Sam Bush Honeywell Center Wabash, Indiana, United States
Mar 26, 2026
Sam Bush St. Cecilia Music Center Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Mar 21, 2026
Sam Bush
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Shaftman Performance Hall Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, “Panama Red”, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Peter Rowan and Sam Grisman - Old and in the Way, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 5, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Courtney Barnett, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 4, 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025
Oct 3 - 5, 2025
 San Francisco, California, United States
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MerleFest 2026 on Apr 23, 2026 [766-small]

MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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MerleFest 2026 on Apr 23, 2026 [765-small]

MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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MerleFest 2026 on Apr 23, 2026 [764-small]

MerleFest 2026
Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Sam Bush on May 30, 2026 [101-small]

Sam Bush
May 30, 2026
 Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Gathering Of The Vibes on Aug 3, 2008 [518-small]

Gathering Of The Vibes
Aug 3, 2008
 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
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Warren Haynes' Christmas Jam 15 on Dec 20, 2003 [795-small]

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Dec 20, 2003
 Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival (Charleston) on Apr 16, 2016 [454-small]

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Apr 16 - 17, 2016
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Genres:

Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Jam Band
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Old-Time
Jamgrass
Mandolin
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Latest Setlist (07/30/2026):

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  1. Riding That Bluegrass Train
  2. Girl From the North Country
  3. Eight More Miles to Louisville
  4. Same Old River
  5. My Little Girl in Tennessee
  6. Howlin' at the Moon
  7. Circles Around Me
  8. I Wanna Do Right
  9. Freight Train Boogie
  10. In Tall Buildings
  11. No Woman, No Cry
  12. White Freight Liner Blues

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 45 concerts
2025 54 concerts
2024 41 concerts
2023 54 concerts
2022 77 concerts
2021 72 concerts
2020 18 concerts
2019 40 concerts
2018 47 concerts
2017 38 concerts
2016 44 concerts
2015 38 concerts
2014 40 concerts
2013 57 concerts
2012 54 concerts
2011 54 concerts
2010 68 concerts
2009 45 concerts
2008 64 concerts
2007 77 concerts
2006 62 concerts
2005 70 concerts
2004 23 concerts
2003 24 concerts
2002 43 concerts
2001 21 concerts
2000 6 concerts
1999 8 concerts
1998 7 concerts
1997 7 concerts
1996 5 concerts
1995 2 concerts
1976 1 concert
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