The Waybacks Concert History

They draw freely from the old school and the old world, but The Waybacks are no throwback. They've been erroneously pigeonholed as a bluegrass band and celebrated as purveyors of "acoustic mayhem." They are as uninhibited and unpredictable as the eclectic San Francisco Bay area that claims them, and for nearly a decade, their experiments have always proven sharp-witted and musically dazzling. They're living proof that in music anyway, evolution and intelligent design are entirely compatible.

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The Waybacks Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 16)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 08, 2007
Health and Harmony Festival
The Waybacks / New Monsoon / Sol Horizon / moe. / Brian Wilson / Jai Uttal / Sheila Chandra / Ganga Giri / Blue Turtle Seduction / Steve Kimock / Sound Tribe Sector 9
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Sonoma County Fairgrounds Santa Rosa, California, United States
Jun 02, 2007
The Waybacks Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, California, United States
May 17, 2007
The Waybacks / Scott Nygaard Club Fox Redwood City, California, United States
May 11, 2007
The Waybacks / Poor Man's Whiskey Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
May 05, 2007
The Waybacks Tawas United Methodist Church Tawas City, Michigan, United States
May 04, 2007
The Waybacks Canal Public House Dayton, Ohio, United States
May 03, 2007
The Waybacks Club Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
May 02, 2007
The Waybacks Jammin' Java Vienna, Virginia, United States
May 01, 2007
The Waybacks Hampden Sydney College Hampden Sydney, Virginia, United States
Apr 30, 2007
The Waybacks Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Apr 28, 2007
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Ruthie Foster / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Del McCoury Band / Red Stick Ramblers / Jerry Douglas / The Waybacks / Dirk Powell / Peter Rowan / Doc Watson / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Blue Highway / The Infamous Stringdusters / John Hammond / Jim Lauderdale / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / Uncle Earl Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 27, 2007 –
Apr 29, 2007
Merlefest
Del McCoury Band / Béla Fleck / Alison Krauss and Union Station Tony Rice Tribute / Jerry Douglas Band / Donna the Buffalo / Sam Bush Band / Crooked Still / The Waybacks / Steep Canyon Rangers / John Cowan Band / Pam Tillis and Friends / Elvis Costello with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and Jim Lauderdale / Darrell Scott / The Carolina Chocolate Drops / Bryan Sutton and Chris Eldridge / The Infamous Stringdusters / Toubab Krewe / The Duhks / Doc Watson / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Show all bands
Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 26, 2007 –
Apr 29, 2007
MerleFest 2007
Elvis Costello / Alison Krauss / Alison Krauss and Union Station / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Carolina Chocolate Drops / Jerry Douglas / Béla Fleck / The Infamous Stringdusters / Crooked Still / Del McCoury Band / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Duhks / Tony Rice / Toubab Krewe / Donna the Buffalo / Jim Lauderdale / Cherryholmes / Doc Watson / Nashville Bluegrass Band / The Belleville Outfit / Uncle Earl / The Waybacks / Lovell Sisters / John Cowan Band / Sam Bush Band / Sierra Hull and Highway 111 Show all bands
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Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 15, 2007
The Waybacks Bongo Billy's Salida Cafe Salida, Colorado, United States
Apr 14, 2007
The Waybacks Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Apr 13, 2007
The Waybacks Cervantes' Other Side Denver, Colorado, United States
Apr 06, 2007
The Waybacks Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Apr 05, 2007
The Waybacks Debonair Music Hall Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Apr 04, 2007
The Waybacks Tin Angel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 03, 2007
The Waybacks Cafe Nine New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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2026 4 concerts
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2022 7 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2019 4 concerts
2018 6 concerts
2017 3 concerts
2016 7 concerts
2015 1 concert
2014 5 concerts
2013 3 concerts
2012 7 concerts
2011 14 concerts
2010 31 concerts
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2008 86 concerts
2007 67 concerts
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2005 72 concerts
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