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 22)

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 17, 2005
The Waybacks Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Nov 13, 2005
The Waybacks Riverhawk Rhythm Fest Dade City, Florida, United States
Nov 12, 2005
The Waybacks Riverhawk Rhythm Fest Dade City, Florida, United States
Nov 10, 2005
The Waybacks Atlantic Theater Atlantic Beach, Florida, United States
Nov 09, 2005
The Waybacks Private Function Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nov 06, 2005
The Waybacks The Grey Eagle Music Hall Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Nov 05, 2005
The Waybacks Buisson Arts Center Dahlonega, Georgia, United States
Oct 08, 2005
The Waybacks Russian River Acoustic Festival Duncans Mills, California, United States
Oct 07, 2005
The Waybacks Flynn's Cabaret Felton, California, United States
Oct 05, 2005
jazz mandolin project / The Waybacks Humboldt St. University Arcata, California, United States
Sep 30, 2005
The Waybacks Monterey Live Monterey, California, United States
Sep 17, 2005
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Wilders / The Waybacks / The Greencards

Walnut Valley Festival

Cowley County Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 16, 2005
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Wilders / The Waybacks / Sons Of The San Joaquin / John Cowan / The Greencards

Walnut Valley Festival

Cowley County Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 15, 2005
"Walnut Valley Festival" / The Wilders / The Waybacks / Sons Of The San Joaquin / John Cowan / The Greencards

Walnut Valley Festival

Cowley County Fairgrounds Winfield, Kansas, United States
Sep 14, 2005 –
Sep 18, 2005
Walnut Valley Festival
The Wilders / Tommy Emmanuel / The Waybacks / Spontaneous Combustion / Linda Tilton / John McCutcheon / Marley's Ghost
Winfield Fairgrounds Winfield, KS
Sep 11, 2005
The Waybacks Osher Marin JCC San Rafael, California, United States
Sep 09, 2005
The Waybacks Private Function San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot Festival
"Bumbershoot Festival" / The Waybacks / Okkervil River / Buckwheat Zydeco / Sonny Landreth / Flogging Molly / Earlimart / Aqueduct / Ted Leo / Meredith Monk / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Los Amigos Invisibles / Tegan and Sara / Iggy Pop / The Be Good Tanyas / The Decemberists / Idiot Pilot / Dashboard Confessional / Boom Bap Project / Todd Barry / Keren Ann / Brazilian Girls Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 03, 2005
The Waybacks Mississippi Studios Portland, Oregon, United States
Sep 02, 2005 –
Sep 05, 2005
Bumbershoot 2005
Tegan and Sara / Common / The Decemberists / Garbage / Talib Kweli / Dashboard Confessional / Elvis Costello / Citizen Cope / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Flogging Molly / Flight of the Conchords / John Butler Trio / M. Ward / The Pharcyde / Minus the Bear / Pepper / Okkervil River / The Academy Is... / Damien Jurado / Digable Planets / Iggy And The Stooges / Zion I / The Posies / Harvey Danger / Mavis Staples / Mudhoney / The Donnas / New York Dolls / Brazilian Girls / Marlena Shaw / Billy Preston / Junkie Xl / Los Amigos Invisibles / JJ Grey & Mofro / Blue Scholars / The Be Good Tanyas / Marc Broussard / Little Brother / Keren Ann / Son Volt / Aziz Ansari / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Trey Anastasio / Israel Vibration / Demetri Martin / Hothouse Flowers / Juana Molina / J Boogie's Dubtronic Science / Viva Voce / Earlimart / Midival Punditz / Tift Merritt / Billy Joe Shaver / Mike Birbiglia / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Aqueduct / Buckwheat Zydeco / Nick Swardson / Mary Gauthier / Joe Bataan / Sonny Landreth / The Locust / Hive / The Duhks / Idiot Pilot / Stan Ridgway / Luke Temple / Dolorean / Eugene Mirman / Choklate / Kinski / Todd Barry / Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter / KJ Sawka / Math And Physics Club / Charlie Hunter Trio / The Cops / Eva / Smoosh / Headphones / JJ Grey / Maktub / Samite / Craig Robinson / Demo / Visqueen / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Schoolyard Heroes / David Poe / Akimbo / Boom Bap Project / Bo Diddley / The Waybacks / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion / Chris Stamey / Laguna / Carolyn Mark / Anna Oxygen / Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet / The Duke Robillard Band / Paul Gilmartin / Kelley Hunt / Alpha YaYa Diallo / Mercir / Darrius Willrich / Howard Kremer / Iqu / Tim Seely / Brothers Of The Baladi / Gospel Hummingbirds / Cancer Rising / Post Stardom Depression / Ian McFeron Band / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Wheedle's Groove / Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers / The Ruby Doe / Andre Feriante / The Fading Collection / Upper Left Trio / Vicci Martinez Band / The Tiptons Sax Quartet / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Charming Snakes / swampdweller / Beyond Reality / Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra / Cuchata / The Bradbury Press / Graham Travis / Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto / Gruff Mummies / Infomatik / Ayinde Howell / Omar Torrez Band / The Transatlantic Orchestra / Sub-motive / Bill Frisell With Tony Scherr & Kenny Wollesen / razrez/ / Iguales / Altered States Of Funk / Jude Bowerman Band / The Bastards of Jazz / Mangoson / Thomas Marriott Quartet / Blues Orbiters / The Tim Sherman Band / Hidden In Plain View / Devotchka / Ani DiFranco Show all bands
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