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 26)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 06, 2004
Arlo Guthrie / The Waybacks Fox Theatre Redwood City, California, United States
Jan 24, 2004
The Waybacks Kennebunk Town Hall Kennebunk, Maine, United States
Aug 30, 2003
Sam Bush / The Waybacks Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 15, 2003
Phil Keaggy / The Waybacks / Muriel Anderson Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, California, United States
Aug 07, 2003
The Waybacks Jammin' Java Vienna, Virginia, United States
Jul 26, 2003
The Waybacks / Danny Godinez Band Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Jul 25, 2003
jazz mandolin project / The Waybacks McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon, United States
Jul 17, 2003 –
Jul 20, 2003
Grey Fox 2003
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Jerry Douglas / Gibson Brothers / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / Steep Canyon Rangers / Blue Highway / Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver / Hot Rize / Mountain Heart / King Wilkie / Old School Freight Train / The Waybacks / Dry Branch Fire Squad / Rhonda Vincent And The Rage / Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Show all bands
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Ancramdale, NY
Jun 27, 2003
Taj Mahal / The Waybacks The Fillmore San Francisco, California, United States
May 09, 2003
The Waybacks / RFD The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
May 06, 2003
The Waybacks Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Apr 25, 2003 –
Apr 27, 2003
Merlefest
Del McCoury Band / Emmylou Harris / Hot Rize / Guy Clark / Mountain Heart / The Rowan Brothers / Jimmy Dale Gilmore / Sam Bush Band / Donnell Leahy / Vassar Clements / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Donna the Buffalo / Doc Watson / Peter Rowan / Norman And Nancy Blake / Darrell Scott / Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder / The Waybacks / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Show all bands
Wilkes Community College North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Feb 14, 2003
The Waybacks / Harvest Home The Maintenance Shop Ames, Iowa, United States
Feb 07, 2003
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The Waybacks at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse

Freight and Salvage Berkeley, California, United States
Jan 22, 2003
The Waybacks / JT & The Clouds / Cub Country Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 21, 2002
The Waybacks The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Sep 10, 2002
The Waybacks IOTA Club & Cafe Arlington, Virginia, United States
Jul 25, 2002
The Waybacks Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 28, 2002 –
Jun 30, 2002
Kate Wolf Music Festival
Bruce Cockburn / Kathy Mettea / Cheryl Wheeler, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky & Cliff Eberhardt / The Waifs / Utah Philips / The Waybacks / Sarah Elizabeth Campbell with Nina Gerber / Greg Brown / Rosalie Sorrels / Karla Bonoff with Kenny Edwards / Nanci Griffith Show all bands
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Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, CA
May 10, 2002
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The Waybacks at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse

Freight and Salvage Berkeley, California, United States

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Kate Wolf Music Festival
Jun 28 - 30, 2002
 Laytonville, CA
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 Laytonville, CA
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 23 - 26, 2026
 Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
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Apr 29 - May 2, 2010
 Wilkesboro, NC
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Apr 29 - May 2, 2010
 Wilkesboro, NC
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Old Settler's Music Festival
Apr 18, 2008
 Driftwood, Texas, United States
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Apr 18, 2008
 Driftwood, Texas, United States
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Aug 12 - 14, 2016
 Alta, Wyoming, 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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