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.

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Tim O'Brien Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 46)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 30, 2006
RockyGrass
"RockyGrass" / Earl Scruggs / Sam Bush / Abigail Washburn / Blue Highway / Darrell Scott / Tim O'Brien / The Wilders
Planet Bluegrass Ranch Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jul 29, 2006
RockyGrass
"RockyGrass" / Jerry Douglas / Blue Highway / Darrell Scott / Tim O'Brien / Uncle Earl / Steve Earle / Tony Rice / Dan Tyminski
Planet Bluegrass Ranch Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jul 28, 2006
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Garaj Mahal / Drew Emmitt / Cyro Baptista / Gabby La La / Sun Dried Opossum / Tim O'Brien
Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
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Jul 14, 2006
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
"Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival" / Uncle Earl / Darrell Scott / Del McCoury Band / Red Stick Ramblers / Chatham County Line / Tim O'Brien / Hot Buttered Rum / Cowan, Scott & Flynn / Cadillac Sky
Walsh Farm Oak Hill, New York, United States
Jul 13, 2006
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
"Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival" / Cadillac Sky / Red Stick Ramblers / Tim O'Brien / Chatham County Line / Uncle Earl / Hot Buttered Rum / Railroad Earth / Hit & Run Bluegrass
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Walsh Farm Oak Hill, New York, United States
Jul 08, 2006
"Big Horn Mountain Festival" / Tim O'Brien / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Wilders

Big Horn Mountain Festival

Johnson County Fairgrounds Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
Jul 07, 2006
"Big Horn Mountain Festival" / Steep Canyon Rangers / The Wilders / Tim O'Brien / John Cowan

Big Horn Mountain Festival

Johnson County Fairgrounds Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
Jul 01, 2006
Tim O'Brien Mandolin Symposium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 30, 2006
Tim O'Brien Mandolin Symposium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 29, 2006
Tim O'Brien Mandolin Symposium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 28, 2006
Tim O'Brien Mandolin Symposium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 27, 2006
Tim O'Brien Mandolin Symposium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 26, 2006
Tim O'Brien Mandolin Symposium Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 25, 2006
Kate Wolf Music Festival
"Kate Wolf Music Festival" / Alison Brown / Dirk Powell / Utah phillips / The Roches / The Wailin' Jennys / Tim O'Brien / Campbell Brothers / Bruce Cockburn / Greg Brown / Railroad Earth
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Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, California, United States
Jun 24, 2006
Kate Wolf Music Festival
"Kate Wolf Music Festival" / Campbell Brothers / Greg Brown / Alison Brown / Laurie Lewis / Mary Gauthier / Steve Earle / Adrienne Young / The Wailin' Jennys / Dirk Powell / Utah phillips / Tim O'Brien / Railroad Earth
Black Oak Ranch Laytonville, California, United States
Jun 23, 2006
Tim O'Brien Freight and Salvage Berkeley, California, United States
Jun 22, 2006
Tim O'Brien The Palms Playhouse Winters, California, United States
Jun 21, 2006
Tim O'Brien Big Room Chico, California, United States
Jun 18, 2006
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / Del McCoury Band / Tim O'Brien / Nickel Creek / Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir / Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers / John Prine
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States
Jun 17, 2006
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
"Telluride Bluegrass Festival" / Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / Yonder Mountain String Band / Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers / shawn camp / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Bryan Sutton Band
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Telluride Town Park Telluride, Colorado, United States

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 3, 2009
 San Francisco, California, United States
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"Norwegian Wood Festival" / Mark Knopfler / Pieta Brown / Tim O'Brien on Apr 8, 2010 [546-small]

"Norwegian Wood Festival" / Mark Knopfler / Pieta Brown / Tim O'Brien
Apr 8, 2010
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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2nd Annual DelFest on May 22, 2009 [916-small]

2nd Annual DelFest
May 22 - 24, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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2nd Annual DelFest on May 22, 2009 [915-small]

2nd Annual DelFest
May 22 - 24, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Wide Open Bluegrass Festival on Sep 29, 2017 [861-small]

Wide Open Bluegrass Festival
Sep 29 - 30, 2017
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Delfest on May 23, 2009 [472-small]

Delfest
May 23, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Transatlantic Sessions
Feb 5, 2015
 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Peter Rowan,Sam Grisman Project at Ryman Auditorium
Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Jan 9, 2025
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Genres:

Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Newgrass
Celtic
Progressive Bluegrass
Christian Bluegrass
Old-Time
Mandolin
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Latest Setlist (01/16/2025):

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  1. Thinkin' Like a Fish
  2. Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden
  3. I Breathe In
  4. Arthur Darling
  5. Keith In A Palm Tree
  6. I'm a Mess for You
  7. Cup of Sugar
  8. Gal of Mine
  9. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  10. Hold to a Dream
  11. I'm Working on a Building
  12. Wayne Bond/Shaking Down The Acorns
  13. The High Road
  14. The Cran Man
  15. I Wish My Love Was A Red Red Rose
  16. Little Lamb Little Lamb
  17. Jack of Diamonds
  18. The Crossing
  19. The Drunkard's Hiccup (Jack of Diamonds)
  20. The Crossing
  21. Back To Eden
  22. Waggoner's Lad
  23. Coleen Malone
  24. O'Carolan's Concerto
  25. Mick Ryan's Lament

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 24 concerts
2025 41 concerts
2024 22 concerts
2023 37 concerts
2022 39 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 24 concerts
2018 24 concerts
2017 63 concerts
2016 87 concerts
2015 30 concerts
2014 50 concerts
2013 64 concerts
2012 67 concerts
2011 53 concerts
2010 62 concerts
2009 53 concerts
2008 89 concerts
2007 35 concerts
2006 71 concerts
2005 69 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 4 concerts
2002 4 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 2 concerts
1999 6 concerts
1998 3 concerts
1997 5 concerts
1996 1 concert
1994 2 concerts
1991 1 concert
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