Special Consensus Concert History

The Special Consensus, or "Special C", is a four-person acoustic band based in Chicago, Illinois USA. They play primarily bluegrass, including traditional and contemporary standards, as well as compositions by band members. The Special Consensus tour year-round, focusing on the Traditional American Music (TAM) program they created to introduce students to bluegrass music.

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Special Consensus Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 07, 2027
Upcoming
Special Consensus Pavilion Theatre Dún Laoghaire, Leinster, Ireland
Sep 04, 2026 –
Sep 06, 2026
Earl Scruggs Music Festival 2026
Béla Fleck / My Bluegrass Heart / The Earls of Leicester with Jerry Douglas / Alison Brown Quintet / Rhonda Vincent & The Rage / Della Mae / Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands / Magoo / The Foreign Landers / Charly Lowry / Vickie Vaughn Band / Daniel Kimbro / AVAS / The Blue Healers / Junior Applachian Musicians / Greensky Bluegrass / Del McCoury Band / East Nash Grass / Special Consensus / Jacoozy / The Scruggs Sessions ft. Travis Book & Friends / Pickers Anonymous / The Foxhounds / Murphy Campbell Presented By Blue Ridge Music Trails / Carolian Detour / Nick & Brew / The Avett Brothers / Mountain Grass Unit / Lindsay Lou / Rissi Palmer / John Cowan Trio with Luke Bulla / Lonesome River Band with Telegrass / Darin & Brooke Alridge / Andy Falco & Travis Book Play Jerry Garcia / The Biscuit Eaters / The Carolina Bluegrass Band Show all bands
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Tryon International Equestrian Center Mill Spring, North Carolina, United States
Aug 30, 2026
Special Consensus / The Hazel Project Band / Buffalo Bluegrass Allstars

Three Corners Bluegrass Festival

The Annex Chaffee, New York, United States
Oct 18, 2025
Special Consensus Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sep 12, 2025
Special Consensus
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James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts Grayslake, Illinois, United States
Jun 27, 2025
Special Consensus FitzGerald's Berwyn, Illinois, United States
Apr 04, 2025
Special Consensus Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Feb 06, 2025
Special Consensus The Spirit Store Dundalk, Ireland
Feb 02, 2025
Special Consensus The Beehive Ardara, Ireland
Jan 29, 2025
Special Consensus Irish Cultural Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Jan 25, 2025
Special Consensus The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jan 23, 2025
Special Consensus The Court House Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jan 22, 2025
Special Consensus

Out to Lunch Festival

The Black Box Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jan 21, 2025
Special Consensus Red Room Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Jan 18, 2025
Special Consensus The Hawk's Well Theatre Sligo, Ireland
Jan 17, 2025
Special Consensus The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre Naul, Ireland
Dec 07, 2024
Special Consensus Meadowgreen Music Park Clay City, Kentucky, United States
Dec 06, 2024
Special Consensus South Jefferson Christian Church Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Nov 30, 2024
Grand Ole Opry
Steve Earle / Meghan Patrick / Don Schlitz / Special Consensus / Colin Stough / Dailey & Vincent / Jackson Dean
Grand Ole Opry House Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nov 29, 2024
Special Consensus Park West Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Genres:

United States
Folk
Country
Bluegrass
Americana
Newgrass
Progressive Bluegrass
Christian Bluegrass
Banjo
Old-Time
Traditional Bluegrass
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Latest Setlist (09/04/2026):

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  1. Don't You Try To Change My Mind
  2. Rounder's Spirit
  3. Lookin' Out My Back Door
  4. Alberta Bound
  5. Like a Train
  6. Hey Porter
  7. Travelin' Shoes
  8. Snowbird
  9. Long I Ride
  10. Life Stories
  11. She Took the Tennessee River
  12. Gone to Carolina
  13. I'll Stay Around
  14. I'm Always On a Mountain When I Fall
  15. Blackbird
  16. Carolina in the Pines
  17. Please Mr. Postman

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 2 concerts
2025 13 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 3 concerts
2022 5 concerts
2021 3 concerts
2020 1 concert
2019 2 concerts
2018 2 concerts
2017 1 concert
2016 3 concerts
2015 3 concerts
2014 4 concerts
2013 5 concerts
2012 5 concerts
2011 4 concerts
2010 5 concerts
2009 2 concerts
2008 4 concerts
2004 1 concert
2001 2 concerts
2000 1 concert
1996 1 concert
1995 1 concert
1991 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1985 1 concert
1984 2 concerts
1980 1 concert
1979 2 concerts
1978 1 concert

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