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 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jan 31, 2026
Tim O'Brien

John Hartford Days

Ibma Conference Center Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Jan 28, 2026
Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jan 25, 2026
Tim O'Brien Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington, United States
Jan 24, 2026
Tim O’Brien Reedwood Friends Church Portland, Oregon, United States
Jan 23, 2026
Tim O'Brien Freight & Salvage Berkeley, California, United States
Jan 17, 2026
Tim O’Brien The Waldo Theatre Waldoboro, Maine, United States
Jan 16, 2026
Sam Grisman Project / Tim O'Brien / Sam Grisman Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
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Jan 15, 2026
Tim O'Brien / Sam Grisman Project Bull Run Restaurant Shirley, Massachusetts, United States
Nov 16, 2025
Tim O'Brien The 04 Center Austin, Texas, United States
Oct 22, 2025
Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien

Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien at Harken Hall

Harken Hall Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 22, 2025
Oct 18, 2025
Tim O'Brien / Jan Fabricius
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One Longfellow Square Portland, Maine, United States
Oct 17, 2025
Tim O’Brien Seven Stars Arts Center Sharon, Vermont, United States
Oct 16, 2025
Tim O’Brien The Rex Theatre Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Oct 11, 2025
CaveFest
Sam Bush / Tim O'Brien / New Dangerfield / Lindsay Lou / Kyle Tuttle Band / Arlo Mckinley / Slay & Stinson / Bronwyn Keith-Hynes / HuDost
The Caverns (Outdoor Amph.) Pelham, Tennessee, United States
Oct 03, 2025 –
Oct 05, 2025
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Charlie Parr / Dengue Fever / Evolfo / The Felice Brothers / I'm With Her / Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Lola Kirke / Kelly McFarling / Madeline Hawthorne / Mekons / Moonalice / Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets / Ocie Elliott / The String Cheese Incident / Tim O'Brien / Watchhouse / William Prince / Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Sep 28, 2025
Tim O'Brien Daniels Hall Denver, Colorado, United States
Sep 27, 2025
Tim O'Brien / Jan Fabricius / Bonnie "Prince" Billy
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Swallow Hill Music - Daniels Hall Denver, Colorado, United States
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Sep 26, 2025
Tim O'Brien Washington's Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Sep 20, 2025
Tim O'Brien

Appalachian Festival

The Palace Theatre Frostburg, Maryland, United States
Sep 19, 2025
Tim O'Brien G.A.R. Hall Peninsula, Ohio, United States

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct 3, 2009
 San Francisco, California, United States
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Bluedot Festival 2016 on Jul 22, 2016 [582-small]

Bluedot Festival 2016
Jul 22 - 24, 2016
 Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
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Bluedot Festival 2017 on Jul 7, 2017 [581-small]

Bluedot Festival 2017
Jul 7 - 9, 2017
 Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
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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
May 23, 2009
 Cumberland, Maryland, United States
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Transatlantic Sessions
Feb 5, 2015
 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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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 27 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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