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Raised in Michigan and now based in Nashville, GRAMMY Award-winning Billy Strings is known as one of music's most compelling artists. Most recently, he unveiled "California Sober," a collaboration with legendary artist Willie Nelson--his first release since partnering with venerable label, Reprise Records.

The collaboration follows Strings' most recent full-length album, Me/And/Dad, which was released last fall and features Strings alongside with his dad, Terry Barber. The product of a longtime dream, the record features new versions of fourteen bluegrass and country classics that the two have been playing together since Strings was a young child.

Since his 2017 debut, Strings has been awarded Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards, Artist of the Year at the 2022 and 2023 Americana Music Awards, Entertainer of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2023 International Bluegrass Music Awards, Best New Headliner at the 2022 Pollstar Awards, Breakthrough Artist of the Pandemic at the 2021 Pollstar Awards and has performed on the 64th GRAMMY Awards, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," PBS' "Austin City Limits," "Bluegrass Underground" as well as countless sold-out tour dates world-wide.

Billy Strings is nominated for three awards at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Best Bluegrass Album (Me/And/Dad), Best American Roots Song ("California Sober" feat. Willie Nelson) and Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("High Note" with Dierks Bentley).

Setlists

  1. Set 1:

    1. 1.Play a Train Song (Todd Snider cover) (Live debut; played because Todd Snider had just died)
    2. 2.The Fire on My Tongue
    3. 3.Midnight Train (The Delmore Brothers cover)
    4. 4.Heartbeat of America
    5. 5.In the Morning Light
    6. 6.All Time Low (Widespread Panic cover)
    7. 7.Running
    8. 8.Gild the Lily
    9. 9.Seven Weeks in County
    10. 10.Away From the Mire

  2. Set 2:

    1. 11.Catch & Release
    2. 12.Brown's Ferry Blues (The Delmore Brothers cover)
    3. 13.Georgie Buck ([traditional] cover)
    4. 14.Pyramid Country
    5. 15.Know It All
    6. 16.My Alice
    7. 17.Be Your Man
    8. 18.I'm a Natural Born Gamblin' Man (Merle Travis cover)
    9. 19.Charlie's Birthday Breakdown
    10. 20.This Old World
    11. 21.Love Like Me
    12. 22.Hide and Seek

  3. Encore

    1. 23.Pancho & Lefty (Townes Van Zandt cover)
    2. 24.Tennessee (Jimmy Martin cover)
    1. 1.Dust in a Baggie (Billy Strings & Don Julin cover)
    2. 2.Hellbender
    3. 3.Away From the Mire
    4. 4.New Country Blues (Emmit-Nershi Band cover)
    5. 5.Gild the Lily
    6. 6.Doin' My Time (Jimmie Skinner cover)

  1. Set 1:

    1. 1.Brown's Ferry Blues (The Delmore Brothers cover) (Billy solo)
    2. 2.Soldier's Joy ([traditional] cover) (no bass)
    3. 3.Roll On Buddy Roll On (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover) (can mic, no bass)

  2. Set 1.5:

    1. 4.Sharecropper's Son (Carter Stanley cover)
    2. 5.On the Line
    3. 6.Train 45 ([traditional] cover)
    4. 7.While I'm Waiting Here
    5. 8.Long Forgotten Dream
    6. 9.Show Me the Door
    7. 10.Escanaba
    8. 11.The Train That Carried My Girl From Town ([traditional] cover)
    9. 12.Black Mountain Rag (Curly Fox cover)
    10. 13.Seven Weeks in County
    11. 14.Home
    12. 15.Lumpy, Beanpole & Dirt (Bad Livers cover)
    13. 16.Everything's the Same

  3. Set 2:

    1. 17.Heartbeat of America
    2. 18.In the Morning Light
    3. 19.Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan cover)
    4. 20.Slow Train
    5. 21.Richard Petty
    6. 22.If Your Hair's Too Long (There's Sin in Your Heart) ([traditional] cover)
    7. 23.Meet Me at the Creek
    8. 24.Shady Grove ([traditional] cover)
    9. 25.Highway Hypnosis
    10. 26.The Beginning of the End

  4. Encore

    1. 27.Freeborn Man (Keith Allison cover)
    2. 28.Gild the Lily

  1. Set 1:

    1. 1.John Deere Tractor (Larry Sparks cover)
    2. 2.Put My Little Shoes Away (Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys cover)
    3. 3.Mother's Only Sleeping (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)
    4. 4.Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents ([traditional] cover)
    5. 5.When It's Lamp Lightin' Time in the Valley (The Vagabonds cover)
    6. 6.On My Way Back to the Old Home (Doc Watson cover)
    7. 7.Shuckin' the Corn (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs cover)
    8. 8.Country Blues (Dock Boggs cover) (Billy solo)
    9. 9.Dos Banjos
    10. 10.Memories of Mother and Dad (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys cover)
    11. 11.I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home (Herbert S. Lambert cover) (Also with Russ Carson)
    12. 12.Psycho (Eddie Noack cover) (>)
    13. 13.Mama Tried (Merle Haggard cover)
    14. 14.No Mother or Dad (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys cover) (Also with Eddie Barbash and Russ Carson)
    15. 15.Mama Don't Allow ([traditional] cover) (Also with Eddie Barbash and Russ Carson)

  2. Set 2:

    1. 16.Open Up Them Pearly Gates (The Seekers cover)
    2. 17.Traveling the Highway Home (Roy Acuff cover)
    3. 18.Angel Band ([traditional] cover) (Also with Ronnie Bowman on guitar and lead vocals)
    4. 19.I'm Working on a Building ([traditional] cover) (Also with Russ Carson)
    5. 20.Little White Church (The Osborne Brothers & Mac Wiseman cover)
    6. 21.You Must Come in at the Door (Doc Watson cover)
    7. 22.Harbor of Love (The Stanley Brothers cover)
    8. 23.Somebody Touched Me (John Reedy and The Stone Mountain Hillbillies cover) (Also with Eddie Barbash)
    9. 24.Shalom Aleichem ([traditional] cover) (Also with Russ Carson >)
    10. 25.Jerusalem Ridge (Bill Monroe cover) (Also with Russ Carson)
    11. 26.Green Pastures in the Sky (Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers cover)
    12. 27.Jesus Is Waiting for Me (Larry Sparks cover)
    13. 28.Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord ([traditional] cover) (Also with Ronnie Bowman, Russ Carson, Eddie Barbash)
    14. 29.Three Men on a Mountain ([traditional] cover) (Also with Ronnie Bowman, Russ Carson, Eddie Barbash. Followed by band introductions.)
    15. 30.That Home Far Away (The Stanley Brothers cover) (Also with Ronnie Bowman, Russ Carson, Eddie Barbash >)
    16. 31.I'll Fly Away (Rev. J.M. Gates cover)

  3. Encore

    1. 32.Idumea (Charles Wesley cover) (Billy solo a capella)
    2. 33.I Saw the Light (Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys cover) (Also with Ronnie Bowman, Russ Carson, Eddie Barbash, Darol Anger >)
    3. 34.Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (William MacEwan cover) (Also with Ronnie Bowman, Russ Carson, Eddie Barbash, Darol Anger)

  1. Set 1:

    1. 1.I'm a Natural Born Gamblin' Man (Merle Travis cover)
    2. 2.Leaning on a Travelin' Song
    3. 3.Running the Route (>)
    4. 4.Hollow Heart
    5. 5.Running on Empty (Jackson Browne cover)
    6. 6.Highway Hypnosis
    7. 7.Blackjack (J.D. Crowe & The Kentucky Mountain Boys cover)
    8. 8.In the Morning Light
    9. 9.Reverend (Greensky Bluegrass cover) (>)
    10. 10.Must Be Seven (>)
    11. 11.Thunder (Robert Hunter cover)

  2. Set 2:

    1. 12.Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold (Townes Van Zandt cover)
    2. 13.Everything's the Same
    3. 14.Someone Took My Place With You (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs cover)
    4. 15.Blackjack County Chain (Red Lane cover)
    5. 16.Gone a Long Time
    6. 17.Stratosphere Blues / I Believe in You
    7. 18.Back on the Train (Phish cover)
    8. 19.Home of the Red Fox (Bill Emerson cover) (>)
    9. 20.Ole Slew-Foot (Johnny Horton cover)
    10. 21.Summertime (George Gershwin cover)
    11. 22.Long Forgotten Dream
    12. 23.Nutshell (Alice in Chains cover) (>)
    13. 24.Wargasm

  3. Set 3:

    1. 25.Turmoil & Tinfoil (With countdown to midnight, “Auld Lang Syne” played as midnight hit)
    2. 26.Thirst Mutilator (>)
    3. 27.Running
    4. 28.California Sober
    5. 29.I'll Cry Instead (The Beatles cover) (Royal Masat on lead vocals)
    6. 30.Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (Pearl Jam cover)
    7. 31.Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
    8. 32.My Alice
    9. 33.Leadfoot
    10. 34.Ride Me High (J.J. Cale cover)
    11. 35.You Can Have Her (J.D. Crowe and the New South cover)
    12. 36.Little Maggie ([traditional] cover)

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Reviews

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 based on 2490 reviews
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  • In aww

    by WAM on 11/16/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    I have never seen such an amazing show! The sound of the strings music, the light show, the singer going in the crowd awe I was in aww with the whole performance!

  • Over the top great

    by Bon on 11/16/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    Genius musicians, perfect show. Great sound and lights. Friendly staff. Loved every minute- will never forget this show.

  • Fantastic

    by Sweet Jane on 11/16/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    Great show, great venue! I hope Billy comes closer to Cape Cod next time, but it was cool to check out a venue I’ve never been to before.

  • Awesome show

    by Papa Jer-bear on 11/15/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    The crowd was very lively. Music was energetic/ guitar/ fiddle and banjo solos were awesome. Can’t beat live performances!!

  • Best at his craft

    by Bilbo on 11/15/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    They don’t get much better than Billy on acoustic guitar. His band is amazing. Love their sound. Could listen to him all day!!

  • Mind blowing show

    by Mich on 11/15/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    First Billy Strings show and not the last!!! Amazing musicians! Best live show I’ve seen this year🩷

  • Great music in a rinky venue

    by Spektater on 11/15/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 4 out of 5

    Getting in and out easy. View from many seats not great because it’s an arena designed for watching sports not musical performances. Performers were incredible.

  • Very nice!

    by Terry on 11/15/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

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  • Awesome talent, solid show

    by ET on 11/15/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    Will be there when Billy returns, nothing else to say…….

  • Awesome

    by MM13 on 11/15/25MVP Arena - AlbanyRating: 5 out of 5

    I was introduced to Billy Springs about eight months ago. So this is my first concert with Billy and it was absolutely awesome.. I will continue to go to his concerts..

  • Amazing

    by Waley on 11/15/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    First show. Fantastic show. Billy and the band are top notch.Started strong with Wargasm and never let up. Can't wait to see again.

  • Billy Strings concert is perfection

    by Great time, memorable moment on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 4 out of 5

    Had a great time at the Billy strings concert at the Rochester war Memorial. In line was not the bus experience however, the line move fairly quickly. I think everyone had a great time. Would’ve been nice to know pricing of merchandise before you got up to the register.

  • Top-Notch Performance

    by Steve on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    Fantastic musicianship by Strings and the rest of the band. So much talent on one stage.

  • Amazing

    by Rich n Jen on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    This was by far one of the best concerts I have ever been to. Was able to find close parking relatively easy. The line going into the show was very quick. The arena itself was totally packed And Billy strings did not disappoint. Great interaction with the crowd.

  • Amazing show/Terrible Venue Experience

    by Ken on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    First time seeing Billy Strings. Heard so much about how good he was. He did not disappoint! He and his band were simply amazing!! Incredible jams, bluegrass, jazz, folk…. You name it, he did it all with incredible talent. I will definitely try to see much more of him in the future. The Blue Cross Arena, however, was terrible in the way they ran the production. Absolutely NO organization or thought put in to entering the venue. Advertised as starting at 7:30 pm. We arrived around 7:10 pm to find a long line wrapped around the building. We then decided to check out what’s happening at the front of the line, to find a massive crowd randomly trying to enter the front doors (the only ones into the venue). No lines. No concert personnel. There were parents with small children getting jammed into the crowd waiting for the mass of people to inch forward to get close. This was truly a trampling situation waiting to happen (with the venue liability on the line). It took 40 minutes to inch forward before getting to the virtual ticket takers who were yelling, rude, and obnoxious. There was no excuse for such behavior. Everyone was calm and polite, except for the employees. And this was after enduring the lengthy, totally unsupervised disaster waiting to happen trying to simply enter the venue. This could have ruined most concert experiences, but, fortunately, Billy Strings was so amazing, the concert itself redeemed the evening. Hence my 5-star rating (for the performance, not the incompetent venue staff).

  • The music is nothing less than otherworldly

    by Vicki H on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    A truly extraordinary experience delivered. Billy Strings along with the 4 other extremely talented pickers made for one of the best ever concerts I’ve been to (seasoned concert goer here) The venue was a perfect size and somehow with its 12,000 jammin’ fans - seemed intimate. Billy Strings is a must see.

  • Incredible, epic performance and venue!

    by Carrie on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    First time seeing Billy Strings live and it did not disappoint! The set list was spot on and Billy and the boys made it seem like Rochester was their favorite stop and delivered the most epic show for us. It was nice to attend a concert at Blue Cross Arena again; they host so few, but should have more! It's the perfect size (not too big, not too small) - it was a great backdrop for the awesome light show and held a good sized crowd while still feeling intimate.

  • A BARN BURNER!

    by phishmom on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 5 out of 5

    BMFS did not disappoint! Husband and I went for the first time in Rochester and the talent in unreal, lights were amazing too.

  • Great music, (really) annoying crowd

    by Cranky old guy on 11/14/25Blue Cross Arena - RochesterRating: 4 out of 5

    Billy Strings is a great player…a real phenom (would be better without the hat, though. Couldn’t see his face). But the crowd…Seems like everyone stands all the time at shows, weaving around, waving arms…and smoking (!). Clueless and rude. We prefer - and pay for - seats. If you want to stand, go to the floor where everyone is standing anyway. Concerts are sooo pricey these days (this one was cheap, only $80) that it’s easy to be annoyed if others are disrupting the experience. If you have to stand, be quick and sit back down. And please, smoke - whatever it is you’re smoking - outside. It’s not the 60s anymore.

  • Awesome music, lousy neighbors

    by Grimm2U on 11/14/25PPG Paints Arena - PittsburghRating: 4 out of 5

    We had great seats for an awesome concert, but the couple immediately in front of us refused to sit down for even 1 song, so we could not fully enjoy the show. The people behind us did not want to stand for the entire show, so we were not rude enough to block their view. If you want to stand - buy Pit area tickets!!! I understand if you want to dance to a favorite song or 2, but this couple did it just to anger the people around them.