Rick will be playing OIBF again on the 8th and 9th with the Rick Faris band then on the 10th Rick will be okaying with the All-Star Band with John Moore, Jens Kruger, Todd Phillips, and Brian Wicklund. We really look forward to seeing everyone, jamming with everyone, and loving on everyone! See you there

This is a Bluegrass Festival at the Bill Monroe Homeplace. This will be the first time playing the Jerusalem Ridge festival since Rick was playing with his family Band. We’re super excited and honored to be playing music on Jerusalem Ridge.

Rick has played this many times with Special consensus and John Moore and it’s always a blast!

This is the first time for the Rick Faris band to be at the boat of Bluegrass Festival but it will proved to be a blast as they have a stellar lineup and is an event that has one event of the year at IBMA in the past. Really looking forward to this festival!

This will be a very fun festival with a great lineup featuring Missy Raines & Allegheny, Special Consensus, Rick Faris Band, Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road, Kristy Cox and many more

Rick has been to all but one of of their amazing Frankfort Bluegrass Festivals! We love every chance we can get back there to see our extended Chicago family from his Special Consensus days! This is a festival to put on your bucket list! Did we mention it’s free!?!

Rick played this festival in 2023 and was Special Consensus many times before that. it’s always an absolute blast! Come join us y’all.

Free live music, food trucks, and open-air evenings debut at the Dugas Park Amphitheater

Dugas Park is turning up the volume this summer with the launch of the 2026 Summer Nights Music Series — a brand-new outdoor concert experience designed to bring live music, food trucks, and community together in one unforgettable setting in Scottsville, KY.

Come see the International Bluegrass Award Winning band The Rick Faris Band and be the first to experience this new music series just 30mins SE of Bowling Green, KY

This is Rick’s old stomping grounds and we always love playing the Silver Dollar City Bluegrass and BBQ festival! The best in bluegrass will be there!

Bluegrass & BBQ May 7 - 25, 2026 What’s the recipe for the perfect all-American music & food festival? Take a heaping helping of the very best Bluegrass music this Nation has to offer and mix in a hearty portion of smoky, mouthwatering barbecue flavor. Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ is one of the Nation's top bluegrass events at America's #1 theme park!

Featuring the biggest names in bluegrass including Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Rick Faris, Special Consensus and many more Slow-smoked BBQ throughout The City Master Gardeners in The Plaza and signature entertainment like Kinfolk Bluegrass Band

BBQ & Barrels represents the culmination of 45 years of a cultural tradition in Owensboro and Daviess County. It is the celebration of our past, our present, and our future, bringing together two of Owensboro’s greatest traditions – authentic, unparalleled Owensboro barbecue and historic Kentucky bourbon.

Come see the Rick Faris band at the world famous Station Inn in Nashville, Tennessee! We look forward to a fun night of music at this legendary venue so come on out and see us! Doors at 7 PM Showtime at 9 PM

This will be a Hometown venue for Gibson Davis and will be the first time the Rick Faris band played in West Virginia! We sure are excited about spending the evening with you on Friday, December 5 and having a blast playing Bluegrass music!

Rick used to come to Aledo, Illinois many times for the Barnes Family Bluegrass Weekend. We are really looking forward to coming back to town and bringing Bluegrass with us so you Bluegrass lovers in the area get ready for a fun night with Rick Faris Band!

2024 & 2022 IBMA Event of the Year! The Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival ​is an award-winning, family-friendly music festival featuring the best in bluegrass and American roots music. November 13th, 14th & 15th, 2025 We will be returning to the Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington, OH to continue our one-of-a-kind indoor festival.

The Special Consensus is a bluegrass band that has achieved a contemporary sound in their four decades of performing, making their music a modern classic. The band is led by Greg Cahill, banjo player and recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America Hall of Greats, and includes Dan Eubanks (bass), Greg Blake (guitar) and Michael Prewitt (mandolin).

Special Consensus has received eight awards from the IBMA and two Grammy nominations (Scratch Gravel Road in 2012 and Rivers and Roads in 2018).

"'Inventive, innovative, improvisational, Special Consensus' versions of these songs blow out the candles on the band's celebration in a fitting way, and almost every song on the album invites us to jump up and dance.” - No Depression

The 2025 Bartlett Arboretum Treehouse Concert schedule is out, with live entertainment and other fun planned throughout the spring, summer and fall.

Tickets to the concerts and activities can be purchased all at once as a season pass or individually at the gate. Ticket prices at the gate usually range from $10 to $20 each.

Pack a picnic to enjoy during the performance and please leave pets at home.

The Bartlett Arboretum is in Belle Plaine, south of Wichita. Gates open at 3 p.m. and shows begin at 4 p.m., with a few exceptions.

The Oklahoma International Bluegrass is always an amazing festival and this years lineup features: Split Lip Rayfield · The Fretliners Slocan Ramblers · Rob Ickes &Trey Hensley RBJ · Rick Faris · Alan Munde · Little Big Twang The Hunt Brothers Band · Bottom of the Barrel · Tom Pevear Beppe Gambetta · Tornado Rose · Cowboy Jim Garling & More

IBMA World of Bluegrass® is the premier event that brings together the global bluegrass community—whether you’re a professional, a fan, or somewhere in between. Our goal is to foster growth and innovation in bluegrass music through four key experiences: business conference, showcases, awards show, and music festival.

IBMA World of Bluegrass® is the only place where you can interact directly with the pioneers and innovators of the industry, discover emerging talent, jam with your musical heroes, and be part of bluegrass history in the making!

This is an incredible festival right next to the sea with world class bands enjoying the beautiful people of Québec Canada. This is always a blast and we love to jam and hang with the locals up here. Come see what the fun is all about!