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.

Date Concert Venue Location
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
Oct 01, 2022
2022 IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival
Rocky Creek Ramblers / Violet Bell / John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project / Tray Wellington Band / Special Consensus / Unspoken Tradition / Sideline / Henhouse Prowlers / Gangstagrass / Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra / Fair Black Rose / East Nash Grass / Earl White String Band / Danny Paisley / Hank, Pattie & The Current / Missy Raines & Allgheny / Chris Jones & the Night Drivers / Damn Tall Buildings / The Burnett Sisters / The Gospel Jubilators / Dave Adkins Band / The Glorifying Vines Sisters / The Cockman Family / Brother Jerry Harrison & Faith / Darin & Brooke Aldridge / Faith & Harmony / Newfound Gap / Kids on Bluegrass / The Sullivan Sisters / Catfish in the Sky / Carolina Bluegrass Band / Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble / BJUgrass / The Berklee 21st Century String Band / Morehead State University Bluegrass Ambassadors / Warren Wilson Bluegrass Band / New River JAM Band / Jaelyn Taylor & 21 South / Eliza Meyer / Shadowgrass / Diamond Creek / Into the Fog / Buffalo Commons Show all bands
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Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Sep 22, 2022
Special Consensus

The Special Consensus Alumni Band

Uncommon Ground - Lakeview Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 18, 2022 –
Jun 25, 2022
Rudy Fest 2022
Sammy Adkins & The Sandy Hook Mtn. Boys / Charlie Woods & Deep Hollow / Josh Williams Band with Don Rigsby / Billie Renee / Caleb Daugherty Band / The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys / Lincoln & Heather / Lacy Creek / Turning Ground / Don Rigsby / No Joke Jimmy's / Hammertowne / Special Consensus / Junior Sisk / Appalachian Road Show / The SteelDrivers / Sideline / Unlimited Tradition / The Grascals / Balsam Range / Ernie Thacker Tribute / Dan Tyminski Band / Russell Moore & lllrd Tyme Out Show all bands
Poppy Mountain Campground Morehead, Kentucky, United States
Jul 23, 2021 –
Jul 25, 2021
Rockygrass 2021
The Infamous Stringdusters / Del McCoury Band / Tony Trischka / The Lil Smokies / Della Mae / Michael Daves / Special Consensus / Bruce Molsky / Twisted Pine / Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn / Fireside Collective / Mile Twelve / Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper / Never Come Down / Tim O'Brien Band / Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert / Sam Bush Bluegrass Band / Peter Rowan and Jerry Douglas / Sierra Hull & Justin Moses / The Old Gospel Ship Show all bands
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Planet Bluegrass Lyons, Colorado, United States
Jun 10, 2016 –
Jun 12, 2016
Huck Finn Jubilee 2016
Punch Brothers / Soggy Bottom Boys / Elephant Revival / The Infamous Stringdusters / Leftover Salmon / Dailey & Vincent / Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver / Balsam Range / Della Mae / Mountain Heart / The Cleverlys / Love Canon / Flatt Lonesome / The Earls of Leicester / The Boxcars / Special Consensus / Rhonda Vincent And The Rage / Mountain Faith / The Church Sisters / The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience / Sweetwater String Band / Dan Tyminski Band / Peter Rowan Band Show all bands
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Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park Ontario, CA, US
Jun 09, 2012 –
Jun 16, 2012
Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival 2012
Longview / Tony Rice / gene watson / Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver / The Grascals / Lonesome River Band / J.D. Crowe and the New South / Tony Rice Unit / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / The Boxcars / Newfound Road / Special Consensus / The Hillbenders / Ralph Stanley II / Dale Ann Bradley / Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen / Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper / Kenny And Amanda Smith Band / Volume Five / Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice / GRASSTOWNE / Wildwood Valley Boys / The Spinney Brothers / Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers / Charlie Sizemore Band / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Don Rigsby & Midnight Call / Darrell Webb Band / Larry Sparks And The Lonesome Ramblers / Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press / The Karl Shiflett And Big Country Show / The Larry Stephenson Band / the James King Band / David Davis And The Warrior River Boys / Cumberland River / Lonesome Highway / David Parmley And Continental Divide / Goldwing Express / Tim Graves / The Expedition Show / Marty Raybon & Full Circle / Moron Brothers / Tommy Brown & the County Line Grass / Daryl Mosley / Don Stanley And Middle Creek / Common Strings / Larry Efaw & Mountaineers / Randy Waller & Country Genlemen / Ronnie Reno & Reno Tradition / The Bankester Family / Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain / Jesse Mcreynolds & Virginia Boys / Magnolia Drive / Larry Gillis & His Hard-driving Swampgrass Band / Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe / Pastor Baggett / Marge Sullivan / Tommy Sells & Big Country / Kyle Ramey Band Show all bands
Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground Beanblossom, IN
Jul 02, 2011
Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Reckless Kelly / bottle rockets / Tributosaurus / Dave Gonzalez and the Stone River Boys / Whitey Morgan and the 78's / Special Consensus / Uncle Lucius / Les Bassettes / Chicago Salty Dogs / The Tillers FitzGerald's Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 17, 2010
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Sam Bush Band / The Gibson Brothers / Tim and Mollie O'Brien / Bryan Sutton Band / The Greencards / Sarah Jarosz / Kathy Mattea and Kori Withers / Special Consensus
Walsh Farm Oak Hill, New York, United States
Apr 06, 2001 –
Apr 08, 2001
14th Old Settler's Music Festival
Nickel Creek / Terri Hendrix / Peter Rowan / Leeann Atherton / Karen Abrahams & Reckless Abandon / Caroline Herring / Two High String Band / Jim Lauderdale / Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scot / South Austin Gospel Choir / Special Consensus / Still on The Hill / Yonder Mountain String Band Show all bands
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Camp Ben McCulloch Driftwood, Texas, United States
Jun 30, 2000 –
Jul 03, 2000
19th American Music Festival
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men / Marcia Ball Band / Jimmy Lafave / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Waco Brothers / Heatersons / Betsy & The Bone Shakers / Kelley Hunt / Alejandro Escovedo / Blue Rodeo / Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers / Gurf Morlix / John Sieger / Red Elvises / John Sebastian / Chicago Jazz Orchestra / Franz Jackson / Laketown Buskers / Joe Ely / Ronnie Dawson / Robbie Fulks / Hackberry Ramblers / Mike Plume Band / Bill Kirchen / Special Consensus / The Beatle Brothers / Switchback / Famous Brothers / Reckless Kelly / Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans / Magnolia Sisters / Teddy Morgan / Bo Ramsey / Kevin Gordon Band / Sones De Mexico Show all bands
FitzGerald's Berwyn, Illinois, United States

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