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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Folk & acoustic band from KY · formed 1997

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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder photo
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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
47
Cities
39
Releases
9
Last show
Aug 27, 2026Arlington Music Hall

About

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder is a band from KY, formed in 1997, tagged bluegrass, country, folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2021 to 2027, across 47 rooms in 39 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · bandslate-pipeline, event platform:ticketweb city, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

    Renfro Valley Entertainment Center · Mount Vernon, KY

    Show 8:00 PM · Full band

  2. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas — Tennessee Theatre — 12/3

    WDVX Blue Plate Special · Knoxville, TN

    Show 7:30 PM EST · Full band

  3. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

    Ponte Vedra Concert Hall · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

    Show 8:00 PM EST · Full band

  4. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

    Newberry Opera House · Newberry, SC

    Show 7:30 PM · Full band

  5. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

    Stone Mountain Arts Center · Brownfield, ME

    Full band

  6. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

    Stone Mountain Arts Center · Brownfield, ME

    Full band

More upcoming dates
DateVenue
Dec 16, 2026Memorial Hall · Kent

Shows per year

  1. 20211 show
  2. 20221 show
  3. 202314 shows
  4. 202412 shows
  5. 202511 shows
  6. 202617 shows
  7. 20274 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 27, 2026Arlington Music Hall · ArlingtonHeadliner
Aug 22, 2026Blue Gate Performing Arts Center · ShipshewanaHeadliner
Aug 14, 2026Princess Theatre · DecaturHeadliner
Jul 21, 2026Ryman Auditorium · NashvilleHeadliner
Jul 18, 2026Saint Augustine Amphitheatre · Saint AugustineSupportwith Dierks Bentley, Kentucky Thunder, Ricky Skaggs, +1
Jul 2, 2026Ford Amphitheater · Colorado SpringsSupportwith Dierks Bentley, Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder, +1
Jun 25, 2026Clayton Opera House · ClaytonHeadliner
Apr 19, 2026The Caverns · PelhamHeadliner
Apr 5, 2026Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleHeadliner
Apr 4, 2026Struthers Library Theater · WarrenHeadliner
Feb 28, 2026Orange Blossom Opry · WeirsdaleHeadliner
Jan 16, 2026Ohio Star Theater · SugarcreekHeadliner
Jan 10, 2026Birchmere · AlexandriaSupportwith Ricky Skaggs
Jan 9, 2026Birchmere · AlexandriaSupportwith Ricky Skaggs
Dec 12, 2025Anderson Theater, Memorial Hall · CincinnatiSupportwith Ricky Skaggs
Dec 11, 2025Brown County Music Center · NashvilleHeadliner
Aug 28, 2025Center for the Arts of Homer · HomerSupportwith Ricky Skaggs
Jul 31, 2025Paramount Theatre · AustinHeadliner
Jul 22, 2025Ryman Auditorium · NashvilleHeadliner
Jun 7, 2025Point of the Bluff Vineyards · HammondsportHeadliner
May 16, 2025Arlington Music Hall · ArlingtonHeadliner
May 15, 2025Cactus Theater · LubbockHeadliner
Jan 23, 2025Prairie Band Casino & Resort · MayettaHeadliner
Jan 17, 2025Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts · FranklinHeadliner
Jan 5, 2025Maryland Hall · AnnapolisHeadliner
Dec 22, 2024Ryman Auditorium · NashvilleHeadliner
Dec 19, 2024Tennessee Theatre · KnoxvilleHeadliner
Nov 20, 2024Memorial Hall OTR · CincinnatiHeadliner
Oct 5, 2024New Barn Theatre, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center · Renfro ValleyHeadliner
Sep 7, 2024Luhrs Center · ShippensburgHeadliner
Jul 10, 2024Pikes Peak Center · Colorado SpringsHeadliner
Jun 16, 2024Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleHeadliner
May 3, 2024Greenville Municipal Auditorium · GreenvilleHeadliner
May 2, 2024Arlington Music Hall · ArlingtonHeadliner
Apr 19, 2024Cactus Theater · LubbockHeadliner
Apr 4, 2024Lucas Theatre for the Arts · SavannahHeadliner
Mar 28, 2024Savannah, GA · SavannahHeadliner
Dec 17, 2023The Eastern · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Ricky Skaggs
Dec 10, 2023Ryman Auditorium · NashvilleHeadlinerwith Ricky Skaggs
Oct 27, 2023New Barn Theatre, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center · Renfro ValleyHeadlinerwith Tim Goodin
Oct 20, 2023THE AUDITORIUM AT THE DOUGLASS · Oklahoma CityHeadliner
Aug 18, 2023Gruene Hall · New BraunfelsHeadliner
Jul 8, 2023Boot Barn Hall at Bourbon Brothers · GainesvilleSupportwith Ricky Skaggs
Jun 30, 2023Bicentennial Park · MadisonHeadliner
Jun 30, 2023Madison Regatta · MadisonHeadliner
Apr 21, 2023Arlington Music Hall · ArlingtonHeadlinerwith Ricky Skaggs
Mar 28, 20232024 Savannah Music Festival 2023 · SavannahHeadliner
Feb 10, 2023Memorial Hall OTR · CincinnatiHeadliner
Jan 19, 2023Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center · OkeechobeeHeadliner
Jan 8, 2023Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleSupportwith The Ruta Beggars
Jan 5, 2023Rams Head On Stage · AnnapolisHeadliner
Apr 9, 2022Indoor Stage, Salvage Station · AshevilleHeadliner
Oct 28, 2021Medina Entertainment Center · MedinaSupportwith Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder, Dee White

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

47 rooms in 39 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Nashville5 shows
  • Arlington4 shows
  • Cincinnati3 shows
  • Savannah3 shows
  • Sellersville3 shows

and 34 other cities

Live history

350 shows on record
Shows counted
350
First on record
Jul 2000
Latest on record
Aug 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20126
  2. 201311
  3. 20148
  4. 201511
  5. 201650
  6. 201770
  7. 201866
  8. 201944
  9. 20202
  10. 20212
  11. 20221
  12. 202313
  13. 202412
  14. 202511
  15. 202614

Top rooms

  • Birchmere, Alexandria · 22
  • Ryman Auditorium, Nashville · 11
  • Sellersville Theater 1894, Sellersville · 8
  • Arlington Music Hall, Arlington · 6
  • Franklin Theatre, Franklin · 6

Top cities

  • Alexandria · 22
  • Nashville, TN · 16
  • Sellersville · 8
  • Franklin · 8
  • Arlington, TX · 6

Often on the bill with: Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder, Bruce Hornsby, Cha Wa, Cole Goodwin, Dierks Bentley, I'm With Her, Jacob Panic

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

9 releases, 1997–2012

  • Music to My Ears

    2012 · Album

  • Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

    2008 · Album

  • Instrumentals

    2006 · Album

  • Brand New Strings

    2004 · Album

  • Live at the Charleston Music Hall

    2003 · Album

  • History of the Future

    2001 · Album

  • Ancient Tones

    1999 · Album

  • Soldier of the Cross

    1999 · Album

  • Bluegrass Rules!

    1997 · Album

Discography

11 releases, 1997–2012
  • 2012Music to My EarsAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · 69889010132

  • 2008Honoring The Fathers Of BluegrassAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · 6989010082

  • 2008Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947Album

    Skaggs Family Records · SKFR 1008

  • 2006InstrumentalsAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · 6989010072

  • 2004Brand New StringsAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · 6989010062

  • 2003Live at the Charleston Music HallLive

    Skaggs Family Records · 6989010042

  • 2001History of the FutureAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · 6989010032 · Producer: Ricky Skaggs

  • 2001Weapon Of PrayerSingle

    Skaggs Family Records

  • 1999Ancient TonesAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · SKFR-CD 1001 · Engineer [Assistant]: Chris Stone; Engineer [Assistant]: Graham Lewis; Engineer [Assistant]: King Williams; Mastered By: Denny Purcell

  • 1999Soldier of the CrossAlbum

    Skaggs Family Records · SKFR-CD 5001

  • 1997Bluegrass Rules!Album

    Rounder · ROUNDER CD-0801 · Engineer: Alan Schulman; Engineer [Additional]: Tom Davis; Engineer [Assistant]: Chris Stone; Engineer [Assistant]: Graham Lewis

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • Paul Brewster
  • Mark Fain
  • Cody Kilby
  • Andy Leftwich
  • Ricky Skaggs · eponymous

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2008-01-31–2022-06-23 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Don Slack) — KEXP

Lineup history

12 members on record
  • Andy Leftwichtenure unknown
  • Bobby Hickstenure unknown
  • Bryan Suttontenure unknown
  • Cody Kilbytenure unknown
  • Dennis Parkertenure unknown
  • Eddie Faristenure unknown
  • Marc Pruetttenure unknown
  • Mark Faintenure unknown
  • Mike Barnetttenure unknown
  • Paul Brewstertenure unknown
  • Ricky Skaggstenure unknown
  • Russ Carsontenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Bluegrass Mandolin Ensemble (via Ricky Skaggs), Boone Creek (via Ricky Skaggs), J.D. Crowe and the New South (via Ricky Skaggs), The Chester Bees (via Ricky Skaggs), The Country Gentlemen (via Ricky Skaggs), The Travelin’ McCourys (via Cody Kilby)

Shares members with: "Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza" Ensemble (via Ricky Skaggs), Balsam Range (via Marc Pruett), Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys (via Bobby Hicks), Bluegrass Album Band (via Bobby Hicks), Charlie Haden Family & Friends (via Ricky Skaggs), Hot Rize (via Bryan Sutton), J.D. Crowe & The New South (via Ricky Skaggs), John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (via Mark Fain) and 10 more

Photos, art and posters

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder — Memorial Hall, 2026-12-16
Poster · Memorial Hall, 2026-12-16 — event platform:ticketweb city
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder — Saint Augustine Amphitheatre, 2026-07-18
Poster · Saint Augustine Amphitheatre, 2026-07-18 — Songkick
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder — Birchmere, 2026-01-09
Poster · Birchmere, 2026-01-09 — Songkick
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder — Rupp Arena, 2018-12-07
Poster · Rupp Arena, 2018-12-07 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder on Last.fmArtist facts
WikidataArtist facts, Photos
KEXPAirplay
bandslate-pipelineShow history
event platform:ticketweb cityShow history, Show posters
SongkickShow history, Show posters
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Kentucky Thunder. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
Kentucky, United States
Years active
1997–present
Genres
Bluegrass
Labels
Rounder, Sugar Hill, Hollywood, RCA, Skaggs Family Records

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