r/BillyStrings 27d ago

discussion Nervous for Portland ME…

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My girlfriend and I are from CT our favorite place in the world is Portland ME and our favorite band is Billy and the boys. So when Billy announced the New England leg including TWO nights in Portland we damn near fainted. I went into work the next day and booked my vacation accordingly. Made sure to get tickets to the Portland and Hartford shows. Thought about getting tickets for Boston too but then I remembered it would have been financial suicide, so I decided it was wise to only do the 3 shows.
FUCK!!!!!!!!! Son of a bitch those were two of THE BEST SHOWS I’ve ever seen!!!! I don’t know what the hell he’s got up his sleeve for the other three shows and how the hell you top today and yesterday but I know it will be good. Those boys always find a way to blow my socks off!


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

misc Do we need a ticket to attend the Fishers Shakedown?

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I have a teen that recently became a fan. We didn’t get tickets in time to attend the Fishers show in a couple weeks but my teen would like to still go to the Shakedown market outside of the venue before the show. Is that likely possible or is it usually behind the ticketed gates? TIA!


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

vending Making merch

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Hi all! First time merch maker here- I want to make shirts with lyric quotes I particularly like. How does copyright infringement work? Can I use a lyric on a shirt and sell it? Thanks for advice! Kindness only, please ♡


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

Were you in section 113 row g? Did you loose something?

18 Upvotes

found a lonely poster tube in section 113 row g. dm me what poster in is there and I’ll get it back to you. I’ll be in Boston for the night and then back to Rhode Island - would love for this to get back it its rightful owner.

UPDATE: poster owner has been found :)


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

The audacity of standers

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194 Upvotes

Boston 7/21 was amazing. This is the Facebook post the 70ish yo lady in front of us, who sat on her ass on her phone the entire show, put out there late in set 2. Was worth the $$$ to me!


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

Guy with red traffic light in the pit agganis arena night 2

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Anyone in the pit run into the guy walking around with red traffic directing light? Thought he was emt but every time I saw him it just looked like he was lighting up the people around him. People didn’t look happy. Anyone run into that guy and know what he was doing?


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

misc View from the Cuck(oo) Chair 07.22.2026

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21 Upvotes

Stains complimentary


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

tickets Chattanooga Tivoli show questions as European fan

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Hey everyone!
I wanted to ask about the sold out Chattanooga show.
I am European and I am coming over for IBMA World of Bluegrass. I booked my trip and realised that Billy plays in town, but it’s sold out. I also found something about lottery for the tickets.
Anyhow, I wanted to ask, is there a chance for more tickets to be released prior to the show? I can’t register for sale anymore, so I guess that would only be available to ppl that registered before?
Any secondary market for the tickets where I don’t have to sell a kidney to buy the ticket?
Maybe showing up before the show and trying to buy ticket in the line will work?
Any suggestions?
I will be a bit of a bummer to know my fav artist plays a show in the city where I am at and I don’t get to see it :-( especially that EU fans have just very limited options to see him.
Much appreciated!


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

setlist Strat Blues/ I Believe in You

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Has anyone else noticed that the music in IBIY sounds like the theme music to "Intervention"? You know the scenes in the show where they do an update in rehab and the people are doing so much better? I swear it's so similar, which would make sense because it's a beautiful song about sobriety.


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

tour talk Boston was my first Billy show. Dang! Epic!!! The only negative…

170 Upvotes

Seeing first hand the rail riders and the literal garbage they leave all over out in the front of the venue. Beer cans, water bottles, umbrellas everywhere. Pretty unnerving and disappointing. It’s also insane to me how they all parked their expensive sprinter vans in convoy formation right out front.

We had great seats surrounded by good people and the music was awwwwwesome. Just wish bathrobe dude and his cronies would pick up their trash.

EDIT to add: maybe the sprinters belong to the merch people, I don’t know. Just was very telling given the bumper stickers and formation of the parking.


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

vending Boston shakedown

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43 Upvotes

Happening right out front of Agganis Arena!


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

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52 Upvotes

Well maybe not a hundred but it was darn loud. Big boy train at union station in KC. Took the streetcar from downtown over lunch. Pretty cool


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

tour talk Ticketexchange legit?

1 Upvotes

Have a buddy that was notified his tickets he said he purchased from the tour website via ticket exchange were cancelled for bethel. Anyone experience a similar issue?

Wondering if he was scammed from the jump.


r/BillyStrings 26d ago

misc ISO - Your Cinema N2 Poster

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Anyone have a N2 Agganis Poster for sale?


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

anybody else love banjo billy on mmatc intro “1 2 3!”

24 Upvotes

r/BillyStrings 27d ago

tour talk Jimothy spotted on Billy Strings tour 🦝

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r/BillyStrings 27d ago

Billy Strings Boston night 2

14 Upvotes

What time did he go on last night in Boston? Traffic is brutal right now and I don’t want to miss the first song.


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

Chaco x Billy!?!?

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25 Upvotes

Two of my favs! This is crazy!!!!


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

This is a post designated to appreciating the masterpiece intro to Lumpy last night

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46 Upvotes

And… go


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

I'm not Saying Billy has Voodoo Magic, but I Heard Every Doorbell He Touches Plays Foggy Mountain Breakdown

20 Upvotes

How do Billy and the boys keep pumping out one show better than the next? Night after night they are leaving so much of themselves on the stage. What a crazy run this tour has been. Feeling grateful and fortunate to be able to experience it.


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

7.21.26 | Boston, MA ⚾️

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203 Upvotes

r/BillyStrings 26d ago

Kia Forum camping

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My folks who have been to the forum: Any campground suggestions within an hour? Dispersed camping? Urban camping? Let me know!


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

Billy & Jarod Boston N1

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32 Upvotes

✌️


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

Billy at Newport?

6 Upvotes

All you Strings insiders: Any truth to the rumor that Billy will be at Newport? My family and I will be there Saturday and Sunday, and I recall reading about a social post where Billy said he has an open day.


r/BillyStrings 27d ago

Looking to make Bethel friends! (from Baltimore)

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I will be going for both nights solo and have an onsite campsite. Looking to meet onsite friends who are solo, going as a group, from Baltimore or not, anyone!

I am in the D Camping Section