Willi Carlisle — Setlists, Tour Dates & Concert History
The last 26 Willi Carlisle setlists, newest first — every song in the order it was played, most recently at SPACE, Evanston, United States.
Willi Carlisle live: key facts
Gigvault documents 28 Willi Carlisle concerts from 2025 to 2026 in 23 cities across 8 countries.
- Most played city: Nashville (3 shows)
- Typical set length: 16 songs (median of the last 20 recorded setlists)
- Last documented show: 2026-10-07 — The Basement East, Nashville
Willi Carlisle — artist information
From the moment Willi Carlisle steps onto the stage, the air crackles with an old-soul electricity, a playful spirit brewing beneath the surface of each twanged chord. His voice, a potent blend of Appalachian grit and tender sincerity, weaves tales that feel as ancient as the hills and as fresh as a morning dew. It's a raucous, foot-stomping revival one moment, a hushed, communal singalong the next, leaving the audience feeling both thoroughly entertained and strangely seen. You’ll laugh until your sides ache, then find yourself unexpectedly wiping away a tear.
Genres: americana, folk, country, singer-songwriter.
Willi Carlisle setlist — SPACE, Evanston, United States (2026-06-09)
19 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Higher Lonesome
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Winged Victory
- The Golden Dragon Buffet
- Love is Little (Shaker Song)
- White River
- Vanlife
- The Arrangements
- The Universal Bubba
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- Critterland
- Good Morning Midnight
- Beeswing
- The Cottonwood Tree
- The Mason Jar at the Center of the World
- Big Butt Billy
- Cheap Cocaine
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Full setlist page for this show
Earlier Willi Carlisle setlists
Willi Carlisle setlist — Telakka, Tampere, Finland (2026-05-12)
17 songs, in the order played:
- What the Rocks Don't Know
- Higher Lonesome
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- The Great Depression
- Winged Victory
- The Grand Design
- White River
- Vanlife
- The Arrangements
- Good Morning Midnight
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- Critterland
- I Want No Children
- Big Butt Billy
- Cheap Cocaine
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — Skråen, Aalborg, Denmark (2026-05-09)
7 songs, in the order played:
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Critterland
- Beeswing
- Big Butt Billy
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
- I Want No Children
Willi Carlisle setlist — Strange Brew, Bristol, United Kingdom (2026-04-25)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Higher Lonesome
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- The Golden Dragon Buffet
- Free Little Bird
- White River
- Rye Whiskey
- Vanlife
- Good Morning Midnight
- The Arrangements
- I Won't Be Afraid
- Critterland
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- The Cottonwood Tree
- Beeswing
- Big Butt Billy
- Cheap Cocaine
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — MOTH Club, London, United Kingdom (2026-04-24)
15 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Higher Lonesome
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Golden China Garden
- White River
- Good Morning Midnight
- The Arrangements
- We Fed You All For A Thousand Years
- The Universal Bubba
- Critterland
- The Cottonwood Tree
- Big Butt Billy
- Cheap Cocaine
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — The Basement East, Nashville, United States (2025-11-20)
17 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Wildflowers Growin'
- Winged Victory
- The Arrangements
- Higher Lonesome
- All of the Redheaded Stranger
- Critterland
- Old Bill Pickett
- Cheap Cocaine
- The Cottonwood Tree
- Beeswing
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Jaybird
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — Pappy & Harriet's Palace, Pioneertown, United States (2025-11-02)
19 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Wildflowers Growin'
- Winged Victory
- The Great Depression
- Higher Lonesome
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- All of the Redheaded Stranger
- Critterland
- Old Bill Pickett
- Cheap Cocaine
- The Cottonwood Tree
- The Arrangements
- Big Butt Billy
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — Troubadour, West Hollywood, United States (2025-11-01)
21 songs, in the order played:
- Do Re Mi
- Sound and Fury
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Wildflowers Growin'
- Winged Victory
- The Great Depression
- Higher Lonesome
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- All of the Redheaded Stranger
- Critterland
- Old Bill Pickett
- Cheap Cocaine
- The Cottonwood Tree
- The Arrangements
- Big Butt Billy
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
- Which Side Are You On?
Willi Carlisle setlist — Bluebird Theater, Denver, United States (2025-10-16)
14 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Critterland
- Old Bill Pickett
- Winged Victory
- The Cottonwood Tree
- We Fed You All For A Thousand Years
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Cheap Cocaine
- Higher Lonesome
- Big Butt Billy
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — The Ark, Ann Arbor, United States (2025-09-27)
17 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Wildflowers Growin'
- Winged Victory
- A Certain Kind of Fool
- Critterland
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- Old Bill Pickett
- The Cottonwood Tree
- Higher Lonesome
- Cheap Cocaine
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Big Butt Billy
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — Mahall's 20 Lanes, Lakewood, United States (2025-09-26)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Vanlife
- Wildflowers Growin'
- Winged Victory
- A Certain Kind of Fool
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- All of the Redheaded Stranger
- Critterland
- Old Bill Pickett
- Cheap Cocaine
- The Cottonwood Tree
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Higher Lonesome
- The Arrangements
- Big Butt Billy
- Beeswing
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
Willi Carlisle setlist — The Sinclair, Cambridge, United States (2025-09-17)
12 songs, in the order played:
- Sound and Fury
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Wildflowers Growin'
- Winged Victory
- A Certain Kind of Fool
- Vanlife
- We Have Fed You All for 1000 Years
- I Want No Children
- The Down and Back
- Cheap Cocaine
- Old Bill Pickett
Willi Carlisle setlist — Mercury Lounge, New York, United States (2025-09-15)
16 songs, in the order played:
- Work is Work
- Tulsa's Last Magician
- Cheap Cocaine
- Vanlife
- Beeswing
- Winged Victory
- Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears
- Higher Lonesome
- Wildflowers Growin'
- I Want No Children
- The Cottonwood Tree
- Big Butt Billy
- We Fed You All For A Thousand Years
- Old Bill Pickett
- Critterland
- Your Heart's a Big Tent
- 2025-09-12 — Union Stage, Washington, United States
Tulsa's Last Magician · Cheap Cocaine · Vanlife · Your Heart's a Big Tent · Beeswing · We Fed You All For A Thousand Years · Higher Lonesome · Big Butt Billy · Old Bill Pickett · Winged Victory … +2 more - 2025-09-04 — Vanguard, Tulsa, United States
Work is Work · Tulsa's Last Magician · Winged Victory · We Fed You All For A Thousand Years · Wildflowers Growin' · Vanlife · All of the Redheaded Stranger · Old Bill Pickett · Cryin' these Cocksucking Tears · Higher Lonesome … +6 more - 2025-07-06 — Tudhope Park, Orillia, Canada
Your Heart's a Big Tent - 2025-06-13 — Der AA Theater, Groningen, Netherlands
The Ballad of Penny Evans · Beeswing · Tulsa's Last Magician · Cheap Cocaine · Vanlife · What the Rocks Don't Know · The Arrangements · Critterland · Work is Work · Beeswing … +6 more - 2025-06-07 — The Lexington, London, United Kingdom
The Ballad of Penny Evans · What the Rocks Don't Know · Dry County Dust · Winged Victory · The Down and Back · Work is Work · Critterland · The Great Depression · Tulsa's Last Magician · Higher Lonesome … +8 more - 2025-06-02 — The Louisiana, Bristol, United Kingdom
The Ballad of Penny Evans · What the Rocks Don't Know · Critterland · Dry County Dust · Work is Work · The Down and Back · The Great Depression · Tulsa's Last Magician · Higher Lonesome · All of the Redheaded Stranger … +6 more - 2025-04-12 — St. Johns County Fairgrounds, Elkton, United States
Sound and Fury · Vanlife · Peculiar, Missouri · Critterland · Dry County Dust · Higher Lonesome · Tulsa's Last Magician · Beeswing · The Down and Back · The Ballad of Penny Evans … +1 more - 2025-04-11 — St. Johns County Fairgrounds, Elkton, United States
What the Rocks Don't Know · Life on the Fence · Critterland · The Great Depression · Higher Lonesome · All of the Redheaded Stranger · Tulsa's Last Magician · I Want No Children · The Down and Back · Jaybird … +7 more - 2025-04-03 — The Annex, Norfolk, United States
What the Rocks Don't Know · Life on the Fence · Tulsa's Last Magician · Critterland · The Great Depression · Higher Lonesome · All of the Redheaded Stranger · I Want No Children · The Down and Back · Jaybird … +9 more - 2025-03-27 — Skinny Dennis, Nashville, United States
What the Rocks Don't Know · Life on the Fence · Tulsa's Last Magician · Critterland · The Great Depression · Higher Lonesome · All of the Redheaded Stranger · I Want No Children · The Down and Back · Kristen on the Side … +9 more - 2025-02-24 — The Drive, Adelaide, Australia
The Ballad of Penny Evans · What the Rocks Don't Know · Critterland · Tulsa's Last Magician · The Down and Back · Beeswing · Boy Howdy, Hot Dog! · Cheap Cocaine · Your Heart's a Big Tent - 2025-02-11 — Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
The Ballad of Penny Evans · What the Rocks Don't Know · Critterland · Tulsa's Last Magician · The Down and Back · Beeswing · Boy Howdy, Hot Dog! · Cheap Cocaine · Your Heart's a Big Tent - 2025-02-06 — Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Peculiar, Missouri · Critterland · Tulsa's Last Magician · Higher Lonesome · What the Rocks Don't Know · I Want No Children · Dry County Dust · The Ballad of Penny Evans · Boy Howdy, Hot Dog! · Too nice to mean much
146 Willi Carlisle setlists are known in total; the most recent 26 are shown here.
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Songs Willi Carlisle plays most often live
Across the last 20 Willi Carlisle concerts with a recorded setlist.
| Song | Played at | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa's Last Magician | 19 of 20 | 95% |
| Your Heart's a Big Tent | 19 of 20 | 95% |
| Beeswing | 18 of 20 | 90% |
| Vanlife | 18 of 20 | 90% |
| Critterland | 17 of 20 | 85% |
| Higher Lonesome | 17 of 20 | 85% |
| Big Butt Billy | 16 of 20 | 80% |
| Cheap Cocaine | 16 of 20 | 80% |
| Winged Victory | 13 of 20 | 65% |
| Work is Work | 12 of 20 | 60% |
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Cities where Willi Carlisle played
- Concerts in Nashville — 3 shows, most recently 2026
- Concerts in Toronto
- Concerts in Tampere
- Concerts in Bristol — 2 shows
- Concerts in London — 2 shows
- Concerts in West Hollywood
- Concerts in Denver
- Concerts in Cambridge
Venues where Willi Carlisle played
- Willi Carlisle at The Basement East, Nashville — 2 shows, most recently 2026
- Willi Carlisle at Longboat Hall, Toronto
- Willi Carlisle at Strange Brew, Bristol
- Willi Carlisle at MOTH Club, London
- Willi Carlisle at Troubadour, West Hollywood
- Willi Carlisle at Bluebird Theater, Denver
- Willi Carlisle at Mercury Lounge, New York
- Willi Carlisle at Union Stage, Washington
- Willi Carlisle at Vanguard, Tulsa
- Willi Carlisle at The Lexington, London
- Willi Carlisle at The Louisiana, Bristol
- Willi Carlisle at The Drive, Adelaide
Upcoming Willi Carlisle tour dates
12 announced dates for Willi Carlisle, with venue and city.
- 2026-11-02 — Baby's All Right, Brooklyn
- 2026-11-03 — Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville
- 2026-12-03 — Bluebird Theatre, Denver
- 2026-12-09 — The Pearl, Vancouver
- 2026-12-10 — Tractor, Seattle
- 2026-12-14 — The Independent, San Francisco
- 2026-12-15 — Felton Music Hall, Felton
- 2026-12-19 — Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown Palace, Pioneertown
- 2026-12-20 — Valley Bar, Phoenix
- 2027-01-23 — Empty Bottle, Chicago
- 2027-01-26 — The Southgate House Revival - Sanctuary, Newport
- 2027-02-25 — Antone's Nightclub, Austin
Past Willi Carlisle shows
3 past shows by Willi Carlisle, kept on Gigvault after the ticketing sources dropped them.
- 2026-10-29 — Skully's Music Diner, Columbus
- 2026-09-28 — Ark, Ann Arbor
- 2026-09-27 — High Noon Saloon, Madison
Who has opened for Willi Carlisle?
These acts have played as support on Willi Carlisle shows tracked on Gigvault.
- Creekbed Carter Hogan
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Frequently asked questions
Where has Willi Carlisle played?
Willi Carlisle shows on Gigvault are documented in 23 cities, including Nashville, Bristol, Elkton, London and Aalborg. Venues include St. Johns County Fairgrounds in Elkton, The Basement East in Nashville, Bluebird Theater in Denver and Der AA Theater in Groningen.
When did Willi Carlisle last play?
The most recent Willi Carlisle show on record is 2026-10-07 at The Basement East, Nashville, United States.
How many Willi Carlisle concerts are on Gigvault?
28 Willi Carlisle concerts are documented, from 2025 to 2026 across 23 cities.
When is Willi Carlisle playing live next?
The next announced Willi Carlisle date is 2026-11-02 at Baby's All Right, Brooklyn. 12 dates are announced in total, all listed on this page.
Where can I find Willi Carlisle setlists?
26 setlists by Willi Carlisle are on this page with the full song list in the order played — open any show to see the songs, the date and the venue.
How many songs does Willi Carlisle play live?
Willi Carlisle typically plays 16 songs — most concerts land between 14 and 18 across the last 20 shows with a recorded setlist.
What song does Willi Carlisle open with?
Willi Carlisle opened 9 of the last 20 concerts with "Sound and Fury".
What song does Willi Carlisle close with?
Willi Carlisle closed 14 of the last 20 concerts with "Your Heart's a Big Tent".
Which songs does Willi Carlisle always play?
No song appeared at every one of the last 20 Willi Carlisle concerts. The closest is "Tulsa's Last Magician" at 19 of 20.
What rare songs has Willi Carlisle played recently?
10 songs appeared only once across the last 20 concerts, among them Do Re Mi, Free Little Bird, Golden China Garden, Jaybird, Love is Little (Shaker Song), Peculiar, Missouri, Rye Whiskey, The Grand Design.
Does Willi Carlisle play the same setlist every night?
No — Willi Carlisle changes the setlist a lot. Two consecutive concerts share only about 8 of roughly 15 songs.