Steep Canyon Rangers is coming to The Jefferson Theater on May 16

Steep Canyon Rangers brings a Charlottesville date to The Jefferson Theater on May 16, 2026. The Golden Hours opens the night. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

Steep Canyon Rangers pulls roughly 184K monthly listeners on Spotify, with 38K fans tracking the act on Bandsintown.

The act

Formed in 2000, out of Asheville, NC, Steep Canyon Rangers has been touring behind a strengthening catalog into a live act with national reach.

Steep Canyon Rangers came together at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000 and have spent the next two decades building one of the most respected catalogs in modern bluegrass. The band won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2013 for Nobody Knows You and tours regularly with Steve Martin.

The venue

The Jefferson Theater sits at 110 East Main Street, a 750-capacity historic 1912 theater operated by Starr Hill Presents under booker Danny Shea.

Jefferson programs eclectically across Americana, indie, country revival, hip-hop, and themed dance nights. The room runs 750 general-admission, with sightlines from front-of-house to the back of the floor.

The night

Doors 7:00 PM. Set 8:00 PM. All ages. Ticket prices are set on the on-sale.

The Golden Hours opens at doors with a 30-minute set.

Why now

Steep Canyon Rangers pulls a measurable 98/100 share of Charlottesville-metro listeners on Spotify, including a non-trivial DC and Richmond overlap that often crosses for shows at this size.

How to get tickets

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. Set the calendar reminder.

The Jefferson Theater is at 110 East Main Street, Charlottesville, VA.