Great Bait

Northwest Americana rock from Boise, Idaho. Tom Petty swagger, Jason Isbell heart.

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Coming up

JAN 03 · Greg Bridges, solo acoustic · SRB · 6 PM

JAN 14 · Greg Bridges, solo acoustic · Salmon River Brewery, McCall, ID · 6 PM

Summer 2026

Where we played

AUG 23 · Redfish Lake Lodge · Stanley, ID, in the Sawtooths

AUG 19 · Green Acres · 6 to 9 PM

AUG 07 · Sandbar · 6 to 9 PM

JUL 03 · Brundage Music on the Mountain · McCall, ID · 6 to 9 PM

JUN 30 · Green Acres · 6 to 9 PM

JUN 13 · Sandbar · 2 to 5 PM

Next up

Sockeye Brewery

Friday, January 15, 2027 · 6 to 9 PM

Great Bait kicks off the new year at Sockeye in Boise.

Listen and watch

Hear it right here

Greg on the Green Acres stage · Summer 2026

Brundage TGIF Concert · McCall

Evening set at Green Acres · Summer 2026

The crowd at Brundage · Music on the Mountain

Earlier lineups of Great Bait, for fans who want the history: archive video 1 · archive video 2

Boise rock 'n' roll since 2013

Great Bait is a four-piece Americana rock band from Boise, led by singer-songwriter Greg Bridges. Since 2013 they’ve played everywhere from Boise bars to summer nights in Stanley under the Sawtooths, with a self-titled EP in 2016 and the single “Highway 21” in 2018.

Americana and alt country, acoustic and electric, covers and originals. You might have caught them at Riverside, the Boardwalk, Pengillys, Albertsons, Green Acres, the Sandbar, or up in McCall and Stanley.

The band

Greg Bridges · guitar, vocals
Damon Bork · drums
Jon Engelund · bass
Larry Kiser · slide and electric guitar

Past shows

The Great Bait hat

The one everybody asks about. A black and charcoal trucker with the swirly Great Bait logo embroidered in bright orange.

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Book Great Bait

Full band for bars, breweries, festivals, private parties, and weddings across the Boise area and the Northwest. Three-hour sets, $800 in the greater Boise area.

Other ways to book

Greg Bridges, solo acoustic · $250

Garden City Limits, acoustic duo · $500

PA, mixer, wireless mics, projection and recording for events (6 hours) · $1,200

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