im bored so i started it....

anyone know what time the show starts tomorrow?

7:30 pm

bring it on boyz !!!!!

can we expect live365 and GDradio streams tonight again? who is going to be doing the setlist postings?

who's there???? we want updates...the weather, the scene....the setlist!!!!!

tonight should be steeped in THE BLUES. hoping for Walkin' Blues and for sure some Wang Dang !

and maybe killer Lil Red Rooster Jam?

Whatever floats your boat, but if i'm hoping for blues it'd be more like Easy Wind, Viola, or Hog 4 U. Now we're talkin' bluez!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOG 4 U woooo hoooooo now we r talking

they need a Harmonica player for tonight.

just warren will work!!!

anyone who's at the show? setlist update? pleaase? thanks!

HOW DO WE STREAM???

check on gdradio.net about 10 - 30 after the 1st set.

if TaperRob is at the show, the first set might stream a bit later on gdradio.net, but i don't know if he's there tonight. anyone? setlist update? pleeeaaase? thanks

they cant stream it till after the first set is over. check back then.

is nobody there?

there is NO stream tonight.i will have the setlist as soon as the show starts

no stream from taperrob or gdradio anyway.not sure if there is any other source.the next sirius stream is the Gorge i think.

john m - this show was scheduled to start at 7:30...
I have friends there, but they won't be sending any update to me until at least setbreak. if ANYONE reading this has a setlist update that would be AWESOME! thanks!

Rob posted above and said to check gdradio, so is he streaming or not??

i will post the setlist as it happens.and yes,7:30 chicago time.8:30 EST

7:30 Chi time is 8:30 East coast time.

"Rob posted above and said to check gdradio, so is he streaming or not??"


that was NOT taperrob that posted that.NO gdradio wont be streaming it.

yeah I just figured that out Rob H not Rob G

oh sh*t i TOTALLY forgot what time zone this show is in. apologies y'all. i was WONDERING why nobody seemed to be posting haha. oops.

me too...got several friends there and was wondering why noone was txt'ing me.

noone on stage yet...starting a bit late

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat

China Cat

thanks john!

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed





thanks Tons

Wonder if they have saved any break-out tunes for this leg of the tour.

We all got spoiled here on the East Coast with TaperRob uploading shows to an internet stream; guess we'll just have to wait for the tapers to post on The Archive after the show. Thanks, tapers!!!

Nice opening duo!

Probably not the place to ask this, but what-ever.Is there a way to have explorer automatically refresh the page whenever there is a new post?

They still have a Wharf Rat in there somewhere...

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last





thanks Tons

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga



thanks Tons

for the record: last time ChinaCat opened the first set was 2/11/86 Kaiser (before that, they opened with it once in 83, three times in 79, once in 73, and a few other times before that) - a VERY rare opener. nice.

I guess the I Know You Rider is inevitable for Denver

Rider to close 2nd set....

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle


thanks Tons

How about if/when did they open with Cosmic Charlie like they did at the Garden? They are really changing it up,any tune at any time. Not the traditional shows of old. NICE Indeed

Solid looking start

what a setlist so far. gnarly. thanks for the updates guys! one other note: still no Attics yet on this tour. just sayin =)

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle


thanks Tons

playing wang dag right now, and supp. they played the rider

Been a loooong time since I saw a Wang Dang Doodle.
God bless Chicago

SHAM WAY - i got my wang dang doodle !

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la

thanks Tons

red rooster??????? pretty please???

You are correct Erik!

That China Cat opener at Kaiser was from the famous 5 night run (in 7 days at the battleground). Great shows!!!!

We did Saturday with an Iko opener, with a 1/2 Step>Franklin>Playin'>China Doll>Drumz: Set II opener.

Followed by Sunday - Chinese New Year, With an incredible Smokestack>Comes A Time>Drumz>Other One in Set II

Tuesday brought in Mardi Gras with a MONSTER Set II opener of Drums followed by another appearance of Iko with the Neville's also on stage.

Wednesday had the legendary Scarlet>Fire>Estimated>Drums Set II opener...

We all came back on Friday 2/14 for Valentine's Day and got an incredible Let it Grow to end Set I followed by a Set II packed with Lost Sailor>Saint>Terrapin>Drumz>Wharf>Throwing Stones>Lovelight E: Brokedown....

Awesome string of shows and one long party in Oaktown!

cool beans Hlpslpfrnk: yeah, that was a great run

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty




thanks Tons

i would think a Black Muddy River would be and approp closer for a Chicago show......yea know ;-)

Wang Dang Break out

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower



thanks Tons

Fun tonight

damn...

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:


thanks Tons

setting up for mini acoustic

t

NICE~ Chicago Blues time yet?

~deep elem~ i keep wondering if they are going to kick that one out acoustically.....

my same thoughts - i feel a Deep Elem

El Paso or Deep Elam anyone?

i want Phil to bring out BIG BROWN.

El Paso tomorrow prob

wish i would find some money in my shoes ~Grin~ maybe I'd be in CHI-TOWN right now heheh.

The modulus was nice, but the Ritter has become a part of him.

Big Boss Man maybe? idk.....

i mean Illinois has it's share of RailRoads and Prisons - so either Acoustic Blues theme would work for me.

I mean Illinois has it's share of RailRoads and Prisons - so either Acoustic Blues theme would work for me.

That's funny!!~lol

Jon - any texts yet?

Jeff

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@


thanks Tons

i'm really surprised they didn't pull that one out for tomorrow...

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@


thanks Tons

The "Into The Mystic" we heard in Albany is right up there with best song played at any show this tour!! The crowd was stunned by the amazing performance and Warren nailed the vocals!!

and an ACOUSTIC Mystic, no less!

>i'm really surprised they didn't pull that one out for tomorrow...<

well that must mean then, they got something real special planned for Cinco de Mayo

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @




thanks Tons

well that must mean then, they got something real special planned for Cinco de Mayo

Maybe...a tequila party?

yea, i'm listening to the Albany Mystic right now - love it.

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Electric Peggy-O!

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @
hard rain@




thanks Tons

Correct that every "mini-acoustic" set has included Hard Rain?

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Correct that every "mini-acoustic" set has included Hard Rain?

I checked and it was "Looks Like Rain" at Nassau, not "Hard Rain".

However, every acoustic set has included "Peggy O".

\image[cinco]

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @
hard rain@
space




thanks Tons

lost in space....hasta la vista baby...se ya on cinco...still hung over from "the lot" at the spectrum...sleep deprivation takes it's toll!

hoe do you go into space on acoustics... something is weird

any good taco carts in the Lot?

Whats goin on with the boys?

yeah, does anyone have a setlist update since space? thanks!

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @
hard rain@
space>
drums>
iko




thanks Tons

thanks john!

Sweet Home Chicago ought be in there........maybe tomorrow

come on Baby....dont u want to go?

warren singing sotm

I counted 15 chinacat openers

many in 69 and 70, the rest as listed above

I think there were probably quite a few set 2 openers as well, but I'm not bored enuf to count them now

china>rider got pushed to slot 2 quite a bit when Hell in a Bucket made its way to the front of the queue

i still say if you didn't see stealin with jerry, then you never saw the grateful dead!

>gdtrfb

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @
hard rain@
space>
drums>
space>
iko>
stom>
gdtrfb




thanks Tons

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @
hard rain@
space>
drums>
space>
iko>
stom>
gdtrfb


Encore:
donor rap
Imagine



thanks Tons

worst setlist ever?

China Cat-Good Lovin' Opener in Boise 2004

looks good to me?

stealin tomorrow night!

The Dead
Monday, May 4, 2009
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL


Set I:
chinacat>
born cross eyed
built to last
pride of cucamunga
miracle>
wang dang doodle
west la
liberty
watchtower


Set II:
mexicali@
into the mystic@
peggy o @
hard rain@
space>
drums>
space>
iko>
stom>
gdtrfb


Encore:
donor rap
Imagine
box of rain



thanks Tons

clarification:

my China cat comments are only for set 1

no count on set 2 yet

the Boise first-set China Cat in 2004 was after an opening "Jam"....tonight was the first time since 1986 that they have opened with it outright.

further correction:

there's is only 1 Hell, China opener, in 1991,

not sure why I thought many???

thanks to Bob T for making me double check

and I think this is the first time the boys have EVER played Imagine....anyone know for sure?

see y'all tomorrow night!!! same bat time(8:30 est)same bat channel!!!



thanks again tons!!!

thank YOU for the updates John M! rock on brother

No Imagine for GD or Dead...

on paper anyways, glad i wasn't there

Not the right set for you Star* ?

looks good to me. I wish I was there in a heart beat. damn, I have to wait until sunday though.

>>>glad i wasn't there

Kinda wishin I was...

Yay for Sunday!

>>>Yay for Sunday! <<<<<

i second that! i mean everyone is blowing in the Wind about the Dew. shoreline will have the Dew......and hope phil sings it.

I consider myself pretty well versed in Dead stuff; but what is "storm"?

SOTM - standing on the moon

damn ratbob setlist. bring on phil's!!!!!!!!

A bad night at a Dead show better than just about anything

That second set looks like a bit of a letdown. the last thing I want in a set II is for half of it to be acoustic. Where's the rest??

I suspect that it was just Bob on acoustic for those songs, every other purely acoustic set was a separate entity with a second break. Any confirmation on that?

franco, your in the minority about not wanting acoustic. As far as more electric, they played 9 songs in the first set. Normal on this tour has been 7.

Tom: both Bobby and Warren were on acoustic, and billy and mickey were on there smaller "acoustic" drum sets. I couldn't tell from my vantage point if Phil/Jeff were on acoustic or not.

I like the song selection.

Did you all have a good time?

What did you think of the show?

Let the reviews and arguments begin!!!!

OK...I am still a little 'fuzzy'...

First off, for those who did not like the 'list', well, I am a 'setlist' person and i will tell u that this show had it all....Why?

WARREN FUCKIN HAYNES

Warren came through HUGE throughout...(Warren) highlights:

Watchtower Into the Mystic SOtm IMAGINE(!!??!!?!!)

Oh yeah, those "Other" guys were pretty good, too..Weir came through as this show was really a Bobby fest (on the surface) - bORN cROSS eYED And HARD RAIN stand out...PHIL...3 TUNES!!! PRIDE AND BOX!?!? Thank YOU, Phil...DRUMZ was a mindmelter...

Overall, show was good- Warren=MVP (please people, love this guy...he is bringing the RESPECT and POWER tghis music deserves-ENJOY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

It was acoustic just like in DC except Phil was on his regular bass, if that remarkable thing can be called regular. Mini kit for Bill and congos etc for Mickey and all 6 players were set up near Jeff and Phil. The four acoustic songs were really well done.

For those who care, the acoustic tunes took time away from the electric paying in the second set. After all the music that was played just after drums the 2nd night in Philly, this set seemed a bit thin, but they sounded great and the fans loved it.

If I have this right, Warren has now taken the vocals on Days Between and SOTM the second time around. I guess there's a Warren Dew coming out west. He sang the SOTM great and strummed very loud - he was into it!

This Phil Phan thinks Bobby is playing great. Yeah he messed up here and there, but he and the band nailed the Liberty and a few others. The Iko started with Bobby on tamborine. Look to me like there was a little confusion after gdtrfb. Seemed Phil and Warren were ready for one more and Bobby was done - but I could be wrong. Before the Imagine there was a happy birthday jam - for who? The Imagine kind of just stopped instead of ending and I thought the Box was going to be Unbroken Chain, but I will never complain about Box.

Warren was just fantastic - watchtower, mystic and sotm were all highlights.

Great show last night. China opener was solid as was cross eyed, then they jammed and seemed to hit a bit of a wall. Shook it off with Built and then a string of well played but unconnected songs with West LA, Miracle, Watchtower as highlights.
Good first set, but not amazing.

2nd set was much better. The 4 song acoustic was beautiful. Phil did all vocals on Peggy-o and was great. Warren's Mystic is a highlight. Tight drums and space, good but quick into Bobby starting with a tamborine in Iko. SOTM was fine, Warren sings the hell out of it, but not a fav of mine. GDRFB was HUGE!! The Imagine encore was a complete surprise, beautiful with Warren and Bobby taking verses and actual harmonizing on the chorus which worked very well. Box of rain helped the smiles reach the parking lot.

Lot scene was fine. Didn't see a whole lot of hassles. They were trying to cut down on bottles which is why beer was a tougher find, but if you pour into a cup, no hassles.

They are looking inside cigarette packs when you enter the show. FYI.

cant wait to hear the imagine...great cover choice....listening to drums>space from 5/1 philly....great stuff, mickeys recordings are wild, just heard the guyoto monks in there, wow!

Nice reviews. Thanks

I understand the disjointedness, but I ma sure it was not as disjointed as Wilkes Barre. Now, THAT was disjointed, lol

You will get a killer show tonight, have a gerat time!!! Wish we were there.

Thank god Bobby did not sing SOTM this time...Warren needs to do all the Jerry Ballads imho...I'm in the camp that wouldn't be that stoked with acoustic songs taking up the meat of set II...

They know the show last night was a late add on and the setlist shows. I just got back from jazzfest and did not see last night........and am good with that. Much preferred to see Neil Young play the fairgrounds on Sunday for 2 hours finishing with a day in the life holding his guitar over his head getting that feedback as only Neil can do before throwing his guitar down and ripping the strings off the neck to end the song and show. He walked off as people stood In awe. Been there 12 years in a row............never saw anything quite like it. Neil walks off and 3 minutes later the skys open up and it POURS for 30 minutes. The Neville Brothers wished it had closed the Fairgrounds. They had only tepid response to Neil's throwdown. For those who know jazzfest..........In the words of the late Ken Keasey speaking for Bill Graham Halloween 2001........." AS BIG A TIME AS IT GETS'

POOR sound. I was in an ideal spot, and: little Phil or Mickey (only when the music was flowing with volume. I'm there to hear Phil, so this was a particular bummer for me), slightly more Jeff (and he was still great), no Bob, and with Bill and Warren being solid in the mix. Loud...but rock loud, not detailed-loud as I was hoping...not that open, floating feeling GD so often delivered. Maybe tomorrow will be more detailed and warm.

Insofar as set lists go, it started off with promise. Though the China Cat was messy, there's no such thing as a bad China Cat. I was hoping they'd break into a The Eleven jam, like back in '68. First half of Born Cross-Eyed was strong, but it fell apart. GOOD Pride of Cucamonga. Then three songs (even with the Wang breakout) that didn't do much for me. Show came back to life with Warren tearing into All Along the Watchtower, like he often does.

Acoustic set was great energy and good playing. Drums was INSANE. Space into Aiko, and Aiko was one of the highlights of the night (which if you keep in mind, it keeps the enthusiasm in check). Standing on the Moon and GDtRaFB were very well indeed. The encores were quality, with Box of Rain always a welcomed treat.

So, the first set was a bit blah, but the 2nd set came in with a rush of a party. I prefer things to be more jammed and taken outer limits, but this was still a solid show overall. Not much on paper.

I have heard on the Grateful Dead hours with David Gans the Dead with Melvin Seals do Imagine. It was an instrumental version. I'm not sure what year it was from and don't know if it was on stage or in the studio, maybe on Seals solo album not sure.

2-6-72 garcia kreutzman khan and saunders

It's also on the Garcia/Saunders "Heavy Turbulence" album.

I had a great night Monday. The sound was kind of murky, with the vocals way low in the mix, to start the first set, but it did slowly improve and was pretty good by the second set.
I never really "got" Warren before this show. I've spent years being kind of unsure of him and then Monday night he knocked my socks off. He smoked on Liberty and Watch Tower.
China Cat was a fun opener and then Born Cross-Eyed was cool, but I just wasn't feeling it until towards the middle of Pride of Cucamonga. Miracle through Watchtower kept building and had me dancing my arse off. There was a moment during Liberty where I tears of joy in my eyes due to pure bliss out I was having, with out the assistance of any chemical aid, mind you.
The second set was great. Loved the accoustic stuff. Into The Mystic has offically made me a Warren fan. It was great seeing my wife, who was at her first "Dead" show, get totally absorbed into the music during Mystic. She was also really into Drums, so I think I have finally converted her. We'll see.
My personal highlight was Bobby leading the way on Hard Rain. I love the song and it was full of the ominous forboding and tinges of hope for a better outcome that the song needs for maximum impact. I found it ironic how the spun out hippy kid in front of me was treating the song like some kind of party anthem, when it is about an impending nuclear holocaust. What ever. He was having a good time, but I found it kind of funny.
Standing On The Moon was another beautiful stand out and helped further cement my new found appreciation for Haynes.
Imagine was a cool encore and Box is always a nice way to wrap things up.
All in all a really fun show with some outstanding high points. It might not go down as the greatest show of all time, but it was solid throughout with some definite moments of greatness.
Also, does anyone know who the woman standing stage right was that Mickey, Phil, Bobby and Warren ran over to hug at the end of show?
And, how cool was that pet goat in the parking lot? I thought it was cool anyway.

I had a total blast at both Chicago shows. What was particularly cool about Monday's show that they played exemplary versions of even tunes that I had gotten a bit tired of (Liberty, Wang Dang Doodle).
I also got my first ever Dead versions of Cucamonga and Dancin' and the breaout of Imagine!
Peace...

I didn't catch that but descibe her and maybe I can.

> And, how cool was that pet goat in the parking lot?


wow, satan usually doesn't hang around after the show, that's very rare...

It was hard to make out the details, but she was a tallish blonde woman with shoulder length hair.

The Goat was there. Didn't think about it being Lucifer, but that would explain the brimstone I smelled.

Yeah, WTF was with the goat in the lot?

My wife thought there was a petting zoo set up...for the kids.

Poor goat. Poor kids.