it is going to be one hell of a holiday! 70 degrees, clear blue skies. Cant wait for this one.

Any tips regarding the Patriot Center. Was there a shakedown last time? how was the inside in regards to ..... ya know.....

I was there in 2005 it was rather freedom in side college kid aile a tendents and so on. Heard there was a good shakedown last fall however seems like the world will be partying everywhere maybe heat will be everywhere else! (~):-}-

The heat came round and busted me for smiling on a cloud day..... Im calling A masons and LSD encore!

Went in '05, I recall that they had a "beer garden" up on the concourse (a big enclosed area) and that was the only place that you could buy or drink beer. Got there late and don't recall a Shakedown outside but we could have easily missed it. Staying at the Mason Inn this time, walking distance, looking forward to it.

Went last year. Nice venue. Good sound. We were sitting right beside staff,security blowing smoke everywhere. I missing this time for Hampton.

jonezin... see you at the Spaceship!!!! April fools... should be amazing

Went to last years feb show..Due to temps in the 20's and ice in the parking lot it was 2 isles of shakedown..Inside is or was okay no prob..Like that one guy said..place is run by students..so be cool and all should be well.. Seeya on the floor.

I'll be at the spaceship also Ramble..Can't wait for that also!!! :-)

Might jump in the car for Fairfax... you never know when the bug may bite you! Only 5 hours from home.. back in the day driving to Chicagoafter work for a show was no big deal... but I'm getting old

man what a run in NYC.

I hope they left something for us in Virginia on Thursday!! hopefully the festive atmosphere will translate to a funky up tempo dance dance dancin in the streets kinda set

10th row in front of Phillip Chapman Lesh.cant wait for the BOMBSq

Take a look at the set lists from the last night in Boston, Wallingford, and the first NYC show and notice what they haven't played since those nights. And they could easily repeat anything from the first three nights in NYC (Dark Star was played 5 days apart on 3/6 and 3/11). It's going to rock big time.

stranger opener

have PHUN!!

beers @ patriot center?

First show of 6 show run for me. Been salivating. They will be well rested with 2 of the last 3 nights off. And the song store, save for a few missing items off the shelf from Tues, is WIDE OPEN.

Hi. Does anyboby know what time they open up the parking lot? My wife has been making necklaces and wants to try and vend for the first time. I'm assuming we should be there when the lot opens to set up on shakedown. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

This show has Shakedown written all over it in every way.

Lots are always open as the lots are part of GM student parking...Shakedown last year was the lot right next to the venue...and yes they do sell beer.

thanks for the tips Brett



whats everyone hoping for tonight? I got my fingers crossed for some Viola Lee Blues and Feel Like A Stranger. besides that I am grateful for whatever is played

If I hope for it they won't play it!

Here Come Sunshine-> Stranger-> Alligator opener. Other One, Dew, and Help in the second set.

I'm calling:

1/2 Step
Minglewood
On the Road
Candyman
Pride
Two Djinn
Sugaree
US Blues

Music>
Cryptical>
TOO>
Ship of Fools>
Uncle John's>
Eyes>
Slipknot!>
Throwin'>
Good Lovin
__________
e. Revolution

whats with Tom wanting Help, Jimmy calling Slip...lets not beat around the bush fellas...how about a help>slip>franklins somewhere? first set opener?!?!?!?!?!

HSF was last years 2nd set opener and it was one of the best I've heard. Have phun phreeks.

They played Franklins two shows ago at Best Buy -- but maybe they'll repeat it given it's been a while since Help.

Help>Slip>Alligator opener

Oh, forgot to mention they'll do Sing This Altogether in the first set (probably close the set), as tonight they start doing the sequence of songs from the Stones Satanic Majesties Request album, so Philly you're in store for a treat!

Checked into the Mason Inn, I can see the Patriot Center from my window. Beautiful day down here, ready to go.

Back in the USSR to open the show.

Warning!!!

They have a major sting operation going on in the lot, many undercover police (I suspect University but I'm not sure) dressed like heads busting people. The staging area for processing the folks is right below our hotel window and it is not a pretty sight. Be careful.

HAPPY ST PADDY'S, will one of you cats get phil a cold heineken already ;) much love, enjoy the ride! how bout a dylan tune already, desolation row or masterpiece bobby!

teddym......I'd be surprised if Phil imbibes anything anymore.

TomThumb....thanks for the info. Per Patriot center web site:
Prohibited items: Bottles, cans, hard containers and alcoholic beverages, along with weapons of any kind are prohibited from being brought into the arena. Patriot Center reserves the right to require patrons to submit to a search as required to enforce this policy.

doesn't say anything about weed or doses.....lol. Not funny people getting popped. It is Virginia after all, and the word has been out for a long time that this crowd likes to party. Be careful people. Happy St. Patricks day.

Promised Land! Happy St. Pats to all, enjoy the show!

Scarlet > China.... in NYC the other night,

Does that mean its.... Fire > Rider tonight?

Nobody's expecting Whiskey In The Jar???

Oh Shenandoah

Alligator

yes it's another stream grovel !!!
anyone ?

alligator

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
Minglewood

new minglewood

>>Nobody's expecting Whiskey In The Jar???<<

a sure thing

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar

why were you expecting this Joe???????

Somebody got a setlist? That whiskey was either a great call or you're peeking. Definetly posted before it was played.

1 hour before they played it

Maybe Joe is Russo......

Luck o the Irish

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf

why were you expecting this Joe??????? >> probably because it's st. patrick's day

off to a great start

Thanks racer-x I don't drink so I forgot,

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf
Candyman

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf
Candyman
You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo>

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf
Candyman
You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo>
Two Djinn

interestingly enough, the grateful dead soundchecked whiskey in the jar exactly 18 years ago also in the d.c. area (capital centre). they soundchecked it several times on that spring '93 tour but never played it at a show.

Do you know why they never played it? You seem to know a lot more than most............

anybody ever walk out of a show humming 2 djinn?

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf
Candyman
You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo>
Two Djinn
Pride Of Cucamonga

Never But I have walked out cursing it............what the fuck was that we said in unison

5 of the songs so far have "whiskey" in the lyrics...

Big Boss Man is due if they're sticking with the Whiskey theme.

Let's see......Minglewood: couple shots of whiskey, Whiskey in the Jar, Dire Wolf: sat down to my supper, was a bottle of red whiskey; it's St. Patricks Day! Now in second set I'd expect Easy Wind: gotta' find a woman be good to me, won't hide my liquor try to serve me tea

Anyone know what this line is from?

"Well see that girl all dressed in green"

there were a number of songs that they soundchecked but never played live. my thought is that jerry felt a bit of freedom during soundchecks to try stuff out but may not have liked the results enough to do it in front of an audience.

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf
Candyman
You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo>
Two Djinn
Pride Of Cucamonga>
Deal

1920 when he stepped to the bar, drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar.

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator>
New Minglewood
Whiskey In The Jar
Direwolf
Candyman
You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo>
Two Djinn
Pride Of Cucamonga>
Deal
end of set

nice first set !!

Joe Yed - Iko Iko

to lay me down with my head in sparkling clover

Whiskey is the first time ever played.... I know GD never did it - Although I did have to double check with Deadbase... Only release on that was on So Many Roads as a rehearsal from 2/16/93.

Oh, and Jer & Grisman did release Whiskey on Shady Grove in 93...

Dressed myself in grreeeen, went down unto the sea....

the Dead played whiskey in the jar acoustic w/ Warren Hayes in Denver last year (phil singing)----super great!

and it stoned me

...dad made whiskey and made it well, cost two dollars and burned like hell.

Hand me my old guitar and pass the whiskey 'round

BEW BBM are possible in the 2nd if they are still on the Whiskey theme. And we haven't heard a cryptical yet.

new potato?

New Potato??... No Potato, they did it Tuesday just before the medley!!

I stand corrected... 05/07/09 Pepsi Center - Denver: Whiskey was the 3rd song 2nd set acoustic! We learn something new everyday....

Went to the barroom, ordered drinks for all.
Three days in the saddle, you know my body hurt,
It bein' summer, I took off my shirt,
And I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt.

West Texas cowboys, they's all around,
With liquor and money, they're loaded down.

------------

You got me working boss man, a workin' around the clock,
I want a little drink of whiskey, you sure won't let me stop.

...gonna drink all day and rock all night...

forgot about that - last one I'm going to call - Peggy-O. Gnight everyone - resting up for my first shows since the Mann. Four in a row (missing the last night). Hoping for some Satanic Majesties (my favorite stones and one of my top 10 albums all time) - keeping my fingers crossed.

bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean....

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Prelude

Phil and Friends played Whiskey in the jar in 1999.

Good call Marybeth, I think you are correct.

Can't find any confirmation on that Lovegrub... But of course we all know that doesn't mean they didn't.

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite

phil & friends whiskey in the jar first played with david nelson, sless, mookie, kimock, & billy k. at the warfield in july of '99.

Phil played it on 7-2-99 check under setlist

Whiskey in the Jar by Phil as an encore at the t ower.

^^^ that's correct. p & f did whiskey as the encore at the tower theater in '00 with herring, pevar, baracco, & molo.

Right and 8.17.99 & 4.13.00.... Yes, we learn something new everyday! : ) ~ <3

Yes... Tower was the 4.13.00 show as the encore!

Half of my life, I spent doin' time for some other F ucker's crime,
The other half found me stumbling 'round drunk on Bur-gun-deeeeeeeee wine.

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain

Phil Lesh is incredible! He's leading this fire from the start

Weather into Fire interesting. The next song is "the determiner" as to where the set is going.

The Fire > Rider prediction still has life

Firewater on the Mtn.....this show is making me thirsty

Fire into Rider????

"The weather report today consists of fire on the mountain and cold rain and snow in the afternoon......hehehe

just a guess from earlier

they did scarlet>china the other night, seemed to make sense

Guess we will find out

Fire > Rider would be sick - someone said that before

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues

there goes that


bet they still play Rider though....maybe to close the set

Love to see a Fiyo>Rider....

Looks like a compilation of individual tunes for a second set. With good flow this could develop into something good but it doesn't appear as they have another agenda to do something with a theme from night to night like they did with the Beatles tunes. We'll see!!

For all we know they could pull out a Danny Boy or When Irish Eyes are Smiling!!

I hear you Richard... But "well, well, well, you can never tell..." Right? I was hoping they might cover Beggars Banquet or something off the wall like that... Could be Phun! : ) ~

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues
Throwing Stones (a DC fav)

You might get Black Muddy River tonight.

With the City of the Liberty Bell coming up maybe we'll get Liberty or Franklins (in Franklins Tower there hangs a bell...)

recorded stream

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13386643

that's all I know checking it out now

Bobbyfest again!! Hey, Hlpslp, has anyone come up with the answer (MAN) as to WHY they have done the Floyd on Gilmores birthday 2 years in a row or for that matter why they did what they did with the Beatles schtick??

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues
Throwing Stones>
Terrapin Station

Hlpslpfrnk......can you see Bobby or Phil singin' Street Fighting Man or Sympathy for the Devil? There goes the Beggars Banquet idea.
I suggest they do Their Satanic Majesties Request. There's some nice psy-kee-delia for your brains.

nice highway terror! this stream is nice!!!! (except my wife wants me to turn it down so she can watch idol.., dammit......

Twitter feed just listing Lady With A Fan, we'll see if they give them the whole Terrapin Suite.

american idol makes me want to kick the tv set in and set fire to wal mart !!!

my wife just thinks I am selfish... and somehow obsessed with Furthur?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Well i guess that part is true

Inspiration now

Hey, I'm sitting here listening to the stream and my wife is next to me shopping for dresses on line!! A happy medium although she has never been to a show. She actually thinks that people smoke marijuana there!! Can you believe it!!!Hehehe!!

^^^^^^^^^and somehow obsessed with Furthur?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

she make's it sound like a bad thing doesn't she ?

deadheads smoke weed ? nahhhhhhhhh

I've been obsessed for 40 years. That's why I'm so suprised that I missed the Nokia show in NYC. I KNEW what was coming and I just didn't pull the trigger. Damn!!

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues
Throwing Stones>
Terrapin Station Suite

Hello from Eugene OR, thanks for all the updates

I have taken my wife to two furthur shows. She made me leave after 2.5 songs in second set at Portland Memorial last March and made me miss most of the first set in Redmond WA this past September in order to have a nice sit down dinner with our friends while furthur raged on. She doesn;t understand why I don;t want to take her to Shoreline in june on my birthday.. ah well...

Hey Julian, I was literally in Providence RI in '85 and my friends had the tour books of tickets back then from mailing in and they offered me a front row ticket. My wife pulled the "I don't feel well" routine and made me drive her back to Boston so I missed the show. I'm not married to her anymore!!

^^^^^^^^^^^sounds like you need to dose her for the next one !!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues
Throwing Stones>
Terrapin Station Suite>
Standing On The Moon

Redmond WA was a magical show, she owes you big time...out of 11 shows that was one of the best last year, rain or not....

Love Standing on the Moon!! Nice

Should have put her on a train.

On a train....How bout under one!!

Hey now boys and gals! Getting stoked for more shows in ny after CT and missing BB...sorry to hear about the sting operations that blows...but frankly heads need to be more careful- look around be smart keep your eyes open, puff carefully, don't wise off, have fun but shit I've seen 99 GD shows, 91 phish shows, and 200 or so Ratdog/PF/Furthur shows and am 40 hrs old and never been popped. People may say you are paranoid or twitching too much-toad-don't let yourself get popped trying to be a bro tona bro, ya know?
I hate to hear of busts- go to norml.org and know the laws of the state you are traveling to.be smart!!!

Help slip rider to close?

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues
Throwing Stones>
Terrapin Station Suite>
Standing On The Moon>
Feelin' Alright

yeah, Redmond was really amazing. I enjoyed the rain, no one could sit down so everyone was dancing hard hard harder. Those Eugene/Redmond shows were the ones that really dropped my jaw and say "WOW"

^^^^^^^^^^go to norml.org and know the laws of the state you are traveling to^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

sound advice

don't get lost too much with all the things i say...there was a time i really felt that way...

I sure hope they do the north west express again this year!!!

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite>
Fire On The Mountain>
Cumberland Blues
Throwing Stones>
Terrapin Station Suite>
Standing On The Moon>
Feelin' Alright
end of set

donor rap
Liberty
Phil was ridiculous on the end of Feelin' Right

Wow very short looking list. I'm sure it was hot, though. It's always hot when it's grateful MFN dead!

Two "Suites" in the set make it seem short.
List looks too sweet. See what I did there?

very good play on words...good night mrs. calabash!!

Real nice...real nice!!!

>>>Redmond WA was a magical show, she owes you big time...out of 11 shows that was one of the best last year, rain or not....

>>>yeah, Redmond was really amazing. I enjoyed the rain, no one could sit down so everyone was dancing hard hard harder.

Fuck yeah that show was fiery. Electric energy near the stage and I was straight all night! (ok maybe some herb)

Go furthur

have taken my wife to two furthur shows. She made me leave after 2.5 songs in second set at Portland Memorial last March and made me miss most of the first set in Redmond WA this past September in order to have a nice sit down dinner with our friends while furthur raged on. She doesn;t understand why I don;t want to take her to Shoreline in june on my birthday.. ah well...


Dude that is the wimpiest thing I have ever heard. Grow a pair.

my wife gives me shit too

i take her to the sat night shows and she has fun

coming to rcmh next weekend i have great seats
it should be fun

i sent her to florida for the weekend last week
so i could go to Nokia 5 night run

and she knows i am heading back to Red Rocks as soon as that is confirmed

looks like a nice show last night
too bad no high time was played

Great show. Second set was all I could ask for. Phil just lacing out the bombs all night long, playing lead bass on Two Djinn, Fire!, Throwing Stones, especially.

Sound was excellent, esp. up front, but even way off the back of the floor.

Patriot Center has become a great place for a show. Very hassle free, lots of room (show wasn't nearly sold out), good sound, plenty of parking, etc.

Second set was full length, ~1hr45min. Long songs, ya know.

I hate to say leave the wife at home as lately shows have been sausage fests, butdont get bogged down this needs to be appreciated. My wife is very cool- tells me to go an enjoy...and when fashion week comes to town...enjoy wifey! hahahahah!but love lets us work around eachothers interest.

WHAT THE HECK WAS THE ENCORE?

Eddie says:

donor rap
Liberty

So I'm guessin' Liberty

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator> solid

New Minglewood solid

Whiskey In The Jar very good Phil sounded great

Direwolf interesting and good

Candyman John seemed a bit intimidated or honored but he he pulled it together and rocked it

You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo> ?

Two Djinn ? nc

Pride Of Cucamonga> Solid

Deal smokin, John ripped this one sorta JGB style

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite> friggin beautiful, this included Let it Grow which was outstanding

Fire On The Mountain> SMOKIN

Cumberland Blues / SUPER SMOKIN

Throwing Stones> good

Terrapin Station Suite> solid

Standing On The Moon> Bobby was good on this

Feelin' Alright .. excellent groove, John on vocals

Liberty / Good encore


John seems to be stepping it up a bit and it sounds good, great even...It is more very Grateful Dead sounding Jerry wise then it has been before, meaning Johns part of his lead being the prominant constant groove.IMO...

The one thing thats important here was that compared to other GD related shows here at Patriot Center this was a great parking lot shakedown scene, compared to other years of excessive police harassment ect..

This is good size venue and it seemed to be about 85 to 90 percent full.Great crowd !

1st Set
Patriot Center
3/17/11

Alligator> solid

New Minglewood, solid

Whiskey In The Jar, very good Phil sounded great

Direwolf, good

Candyman, John seemed a bit intimidated or honored but he pulled it together and rocked it

You Never Give Me Your Money Piano Tease>
Piano Solo> ?

Two Djinn ? nc

Pride Of Cucamonga> Good groove, Phil sounded good

Deal/ smokin, John ripped this one sorta JGB style

Patriot Center
3/17/11
2nd Set

Weather Report Suite> friggin beautiful, this included Let it Grow which was outstanding

Fire On The Mountain> SMOKIN

Cumberland Blues / SUPER SMOKIN

Throwing Stones> good

Terrapin Station Suite> solid

Standing On The Moon> Bobby was good on this

Feelin' Alright .. excellent groove, John on vocals

Liberty / Good encore


John seems to be stepping it up a bit and it sounds good, great even...It is more very Grateful Dead sounding Jerry wise then it has been before, meaning Johns part of his lead being the prominant constant groove.IMO...

The one thing thats important here was that compared to other GD related shows here at Patriot Center this was a great parking lot shakedown scene, compared to other years of excessive police harassment ect..

This is good size venue and it seemed to be about 85 to 90 percent full.Great crowd !

Phil sounded good all around..

Jeff was excellent.

Bobby was good, i sorta keep expecting him to slooooooow the tempo but for the last three or four shows i have seen Bobby has been GREAT...

John i explained above, very good and i have seem an improvent in him taking more control of the tempo, hopefully he keeps taking more and more..

Rizzo is excellent...

Sorry about the double post, the second post is the finished product, my 5 minutes timed out on editing...

GOOD OVERALL SHOE LAST NIGHT. PATRIOT CTR HAS BECOME A REALLY NICE PLACE TO PARTY. NO HASSLES OR SECURITY. EVERYONE IS REALLY MELLOW. NO LINES OR SHAKEDOWN GETTIN IN. SMALL BUT NICE PARKING LOT SCENE WITH SOME GREAT STUFF AND FANTASTIC FOOD. THE FOOD IS GETTIN BETTA EACH TIME. ALMOST GOURMET. HAD A STEAK BURRITO THAT WAS AMAZING.

ARENA WASNT SOLD OUT BUT WAS PRETTY PACKED. PLENTY OF ROOM TO MOVE AND DANCE. FIRST SET WAS FAIR AT BEST. ALLIGATOR WAS A TOTAL MESS. JK JUST DOESNT OWN THIS SONG. AND THE SOUND WAS PRETTY BAD DURING IT. MINGLEWOOD IS MINGLEWOOD. DIRE WOLF IS ALWAYS A NICE SURPRISE AND WAS GOOD. GREAT SING A LONG AND WELL DONE. YOU CANT REALLY MESS THIS ONE UP. WHISKEY WAS GOOD WITH THE VOCALS AND SOUND REALLY SHARP. CANDY MAN WAS PRETTY. DJINN WAS OK. CUC WAS NOTHING SPECIAL. AND DEAL FUNNY ENOUGH WAS PROBABLY THE HOTTEST NUMBER OF THE SET. ABOUT AN HOUR 1ST SET FROM AROUND 8:10-9:10.

REAL LONG SET BREAK--OVER AN HOUR. BAND DIDNT COME BACK ON TILL ABOUT 10:15.

2ND SET WAS AS GOOD AS THE FIRST SET WAS LAME. IT JUST TOOK OFF. WEATHER REPORT WAS SUITE!! FANTASTIC VERSION. NAILS.
TO HEAR THIS SUITE IN ITS ENTIRETY IS A PURE TREAT. REALLY REALLY SPECIAL.
MUSICALLY, VOCALLY, SOUND WISE-- EACH PART JUST ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. COULDNT HAVE HAD A BETTER OPENER. PROBABLY 20+ MINUTES.
FIRE WAS ALSO GOOD WITH THE PLACE AND ENERGY NOW TAKING OFF.

AND FINALLY-- CUMBERLAND.
THIS SONG USED TO REALLY SUFFER FROM WEAK SINGING. BUT BECKER AND PEHRSON HAVE REALLY SOLIDIFIED THE VOCALS. GIVE THE BAND CREDIT. THEY REALIZED THE WEAKNESS--VOCALS AND THEY WENT OUT AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THESE TWO REALLY UP THE ANTE VOCALLY. THEY ARE STRONG.
CUMBERLAND TOOK OFF AND JUST FLEW.

THIS ENTIRE OPENING TRIFECTA-- WEATHER REPORT/FIRE/CUMBERLAND WAS FREAKIN ROCKIN. PROBABLY CLOSE TO 45+ MINUTES FOR THE 3. REALLY SPREAD OUT. THAT OPENING 3 WAS MONEY! EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NOW ICING ON THE CAKE.

ASHES IN THE 4 HOLE WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD SPOT. NEEDED A LITTLE BREAK. COULD ENJOY THE SONG THERE. NOT A SET ENDER. NICELY DONE.
PRETTY INTRO INTO TERRAPIN AND THE TERRAPIN OVERALL WAS REALLY GOOD AND LOOOONNNGGG. REAPER IS A TERRAPIN FREAK SO I REALLY ENJOYED THIS. BUT I JUST KEPT DAZING BACK TO HAMPTON '87--THE ULTIMATE TS. OBVIOULSY THIS WASNT THAT BUT IT WAS GOOD.

ONLY COMPLAINT WOULD BE THE DRUMS. THEY JUST DIDNT EXPLODE AT THE CLIMAX. KIND OF WILTED. REALLY MISS MOLO. RUSSO SEEMS TO BE THE WEEK LINK. BUT THE BACKING VOCALS AGAIN HAVE REALLY ADDED POWER. THE EXTENDED SUITE WAS FINE.

SOTM WAS PRETTY GOOD-- AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE WITH WEIR HANDLING IT. REAPER MRS ASKED DURING IT-- WHY IS BOBBY SINGING THIS? KIND OF SUMMED IT UP.
FEELIN ALRIGHT WAS A NICE ENDING. LIBERTY WAS PRETTY CRACKLIN TOO.

2ND SET OVERALL WAS REALLY SMACK. AND IT ENDED AT ABOUT 11:50.

BWAHAHAHAHAH NWO SHSHSUSHI AND COMET O PAPA.9~

setlist:

...

im curious as to what is underneath that marker. what was supposed to be in between feelin' alright and liberty.


great show, awesome crowd..amazing energy and a bumping shakedown.

I agree with the above, Alligator was kind of sloppy and then a slow start to Minglewood but things picked up after that.

Whiskey in the jar was a nice treat complete with green lights, a giant 4-leaf clover behind the stage and went into a ripping dire wolf.

I really enjoyed Candyman, John was timid at first but really let loose leading up to the "if i had me a shotgun" line.

Two Djinn was a freaking trip...the piano solo threw everybody off but it was groovy. right into Djinn>Pride.

Deal was a great great way to close the set. absolutley smoking.

LONG set break..over an hour. but once Weather Report started it was all worth it. From there the set just took of. Phil was on fire playing lead bass and the rest of the band just followed.

Really enjoyed Fire>Cumberland (obviously) but Feelin Alright was a pleasant suprise. The band tore this song up.

I was a little dissapointed with the Liberty closer but it was actually very solid and a great way to end an awesome show.

great venue, staff and lots. The security on the floor was all over the place but didnt give anybody any trouble

Great show. It did take a few songs to get the sound dialed in, but from Dire Wolf on it was all great, and even though the sound wasn't perfect at the start the Alligator was really nice and you could tell that they were into it and that it was going to be a good night. Minglewood was really slow but it worked. You know it's a great night when even the songs you don't especially want to hear (Candyman, Fire, Throwing Stones, Liberty) were played to perfection. Lots of whiskey references in the first set which I loved because I had a bottle of Woodsford Reserve back in the room. Candyman was over the top, John just nailed it, and the closing trio of Two Djinn, Pride Of Cucamonga, and Deal was fantastic. Two Djinn and Pride both got way out there, and the Deal had the energy of an old JGB version. Second set was was all gravy, hearing both a WRS and a full Terrapin suite was great, they just nailed both of them, Cumberland SMOKED, even Throwing Stones (a song I never want to hear) was fantastic. The Feelin' All Right was a big surprise and really well done, and the Liberty encore was full of passion. John has really come on with this band, there were moments when he just took complete control and ripped. We had great seats right down by Phil on the side and the vibe in the building was completely relaxed which was nice after we had to watch a ton of heads getting processed by the cops right below our hotel window (apparently they were using one of the meeting rooms in the hotel as a processing center). They even busted a kid in a wheel chair, we couldn't believe it. But it was a real free for all in that place, and it really is a nice small hall. Looking forward to tonight, but they hit my sweet spot last night for sure. And it was my brothers 58 BDay, he had a great time to say the least.

The Minglewood was slow and dirty (as opposed to slow and boring). I liked it a lot.

They soundchecked Candyman so I was stoked for that and they nailed it.

Deal was the hottest song of the first set imo. Very crisp PoC too.

I thought Feelin' Alright was not a great way to end the second set, even though it's a song I'm fond of, but whatever. After everything that had come before I was pretty dazed.

Major problems with my original seat (Section 2, Row K, Seat 1). When the hall was being set up and the seat-placers were writing the letters in chalk on the floor next to each row, they forgot the letter "I" in my section. So every row after H was off--major confusion!!!--and after a few songs of dealing with seat nazis and lost Heads (and all their friends they'd promised to stub into that row) I up and found someplace else to be. Eventually landed with friends in Section 101; spent the rest of the night grooving on the excellent sound and unimpeded sightlines :-)

Folks with tix in 2/I ended up being escorted to the back to stand by the soundboard. Bummer for them but there didn't seem to be any other way to solve the problem.

The key to my enjoyment of this band is ignoring JK's guitar playing most of the time, and not looking at him when he sings. But now that I've had a few shows of practice it's very easy to focus on Phil and Bobby, who are really the reason I'm there. I understand why the background singers were added but I could take or leave 'em. Chimienti and Russo were spot-on as always.

Wow. Amazing that such a modest and talented musician who brings so much joy to the community could bring you so much pain. How terribly sad.

WTF??

I like JK...every time I've met him he's been very nice. I enjoyed him in DSO for years. But his guitar playing in this band does nothing for me. Other people's mileage varies, obviously!

So please shove your sarcasm, whoever you are. It's sneering assholes like you who stifle real discussion in this place.

Deliadelion,

They really sold a letter I? NO arena ever has row I; none. It always goes H then K, everywhere. It's like the 13th floor of a building; you just don't do it, because peeps think it means row 1. Sounds like a MAJOR f'up by the ticket people, not the seat people. I was in K, seat 5 btw.

BTW, JK is great in this band.

Bzl:

I might have had an easier time with the seat snafu if I hadn't been in the aisle seat. Thanks for telling me about the 13th row thing, I had no idea! Somebody fucked up somewhere, that's for sure.

As for JK...people are entitled to their own opinions--even about him. In Furthur I find his guitar work to be not very interesting, so I focus on Phil and Bobby instead.

Clearly that aesthetic choice bothers a lot of people: they can fuck off. Especially the newbies. The absolute last thing philzone needs is MORE people trying to tell the rest of us what to like and how to think.

Deliadelion,

It's good to hear that you like JK. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but if someone told me that they couldn't enjoy my band unless they trained themselves to focus out my guitar, and closed their eyes while I sang, I'd find that a bit offensive. And newbie or not, no one's trying to stifle discussion here. It'd just be nice if it was on a little higher level.

But as long as we are still down here in the gutter, I thought you'd like to know that I'm not just any sneering asshole, I'm your very own sneering asshole. And judging by the volume of crap you spew, it looks to be a full-time job.

"...it'd just be nice if it was on a little higher level"???

Shit, you really are a newbie. Carry on.

are we done yet hope so

Feeling alrighT

I had mixed emotions while I was at this show. Now listening too it again I am thankful I was there!. It wouldnt have been my choice 2 set However the quality of music that further recreates or produce's cant get better then PERFECT. The music seems to be getting better and better . I know some shows dont roll together like the other ones do. I didnt recall any line flubs or miscues', cant wait til someone posts this show on the archive.... Lastly The line up is cool with me I think JK is feeling more as part of the band .But this will never be the grateful dead, Jerrys gone and music is more tighter then ever. I,ll try to enjoy these shows because the sun is setting on that era. I'll truely miss all those musicans when there gone....(~):}

i was excited to return to this venue after seeing the show there last year...only complaint about anything is the disgusting amt of undercover cops swarming the scene there...i saw it last year and saw it four times as much this year, and this was the only lot i have hit on the tour...luckily i met up with a few friends and kicked it on their bus for a while, got to escape it..but anyways the show..GREAT, a really awesome show. i took a seat upstairs across from the band so i could view the entire stage...alligator was a shaky version to open, which was disappointing as i am a big fan of that song when played really well..minglewood i am normally not excited for but for some reason this version had me boppin around like a rooster..whiskey in the jar was a treat and i was happy to hear phil singing it i thought it was a nice little ditty..dire wolf and candyman were well played, candyman needed a second to get going..i am a fan of two djinn and i like where it was placed and used on this particular night, backend of first set but not late enough to make it a 12 minute ordeal, this was a shorter version that i prefer..pride and deal were sweet closers, the place was out of control during deal, JK was just giving us ride after ride...BEAUTIFUL weather report suite to open the 2nd set...third time this group has played it and in my opinion the best. bob couldnt get the intro correct until this night, and i saw the previous two versions at msg and broomfield..phil raged the fire on the mountain and i really liked JK's vocals on this one...followed up with a fun cumberland--not quite a total meltdown version like this band is capable of but almost there...throwing stones was placed well and nice for the first of the tour..terrapin was great to hear as always, REALLY liking the mastery of the suite ending, sounding better each time...standing on the moon i was NOT expecting so soon after bostons but i'll take it, even with weir vocals...feelin alright was a great way to sum things up from this night, had the whole crowd grooving...people can talk down ono liberty as much as they want but its a fun song with funny lyrics, and it was played the way it should this night, nothing like the trainwreck version from broomfield..

the security here was great absolutely no problems inside the venue for myself nor did i hear of any from anyone else

Great chioce to open with Gator, mighty fine at that, pass the whiskey round for the 1st five songs had the reference, fun stuff. Pour the wine for me with a fine Deal closer and this first set was very good. Solid second set after the Terrapin suite I figured that was the show right there, Stranded on the Moon and Feelin Alright at the time I took the Liberty to say good night and thank you for the gift. Phil still brings it. Sitting in section 115 row K looking straight ahead the sight line was between Jeff and Sunshie. There was a huge void in the stage area with nothing there. Odd I thought as though the void at that part of the stage was you know who that was missing. Mixed emotions everytime I see this group. Love music miss the Man