peakin' @ the beacon, for sure

I am ready!

I'll be there Thursday through Sunday and I can't wait. Any ideas on some special guests throughout the run? Maybe Larry and Teresa will come down?

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sugaree1 should be streaming again tonight

My buddy needs an extra, everyone is ripping him off on Criaglist they want $100 plus a quarter of nugget for their ticket. If anyone has an extra for him please text or call me 516-592-2266. Thanks

Help>
Slip>
Frankilns
Good Lovin'
Born cross-eyed
Caution
Cumberland Blues

Is there any word on who Phil's "Friends" will be this summer?

won't be long now...dinner sizzlin' and the couch is all warmed up - it's going to be an awesome week psyched galore

listening to some fine europe '72 on the new release

is it streaming??

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped

there we go! Thanks Sugaree!

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag

hi Adam!

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind

YES.

That woman should *really* stop talking!!!

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
Looks Like Rain

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
L.L. Rain

happy birthday to me> www.ustream.com/channel/taperrob

Thank you Taperrob, this sounds AMAZING!

Does it bother anyone how many people talk incessantly over the music at almost every show?

taperrob great to have you back in the mix, i can speak for everyone we missed ya and appreciate what you do for us more than i can put into words.

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
Looks Like Rain
Good Lovin'

THANK YOU Tapperrob!!!

And YES. It makes me completely NUTS.

Although, at the Wang the other night, someone actually asked me to SIT DOWN AND STOP DANCING (front row Mezz). That may have been worse ;-)

Happy Birthday Taper Rob ~!!!

turn on yourrr lightt

our thanks too Taperrob! and yes it drives us nuts to hear the chatters-

HOUNDER, you crack me the f**k up - I think you and I could really tie one on...

Happy Birthday and thanks for stream!!!We love u PHIL LESH

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
Looks Like Rain
Good Lovin'
He's Gone

Thanks for the Stream!!!

Happy Birthday Tapperrob...

Nice place to spend your birthday, if I do say so myself...!

Happy Birthday Taperrob!!!

...and thanks ever so much for the stream.

HBD TRob!!!

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
Looks Like Rain
Good Lovin'
He's Gone>
Cassidy

ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Taperrob, Happy BDay!

Sounds great Rob Happy Birthday!!all the way from France TG

Happy Birth Day Tapper Rob! I am eternally grateful for this awesome stream

PHILLLLLLL

thank you taper rob SO MUCH BETTER!!!

what u guys thiink of that cassidy

AWESOME Cassidy! That jam sounded great!

i was enjoyin it too, happy bday taper rob. any thoughts on 2nd set opener? im goin with samson and delilah

happyy barfday............

happyy barfday............

hi floopie still awake?

Turn up the tempo please!!!!!&!& @กก

Hey tommie yes i am though grooggy

goto chat

Happy birthday and many thanks TaperRob

Maybe a Born Cross-eyed opener, or a Scarlet Fire, or maybe a Help, Slip, Franklins

Hey tr happy birthday! Thank you for sharing the live love!

SHAKEDOWN SAMPSON where's "chat Floops?

....or a 1st set closer?

http://www.philzone.com/portal/index.html

does that work?

why cant you get ustream with an Iphone?

U can Mike Download Ustream App

HOUNDER got the chainsaw?

aybye floops 10mins to charge the new java,, immmm sleepy;)

thanks Sailor I'll try it

long break?

see ya, tommy!

oh yeah it works!

thanks Rob a a very happy birthday........you are the bomb!

am I in, break?

alligator

whew alligator

Just got home on the west coast, check in to see about the setlist, and find myself just in time for the second set stream! Too cool. Thanks (again) TR, and a very HBD to you! Enjoy the set!

yessssss

dam is JK sick sounds a little horse......get well JK, nice slow smooth, love when i can hear all the instruments....PHIL......

Killer stream thanks and happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sweeeeet alligator!! Jerry would love this Band

bird song

cryptical

where aRE WE/

whoops bird song tase

Message to Taperrob,
Your birthday should be a federal holiday.
You give the public as much joy as the other
ones. No pun intended.

not this one;))

Just pokin around

watch

watch tower yeah!!!!

oh my! thanks again and again! Hope your Birthday is as happy as you are making us-

it's 4am, tommy!

The hour is getting late, indeed!

chementi is on fire........love your watch tower bobby,

go jefff

WOW THIS IS HOT...oh yesss

bobby i want to pick that wedge out your crack with my teeth

oooohhhhh JK give it to me, is that a crazy fingers, a other one.....

HBD TR grateful forr all yah do....

Gonna be a H>S>F tonight I think

wake of the flood

mellow show tonight

is there a ustream app for blackberry?

yeah yuse was right a help

let's hear some more.nice

lock bolt and key be cha cha's

without love in a dream it'll never come true....

I agree dank, I think they are feelin the place out laid back for sure. Pacing themselves?

help>slip>???????

nice

wish i was there....comes a time

comes a time

yeah i think they are or perhaps a case of the mundays

yeah i think they are or perhaps a case of the mundays

beautiful jam comin out of comes a time

This is great! a little different from 20 years ago. I'm on my couch listening to a live show!They are gonna Blow this Place Up. by the end of the run here.

my favorite song, oh phil i love you, so glad you are singing this one!!!! GODSPEED FURTHUR

checking out some pictures on twitter, looks like a lot of real estate between the front row/edge of the stage and where the band is setup.

is that normal for the Beacon? Are they that far back? looks like a long way . . .

CHEMENTI......yuse are the flame tonight bro......jeeze......man....stop clapping.....sounds like shit

Without love in a stream it'll never come true!

Liberty?

sounded like samson ,Liberty

Thanks again Taperrob!

thasnks bob your singing a sweet one.......good night all.....THANKS TR, HAPPY BARFDAy

very nice, a double to send 'em out the door!

Surprise...a double encore!

here we go, stream cut at 11:20.hear ya tomorrow!

great stream.Thanks Rob!!!!!

A good old fashioned TR stream to bring the music home. Was the band that ON or the stream that good? Yes to both and I couldn't be more thankful!

Furthur
Beacon Theatre
04-09-12

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
Looks Like Rain
Good Lovin'
He's Gone >
Cassidy

Set II:
Alligator >
Cryptical Envelopment >
All Along The Watchtower >
The Other One >
Wake Of The Flood
Help On The Way >
Slipknot >
Comes A Time >
Slipknot >
Franklin's Tower
need a liver jam
Liberty
Casey Jones

home from the show un f'n believable.

what was up with that Watchtower...incredible

Music
Doin that rag
Easy wind
Looks like rain
Good lovin
He's gone
Cassidy

Alligator
Cryptical
Watchtower
Other one
Here comes sunshine
Help on the way
Slip knot
Comes a time
Slip knot
Franklins tower

E. liberty>Casey jones

Nice show tonight.,it was pretty mellow- nothing was totally
Over the top except comes a time. Great vocals great leads.
The first set was trying to find the grove. We didn't achieve a taste of shangri la until end of other one into hc sunshine : and then we achieved lift off surfing the jams of comes a time which was wailing nicely.

4/9/12 Beacon
I:
Music Never Stopped
Doin Rag
EZ Wind
LLRain
Good Lovin
He's Gone
Cassidy

II:
Alligator
Cryptical
Watchtowr
Other One
HCSunshine
Help
Slip
Comes a Time
Slip
Franklins

DRap
E:
Liberty
Casey J

Second set looks Siiiiiiiiiiiick!!!! H>S>CAT>S>Franks..... I know that ripped!!!

Thoroughly enjoyable show. The energy wasn't huge, there were not a lot of long strong jams but also there were no train wrecks. I got a couple of songs I had been chasing for a while: Easy Wind, Cryptical and Comes A Time.

Bob's voice sounded a little thin and he was very relaxed, almost laid back (even though he sanf most of the first set) but I thought his playing was sharp.

Loved the beginning of the second set. The Watchtower was great. It over-shadowed the Other One which took too long to "come around" and when it did it was a bit anticlimactic. Here Comes Sunshine was oddly placed I thought but sounded okay. This Slipknot! was a little subdued but Comes A Time was a nice way to break it up.

Second set was short no the double encore was no real surprise but fun.

No complaints. The crowd was mellow and quiet, no big roars due to no big jams.

I was really glad I went. I knew they would play some songs I was wanting to hear. No Cumberland though -- that will likely be tomorrow with Wharf Rat.

Nice, mellow show. Not a tremendous amount of energy, but solid. Loved Comes A Time.

One thing was really weird. They set up so far back on the stage. I was second row center, and they still were far from me. And no, this is not a Beacon thing as I have seen the Allman Brothers, Gov't mule, etc many times and they never set up so far back.

Anyone have an expalnation?

@Pomo thanks for confirming what I saw/thought from pictures.

I wonder . . .

Do they very gradually move up toward the crowd over the run? To build energy from the very mellow base they set last night?

Pure speculation on my part but with these guys being consummate professionals, would not surprise me if that is their master plan.

I saw Return to Forever and Zappa Plays Zappa there last summer, and I was 4th row center- the band was ridiculously far back- not the case for ABB last month- no real explanation, but I agree the back of the stage setup sucks- it saps the energy and makes it like the boys are in a life size diorama

I went and agree the show was not anything to write home about.
Meh setlist. Why do you think they played a double encore - becasue it was a weak show and they knew it!
Comes a Time was the only highlight for me.
Hope they pickup the energy tonite.

BTW - the Allmans setup is closer on stage to the audience because they let all the ABB lemmings hang on stage behind the band during the show.

@decree, I am going back tonight, then Sunday and next Tuesday, so I can certainly see if your theory is true!
I really don't know if it makes any difference, but it is kind of disorientating and strange.

Got to the Beacon early. Many Phans looking for tickets in front of the beacon. Immediately went to the Amsterdam ale house where I saw a few tickets on offer. If you were really lucky or motivated I think you were scoring your ticket.

Firstly I liked this show far more than Wallyford. Energy levels in the beacon were high.

Furthur
4/09/2012
The Beacon Theater
New York, NY

Set I:
The Music Never Stopped
Doin' That Rag
Easy Wind
Looks Like Rain
Good Lovin'
He's Gone >
Cassidy


I walked in about 7:30 on the dot but it was not EZ. There were 100's of Phans like me meeting friends etc. who were hard pressed on timing. Walked in to the opening jam and the sound was fair. Got really concerned but it was shortlived as, like Wallyford, they dialed it in fairly quickly. Unfortunatley the tune itself was a wee bit lackluster. Doing that rag was a good pick me up and the sound got beter. It appeared JK was struggling at first but like the sound found a groove. In fact that groove became evident with EZ wind as it got all the phans rocking. Now Phil was not his usual today. He appeared like some stated under the weather. It may be why Bobby was more up front and taking a lead role vocally which was nothing short of stellar on "Looks like rain". JK also came out with very familiar riffs something from the early 80's. Really liked that as I did the "Good lovin". Rocking tune and it was a rare first set pull for me. He's gone started and I anticipated a huge jam but it never came. Was underwlming for me. I picked off Cassidy in the tune up and was thinking it could be a monster tune but I was seriously wrong. It lacked integrity, cadence and the jamming that I was hoping for especially as we all knew it was gonna end the set. The high lites for me were Doin' That Rag, Easy Wind, Looks Like Rain,Good Lovin'. All in all thought the first set was fair at best. JK, bobby and russo carried the band this set. Phil was not a huge factor. Was suprised at how "in the background" Chimenti was and his solos were sorely missed. Was scratching my head but was not shocked as a trade mark of Furthur is generally a slow/laid back start. No complaints here. Its the nture of this beast.

Set II was a different kettle of fish entirely.

Set II:
Alligator >
Jam>
Cryptical Envelopment >
All Along The Watchtower >
Cryptical Jam>
The Other One >
Here Comes Sunshine >
Help On The Way >
Slipknot! >
Comes A Time >
Slipknot!>
Franklin's Tower

E: Liberty
Casey Jones

Right out of the gate Aligator took the crowd by the throat. Unrelentless in its effort to grasp and thrash. This was JK leading the way, every step of the way. Cryptical ws a mesh of Phil, Bobby and JK interweaving in and out of a spacey centrifuge of Jam, energy and poise. Watchtower was huge and converted this show into high energy. It was like the band suddenly realized they were in New York and the Phans were not settling for mediocrity as they got in set I. The energy and flow contined with a strong Other One, which short but sweet, was done very well. The transition back in to cryptical was sweet. Here comes sunshine was played so well. It was one of the best I had seen in recent yers going back 10 years. Not kidding. It was lovely and marvelous at the same time. Help on the way>slipnot, were good and an excellent intro to a monster Comes a time. this tune being mellow gave the crowd a "moment to reflect" on there strange trip and the bus ride we all have been enjoying for year. The moment was short lived as the jam to follow was nothing short of a spacey wonderment and testament to what the band can do when focused. The band poised for a moment and went right back in to Slipknot where russo gain had time to shine. A mellowed wind down and moment of posie again gave the Phans moments to wonder what was next. I remember asking a few if the band were gonna follow up with franklins or end it and to our applause the band roared in to a franklins. Simply Good Stuff.

Doner rap was a moment that phil took advantage of to comment on the " New Beacon" and the "New York" crowd. The encore was good and Was real nice as Phil was happy to be back in the big Apple at the start of what may be a legendery run. OH yes....At the end of the rap Phil said we hve more music for you as opposed to saying we are gonna play one more for you. This lead to a double encore that was more than the usual. I really liked set II. It was a great way to start this run. I look forward to more shows at the beacon. Hope to see many of you there.

>>>One thing was really weird. They set up so far back on the stage. I was second row center, and they still were far from me. And no, this is not a Beacon thing as I have seen the Allman Brothers, Gov't mule, etc many times and they never set up so far back. Anyone have an expalnation?


From what I recall from a few years ago, it looks like they took out a couple of rows of seats and extended the lip of the stage. I think it was part of the big renovation/overhaul so they could accommodate larger productions (Cirque du Soleil, etc...).

David Fricke review;

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/alternate- take/post-grateful-dead-band-furthur-opens-eight-n ight-stand-in-nyc-20120410