Dead and Co. 2023

[cmh6476 1,010]

Final tour

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Saw them in 2017. Awesome concert. Commented to my deadhead friend that their music was actually good with a guy that can sing and play the guitar. Not amused. But so true.

[taco breath 424]

https://trey.com/

[cmh6476 1,010]

Tonight

[paulinstl 296]

2 hours ago, cmh6476 said:

Tonight

In St. Louis. You better be on the road by now.

[cmh6476 1,010]

33 minutes ago, paulinstl said:

In St. Louis. You better be on the road by now.

We're about to head to the venue

[cmh6476 1,010]

25 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

We're about to head to the venue

I'm with a buddy and my 18 and 16 yo kids.   I've seen ratdog but otherwise none of us have been to see any other band members.  This night could change my kids lives forever, honestly. 

[taco breath 424]

i saw jerry for the first time when i was 16.  look how i turned out.

[DonS 3,292]

Saw Grateful Dead summer of '93 when I was working out at Ft. Lewis in WA.  Coworker was a fan so we ended up getting tickets for the weekend down in Eurgene, OR.

Was never a big fan but damn what a memory.

 

 

[AxeElf 787]

"There is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!"

And I'm sure that Grateful Dead concerts now are nothing like what they were when that was true.

[cmh6476 1,010]

That was fn epic.  Started with let the good times roll, second song was big river, which is also on a ratdog set I have a copy of from one of the last shows my brother went to in '04 before he passed, and ended with knockin on heavens door which was also on the same set.   In between we heard dark star, fire on the mountain, friend of the devil, eyes of the world and I'm sure a couple others I can't remember.   Looking forward to the full set list coming out in a day or so. 

[cmh6476 1,010]

Killer poster soon to be hanging on my wall as well

https://www.ebay.com/itm/204361421794

 

[paulinstl 296]

18 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

That was fn epic.  Started with let the good times roll, second song was big river, which is also on a ratdog set I have a copy of from one of the last shows my brother went to in '04 before he passed, and ended with knockin on heavens door which was also on the same set.   In between we heard dark star, fire on the mountain, friend of the devil, eyes of the world and I'm sure a couple others I can't remember.   Looking forward to the full set list coming out in a day or so. 

One of my favorite Dead shows was at The Starlight Ampitheater in Swope Park back in 1982. A large group of us came from STL and several of us ate some shrooms before the show. We were all spaced out in different seats. Once the shrooms kicked in I got antsy and claustrophobic, so I walked around and found a nice little clearing of grass off to the side of the seats that had a decent view of the stage. Within 30 minutes, everybody who ate the shrooms found their way to that spot, some strange communication happening for sure. After the show, we were hanging out by the pool at our hotel when a big thunderstorm came rolling in and the lightning display was incredible. It ranks right up there as one of my favorite nights ever.

 

Mississippi Half-Step
Franklin's Tower
New Minglewood Blues
Peggy-O
El Paso
Cumberland Blues
Althea
Cassidy
Big Railroad Blues
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Might As Well

Shakedown Street
Samson and Delilah
To Lay Me Down
Let it Grow
drums
He's Gone
The Other One
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia

Casey Jones

[cmh6476 1,010]

21 hours ago, paulinstl said:

One of my favorite Dead shows was at The Starlight Ampitheater in Swope Park back in 1982. A large group of us came from STL and several of us ate some shrooms before the show. We were all spaced out in different seats. Once the shrooms kicked in I got antsy and claustrophobic, so I walked around and found a nice little clearing of grass off to the side of the seats that had a decent view of the stage. Within 30 minutes, everybody who ate the shrooms found their way to that spot, some strange communication happening for sure. After the show, we were hanging out by the pool at our hotel when a big thunderstorm came rolling in and the lightning display was incredible. It ranks right up there as one of my favorite nights ever.

 

Mississippi Half-Step
Franklin's Tower
New Minglewood Blues
Peggy-O
El Paso
Cumberland Blues
Althea
Cassidy
Big Railroad Blues
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Might As Well

Shakedown Street
Samson and Delilah
To Lay Me Down
Let it Grow
drums
He's Gone
The Other One
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia

Casey Jones

Here's the set list from our show.  That would have been a great show in kc!

 

https://www.nugs.net/live-download-of-dead-and-company-hollywood-casino-amphitheatre-maryland-heights-mo-06-07-2023-mp3-flac-or-online-music-streaming/32660.html

[AxeElf 787]

7 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Here's the set list from our show.  That would have been a great show in kc!

 

https://www.nugs.net/live-download-of-dead-and-company-hollywood-casino-amphitheatre-maryland-heights-mo-06-07-2023-mp3-flac-or-online-music-streaming/32660.html

They did Dark Star twice?

[paulinstl 296]

2 hours ago, cmh6476 said:

Here's the set list from our show.  That would have been a great show in kc!

 

https://www.nugs.net/live-download-of-dead-and-company-hollywood-casino-amphitheatre-maryland-heights-mo-06-07-2023-mp3-flac-or-online-music-streaming/32660.html

I should have gone. Looks like a great show, but I have some major issues with that venue.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,915]

On 6/8/2023 at 6:30 PM, paulinstl said:

One of my favorite Dead shows was at The Starlight Ampitheater in Swope Park back in 1982. A large group of us came from STL and several of us ate some shrooms before the show. We were all spaced out in different seats. Once the shrooms kicked in I got antsy and claustrophobic, so I walked around and found a nice little clearing of grass off to the side of the seats that had a decent view of the stage. Within 30 minutes, everybody who ate the shrooms found their way to that spot, some strange communication happening for sure. After the show, we were hanging out by the pool at our hotel when a big thunderstorm came rolling in and the lightning display was incredible. It ranks right up there as one of my favorite nights ever.

 

Mississippi Half-Step
Franklin's Tower
New Minglewood Blues
Peggy-O
El Paso
Cumberland Blues
Althea
Cassidy
Big Railroad Blues
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Might As Well

Shakedown Street
Samson and Delilah
To Lay Me Down
Let it Grow
drums
He's Gone
The Other One
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia

Casey Jones

Figures 

[paulinstl 296]

7 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Figures 

Redneck said what?

[cmh6476 1,010]

4 hours ago, AxeElf said:

They did Dark Star twice?

Just a continuation, not uncommon for them to cut out then back in later in the set. 

[cmh6476 1,010]

Starlight is probably my favorite outdoor venue.   I was surprised how long the rows were in sections at this amphitheater.   But the weather was absolutely perfect and the set was great. 

[TommyGavin 790]

On 9/23/2022 at 8:37 PM, cmh6476 said:

Final tour 

Thank the Baby Jesus

[AxeElf 787]

23 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Just a continuation, not uncommon for them to cut out then back in later in the set. 

Except in this case the first Dark Star is listed near the end of the first set, and then again near the beginning of the second set.

Seems odd to cross jams like that, even for a continuation.

[AxeElf 787]

11 minutes ago, TommyGavin said:

Thank the Baby Jesus

The actual final Grateful Dead tour was years ago, but the marketing machine trudged along for a while.

[TommyGavin 790]

17 minutes ago, AxeElf said:

The actual final Grateful Dead tour was years ago, but the marketing machine trudged along for a while.

Was never a fan and didn’t get the huge following- but to each his own. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,915]

1 hour ago, paulinstl said:

Redneck said what?

Worst music ever. Hence, it figures. I’d rather go to a rap concert.  At least there’s some life there and it would only suck for an hour or so, not four. 

[AxeElf 787]

30 minutes ago, TommyGavin said:

Was never a fan and didn’t get the huge following- but to each his own. 

The huge following was based on the sense of community in the fan base that exemplified hippie ideals.  A Dead show started in the parking lot on the morning of the show, with a huge barter economy taking place in the carnival atmosphere that developed.  The culture transcended the music, but the music was the anchor.

I only got to experience it in person once (Sandstone in KC, not Starlight), but it was astounding, and I had to agree...

 

[paulinstl 296]

15 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Worst music ever. Hence, it figures. I’d rather go to a rap concert.  At least there’s some life there and it would only suck for an hour or so, not four. 

Music is pretty subjective. I have heard many people claim that they don't like The Grateful Dead's music. I always counter by asking if they like any Blues, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Reggae or Soul, because The Dead play all those genres of music and more. A blanket statement of they're the "worst music ever" is born from complete ignorance and lack of familiarity of their music catalog. It's OK to claim you don't like a band, but I believe you must have never heard more than a handful of Dead songs.

 

Give me a music genre you like, I bet I can find a Dead song that surprises you.

[DonS 3,292]

My daughter's boyfriend went and saw them at The Gorge yesterday.  She forwarded some pics.  HOLY SH1T the crowd size was ridiculous!  I've seen several shows there and always huge crowds, but this was unreal.

I'm sure you could see weed smoke plumes from satellite like a Canadian wildfire. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,915]

On 6/10/2023 at 12:39 PM, paulinstl said:

Music is pretty subjective. I have heard many people claim that they don't like The Grateful Dead's music. I always counter by asking if they like any Blues, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Reggae or Soul, because The Dead play all those genres of music and more. A blanket statement of they're the "worst music ever" is born from complete ignorance and lack of familiarity of their music catalog. It's OK to claim you don't like a band, but I believe you must have never heard more than a handful of Dead songs.

 

Give me a music genre you like, I bet I can find a Dead song that surprises you.

Bet you can’t.  I’ve been around many Dead fans. I’m well aware of what they offer. And it sucks for the most part. I would rather listen to Phish and they suck too.  Lifeless guitar solos that go on way too long doesn’t do it for me. 

[paulinstl 296]

1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Bet you can’t.  I’ve been around many Dead fans. I’m well aware of what they offer. And it sucks for the most part. I would rather listen to Phish and they suck too.  Lifeless guitar solos that go on way too long doesn’t do it for me. 

Do you like Blues music?

[Hardcore troubadour 14,915]

11 minutes ago, paulinstl said:

Do you like Blues music?

Some. They go on too long too. I have Ripple in my library of songs.  I like rock and roll and , some punk and new wave, Motown, standards and some country.  Can’t stand prog rock and hold prog rock fans personally accountable for all the times I had to hear anything by Yes. 

[paulinstl 296]

Well, I was going to share a link to a Dead song that is Blues with no guitar solos, but is it really worth it? It doesn't really matter to me.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,915]

4 minutes ago, paulinstl said:

Well, I was going to share a link to a Dead song that is Blues with no guitar solos, but is it really worth it? It doesn't really matter to me.

I like talking music. Lots of guys I grew up with were serious dead heads. They once rented a u-haul and camped out in the Giants stadium parking lot in the early 90’s for like 5 days. I declined the invite. I like to take a shower every day.  I’ve seen Springsteen in lots of places in a few countries. He’s on my shitt list too. Still love the music but Fock him. The Dead’s version of Good Lovin’ is very good I will say. 

[paulinstl 296]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

I lie talking music. Lots of guys I grew up with were serious dead heads. They once rented a u-haul and camped out in the Giants stadium parking lot in the early 90’s for like 5 days. I declined the invite. I like to take a shower every day.  

I did a two week Dead road trip in a rented Lincoln Town car and stayed in hotels every night. The smell of BO and Patchouli oil is pretty rank.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,915]

3 minutes ago, paulinstl said:

I did a two week Dead road trip in a rented Lincoln Town car and stayed in hotels every night. The smell of BO and Patchouli oil is pretty rank.

My one friend that went hopped over the fence and cleaned himself at someone’s house with their garden hose. They actually gave him some soap and a towel. If you knew him you would say it figures. Born lucky. Anyone else would have been arrested.