Official Grateful Dead Thread

[crush_me_16125]

Originally Posted by Trump F*CK Bot

Seeing JRAD at Red Rocks for the first time in a few weeks. I haven't even checked them out, but I'm a huge Dead fan and D& C fan and have heard amazing things. So I just am going to do it

Man it’s soo tempting for me to go to this show. Will be in Denver for the Phish run, love JRAD (probably second favorite band behind Phish right now) and Red Rocks on my bucket list, but my fiancé just isn’t interested at all in going. Not pressing the issue cause by the time the years over we will have probably made it to a dozen Phish shows this year. But still.....

[TheLastPig]

Hampton pricing. 195 floors sheesh

[TheLastPig]

As bad as that is, the balcony and mezzanine still look like awesome views, so I dont really care where I sit.

[Climb2safety]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

Hampton pricing. 195 floors sheesh

Far cry the Warlocks back in the day

[crush_me_16125]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

As bad as that is, the balcony and mezzanine still look like awesome views, so I dont really care where I sit.

The Hampton Coliseum is small and feels tiny. They’re won’t be a bad seat in the house there. Every time I’ve been there it’s been GA and I think all 4 times I’ve been there I’ve been on the floor. But I would guess there is essentially no discernible difference in sight line or sound from the Loge to the corresponding sections of the mezzanine. Def not worth 2x the cost.

Also, $195 is ridiculous, but to each their own.

[TheLastPig]

Got a presale approval. Thinking about this ticket situation actually has me pretty concerned. Under 10k seats and the insane demand this will bring truly has me worried that if we don’t score tomorrow or Friday, the only option to attend will be to pay out the nose on stubhub. Can’t say I’ve ever had this concern going away for any show ever before. I guess we’ll see.

[magnumdan]

I got declined for the presale, I'm nervous as hell, I was only planning Hampton N2.

[twz22]

I got waitlisted for Hampton, the wife got in for N2. if you have an amex their presale starts at noon.

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by twz22

I got waitlisted for Hampton, the wife got in for N2. if you have an amex their presale starts at noon.

You only got 1 code? It gave you the option to add a second show when you registered, I got codes for both nights.

[WidespreadMule3]

Originally Posted by Climb2safety

Far cry the Warlocks back in the day

Bobby's gotta keep Monet in school somehow.

[TheLastPig]

Scored for N1 pretty quickly but have been sitting at 304 left in queue for 20 mins for N2

[TheLastPig]

Took an hour later but got into N2 and got some floors. $197 a pop after fees. More than I wanted to pay but weve got a crew going and they all scored some, so why not?

[twz22]

Originally Posted by twz22

I got waitlisted for Hampton, the wife got in for N2. if you have an amex their presale starts at noon.

I put both in and got waitlisted. Wife got a code for NY too even though she didn't request it.

so now I have a pair for NY N2 and floors for Hampton N2. Sad thing is I may have to dump all of them b/c of my kids' soccer schedules.

[swordo84]

Originally Posted by crush_me_16125

I think 30 Trips Around the Sun box set is a great way to kind of quuicklu year the bands development and progression. If you are not familiar it’s the box set that’s one show a year from ‘65-‘95

I'm starting this today actually. I think I'm going to do one year a day through the work week(s) - should be good times.

[recentlyJTR41]

You can't sit behind the band at Hampton? If true that's so weak. And those ticket prices. Holy shit what a cash grab. That's kind of pathetic.

[TheLastPig]

The prices arent that surprsing honestly. Its the same as the pit/pav in the summer. Theres balcony at hampton as low as $45+ fees

[crush_me_16125]

Originally Posted by recentlyJTR41

You can't sit behind the band at Hampton? If true that's so weak. And those ticket prices. Holy shit what a cash grab. That's kind of pathetic.

I actually completely agree. I find the cost troubling. If this were Phish and Trey only had maybe a couple years of touring in him would I pay for it, almost certainly but then again I am very fortunate in that I have the means to do that. Many people can’t and ticket prices like that price out significant portions of your fan base. It’s off-putting for sure.


Not to mention Dead and Co isn’t even really good but that’s beating a dead horse (tehehe) at this point. Sorry I just couldn’t help myself.

[NextMovement41]

Total cashgrab. Pretty embarrassing honestly.

[TheLastPig]

My problem with the pricing for this is the GA floor being the same as a pit ticket. Its not guaranteed the same experience due to the size.

Ive only gotten pav's once for D&Co so far, I think they were like $140 after fees. For someone like me, its worth it being able to see bob, mickey and bill seeing as ive never had the chance to see the dead.

You can get into the lawn at summer shows for like $50-60.

[DMBzilla]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

My problem with the pricing for this is the GA floor being the same as a pit ticket. Its not guaranteed the same experience due to the size.

Ive only gotten pav's once for D&Co so far, I think they were like $140 after fees. For someone like me, its worth it being able to see bob, mickey and bill seeing as ive never had the chance to see the dead.

You can get into the lawn at summer shows for like $50-60.

To your point though, $150 for an awesome seat is fine. $200 for a full GA floor is kind of ridiculous.

[crush_me_16125]

You make an excellent point TLP about small pit vs large arena floor. And the floor at Hampton is huge, i’d guess maybe 1/3 of the total capacity when the behind the stage seats are blocked off. (completely guess)

[TheLastPig]

Originally Posted by DMBzilla

To your point though, $150 for an awesome seat is fine. $200 for a full GA floor is kind of ridiculous.

yeah, the fees are so ridiculous anymore though, even a $150 face is like $174 after fees, but about a $25 knock off is what it should be for pit vs ga floor when theyre that expensive. But with that said I dont have a problem with phish staying at $100 for pit and floors in the fall.


For me, all D&Co tix outside of lawn are about 15% too high, but people pay it so I cant say theyre wrong.

[TheLastPig]

2 shows added 11/5 & 6 at Nassau.


Really dont like this kind of crap, clearly held these dates back to sell more MSG tix at inflated prices.

[crush_me_16125]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

2 shows added 11/5 & 6 at Nassau.


Really dont like this kind of crap, clearly held these dates back to sell more MSG tix at inflated prices.

Man, it would certainly appear that way.

[WidespreadMule3]

They should really play the Northeast some more. Them and Phish never give that region any love.

[crush_me_16125]

Originally Posted by WidespreadMule3

They should really play the Northeast some more. Them and Phish never give that region any love.

Well, that region is so underpopulated that it makes for a tough draw for the bands.

[BTCS_JTR]

Very sad to hear Robert Hunter has passed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9uyMjzmT3k

[TheLastPig]

Awful news. RIP

[weller3377]

Man that sucks, but his memory will live on with these amazing lyrics forever

[DMBzilla]

JRAD was insane last night. Honestly probably better than any D&C show I’ve seen, and one of the best shows I’ve seen this year...

Show #209
The Met Philly
Philadelphia, PA
2019-09-27
SOLD OUT ~ THANK YOU

Set One (9:03PM - 10:24PM)
Jam ->
Magnificent Sanctuary Band ## ->
Good Lovin' >
Hell In A Bucket
New Speedway Boogie ->
Dark Star @ -> Winter War Games Jam # ->
Looks Like Rain $ >
Touch Of Grey

Set Two (11:01PM - 12:55AM)
Jam ->
Mama Tried >
Cats Under The Stars % ->
I Know You Rider ^ ->
Cats Under The Stars & ->
Casey Jones ->
Cats Under The Stars Reprise * ->
Mountain Jam -> Bertha >
Throwing Stones >
Lady With A Fan + -> Terrapin Station ++ -> Marco Solo -> Terrapin -> Terrapin Transit -> At a Siding -> Terrapin Flyer -> Refrain

ENC:
Sugar Magnolia/Sunshine Daydream @@

## - Not Played By Almost Dead Since 2018-10-20 The Anthem, Washington, DC, a gap of 40 Shows
@ - With a Let It Grow Tease (Band), Not Played By Almost Dead Since 2017-10-05 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 88 Shows
# - Incomplete, instrumental Version of an American Babies Song, first time played by Almost Dead
$ - Not Played By Almost Dead Since 2015-10-03 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, a gap of 162 Shows
% - With a "Walk Like An Egyptian" (The Bangles) Tease (MB) and a China>Rider Transition Jam
^ - With a "National Anthem" (Radiohead) Tease (TH)
& - With Casey Jones & Tennessee Jed Teases (SM)
* - With a Good Lovin' Tease (MB), First split Cats
+ - With "Fearless" (Pink Floyd) Teases (MB & Band)
++ - With a Tennessee Jed Tease (TH), an Other One-esque Jam and a Throwing Stones Jam
@@ - Not Played By Almost Dead Since 2019-01-20, The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, a gap of 32 shows.

Up on Archive now. Likely on Relisten soon. The Throwing Stones and Terrapin were next level.