OT: Dead and Co Summer Tour Canceled
I think this will be the norm, not the exception.
Just assume every concert is gone in 2020. I'm glad I got to see Garth Brooks in Feb.
I'll assume Garth was the warmup act for Chris Gaines and this happened in Key West.
Hoping I get refunds on my Phish tickets.
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Yeah, got my email about D&C at Pine Knob in July. Bummer.
I’ll believe the refund when I see it...
Phish's Dinner & Movie helps ease the pain. Also check out Goose.
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At this point Goose opening for Pigeons is my last show on March 6th. Goose is legit talented. Pigeons were really enjoyable too.
Good.
A ripple in still water, but no pebble tossed.
I have tickets to Roger Waters at LCA in July and got notification a few weeks ago that it's been postponed, rescheduling TBA. Yesterday I saw online an interview with Waters in which he was skeptical of his tour being resumed and his worries at age 67 that, due to COVID-19, live concerts in his future might never be in the cards.
Last concert I enjoyed was back in November when I saw Bob Dylan perform---and he happens to have been one of my earliest concerts I ever attended some 46 years earlier.
Might be awhile before any of us attend another.
Saw Dylan mid 90's @ Sunrise Musical theatre probably seated 1500,there was a short jug/folk type band with a star fiddle player. He played all his standards for 90 minutes, ALL ELECTRIC! One of the better concerts I've been blessed to have witnessed. Also saw Ratt Dogg,Dave Weir, Steve Miller was the opener lol
Was a deadhead BITD, up until Jerry died.We had just mailed in for our tickets the day before he passed. Other than seeing Ratt Dog, haven't felt the need for any concerts of the grateful dead variety. My last concert was The N-----s in Paris tour lol
I was an old school deadhead, but like you, I never went back after Jerry died. He was the center for so many reasons, and while the others are serviceable musicians (particularly Phil), you can't replace Jerry's ability to lead the ensemble. There are a lot of old school acts that need to retire.
Same here. Jerry was the center for sure. However I was very excited to see them this summer because I've heard that John Mayer is absolutely phenomenal in the Jerry roll. Time may be running out on a couple of these guys. And FYI I don't believe Phil performs anymore, at least not with Dead & Co.
I saw Phil last summer. Has he hung it up since? Just celebrated his 80th!
April 21st, 2020 at 10:14 PM ^
Wtf is up with people neg bombing on this site? There are two instances on this thread alone of an original post getting negged and then a response merely affirming the original post having positive points.
April 21st, 2020 at 11:27 PM ^
A good reason to get the point system fixed, IMO.
April 21st, 2020 at 10:20 PM ^
This summer is going to hell in a bucket. But I will get by.
April 22nd, 2020 at 11:22 AM ^
Weaved two songs in there. Well done.
April 21st, 2020 at 10:20 PM ^
Glad we got to see Elton John when we did this past November. It’s his (supposed) last tour ever, and while I’m sure he’ll do right by his fans and pick up where the tour left off, you never know.
April 21st, 2020 at 10:26 PM ^
Ahh...probably would have been fun, but your better off, they are basically the Dead on 'ludes.
April 22nd, 2020 at 12:59 AM ^
Dead peaked as a touring act in the 70s, and even then they were hit or miss. Part of it is that they just played so much. I would argue the current lineup is on par with late-era dead (the late 1980s).
This is a debate that could go on at length with no agreement. My take, the Dead in the 70's were the most professional and tightest. The 80's had much higher high's and lower low's as they seemed to just play and DGAF whether it worked out or not, they just played. I'll take the highs of the 80's.
Whenever I have this argument I tell people to listen to the Jack Straw from 7/24/87 (easily found on internet) as it kind of epitomizes the 80's for me. Forgotten lyrics and definite sloppiness in some of the jams, but it rocks harder than the Dead in any other era and blows away any peaks that Dead and Co. can approach.
April 21st, 2020 at 10:45 PM ^
Glad I finally got to see Phil Collins last fall. Great show, even though he's a cripple now.
April 21st, 2020 at 11:30 PM ^
Hmm. I'm almost getting the sense that we won't be seeing any college football this year.
April 22nd, 2020 at 12:51 AM ^
And Amoeba in San Francisco may close. Concerts I was looking forward to the most for the year: (1) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival; and (2) Hamilton Leithauser coming through San Francisco.
COVID has just accelerated horrible trends battering the music industry. Vinyl was making such a comeback, but that momentum had stalled. And now...
Vinyl's "comeback" was always a niche phenomenon and was never significant enough to sustain artists.
Live music has become the lifeblood of any musician. Some artists are adapting and are still putting on remote shows for a streaming fee. I've seen others who are airing old concert footage during quarantine.
If you're an artist and you're not trying to replace the live music revenue, you're going to be in rough shape the next year or so, because in-person concerts are likely to be one of the last parts of the economy to return to the old normal.
Fcuk. Not unexpected but still.
I knew someday this extremely poor choice of handles would come in handy.