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Get ready! Tickets go on sale today at 10:00 AM EST for Billy Strings at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Use password: STAYGRASSY https://seated.link/dhoFWG75
presale for yuengling center in Tampa (USF basketball) starts today
general public on Friday
I am probably just in for Tampa
anyone have extras for Red Rocks?
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New dates
New dates
April 13—Southaven, MS—Landers Center
April 14—Mobile, AL—Mobile Civic Center Arena
April 15—Mobile, AL—Mobile Civic Center Arena
April 18—Tampa, FL—Yuengling Center
April 20—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre
April 21—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre
April 22—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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Same password for both fla
Same password for both fla locations, probably the same for all
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Thanks, fabes. West coast
Thanks for the password, fabes. West coast shows and Las Vegas go on sale today at 10 AM PST.
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Got our usual seats for all
Got our usual seats for all three nights of the St. Augustine run!
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Does anyone know: Is this the
Does anyone know: Is this the same week as the notorious Spring Break weeks in Florida?
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Spring break is usually in
Spring break is usually in late March. Bike Week is in early March.
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Ken if I can line up someone
Ken if I can line up someone new in Jacksonville to train again I will see you there, but Tampa is probably it for me this round. I got first row 2nd tier right at half court. This may be one of the smaller indoor venues on the tour
spring break is a month long event in Florida, with new players being shipped in every week. Oh to be young again.
and what about pricing $59-$69, thank you Billy
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>>>general public on Friday
>>>general public on Friday
https://youtu.be/tfJGzDUi0xI
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Thanks Fabes... just dreamin
Thanks Fabes... just dreamin for now... beach vacation sounds nice given the grey skies in Portland today.
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I'm in for the LA Greek at a
I'm in for the LA Greek at a nice price. $78 a piece and that includes the ticketbastard fees.
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In for LA and San Diego!
In for LA and San Diego!
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^^^ woo hoo you two!
^^^ woo hoo you two!
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botb made me by tix.
botb made me by tix.
got 2 for sd sat. that was nuts. the hype is crazy.
i'm not full aboard the bus...yet...
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>>>>was nuts. the hype is
>>>>was nuts. the hype is crazy.
Georgia Theater in Athens (capacity 1000) and the Ryman (capacity 2,362) are going to be the hard to get tix of the tour.
We were up before the dawn with two laptops set to go for the St. Augustine run. Hopefully you can end up making it Fabes. Maybe will get a Tim sighting too.
Love that Billy has direct links to Cash or Trade on his official website for the sold out shows.
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I hit the lottery for Athens.
I hit the lottery for Athens. Stub hub $1299.00 lol I would sell mine for that.
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If you had bad luck try again
If you had bad luck try again today, more seats are up for the Tampa show this morning that were not available yesterday
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No Strings in St Aug. Ill be
No Strings in St Aug. Ill be in the Gulf fishing the 20-24th
Got 2 for Tampa on the 18th
Lets gooooooooooo
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Free mixlr aud stream today
Free mixlr aud stream today at 12:10 ish Pacific if the venue wifi cooperates (it might not!) cross your fingers! Pre-game tunes on now so it looks pretty good!
https://billy-streams.mixlr.com/events/1788567
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Today I added Brooklyn Bowl
Today I added Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas. It will be weird to be there without Howie.
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15 minute fuzzy rainbows
15 minute fuzzy rainbows lol
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Sounds great!
Sounds great!
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Thunder
Thunder
Written By; Robert Hunter
Arranged By; William Apostol
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Picked up Thursday and Friday
Picked up Thursday and Friday in Saint Augustine!
Still looking for a pair for Saturday for my eldest son's birthday show.
All fuzzy rainbows and shit
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bump
bump
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Stoked for next week. Wilco
Stoked for next week. Wilco is playing the St. Augustine Amphitheater on Wednesday the night before Billy kicks off his three night run. Got tickets for that too. So with the two Phish shows this weekend, will be a six shows over nine days.
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^ def helping meatball's economy
have fun
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Ready for Tampa
Ready for Tampa! Might be hitting up Columbia in Ybor City before the show depending on our drive time. Was hoping the new Yuengling Brewery would be open, but will save that for another day.
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Two nights here and I didn't
Two nights here and I didn't go.
I am going to catch hell from a few of my friends when I see them.
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If they're good friends, you
If they're good friends, you should catch some hell, aiq. Billy's having himself a nice extended moment, and is not to be missed if he's in the area. I'll be at the LA show in about a month.
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I have not been to a concert
I have not been to a concert in several years and do not see that changing.
I played in a bluegrass band from 88-93, we did festivals across the southeast each season.
Enjoyed it, got the t shirt, and got over it. See, the guitar player has to capo the different keys to get the bluegrass chime. Like playing in the key of G for five years.
I like Bb better.
Glad people are enjoying it.
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> I like Bb better.
> I like Bb better.
I can't really say why, but that put a smile on my face.
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Can't make it
Can't make it
I can transfer tickets if someone wants them
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Sorry you can't make it fabes
Sorry you can't make it fabes :-(
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No issues, 2 plus hour drive,
No issues, 2 plus hour drive, late start, fucked up traffic, and just decide to have a nice dinner and do a u-turn instead of getting there late. Thanks China
I guess I got old before I died
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Still got three nights up in
Still got three nights up in St. Augustine if you change your mind Fabes.
Was just checking out Cash or Trade and people are selling tix. Just put in offers for more tickets for Friday and Saturday for the local peeps.
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He played Sitting In Limbo
He played Sitting In Limbo last night in Tampa. Looking forward to the next three nights!
https://archive.org/details/billystrings2023-04-18.AKGck63
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Wilco warmed up the stage
Wilco warmed up the stage last night in St. Augustine with a little help from local guitar hero Derek Trucks:
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Billy kicked off the three
Billy kicked off the three night St. Augustine run with a bunch of songs about weed:
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Nels Cline and Derek Trucks
Nels Cline and Derek Trucks together on stage? Get out!
I wonder if Billy is going to follow the path the Earl Scruggs Revue blazed with Jamgrass in the early 70s and add a drummer to his line-up. Earl pisseda off many purists doing that, but Billy has shown he doesn't really adhere to any conventional conception of Bluegrass. Ditching his banjo player and adding a second guitarist a la The Tony Rice Unit would also be an interesting move.
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Billy don't need no drummer.
Billy don't need no drummer. He was laying down the heavy metal last night with just the sound of five guys on string instruments.
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What Ken said. The
What Ken said. The Hide and Seek closer last night rocked hard.
https://archive.org/details/billystrings2023-04-20.billystrings2023-04-2...
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It's not a question of need,
It's not a question of need, just of continuing to change things up. His banjo player is the weak link in his band.
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I have to disagree, Dave;
I have to disagree, Dave; there's really no weak link in this group. Billy Failing is an integral part of their sound, both as a backing and lead vocalist (they played his tune So Many Miles last night), and an instrumentalist.
So Many Miles https://archive.org/details/billystrings2023-04-20.billystrings2023-04-2...
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Different strokes, Mike. I
Different strokes, Mike. I've been following Bluegrass since 1990. The guy just doesn't do it for me.
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Different strokes I can live
Different strokes I can live with, but bluegrassier than thou? You're better than that, Dave. And besides, Billy has shown he doesn't really adhere to any conventional conception of Bluegrass.
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Not trying to be all high and
Not trying to be all high and mighty, just saying I've seen and heard a lot of banjo players.
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Billy def puts heavy metal
Billy def puts heavy metal into bluegrass. Away from the Mire was great.
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i have tix for sd. i get what
i have tix for sd. i get what JD says...
i'm on the fence. personally prefer some dynamics other than having it rammed down my throat every song.
i may sell them...if not, i'll let ya know how it was.
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I'm partial to the free mixlr
Yeah Billy has never claimed to be a bluegrass purist, quite the opposite actually. If you want pure cousin fuckin' bluegrass go do that instead of complaining over and over about something other folks are having fun with.
I'm partial to the free mixlr streams for technical reasons but I gotta say my nugs sub has paid for itself a few times over now with all the free sub streams. I was paying a lot for streams during the shutdown era. I wish nugs had Sierra Ferrell and better GD recordings, some are pretty 'blippy' for being from official recordings. Still, tough to beat it for $50 a year (I got the sub on special promo rate and they've given me the same rate every year since).
Anyhow looking forward to another FREE FOR SUBSCRIBERS stream tonight!
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Kind of funny how many of the
Kind of funny how many of the Billy Bliss Ninnies are such china dolls and can't handle a constructive critique.
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At least I didn't get
At least I didn't get triggered and start name-calling because someone critiqued your critique. Sounds to me like Dise got your Billy goat, Dave.
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anyone opening for Billy?
anyone opening for Billy?
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No opener
No opener
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You hop on nearly every Billy
You hop on nearly every Billy thread and whinge about how you don't enjoy it. We get it. Music is subjective. That you're not impressed is fine, that you can't stop pooping on everyone else's good time is...kind of weird tbh.
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Billy likes weed. He puffed
Billy likes weed. He puffed a phatty on stage last night in a place where it is still a no no. Everybody be like Billy, smoke a phatty a chill.
Walking down to the venue shortly.
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You damn sure won't see Pete
You damn sure won't see Pete Wernick or Tony Trischka doing any of that
Enjoy the gig ken
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trade my billie for your
trade my billy for your willie!
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Have fun, Ken. I'm hitting
Have fun, Ken. I'm hitting the livestream in a few. Maybe I'll see you!
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
St. Augustine, FL
Set One:
Gone A Long Time
My Alice
Fire On My Tongue >
Secrets
Watch It Fall
Living Like An Animal >
Long Forgotten Dream
My Florida Sunshine
Blues Stay Away From Me
Psycho
Meet Me At the Creek
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Set Two:
Set Two:
Everything’s the Same
Likes of Me >
Thunder
Manzanita
Cabin Song
There is a Time
The Old Mountaineer
Home
I’ll Remember You, Love, In My Prayers
On the Line >
Train 45
Ernest T. Grass >
Little Maggie
Encore:
Running On Empty
Dust In A Baggie
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sounds like a solid set, This
sounds like a solid set, This band is on fyeeeyahhh encore! catch em when ya can,I seen em in two nice européen Dance halls, Royal is Royal,Failing sure aint failin, and Jarod walker ain't a walkin niether,,, But th Drummers are where its at,,, they're increadible as can be.... Dont You Think?
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https://youtu.be/imRmj67B1V4
https://youtu.be/imRmj67B1V4
Derrick and Nels from your show the other night
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Damn, Derek and Nels play
Damn, Derek and Nels play real nice together.
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Critiquing a band is
Critiquing a band is different than saying they suck. There are parts of what the Billy Strings band brings that I really like. I didn't say Billy Failing is incompetent, just that his contribution is inconsequential in the context of this band, There are things, namely the EDM light show, I don't care for. I'm not alone in this sentiment. I've never been a Pollyanna when it comes to music, and I never will. There were plenty of things with the Grateful Dead that I had issue with too. Trying to quash a dissenting opinion makes you all come off like little Hitlers. I have always danced to the beat of my own drum and followed my own weird path, and will continue to do so whenever and wherever I please.
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You have a really low
You have a really low threshold for making Hitler comparisons, Dave. What's up with that? Just part of your weird path?
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It's a riff on an Elvis
It's a riff on an Elvis Costello line, and in this case, works as an analogy.
Anyhow, have fun with your circle-jerk, I've got bigger fish to fry today.
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lulz 3.6
lulz
3.6
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Lol. Fkn weirdo.
Going to check out tonight's stream later, off to a gem show then bonfire. Enjoy your Saturday, music fans :)
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Wonder if more spiders will
Wonder if more spiders will crawl out of the swamp again tonight and freak out the banjo player?
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Billy Strings Brings The
Billy Strings Brings The Magic For Night Two Of St. Augustine Run [Review/Videos]
https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/billy-strings-st-augustine-4-21-23/
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Friday, April 21, 2023: https
Friday, April 21, 2023: https://archive.org/details/billystrings2023-04-21.billystrings2023-04-2...
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Saturday, April 22, 2023
Saturday, April 22, 2023
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
St. Augustine, FL
Set One:
Dusty Miller >
Must Be Seven
Hellbender
Hollow Heart >
Tipper
The Preacher & The Bear
Nothing’s Working
Katy Daley
Tennessee
Turmoil & Tinfoil
I Told Them All About You
Key Signator
setlist and poster art courtesy of biilybase.net
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Set Two:
Set Two:
Nutshell >
Wargasm
Along The Road
Streamline Cannonball
Ain’t Nothing To Me
Thirst Mutilator >
Running
Love Like Me
Highway Hypnosis
Shady Grove
Bronzeback >
Ole Slewfoot
Encore:
Big Mon 3000
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That was a huge spider!
That was a huge spider!
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Saturday, April 22, 2023:
Saturday, April 22, 2023: https://archive.org/details/billystrings2023-04-22.billystrings2023-04-2...
FLACs are available to download now, but the files are still being processed to listen to them directly.
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Two hits and the joint turned
Two hits and the joint turned brown.
https://youtu.be/_NfWbsgrIVc
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Saturday night was my first
Saturday night was my first BS show and I didn't know a single song other than the second set Alice in Chains cover - holy crap this band is amazing! So much much energy and the fans love him! great town, great venue, awesome crowd and I am hooked. Can't say enough good things about BS. blown away
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So happy you had a great
So happy you had a great first show, BD! That was pretty much my first show experience too. Smaller venue but same high energy crowd and music.