Dead and Co SF: report your sights and sounds

So far just the usual sights and sounds of the Tenderloin, lol.

On the way to pregame at the park's Loose Lucy lounge.

Have fun kids!

On my way over now. At the moment I'm only in for tonight.

The lady is ready for the beast...

approved.

VIP poster by Emek

Friday July 14, day 1

Set 1 sneak peek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=544rZz0yets

I was watching Billy Strings' webcast and nugs crashed. I'm guessing because of overwhelming demand for D&C.

Edit: And just like that, it's back up.

From FB;

"This is from Corrie: It’s been a long strange trip but we made it to Oracle Park and I’m going to try and stream on Twitch username corden53."

Got this one

https://matthew-treat.mixlr.com/events/2542430

yeah one is muddy and the other is thin.

Set 1

NFA >
Shakedown St
Cold Rain $ Snow
Ramble on Rose
Brown eyed Women
New Speedway Boogie
Wharf Rat
Don't Ease me it 

Set 2

China Cat >
Rider >
He's Gone >
Scarlet >
Fire >
Drums / Space >
Standing on the Moon >
Casey Jones
US Blues

Knockin on Heavens Door 

Thanks Noodler 

They never left the stage for Heavens Door, and on the big screen during the song they showed photos of Cutler and all the others who have sailed on the ship of the Grateful Dead and have passed on. It was very good.

And overall it was a fine, FINE show. If Saturday or Sunday are better than this one, than folks are in for a great weekend.

Even now there really is nothing else like a concert that is Grateful Dead imbued.

It was really something.

It was far out.

LLTGD!!!

Wow, that's twice I've double-posted.

I guess it's just the times.

Carry on.

Oh, and by the way, for the nay-sayers, the Casey Jones US Blues finish rocked the FUCK out of that now slightly ol' ballpark.

So take that haters.

Dead $ Co, Friday July 14, day 1 

Set 1
NFA >
Shakedown St
Cold Rain $ Snow
Ramble on Rose
Brown eyed Women
New Speedway Boogie
Wharf Rat
Don't Ease me it 

Set 2
China Cat >
Rider >
He's Gone >
Scarlet >
Fire >
Drums / Space >
Dark Star (instrumental, done Big River style) >
Standing on the Moon >
Casey Jones
US Blues
Knockin on Heavens Door 

Just listened to the 2nd set, good times! 

https://archive.org/details/20230715_20230715_0832

I didn't really hear the golden gate sounds in drums/space but they could have been in there somewhere 

Grate Time last night.

I thought the first set actually rocked harder than the second - the standouts of the show from me where Ramble on Rose and Brown Eyed Women

Jeff Chimenti is the secret star of the band.

Ready to do it all again tonight (and tomorrow).

Where's that confounded bridge?

https://youtu.be/KMR7U5wzEYA

fun day/night. Started at the SF Art & Book Fair in the dogpatch, picked up Chuck Sperry's Vol2 of the poster art series then up to the Free Harmonic Jam outside Chase. An  allstar bay area group calling themselves the "Jerry-atrics" (Hartle-mathis-lipp-murph-feinstein). Friends convinced us to head to Oracle and we got freebies just as the music started. Scalet>Fire was the standout for me. Agee with Lance they do justice to the rockers but the psychedelia is often lacking...

we maintained home-field advantage

ymmv

"Last-Ever Grateful Dead Shakedown Street"

https://sfstandard.com/2023/07/14/grateful-dead-shakedown-street-san-francisco-final-shows/

I doubt that. More nonsense from the clueless press.

My wife and I had a good time last night. It could have been a little louder but overall they sounded ok.

Oteil dropped a couple good bombs during Rider, that was nice to hear.

     As the elevator door opened at one point, who was standing there but Ramblin' Jack Elliot....

And despite all of his negativity about this band on this board, I had an LLTD sighting...couldn't say hello because he was in stream of people 

moving fast, but good to see him.

    All and all a fun night.

For those in the area, there is an apparently great and FREE poster/art and photo exhibit of 'The Jerry Years' being called "Between The Dark & Light" at the Haight Street Art Center, 215 Haight, (@ Laguna) that runs through sometime in early Aug.

So glad to see the San Francisco and left coast family having such a great weekend. High vibes. And a nice set list to boot! 

#2 Upload

https://archive.org/details/deadco2023-07-14

Thanks Knotesau, and Zooey, I can see it now. 

And the couch tour continues!

Ltgtr

HIAB

It hurts me too

Jack Straw

Big railroad blues 

Cassidy 

They love each other 

Lovelight

Deal

PITB

Terrapin 

D/S

UJB

Playing

TOO

Dew

Ripple 

From Deadheadland on FB

Dead & Company
- The Final Tour
Oracle Park

San Francisco, California
Saturday, July 15, 2023

Set 1
Let The Good Times Roll bw jm jc
Hell In a Bucket bw
It Hurts Me Too jm
Jack Straw bw jm
Big Railroad Blues jm
Cassidy bw >
They Love Each Other jm >
Turn On Your Lovelight bw

Set 2
Deal jm >
Playing in the Band bw
The Other One bw
Lady With a Fan jm
Terrapin bw
Terrapin Station
Drums/Space
Blues for Allah teaser>
Uncle John's Band all >
Playing in the Band (Reprise) bw >
The Other One bw >
Morning Dew bw

Encore: Ripple all

Watched the stream and noticed that there was no "Saturday Night" last night.  Otherwise, the show was great.  Phenomenal playing and can't believe how good they are on this last tour.  No disrespect for Bill, but Jay Lane has the band in overdrive.  

I did not get in to the show, but enjoyed the scene outside and watching all the excited fans going in. The way the Official Shakedown Street was subsumed by scofflaw dead head entrepreneurs, probably a hundred local bacon wrapped hot dog carts, and the sound of whizzing gas and exploding balloons. No cops around ~ it was a law free anarchist zone, but only joyful vibes, including Hell's Angels out front of the ATWater Tavern. Inside the tavern, cold Anchor Steam on draft! I will be back this afternoon and would humbly accept somebody's extra ticket. Kudos to Dead & Company fans for a first rate Shakedown Street 2023.

Forgot to mention the buskers out in force. Let there be songs to fill the air!

Smoking show last night . They weren't playing for silver last night. 
 

Friday's show just started on GDradio.net. (I thought it was better than last night)

^^Outstanding source over there, great audio^^

A Sunday show for the finale.

Expect we'll get Samson & Delilah 1st set opener.  Probably an Althea in there too.

2nd Set:

 Help On The Way>
Slipknot>
Viola Lee Blues>
Estimated Prophet>
Eyes Of The World>
Drums>
Space>
Dark Star>
If I Had The World To Give>
Truckin'>
Sugar Magnolia

Encore:

Brokedown Palace
 

Forgot to finish the Franklin's.  Pencil it in after Sugar Mags.  Also, add NFA before Brokedown.

Samba in the rain>

Corinna

I listened to piece of the first night.  In general it sounded like a decent tempo and mayer seemed dialed in.  

The most interesting bit for me was the Big Dark Railroad Star blues jam.  Something new, creative, and not just rehashing the same songs played over and over.   

Nugs is offering streams for $30 for subscribers. About  2 weeks of on-demand viewing, if I got that right. Oughta be some parties!  

https://www.nugs.net/live-download-of-dead-and-company-oracle-park-san-f...

Not Fade Away, which started the show Friday, will end the show tonight, followed by Brokedown Palace.

My prediction above, although when it was 10:48pm when Ripple finished myself and the group around me were waiting for OMSN,  I was stunned that the lights came up and 

no more Saturday Nights.

First world problems to say the least!  Tears will be shed tonight, this isn't the 'Final Anything' right?

This group on this tour is simply playing outstanding music. Nothing nostalgic, nothing dialed in. Dead music at a highly creative level and played with heart.  There ain't no faking this shit. Quality audio on quality speakers is a must; and play that shit loud. Rock and roll changed the world and it ain't done yet.  

I thought it was a nice show last night. TLEO was really good. I had better sound up at the club level than I did on Friday at field level, more bass...

And the Blues For Allah hint was pretty cool to hear.

I'll be there tonight, and I suspect they will likely play pretty much what people have speculated above, with maybe a Touch of Grey in there somewhere....

And no Jay, this isn't the final anything....except this particular lineup.

Demand for tonight's stream is apparently so high, the server has crashed and can't order it.

Nugs has frozen up all 3 days at the beginning.  I got on fine this morning, but haven't been able to get in for an hour now.  Last two nights I missed the first song, some of the 2nd, but then it worked fine,  frustrating though....

Kudos to one of my oldest my friends James Zoltak. We met up at The Gorge and he wrote this Pollstar Magazine cover story on Dead & Co!:

https://news.pollstar.com/2023/07/14/truckin-dead-company-kept-long-strange-trip-rolling/

Drone barge

Rumor in a Facebook group that Phil was seen backstage. And just saw a video of fragile-looking Wavy Gravy arriving. 

easy to love you>

sing your blues away>

wave to the wind

vegas odds of sit ins

Tom Constanton   100/1

Kenny Brooks 99/1

Steve Parrish 97/1

Donna Godcheaux  75/2

Warren Haynes 70/1

Branford Marsalis 65/1

Billy Strings 60/1

Phil Lesh 50/3

Bill Krueztman 25/1

Dave Matthews 10/1

Dead & Company SF Day 3
Sunday 7/16/23

Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin

(Nugs.tv working now, for me anyway) 

Sneak Peek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L5qA9PEeQw

MEH ..... and I Know Why..

Bobby take That Blue THING Off and Wipe Oteills Face Off With It --- Shudder

Oteil got smacked in the face by Jerry's ghost?

Mayer " I'm COLD !! Went To REI Beforehand DEEP Montana Look..

Expecting a "This Could Be The Last Time." Wouldn't be surprised to hear "Not Fade Away" as they leave the stage and the crowd continues the song. Clap clap.  

Is Weir wearing a cape?

Finally got the stream working.  Band sounds great again.  Crazy how Mayer was doing the whole Eddie Van Halen finger tapping thing last night and it fit perfectly.

Not a cape.  Bathrobe or duster.

Dead & Company SF Day 3
Sunday 7/16/23

Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin
Loser
High Time
Samson and Delilah
Althea
Dear Mr Fantasy 

The last time Bob and Mickey will play together (until 2025). So sad.

Is Weir wearing a cape? << could be

either way terrible color cut thinness  ha ha 

Dead & Company SF Day 3
Sunday 7/16/23

Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin
Loser
High Time
Samson and Delilah
Althea
Dear Mr Fantasy (Hey Jude coda) 
Bird Song 

Holy fuckin shit TinklerBell

Love Weir's Days.

This Cumberland is Phil worthy!    

Dead & Company SF Day 3
Sunday 7/16/23

Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin
Loser
High Time
Samson and Delilah
Althea
Dear Mr Fantasy (Hey Jude coda) 
Bird Song 

Set 2
Help on the Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklins Tower
Estimated Prophet >
Eyes of the World >
Drums >
Space & Drone show >
Days Between >
Sugar Magnolia >
Sunshine Daydream

Truckin' >
Brokedown Palace 

Dead & Company SF Day 3
Sunday 7/16/23

Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin
Loser
High Time
Samson and Delilah
Althea
Dear Mr Fantasy (Hey Jude coda) 
Bird Song 

Set 2
Help on the Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklins Tower
Estimated Prophet >
Eyes of the World >
Drums >
Space & Drone show >
Days Between >
Sugar Magnolia >
Sunshine Daydream

Truckin' >
Brokedown Palace >
Not Fade Away 
Bows, Mickey Thanks the Crew, Drone show

Where was Cumberland played?  I don't see it in your setlist. 

Oops, Thanks Dave!
 

Dead & Company SF Day 3
Sunday 7/16/23

Set 1
Bertha >
Good Lovin
Loser
High Time
Samson and Delilah
Althea
Dear Mr Fantasy (Hey Jude coda) 
Bird Song 

Set 2
Help on the Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklins Tower
Estimated Prophet >
Eyes of the World >
Drums >
Space & Drone show >
Days Between >
Cumberland Blues >
Sugar Magnolia >
Sunshine Daydream

Truckin' >
Brokedown Palace >
Not Fade Away 
Bows, Mickey Thanks the Crew, Drone show

Mind Blown!

"Mind blowing set list! "
 

I admit I got a touch of FOMO seeing the videos...  drumming/pace is definitely much better, but I still find the bass and lead guitars to be lacking in ways I don't know how to verbalize.

Glad for everyone who got to enjoy the ride.

So what's the take aka rumor mill on next summer 2024 and Bobby/Mickey? 

Dead Deux?

Lost Sailor and the Saints of Circumstance

Heard this on the commute home today about the future of Shakedown Street post Dead & Co:

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1188181244/it-was-great-while-it-lasted-d...

FB post from Aces Back to back 

With the revelation that Dead & Company are a corporation (as were Furthur) whose primary shareholder is John Mayer, have we seen the last of Dead & Co. ?
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Sadly, yes.
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The band’s excellent near-eight-year run reached new heights in 2023 as Dead & Co. morphed into an extraordinarily tight unit able to play the music of the Grateful Dead as well as most-any post 1995 incarnate.
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Their stadium and amphitheater tours greatest benefit was returning Deadhead Nation to the road, to allow us — veterans, newcomers, the curious and the young — to answer not just the lure of the road but the call of the wild.
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To feel the wind in our hair, the experience of driving toward something even if it’s the great unknown.
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Dead & Co.’s primary shareholder is Mayer, whose controlling interest tells us that the band may have been the brainchild of Bobby and Mayer but its principal owners are Mayer and Irving Azoff.
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It was Mayer who leaked the impending breakup of Dead & Co. to Rolling Stone a year ago and who was first to announce that this summer's tour would be Dead & Co.'s last.
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Azoff is the villain in all of this who’s more than capable of creating a situation in which the music of the Grateful Dead would be marketed and presented in a manner that would generate such wicked amounts of cash that Mickey, Billy and Bob would be willing to accept less cash than Mayer to make more money than any one of them could ever earn or need in one lifetime.
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Is there something intrinsically wrong with that ?
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Let’s put it this way — it’s not a case of right or wrong but a case of the bizzare. 
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It’s bizarre to me that the Core Three were willing to split an approximate fifty percent stake in Dead & Co. three ways to become fabulously wealthy.
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Did Billy’s absence diminish the music or the tour ?
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Not at all.
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And let’s leave it at that.
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Jay Lane was more than up to the task and truly phenomenal.
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In a big-time way.
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No guts, no glory.
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With Oteil and Jay’s help, Mickey and the drum solo was the unlauded star of this tour. Hart added voices, recordings, an aerial laser light show in the shape of an eyeball and a Stealie (last night) and tape loops to the drum solo that achieved transcendence. 
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Truth be told, there’s no doubt Dead & Co. all but had a patent on mishandling the numerous quagmires and moral conundrums thrown their way during the past eight years. 
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One poor decision after another.
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But enough on that.
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Mayer and Weir created and nurtured a band that respectfully honored the music of the Grateful Dead. Since 2015, the group took a few back roads and some steps backward as well as a few easy, unnecessary shortcuts but ultimately provided Deadheads with life-time experiences and memories.
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Mayer may have been the primary breadwinner in this adventure, as odd as that may seem, and there may not have been a single breakout in 2023, but as the kids say — It’s all good.
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It was one heck of a run: daring, exciting, fun and riveting, and it brought the music of the Grateful Dead back to life on the major stages it earned and warrants.
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Mayer bought in hook, line and sinker, and that is what enabled Dead & Co. to attain greatness. The Connecticut native drank fully and deeply from the vat both figuratively and literally. 
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That was the key.
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In doing so, Mayer didn’t learn how to play like Jerry or sound like Jerry. 
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But, by the end, he sure could emote like Jerry, generating that thing Garcia was a master at — spreading love and happiness.
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— Scott
July 17, 2023
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from FB

"Jess Burbridge doing Oteil's face with the Jerry hand"

Not sure where this may best be "filed" but it has some relevance here anyway.

"The New Pioneers: Irving Azoff on His Plan to Deal With the ‘StubHub Factor’ — ‘You Have Lots of People Escaping With Lots of Money"

https://www.billboard.com/pro/new-pioneers-irving-azoff-stubhub-live-mus...

Next, Azoff plans to enter the high-end VIP ticket business for sports and music, in partnership with Live Nation and a technology company he is not ready to name. “It’s my answer to what’s broken in the system, which is what I call ‘the StubHub factor,’ ” he says. “You have lots of people with no skin in the game escaping with lots of money.”

To Azoff, it’s only natural to wonder why that money doesn’t go to artists themselves. “If you make the right decisions for creative people, it will eventually be the right decision for your business,” he says. “I don’t consider a lot of what we do disruptive — I consider it common sense.”

to me, this does not imply that his "dealing with the stubhub factor" will bring ticket prices for average fans down to reasonable, "face value" levels - he just wants the $$$ from $500 tickets for himself and the bands he manages.  

We want Phil!

^Agreed, for better or worse. The article is dated 2016 so we have some ensuing results to ponder.

Three nights of Dead and Company shows at Oracle Park this weekend infused an estimated $30.9 million into the San Francisco economy. The final Grateful Dead offshoot tour (maybe final?) drew 120,000 people to the ballpark over the three shows, and they apparently bought plenty more than just tickets.

https://sfist.com/2023/07/18/day-around-the-bay-those-dead-and-company-shows-pumped-31-million-into-the-sf-economy/

drone show/rhythm devils:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHj9tn2x6g

drone show NFA reprise:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LnjhbzRPg

cool 

Starting to look like an old Harpo Marx

"I was 9 years old when Garcia died" which makes this dude an elder scholar of the Dead $ Co scene.

He wrote a long essay about their final tour, and I am glad that he had a real good time.

I don't get that John Mayer is a "superstar." He's certainly no Bobby Weir!

https://www.theringer.com/music/2023/7/27/23808537/grateful-dead-and-company-final-tour-john-mayer

^^^^ Good article she is a really good writer - don't agree with all of it, but it is amazing how this music keeps bringing people in. 

Liked this from the article

There have been so many big-time Dead shows in stadiums like this, and in the fresh daylight and cool early-evening San Francisco breeze, time collapses, and it feels like we’re inside each and every one of those shows; I’m fully conscious of the fact that for something to be timeless, it has to exit time, it has to die....

...The Grateful Dead keep dying. And regardless of whether Dead and Company are truly done right now, they will die one day, too. 

^^^^^ El Niño;  Same here.  Although I liked the read,  I didn't agree with everything.  She has great introspection on half of the Grateful Dead's "living and dying ".   The Pigpen piece set up the story correctly;  but then she fell short by not including the death of the Kieth and Donna years;  as well as the death of the Brent years.  Then ultimately the death of Vince;  post Jerry.  
 

It is a good commentary from her perspective.  I just feel she could have driven her Point home by being more complete.   I give it a C+ because if you are going to put your balls out on the line for the world to see;  you best make sure you are thorough.   
It is a great draft for a better final product.