An Absurd Attempt to
Chronicle My Concert History
by Dean Browell (Updated
Irregularly)
click for Addy's concert history
See also: Music Memorabilia Blog on Tumblr
| Date M/D/Y |
Band(s) w/ |
Venue, Location | Significance | Special/Extras |
| 4/10/1992 | Metallica | Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA | First Concert! Metallica "Black /Self-Titled Album" tour with no openers. | First ugly tour shirt- "Enter Sandman" design. |
| 7/1992 | Don Mclean | Waterside, Norfolk, VA | Outdoor. | Mom & Dad took Pluta and me. Met Don Mclean(and he was shocked we were so young and knew who he was). |
| 9/2/1992 | Toad the Wet Sprocket | Boathouse | ||
| 11/1992 | Ozzy Osbourne w/ Sepultura, Alice in Chains |
Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, VA | Went for Alice in Chains; Layne Staley had a broken leg in a cast as the band took rides in his wheelchair. Ozzy looked old even then- managed to not play "No More Tears" despite the tour and latest album's namesake. | Ugliest $30 tour shirt ever from Alice with giant eyeball/bones. First show with Brian Pluta (who, for all in tents and purposes, would be a de facto concert attendee with Dean for nearly every show through the next ten years) |
| 9/30/1993 | Radiohead, Belly w/ The Bats | Boathouse, Norfolk, VA | Amazing double bill for $5. Radiohead's initial U.S. Pablo Honey tour just as "Creep" was hitting radio. | Second ugliest tour shirt ever with giant baby on Radiohead purple shirt. |
| 4/15/1993 | Toad the Wet Sprocket w/ Dave Mattews Band | William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA | "Spring Remedy" Tour. No one knew Dave Matthews and Toad's singer Glen Phillips asked the crowd to send him a tape of Dave's set if anyone taped it. | The infamous box seat from William and Mary was smuggled out. It has resided in many states via Kris and Zach Walker and recently returned to VA to Dean's house. A poster for the show was around, stained with ice cream from the Williamsburg shop it was taken from. |
| 8/7/1993 | Stone Temple Pilots, Butthole Surfers w/ Flaming Lips |
Strawberry Banks Lodge | Outdoor show on the water. | |
| 1993 | Paul Westerberg w/School of Fish | Waterside | Outdoor, nearly cancelled due to severe thunderstorms and lightning (frequently interrupted) | |
| 6/27/1993 | 10,000 Maniacs w/ World Party |
Strawberry Hill State Fairgrounds & Classic Amphitheater, Richmond, VA | Although unannounced at the time, at the end of the tour just days after seeing them,10,000 Maniacs (with Natalie Merchant) broke up. Fully introduced to World Party. | Dad went with me to this one, Mom never lets us live it
down. |
| 2/12/1994 | Tool w/ Failure | Boathouse | Absolutely blown away by both bands. $5 show. | First mosh experience where Pluta and I thought we would die. |
| 6/21/1994 | Indigo Girls w/ Kristin Hall | Strawberry Hill State Fairgrounds & Classic Amphitheater | ||
| 6/26/1994 | Toad the Wet Sprocket w/ Geggy Tah | Strawberry Banks Lodge, Hampton, VA | Outdoor show on the water. | Met the band with autographs from Dean Dinning and Glen Phillips. Played with the Geggy Tah dog "Gina" before the show. |
| 8/18/1994 | Live w/ Gin Blossoms |
Boathouse | Posters from Throwing Copper. | |
| 10/7/1994 | Blues Traveler w/ Sheryl Crow | Boathouse | No one had any idea who Sheryl Crow was | |
| 1994 | Weezer, Archers of Loaf | Boathouse | Met Pat and Matt of Weezer, autographs... Passed note to Archers of Loaf member who Pluta knew. | |
| 12/9/1994 | Toad the Wet Sprocket w/ Milla | Boathouse | Milla was Milla Jovavich, actress (who was impressive as a songtress at the time). | |
| 11/25/1994 | Nine Inch Nails w/ Marylin Manson and Jim Rose Circus | Hampton Coliseum | First time seeing NIN, The Downward Spiral tour | Met then drummer and partial NIN founder Chris Vrenna at soundboard w/ Brian Pluta. Bungled the entire thing, didn't have a pen. Last time I ever didn't take a sharpie to a concert. |
| 12/1994 | Egypt | Randolph-Macon College (RMC), Ashland, VA | A year later the charismatic lead singer was dead. | Met Egypt on the way to a beach gig just days later (at a Taco Bell). |
| 2/171995 | They Might Be Giants w/ Chris Stamey | Boathouse | Giant congo line. | Drum stick. |
| 4/1/1995 | Live w/ Love Spit Love, Sponge | ODU Field House, Norfolk, VA | Ed K. of the band appeared right behind us during his "disappearing" act for the song "White, Discussion." | |
| 1995 | They Might Be Giants | Mayo Island, Richmond, VA | First show at Mayo Island. | |
| 5/6/1995 | Soul Coughing w/ Bio Ritimo |
Mayo Island | ||
| 1995 | Radiohead w/ Teenage Fanclub | 9:30 Club, Washington, DC | The Bends tour. | Met Teenage Fanclub and Radiohead drummer Phil outside the club. Autographs. Teenage fanclub setlist. |
| 4/23/1996 | Widespread Panic | RMC | ||
| 4/9/1995 | Toad the Wet Sprocket, Joan Jett... many others | Washington DC Mall | The NOW's Violence Against Women Rally on the Mall. One of the largest ever. First time the Clothesline Project from the entire nation in one place. Heard many major political and social leaders speak. Toad was the only set of males on stage besides Jesse Jackson. | Button. |
| 6/3/1995 |
White Zombie w/ Rev Horton Heat, The Melvins |
Hampton Coliseum |
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| 7/23/1995 | Live w/ Catherine Wheel, Veruca Salt, Buffalo Tom |
Strawberry Hill State Fairgrounds & Classic Amphitheater | ||
| 10/6/1995 | David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails w/ Prick | Nissan Pavillion, NC | Technically this was David Bowie's Outside tour, but NIN essentially co-headlined. "Reptile", "Hurt" and "Scary Monsters" were duets between David Bowie and Trent Reznor. | I had pneumonia but went anyway. NIN played "Piggy" in the Further Down the Spiral style. Awesome lights. Bootleg Children of the Night is from this show. |
| 5/5/1996 | Squirrel Nut Zippers, Bio Ritmo | Mayo Island | Cinco de Mayo | Met the Zippers. |
| 1996 | Buffalo Tom | Flood Zone, Richmond, VA | Had to leave early thanks to idiot tag-along. | |
| 1996 | Henry Rollins (spoken word) | Flood Zone | ||
| 1996 | Matthew Sweet | Flood Zone | ||
| 10/4/1996 | Radiohead w/ David Gray | 9:30 Club | Pre- OK Computer tour. | |
| 1996 | Everything | RMC | ||
| 1996 | Toad the Wet Sprocket | Boathouse | ||
| 1/13/1997 | Radiohead | Columbia Hotel, London,England | Not a performance. OK Computer was wrapping up in-studio with final touches. | Met the band in the bar and then lobby of the hotel. Chatted for about half an hour. |
| 1/12-15/1997 | Phobaphilia | Columbia Hotel, London,England | Not a performance. | Met the band in the hotel bar and proceeded to hang out for several days off and on. |
| 1997? | Soundgarden w/ Rocket From the Crypt | Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA (George Mason Campus) | Fourth to last performance of this band before splitting up for good (didn't know it at the time). | |
| 2/26/1997 | Counting Crows w/ Gigilo Aunts | Patriot Center | Setlist | |
| 9/27/1997 | G. Love & Special Sauce, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Wilco, Baba Seth | Mayo Island | Mayo Island Music Festival | Met the Zippers. Setlist, poster. |
| 11/10/1997 | Ben Folds Five w/ Travis | Flood Zone | Introduced to Travis waaaaay before they were huge. | Met all of Travis at the bar in the back of the club, chatted for most of BFF's set, got all autographs, set list drawn on and more. |
| 11/1997 | Henry Rollins (spoken word) | Flood Zone | ||
| 11/28/1997 |
96X Fest (Thanksgiving Special): |
Boathouse | Met Zia an Courtney of The Dandy Warhols, got autographs and made fun of Limp. | |
| 8/1997 | Aphex Twin, Sneaker Pimps, Death in Vegas | 9:30 Club | Midnight show. Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) came out, laid on a couch and did everything from an Apple Powerbook as people dressed in bear costumes danced around. Death in Vegas was amazing. | |
| 1998 | Faith No More w/ Limp Bizkit (?!?) | 9:30 Club | Faith No More immediately denounced Limp's presence in their show, explaining that the record label forced them to have the opener for this show. | |
| 8/15/1998 | K's Choice w/ the Uninvited | Pontiac Grille, Philadelphia, PA | Venue changed and the tiny club was packed. | Hung out with entire band afterwards in upstairs, private bar. Autographs and more. |
| 10/23/1998 | Squirrel Nut Zippers w/ Andrew Bird | Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA | Andrew Bird was amazing, Tom Maxwell was on his way out after this tour with the Zippers. | |
| 9/13/1998 | X-Fest: Agents of Good Roots, The Fixx, Reel Big Fish, K's Choice and more... |
Dayton, OH | Radio fesitval in a giant parking lot. K's Choice played a blistering set but then had to immediately leave and fly out. | Connected with Agents of Good Roots who know of and some went to RMC.Autographs. Official bootleg released a year later. |
| 2/15/1999 | Everything | The House of Blues, Chicago, IL | Valentines Day-centered show. | Met the whole band and hung out afterwards, largely because we were all from VA. Lots of autographing and conversation. |
| 6/10/2000 | David Gray | Trax, Charlottesville, VA | Saw Dave Matthews in the audience, as David Gray was about to sign with his record label, ATO. | Setlist. This is a show recorded and used for the "Please Forgive Me" video. |
| 5/27/2000 | Tom Maxwell and the Remember Quartet | The Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC | Made tees for this CD release party of Samsara. | Met Tom, his then pregnant wife, Darren Jesse and Robert Sledge formerly of BFF. Exchanged emails, later sent more shirts. Autographs all 'round. |
| 5/6/2000 | Nine Inch Nails w/ A Perfect Circle | First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA | Fragility tour. | |
| 9/2/2000 | Pearl Jam w/ Sonic Youth | E-Center Camden, NJ (Philly show) | Fifth row seats, thanks again to Pluta's fanclub membership. Because of how fanclub tickets are distributed, we camp outside all day starting at 9am. | "Breath"played for first time in years. Official bootleg. |
| 9/3/2000 | Pearl Jam w/ Sonic Youth | E-Center Camden, NJ (Philly show) | Lawn with Cor and others. | Official bootleg. |
| 6/23/2001 | Spacehog | Victory Stadium, Roanoke, VA | Via the setlist, knew they were staying at Roanoke Airport Holiday Inn and during an autograph signing they gave us a room #. Went to the hotel and hung out with most of the band (minus Royston) for hours with Jamie, Cor and I. Photo and discussion of Royston's then-impending wedding to actress Liv Tyler with his brother Anthony. | |
| 5/7/2001 | David Gray | Boathouse | Setlist | |
| 5/30/2002 | Eels w/ a mime | The Metro, Chicago, IL | Oddly, an actual performance mime came out solo and did the warm-up. | Met new bassist (former PJ Harvey member) Joe Gore. |
| 6/29/2002 | They Might Be Giants, Lake Trout | Street concert, Washington, DC | Outside show. | Met drummer, he autographed backwards. Setlist for Lake Trout. |
| 7/27/2002 | Weezer w/ Dashboard Confessional, Sparta Rooney, AM Radio | Merriweather Post Pavillion, MD | Bootleg audio, autographed Rooney EP. | |
| 6/21/2002 | Better Than Ezra | Waterside | Outside. | Met the whole band, autographs. |
| 8/13/2002 | Tool w/ Tomahawk | Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA | ||
| 11/3/2002 | Tool w/ Meshuggah | Civic Center Roanoke, VA | ||
| 2002/3 | Kermit Ruffins | The House of Blues, New Orleans, LA | New Year's Eve show. | Met Kermit Ruffins. |
| 5/24/2003 | HFStival: Audioslave, Jane's Addiction, Jack Johnson, Interpol, Hot Hot Heat, The Roots and more |
RFK Stadium, DC | Large outdoor festival. | Met Interpol, Hot Hot Heat and got autographs |
| 7/5/2003 | Pearl Jam w/ Buzzcocks |
Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ (Philly show) | Brian is told that Cor is pregnant with Addy- he's one of the first to know. Great seats, again. We have to camp out for part of the day to get tickets; Dean embarasses Brian by reading baby/fatherhood books in line. | Tour book. Official bootleg download. A photo from this performance used as a poster available later. |
| 8/6/2004 | The Cure w/ Muse, Cooper Temple Clause, The Rapture, Interpol and more... | Merriweather Post Pavillion | Met Roger, The Cure's keyboardist who they promptly fired after the tour. Tour book. | |
| 9/1/2003 | Lollapalooza tour: Jurassic 5, Jane's Addiction, The Music, Queens of the Stone Age, Audioslave and more | Nissan Pavillion, DC | Won a cool backpack from a weird contest. Famous "Doug & Pretzel" story. | Met/autographs from Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) The Music, Jurassic 5. Tour book. |
| 11/14/2004 | Camper Van Bethoven | Plan 9, Richmond, VA | In-store performance. This made it into a scene in Extra Heroes: Patterns and Choices. | Met David Lowry. |
| 11/14/2004 | Cracker, Camper Van Bethoven w/ Carbon Leaf | Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA | "Back the Bottom" benefit after widespread flooding and devestation of this favorite area. | Had VIP seat, met the band afterward for autographs, free bootleg and ugly hat (ugliest tour hat?). |
| 12/6/2004 | The Pixies | Constant Center, ODU, Norfolk, VA | Setlist. Many of these tracks on the best-oflive Pixies compilations for their reunion tour. | |
| 1/21/2005 | Los Hombres Calientes | Jefferson Center, Roanoke VA | Met everybody; autographs. | |
| 6/10-12/2005 |
Bonnaroo: The Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Jack Johnson, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss, Modest Mouse, Ratdog, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters 2005, Gov't Mule, Béla Fleck Acoustic Trio, The Mars Volta, John Prine, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jurassic 5, The Word, Galactic, My Morning Jacket, Keller Williams, STS9, Earl Scruggs, Benevento-Russo Duo feat. Mike Gordon, Joss Stone, Kings of Leon, De La Soul, O.A.R., Toots and the Maytals, Umphrey's McGee, Iron & Wine, Ozomatli, Rilo Kiley, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Drive-By Truckers, Particle, Joanna Newsom, Peter Rowan & Crucial Reggae, Xavier Rudd, Ray LaMontagne, The Gourds, Blue Merle, Secret Machines, Saul Williams, Donna the Buffalo, Mouse on Mars, John Butler Trio, The Perceptionists, Ollabelle, Old Crow Medicine Show, RJD2, Citizen Cope, The Old '97s, Brazilian Girls, M. Ward, Madeleine Peyroux, The Frames, DJ Krush, Assembly of Dust, Amos Lee, Matisyahu, Perpetual Groove, Tea Leaf Green, Lake Trout (band), 22-20s Gabby La La feat. Les Claypool, Josh Ritter, Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Singers, Signal Path, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Steel Train, Dixie Dirt and more... |
Bonnaroo Manchester, TN |
Simply incredible. Discovered the Frames,ALO and many, many more. |
Met Herbie Hancock, Kermit Ruffins (again) with signatures on a safari pith helmet. |
| 9/2005 | Lake Trout | The Pit, Kill Devil Hills, NC | ||
| 10/3/2005 | Pearl Jam w/Sleater-Kinney | Whachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA | Considered a landmark Pearl Jam show due to rare setlist favorites, bizarre "Crazy Mary" sound issues, covers with Sleater-Kinney and crowd reaction. Fifth row thanks again to Pluta's fanclub membership. | Special tour tee just for that show. Official bootleg download. |
| 11/2/2005 | Nine Inch Nails w/ Queens of the Stone Age, Death from Above 1979 | MCI Center, DC | With Teeth tour. First while having Spiral fanclub membership (Pluta went with). |
Let into arena early for private, seven song soundcheck with 60 people. Tour Poster. Embossed tickets.
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| 10/14/2005 | The Frames, Josh Ritter | The State Theater, Falls Church, VA | Amazing gig. | Afterward, met Josh Ritter and then nearly all of The Frames, including autographs, photos with Glen Hansard and their manager giving us discs of a Seattle show (because I was wearing my 10/3/05 Pearl Jam shirt, hereby dubbed the "lucky tour shirt"). |
| 3/14/2006 | Nine Inch Nails w/ Saul Williams | Richmond Coliseum | Expanded With Teeth Tour | Let into arena early for private, seven song soundcheck with 40 people. Tour book. Embossed tickets. |
| 5/16/2006 | Pearl Jam w/ My Morning Jacket | United Center, Chicago, IL | First, more hit-laden show of two in Chicago (Eddie's hometown). | First time getting tickets as a fanclub member. Great poster for tonight. Also bought Addy a limited-edition hoodie (#81 of 300). |
| 5/17/2006 | Pearl Jam w/ My Morning Jacket | United Center, Chicago, IL | The Mamasan Trilogy (Footsteps, Once, Alive) was played in reverse, the first time since 4/2/1994. Incredible setlist of relative rareties. Dean's seen two of the only 7 times "Crown of Thorns" has been played live by Pearl Jam (other time in Philly '05). Ed did the surprise-middle-of-the-audience-encore by singing "Last Kiss" from the soundboard. | Second fanclub ticket purchase that Jamie had to get with my login because I was in line for NIN's soundcheck at the March 14th show in Richmond. Great seats. |
| 6/11/2006 | Nine Inch Nails w/ Bauhaus,TV on the Radio | Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre, VA Beach | Expanded With Teeth Tour, last U.S. tour for quite awhile. | 4th row, incredible setlist. |
| 6/15-18/2006 |
Bonnaroo: and more... |
Bonnaroo Manchester, TN |
Sold out with over 80,000 people there. 90+degree heat with rain only during the very last music set on Sunday (Phil Lesh w/ Joan Osbourne). My Morning Jacket stuns with a 3.5 hour set starting at midnight Friday. |
Met all artists who signed Chalice (see below). Spoke for a long time with Karl Wallinger of World Party. 35 different artists sets seen in some portion. Two performances by Rebirth Brass band for small groups (VIP and Mardi Gras float). Setlists: Chalice
Signatures: |
| 7/15/2006 | Hotel Lights w/ Pleasant, Jennifer O'Conner | The Flying Anvil, Greensboro, NC | Hotel Lights' first date on their first real tour with Jennifer O'Conner supporting. | First time at Anvil; met Darren Jesse & jennifer O'Conner (w/ signed poster for Addy). Hotel Lights is my new indie darling. |
| 9/29/2006 | Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA | Two sets with Shannon Powell on drums; David T. on piano. | Incredible set... |
| 10/1/2006 | Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers | Jin Jean's, New Orleans, LA | Kermit's new version of the Swingers now includes, hilariously, Shannon Powell on drums; David T. on piano. Marv "Wolfman" sang a tune, as did a local female singer. |
Show started an hour late - first date of a regular Sunday night gig at Jin Jean's. Kermit bought the entire house a drink. Great version of "What is New Orleans?" with the crowd invited to come up to the mic and say what New Orleans is to them. Sax special as vocal track on "Isn't She Lovely?" cover. Featured in my blogs on NOLA visit. |
| 12/5/2006 | Victor Wooten | The Jefferson Center |
Attended as a guest of friend and mega-caterer John and Karen Schopp, who know Victor well and cater his bass camp. Corri works for them part time and there was a Christmas party backstage where we met Victor. Most of the balcony rented out for the great show. |
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| 2/23/2007 |
Will Hoge w/ Matt Mays, The Trews |
Bowery New York City, NY |
With Zach, Angela, Brian, Danny & Mike |
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| 5/15/2007 |
Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) w/ Bret Dennen & Lucas Reynolds (Blue Merle) |
The State Theatre |
Admitted as press; post-interview with band |
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| 6/14-18/07 |
BONNAROO 2007 The Police • Tool • Widespread Panic • The White
Stripes • Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals • Wilco • The Flaming
Lips • MANU CHAO Radio Bemba Sound System • The String Cheese Incident
• Franz Ferdinand • Ornette Coleman • Bob Weir & Ratdog • Damien
Rice • Ween • Gov't Mule • Ziggy Marley • The Decemberists • The Roots
• Kings of Leon • Michael Franti and Spearhead • Wolfmother • Regina
Spektor • The Black Keys • Galactic • DJ Shadow • Gillian Welch • Spoon
• Keller Williams (WMD'S) • Sasha & John Digweed • STS9 • Old Crow
Medicine Show • North Mississippi Allstars • The Hold Steady • Lily
Allen • Fountains Of Wayne • Hot Tuna • Feist • Hot Chip • John Butler
Trio • El-P • Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys • Aesop Rock
• The Richard Thompson Band • Dierks Bentley • James Blood Ulmer •
Xavier Rudd • David Bromberg and Angel Band • Gogol Bordello • Junior
Brown • Tortoise • T-Bone Burnett • Mavis Staples • Clutch • Pete Yorn
• Cold War Kids • Dr. Dog • Paolo Nutini • Brazilian Girls • RX Bandits
• The Nightwatchman • The Slip • Girl Talk • Railroad Earth • Martha
Wainwright • Yard Dogs Road Show • Rodrigo y Gabriela • Annuals • Tea
Leaf Green • Sam Roberts Band • The National • Elvis Perkins in
Dearland • Charlie Louvin • Sonya Kitchell • Mute Math • The New
Orleans Klezmer Allstars • Apollo Sunshine • The Wild Magnolia Mardi
Gras Indians • Uncle Earl • The Little Ones • Black Angels • Ryan Shaw |
Bonnaroo Manchester, TN |
Sold out again with 80,000+ people; 96 degree + heat, lots of dust. Ornette Coleman passed out on stage due to heat & dehydration; Regina Spektor played to a surprise crowd of 40 thousand +. John Paul Jones played with everyone. |
3rd Year; Cor, Jamie & Stacy (the Fantastic Four); Whigs Setlist & autos, Dixie Dirt Setlist- incredible spot for New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians, Ziggy Marley, Ben Harper, and The Police |
| 7/20-22/07 |
Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO), Bret
Dennen, Cracker, Fountains of Wayne, |
XPoNential Music Festival, Wiggins Park; in Philadelphia (actually held in Camden, NJ) |
Relatively rare Bob Mould solo show cancelled thanks to broken ankle. Rhett Miller added as a surprise fill-in for Sunday. |
Addy's first music festival;proudly accompanied by close friend of the family (and Dean's longtime concert-going partner) Brian Pluta; Addy's first big show takes place just yards away from where, almost 4 years to the day, Dean and Brian chatted about the news that Addy was on the way.
Met Bret Dennen, most of ALO (Zach, Steve & Dan); Addy got to chat with Zach, get her first setlist (ALO) and stayed at the front row for the whole ALO set. Had photos taken of and with Fionn Regan (female singer in Fionn Regan took to Addy's smile & dance.) |
| 11/15/2007 | The Police | Bobcat Arena, Charlotte, NC | Show night before was cancelled (in Philly) due to illness of Sting, big worries over whether this show would have the same fate. |
Setlist, posters; had remarkable seat dead center, only a handful of rows back. The music was amazing, you could hardly tell Sting was sick. In fact, this show was one of, if not the, best live concert I've seen, likely 50% just with the personal value, but it truly was incredible musicianship. The most amazing noise for 3 people... Best non-Bonnaroo music experience yet.
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| 1/10/2008 |
The Whigs w/ Warm in the Wake, The Bohannans |
Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga, TN | Two weeks before The Whigs major-label debut on ATO records |
Setlist, poster & tee of The Whigs, who I dubbed my favorite new band in 2007. Spoke to drummer (Julian) and lead singer (Parker) about having seen them at Bonnaroo, whirlwind year, new album, etc... |
| 1/17/2008 | Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Emmylou Harris, and Buddy Miller | Roanoke Civic Center | Short, mostly southern tour. |
Zach and Angela came down from NYC. Met Patty Griffin & Shawn Colvin after show. See
a youtube video here of the final song, "Mary" led by Patty.
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| 4/16/2008 | Mike Doughty, The Panderers | New Daisy Theater, Memphis, TN |
Band and soundman chose each song to play, went with co-worker on trip to Memphis |
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| 8/1-3/08 |
BONNAROO 2008 Pearl Jam
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Bonnaroo |
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4th Year; Used Brightkite & Twitter to chronicle entire event; Met Vampire Weekend, What Made Millwuakee Famous, Newtown Faulkner, Charli2na; father's day present of set-used Ozomatli drum head signed by entire band; went with Cor, Jamie, Stacy, Sandra & Drew |
| 8/15/2008 | The Whigs | Downtown Chattanooga, TN | Nightfall concert series, free show (and combined with welcome concert for UT-Chattanooga students) |
Went with Doug (co-worker and fellow music fiend); met band again, setlist signed; Doug got us up on an upper baclony for VIP |
| 10/28/2008 | Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Santogold | Richmond Coliseum | Norah Jones with all-girl band, only played piano for 1 song - did Johnny Cash and Wilco covers; Jack Johnson appearing alone |
Special "Get Out The Vote" tour in battleground political states like Virginia prior to Nov 4th election |
| 11/5/2008 | Nine Inch Nails with HEALTH |
John Paul Jones Arena, UVA, Charlottesvlle, VA | Trent was chatty... at least at the prescribed time. He commented about the election from the day before, where after 8 years of George W. Bush (the antagonist subject of an entire album by NIN, Year Zero), Barack Obama had been elected against all odds as the 44th President of the United States: "No matter how good you think we are, it can't match yesterday." and now, "I'll have to find something else to write about... here's another soon to be out-of-date song..." |
7th time; On the rail up front for the first time ever at an NIN show |
| 11/15/2008 | Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) and Jennifer O'Connor | Capital Ale House, Richmond, VA | Jennifer Joined Amy Ray for a song |
PRIOR: Wrote Jennifer O'Connor a note to say how happy I was she was coming and she wrote back. :) Angela down for the show, so as total music nerds (her more for Amy, me for Jennifer) we were up front and center with Cor & Laura backing us up. Got to see/meet Jennifer O'Connor; Setlist, autograph on limited 45 |
| 12/11/2008 | Richie Havens | Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga, TN |
Autographs for myself & Addy |
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| 12/20/2008 | Oasis w/ Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Matt Costa |
Patriot Center | Last of only a few shows for Oasis in 2008; Ryan Adams announces "retirement" in 2009 so defacto one of his last shows before a short stretch of final dates |
1st time seeing Oasis; Chris Sharrock of World Party and the La's on drums for Oasis for this tour; went with James & Doug |
| 1/9/2009 | Diana Ross | Paris Hotel, Las Vegas |
Private function for Monster Cable at Consumer Electronic Show (CES) |
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| 2/8/2009 | The Felice Brothers & Old Crow Medicine Show | Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, TN |
Went with Doug Cook. Met Felice Brothers, autographs (very impressed with them) |
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| 2/12/2009 | Jennifer O'Connor w/ Hotel Lights | The Camel, Richmond, VA |
FIRST TIME EVER: Had a song dedicated to me by a professional recording artist. Jennifer O'Connor dedicated the song, "Exeter" with a, "This one's for you Dean" and frankly, I blushed the whole song. So cool that anyone would ever do that, much less a favorite singer/songwriter that I admire like Jennifer. Laura, Miller & Cor Setlist & autograph of Jennifer O'Connor; Chatted with Darren Jesse & Jennifer O'Connor |
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| 2/24/2009 | Toad the Wet Sprocket | Birchmere, Arlington, VA |
Cor (Christmas present) Setlist, reunion show |
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| 4/18/09 | No BS Brass Band |
Plan 9 Music, Richmond, VA |
Record Store Day 2009 performance |
Video of performance (with Addy dancing) on YouTube here.
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| 5/2/2009 | Bio Ritmo / Hackensaw Boys | Brown's Island, Richmond, VA | Cino de Maya |
Cor, Addy, Chereen, Brad, Grant |
| 5/28/09 |
Josh Ritter w/ Justin Townes Earl |
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA |
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| 6/5/09 |
Cracker |
Plan 9 Music |
Special In-Store |
Took Addy, met the band and some autographs of Addy's own |
| 6/11-14/2009 |
BONNAROO: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band |
Manchester, TN | #5 |
Top 10 Bonnaroo 2009
Moments 10. Beastie Boys - Danced like
crazy, all the right songs. Still funny, irreverent and very real in a
world where hip hop has often become overly pre-programmed and slicked
back. 9. Sam Cooke - He may not have
appeared, but my insistence to listen to an old tape of his music as
Steve and I drove in became an omen to several covers of his songs by
more than a handful of artists. 8. Public Enemy arming a
massive crowd with verbal weaponry - Oh, and yeah, shaking Flava
Flave's hand, and he my hat. :) Best FF shot ever:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delineated/3634868737/ 7. Booker T. & the Drive By Truckers: "Let There Be Rock" - first off, in full-disclosure I am not very well-versed in DBT lore. I knew of them, knew they were supposed to be great, but had never seen them. Booker T. was a must-see in my book and hey, I was camping at the Which Stage anyway. But when they played one of the most ridiculously passionate and appropriate renditions of DBT's "Let There Be Rock" I nearly wept. It was far more southern rock than I typically like but I was totally taken. A big surprise for me personally and a good time. 6. Discovering by merely
walking by - Twice I was stopped in my tracks by music wafting from
nearby, once on a tiny tent set near a BBQ stand where I would discover
Belleville Outfit and again later on one of the largest stages (Which)
where Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue belted out Sam Cooke.
Never knew either band before those moments. 5. Al Green - I'll let my Tweet take this one: "Al Green is an f'ing force of nature. I believe the correct order is: Water, Al Green, Fire, Earth & Wind" - he hit the high notes, the floor and all of us in the face with a tremendous performance in front of thousands likely conceived to his music. 4. Band of Horses - For a band where I was only in love with a couple of songs, they were the perfect compliment to other major Sunday afternoon performances at Roo. Closing the Which Stage is a careful and important slot, previously done with aplomb by Death Cab for Cutie, and BoH not only didn't disappoint, they seemed to be courting the audience with their songs. Breaking convention, they actually saved new songs for their encore and we loved them all the more. (And hey, Springsteen thought so too: http://bonnaroo.com/blog/99.aspx ) 3. Thursday Night - Easily the
best Thursday since my first in 05, with first and second impressions
stacking for a powerful night of music and friends. 2. Front row rail for the last performance on the home continent of my favorite band for the last 20 years; NIN, with a "Wave Goodbye" - To be able to experience that, and then have that experience validated by tens of thousands of people chant "Thank you Trent," while watching bassist JMJ and everyone in front tear up... perfect, heartbreaking and incredible at the same time. 1. The friends and community - This may seem like a cop-out, but I'm completely serious. This year was tremendous for me as I was coming alone and perfectly content to be the "wanderer" who just jetted out on his own. I found that while I did get some wandering done, it was the friendships and shared experiences that enhanced every step with someone and even that time alone. And there's a reason it ranks above NIN- because of the support of everyone who was proud and genuinely excited for me and more-- excited for me to have that experience even if they weren't nearly as interested (or even like!) Nine Inch Nails. I had some incredible conversations, libations and gyrations (dancing, that is). So here's to you my friends, who helped me start, continue and cap an incredible Bonnaroo that was, and I don't say this lightly, THE BEST Bonnaroo I have ever had in my 5 trips to the farm... |
| 7/12/2009 |
Better Than Ezra |
The National, Richmond, VA | New drummer's first tour |
w/ Cor, Laura, Doug A. - Cor got us VIP upgrades on our first trip to the national; snagged a load-in set list |
| 7/19/2009 |
Cake |
The National | |
|
| 10/21/2009 |
James McMurty |
Rhythm & Brews |
Feedback trip w/ Jeff, met up w/ Doug |
|
| 11/16/2009 |
Heavy Trash |
Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, OH |
Feedback trip with Jeff, met up with Drew & Aiko |
|
| 11/30/2010 |
Pixies |
Constitution Hall, Washington, DC | "Doolittle" album performance; One of Jay Reatard's last performances as he would be found dead less than 45 days later on January 13, 2010 at age 29 |
Met Roo buddy Lila there; Instant live CD's of performance |
| 2/10/2010 |
Cracker (duo) |
Ashland Coffee & Tea | Duo performance of David & Johnny |
w/ Anchells; first time in AC&T (near R-MC) in probably 10+ years |
| 3/5/2010 |
Alice In Chains |
The National | New singer's first tour |
VIP |
| 3/7/2010 |
Henry Rollins (spoken word) |
The National |
First time seeing Henry spoken word since the Flood Zone in 1996 |
|
| 3/11/2010 |
They Might Be Giants |
The National | "Flood" album performance tour | |
| 3/24/2010 |
Spoon |
The National | Feedback show | |
| 3/29/2010 |
Wilco |
The National | "An evening with Wilco" show | |
|
4/22/2010 |
The National |
The National | "The National at The National" special two-date performance | "Mr. November" is belted out as
the Matt the singer made his way down from the stage, through the crowd
and to the soundboard where he climbed atop that to finish the song |
|
4/23/2010 |
The National |
The National | "The National at The National"
special two-date performance; filmed |
Fel completely in love with The
National (as did most of Feedback) |
| 5/6/2010 |
The Whigs w/ Pondarosa |
Jewish
Mothers, Virginia Beach, VA |
Thanks to a
"Mystery Pack" was able to hang out with the band (Parker, Julian, Tim)
and be treated to two acoustic songs out back near their van. See,
"Kill Me Carolyne" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dBycDOButo![]() Also: Feedback show |
|
| 5/11/2010 |
Porcupine Tree w/ Big Elf |
The National |
Went with Porcupine Tree
super-fan Doug Meacham |
|
| 5/13/2010 |
Pearl Jam w/ Band of Horses |
Jiffy
Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavillion), Bristow, VA |
Second to
last date of new US tour in 2010 |
|
| 6/3/2010 |
Patty
Griffin w/ Buddy Miller |
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens | Beautiful
post-storm evening with a double-rainbow
over the stage |
|
| 6/10-13 /2010 |
BONNAROO: |
Manchester, TN | Blistering heat and sets |
An amazing time as a family,
including Addy who met The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Lady Gaga and was
waved to by Brandi Carlile. Standout performances by Carlile, Flaming
Lips, National, Dead Weather & more![]() |
| 7/11/2010 |
Counting
Crows, Augustana |
Innsbrook
After Hours, Glen Allen, VA |
Part of the
"Traveling Circus &
Medicine Show" show concept; Dave Lowry of Cracker joined them onstage
for two songs |
|
| 7/16/2010 |
Jack
Johnson, ALO, G. Love |
Virginia
Beach Amphitheater |
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| 7/21/2010 |
Indigo
Girls w/ Coyote Grace |
The
National |
Angela took
Addy to her first Indigo Girls concert (accompanied by parents and
Hillary :) |
|
| 7/29/2010 |
Interpol w/ Twin Tigers |
The
National |
Interpol had recorded an appearance on Letterman that afternoon and then was snagged coming in via air travel - they eventually took the stage at midnight for a blistering set and unusual second encore for patient fans; Feedback show | |
| 7/30/2010 |
Devo |
The
National |
Feedback
show |
|
| 9/23/2010 |
The EELS w/ J. Hoop |
The
National |
One of the
first dates on the
new album's tour and a new, heavier-blues band; cover of, "Summer In
The City" and a reworking of, "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" to the tune of,
"Louie, Louie" |
|
| 9/28/2010 |
The
National w/ Owen Pallett |
The
Orpheum Theatre, Madison, WI |
Earlier in
the day, The National
opened for President Barack Obama during the first stop of a
pre-mid-term-election barnstorming speech tour |
Saw with
Feedback & friends
as two founders also returned from Europe |
| 10/11/2010 |
Gorillaz w/ N.E.R.D. |
George
Mason University |
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| 10/17/2010 |
Avett Brothers w/ Grace Potter & The Nocturnals | Charlottesville Pavillion, Charlottesville, VA | ||
| 10/25/2010 |
Metric | The
National |
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| 10/27/2010 | Muse w/ Metric | John Paul Jones Arena | ||
| 10/29/2010 |
Bobby
Bare Jr & Drive By Truckers |
The National |
Night one
of two Halloween shows in Richmond |
Bobby's
setlist, met him afterward to get it signed |
| 10/30/2010 |
Bobby
Bare Jr. |
Plan 9
(in-store) |
Took Addy,
part of a larger Halloween day in Carytown |
|
| 2/8/2011 |
Bobby
Bare Jr. |
"House
Party" show, 1 of 2 in Richmond, Southside |
Private,
acoustic show |
Went with
Jeff T, privately invited by the owner of the house via Mark L. Inadvertantly ended up front row. Video of, "Music City" performance |
| 2/9/2011 | Bobby
Bare Jr. |
"House Party" show, 2 of 2 in Richmond, Jackson Ward | Acoustic,
ticketed, but private house party with location only revealed to those
ticketed |
With Jeff
K., InfoRoo's BamaBelle |
| 2/18/2011 |
Rooney w/
Eisley |
Rock N'
Roll Hotel, Washington, DC |
Addy's
birthday surprise |
|
| 2/20/2011 | Umphree's McGee w/ Zach Deputy |
The National |
Feedback show w/ friends |
|
| 3/12/2011 |
Jimmy Vaughn w/ Jim F Trio and The Horton Brothers |
Antone's Austin, TX |
At SXSWi 2011 w/ Jeff |
|
| 3/13/2011 |
Junior Brown |
The Continental Club Austin, TX |
At SXSWi 2011 w/ Jeff | |
| 3/13/2011 |
Trombone Shorty |
The Parish Austin, TX |
At SXSWi 2011 w/ Jeff, Tandi
& Ryan |
|
| 3/24/2011 |
Jeff Beck & Imelda May |
9:30 Club |
First date of the official Les
Paul tribute tour dubbed, "Iridium" |
Feedback show |
| 4/7/2011 |
The Whigs w/ Company of Thieves |
Capital Ale House |
Met with CoT & The Whigs
afterward; Feedback show |
|
| 4/12/2011 |
The Greenhornes w/ Hacienda |
Rock N' Roll Hotel |
First tour in years |
|
| 4/29/2011 |
Eisley w/ Christie DuPree, The Narrative |
The
Southern Charlottesville, VA |
First
tour & album on new label |
|
| 5/4/2011 |
Brooke
Fraser w/ Cary Brothers |
The
Jefferson Theater Charlottesville, VA |
Laura &
Dean |
|
| 5/8/2011 |
Sara Beck & Lauren Lucas |
Feedback Richmond, VA |
Private
"house party" tour hosted at the offices of Feedback; invite-only |
Hung out
with artists, Addy got to hang with them as well, big Feedback show at
HQ |
| 5/20/2011 |
Trombone
Shorty |
Brown's
Island |
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| 6/9-12/2011 |
Bonnaroo
2011 (10th Anniversary) * Eminem * Arcade Fire * Widespread Panic * The Black Keys * Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale * My Morning Jacket * Lil Wayne * String Cheese Incident * Robert Plant & Band of Joy * Mumford & Sons * The Strokes * The Decemberists * Ray Lamontagne * Bassnectar * Iron & Wine * Girl Talk * Primus * Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo * Alison Krauss and Union Station * Pretty Lights * Florence & the Machine * Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John * Explosions in the Sky * STS9 * Gogol Bordello * Beirut * Big Boi * Scissor Sisters * Gregg Allman * Ratatat * Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz * Robyn * Warren Haynes Band * Deerhunter * Opeth * Atmosphere * Old Crow Medicine Show * Bootsy Collins & the Funk University * Wiz Khalifa * Matt & Kim * Grace Potter & the Nocturnals * The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band * Mavis Staples * Béla Fleck & the Flecktones * Chiddy Bang * Javanotti * Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers * Loretta Lynn * Cold War Kids * The Walkmen * Devotchka * Wanda Jackson * Neon Trees * Portugal. The Man * Sleigh Bells * Amos Lee * Best Coast * Dãm-Funk * The Sword * The Drums * The Black Angels * School of Seven Bells * J. Cole * Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea * Wavves * !!! * Junip * Freelance Whales * Justin Townes Earle * Ryan Bingham * Deer Tick * Band of Skulls * Sharon Van Etten * Abigail Washburn * Omar Souleyman * Twin Shadow * Kylesa * Man Man * The Low Anthem * Alberta Cross * Railroad Earth * Jessica Lea Mayfield * Smith Westerns * The Head and the Heart * Karen Elson * Beats Antique * 22-20s * Phosphorescent * Clare MaGuire * Hayes Carll |
Manchester,
TN |
Special
10th anniversary events on-site included Dr. John and the Original
Meters performing, "Destively Bonnaroo" as well as surprise
performances, second line parades and more. |
On-site
RV plans with Inforoo crew and Roo virgin Angela; another amazing time;
met Civil Twilight, Alberta Cross; see photos and video
chronicled here. |
| 6/16/2011 | North
Miss. All Stars w/ The Felice Brothers |
Maymont Richmond, VA |
Addy took photos
and videos of
The Felice Brothers and afterward met James: |
|
| 7/12/2011 |
The Horrors |
Shacklewell Arms (Dalston) London, England |
Secret show by The Horrors at the Shacklewell Arms in London to celebrate the release of their new album, Skying (only out in the UK today - not in America until August). Maybe 100 people there, about 1/3 music press. | Jeff and I raced there within an hour of it being announced to their fan list (which I was on). It was already "sold out" of the free wristbands, which were only given out to the first 75 or so. After carousing with a doorman, an Italian dentist and a Spanish singer, we were clued into a door in the pub they would be opening as soon as the band started playing. Sure enough, we were ushered in for the full set and later I snagged the setlist. |
| 7/13/2011 |
Interpol |
9:30 Club |
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| 8/12/2011 |
My
Morning Jacket w/ Neko Case |
Merriweather
Post |
Neko and MMJ performed, "Islands
In The Stream" together |
Able to watch soundcheck by My
Morning Jacket, touch the golden bear from stage with Jim Jame's
permission; lots of fun with Caroline, Brittney, Lila and more |
| 9/16-18/2011 | Austin
City Limits Saturday: Stevie Wonder My Morning Jacket Alison Krauss & Union Station Cee Lo Green Cut Copy TV On The Radio Skrillex Iron & Wine Chromeo Gillian Welch Fitz and the Tantrums Court Yard Hounds Young The Giant Alexander J. Roddy Walston & the Business Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Del McCoury Band City and Colour Twin Shadow The Antlers Wanda Jackson Abigail Washburn & The Village The Belle Brigade Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme Daniel Lanois' Black Dub Fool's Gold Patrice Pike The Moondoggies Cowboy and Indian Jon Pardi The Warrior Gospel Band Endurance Tyree Morris & The Hearts of Worship Recess Monkey Fresh Millions Tyler Bryant The Kingston Springs Chancellor Warhol Sunday: Arcade Fire Manu Chao Fleet Foxes Social Distortion Empire of the Sun Randy Newman Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses Broken Social Scene Death From Above 1979 The Airborne Toxic Event Elbow The Walkmen Chiddy Bang Gomez AWOLNATION Hayes Carll North Mississippi Allstars Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. The Head and the Heart Mariachi El Bronx Joseph Arthur Bomba Estereo MONA The Vaccines (Canceled due to Justin Young's health issues) The Greencards Nick 13 Ruby Jane Little Hurricane MilkDrive The Lee Boys The Durdens Peter DiStefano & Tor The Q Brothers Quinn Sullivan The Barton Hills Choir Seth Walker Courtney Jaye Leroy Powell |
Austin, TX |
Feedback
trip with Danny of
23Red (London partners) and Jeff; met TV on The Radio, The Head and the
Heart and J. Roddy Walston & The Business |
|
| 9/24/2011 |
Jason
Mraz & Colbie Callait |
Merriweather
Post
Pavillion,
Columbia, MD |
Addy and I
won the Merriweather
Post's "Lucky In Love" contest and scored a limo ride, artist's caterer
dinner, front-row seats and more... |
|
| 9/26/2011 |
Primus |
The
National |
Feedback
night |
|
| 9/28/2011 |
They
Might Be Giants w/ Jonathon Coulton |
The
National |
Fanclub
tickets |
|
| 10/12/2011 |
Stars w/ North Highlands |
Cat's Cradle |
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| 11/12-13/2011 |
Orlando
Calling Raconteurs Killers Pixies Avett Brothers The David Mayfield Experience Gogol Bordello The Felice Brothers Los Lonely Boys Robert Randolph and the Family Band The Ettes Kid Cudi Civil Twilight .. and more... |
Orange
Bowl, Orlando, FL |
Met David
Mayfield Parade after, setlists from Civil Twilight and The Felice
Brothers (the latter on a piece of cardboard) |
|
| 11/30/2011 |
The David Mayfield Experience w/ Boom Chick |
The Camel |
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| 3/11/2012 |
Grouplove
and Young The Giant |
9:30 Club |
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| June 7-10, 2012 | Bonnaroo |
Manchester, TN |
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