Allman Bros At The Beacon Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Chuck Leavell

wow, I saw them a few years ago at the Beacon (ith Taj and Ben Harper guest appearances) and it was sick.

Johnny Winter, Los Lobos, Taj, and Levon, Larry and co. ... looks like they kicked things off with a bang.

wow i would have loved to been there last night! what a setlist!! not to mention johnny winter and los lobos!

rumors are Trey and Paige tonight (thurs), Boz Scaggs Fri, and Clapton sometime next week

No other place I'd rather be..... Too bad I can't afford it. :(

There will be TONS of guests this year. High profile too!

Butch said on Moogis that if you have tickets to the 14th "you won the lottery"

it is rumored to be some jazz musicians who they really look up to and who are outside of the box so to speak. Clapton on the 19th and 20th supposedly

looks F'N fantastic so far...and they got what another 12,13 nights of this? sweet

don't want you no more -> it's not my cross to bear = awesome

Trey and Page are cool obviously, but I'd much, MUCH rather see the Bros. playing with Levon. That first night must have been a good ass throwdown.

hmmmm,...what's the chance of levon getting added to mt. jam?

...or any of these other superstars who happen to have a chat w/ warren.

has anybody seen johnny winter live?

pimpmcgeorge,

I agree 100%. Levon Helm is fucking badass. ManyRoads, he played last year to support Dirt Farmer, the most recent album, so I kind of doubt it, but it would be cool. I have never seen Levon Helm play before and would love for him to do a tour soon. I don't know why Trey and Page would be sitting in; where is that even coming from? Clapton, yes; Trey and Page, seriously doubt it.

I've heard the Trey rumors as well.

Why do you doubt it? He's sat in at the Beacon before...so has Page, for that matter (an entire set, actually)

umm.......thats it!? thats all "jambase" can do for this? WTF dude, you guys wrote some bullshit about u2 and THIS IT on the ABB.

JAM base ..... J A M. this band JAMS like hell! and you would rather write articles on u2. I dont understand whats going on with this site. jambase...... we like jam music. and you cant even report on this epic run! ughhhhhhhhh im not happy

ManyRoads: I saw Johnny recently & he still puts on a great show & can still play with the best of them, kind of a short show, but when you can barely walk on stage Ill give you a pass. Can someone buy me plane tics, tics to the show & work the next 2 weeks for me?

I saw Johnny live at the Handlebar here in Greenville. We won a contest with the local radio station "Get Schooled By Johnny Winter". We got to go backstage and hangout with him before the show. Man the poor guy is old, and blind, but damnit can he still friggin play man. He blew the roof of the small bar. Can't wait to have him back again!! Loud, dirty, Texas Blues at its best!!

If all you want is jam, you might want to find another site. Sorry

I was there a few years ago and was lucky enought to sit onstage next to Page, even got to take a couple of tokes w/ him in the stairwell...ahhh... I think he sat in for one song, so did Chuck Leavell...John Popper showed up too. Lucky me. That was St. Pats day that year...I wonder who is on the bill next Tuesday...???

IT IS REALLY SAD THAT NEXT TO EVERYTHING ON THIS WEBSITES COMMENTS HAS TO INVOLVE PHISH IN SOMEWAY. I AM A BIG PHISH FAN MYSELF BUT GIVE THE ALLMAN BROTHERS THERE OWN SPOT. 40 YEARS OF MUSIC AND A LEGENDARY HISTORY AND STILL WITH ALL THESE CLASSIC GUESTS AND GREAT MUSICIANS IN THIS BAND. PEOPLE ON THIS SITE STILL HAVE TO WONDER IS TREY AND PAGE STANDING IN WITH THEM AT THE BEACON. THIS IS REALLY SAD IN MY OPINION. IF THEY DO SO BE IT BUT ITS A LONG SHOT IN MY OPINION AS WELL. OTHER THE OTEIL PLAYING IN VIDA BLUE WHAT CONNECTION DOES PHISH HAVE TO ABB

Yeah, what gotti3 said. The only reason I mentioned Page being there was because that was when he & Oteil were doing the Vida Blue thing. You'll see no mention of Phish from this guy.

wow. night 2 looks ridiculous. wish i was there.

Does anyone know if they're allowing tapers here? I can't find it online anywhere. I especially want the 1st night! I heard they may not allow taping so they could put together a special anniversary package, which I would totally buy, but I'd like an early sneak peek. Anyone know anything?

gotti3 there is one other connection i can think of off the top of my head and its a cd called "surrender to air" from '96 which oteil and kofi recorded with trey anastasio and jon fishman among others.

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE FEEDBACK LOVE FOR BOTH PHISH AND ABB IF THERE IS ANY OTHER CONNECTIONS FEEL FREE TO INFORM ME. THERE IS SO MUCH OUT THERE AND MY MIND SOMETIMES FORGETS. YA KNOW

Apparently too much to remember the caps lock key

GOTTI3- the connection is both phish and allmans are GREAT live acts, and although they are from different "era's of music", 40 and 20 years after each first started, they are both still kicking ass, and when you think about all the problems/issues, ect. over the years for both acts, it's amazing that Phish IS still together, but I think even far more amazing that Allman's are still kicking ass. I also think if Trey and Page showed up it would be great for everyone at the show, and I'd be jealous. Hey, if Kidrock and Jay-Z can pop up at a phish show, I'm liking the odds of Phish showing up at a Allman's show.

can't wait to here the SBD's!!

Allman Brothers **w/Trey Anastasio of Phish March 12th

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 13th

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 14th

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 16th

Allman Brothers **w/Sheryl Crowe March 17th

Allman Brothers **w/Special Guest Eric Clapton March 19th

Allman Brothers **w/Special Guest Eric Clapton March 20th

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 21st

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 23rd

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 24th

Allman Brothers **Special Guest TBD March 26th

Allman Brothers **w/Special Guest Kid Rock March 27th

Allman Brothers **w/Special Guest Bob Weir & Phil Lesh March 28th

OHHHH I hope tickets aren't sold out on the 17th and 27th. Those are BY FAR the best nights of the run

trey standing in with abb would be great I am sure but my point which is being missed. why is it all about phish. If your a true abb fan your realize and know that they are completely different bands and styles. Why not speculate that Hank Jr is going to be there he has written and is a freind of Gregg .why is it always phish the first on the brain. It just bores me after awhile.

I couldn't agree more gotti3. I personally hate everything about phish but prefer not to knock them (too often) just because it is not my taste. I'm sure plenty of people hate WSP, White Stripes, and Jane's Addiction. But everything has to be about phish (even before the reunion) to all of these Trey-fluffers. If Jimi Hendrix returned from the grave and jambase wrote about it the first comment would be " I heard he asked Phish to be his opening band brah". Maybe they will sit-in. I hope not, since this year's run is supposed to be all about Duane and the people he admired and worked with, and Phish and their nerds on acid sound doesn't (in my opinion) fit into either category.

maybe trucks can take trey to school

My, oh my...the A-Bros with EC! Considering Derek's year-long run with Clapton while they rehashed all of those D & the Dominoes classics, those two are gonna be dialed in to each other. I would eat a turd and post it on youtube for the chance to be there for those shows.

I think its wrong to get annoyed just because some people get excited by the possibility of an amazing guitarist such as trey sitting it with such an amazing band like the brothers. i definitely agree that there is often too much hype and over-obsession surrounding phish but at the present moment i believe we are just all really curious to see these great musicians on the road again. also, its the simple fact that phish and the brothers play such different styles of music that makes this so intrsting because they can both jam like no others. i think everyone is just excited to see what greatness is possible when we combine these two heavyweights on a single stage. i think they will each bring something great out in each other. LET THE MUSIC PLAY!!!!

there will be one heavyweight onstage thats for sure....(with all dead fans' money in the bank )

why is this not in show reviews?? like all the nights of phish huh?

So people love Phish get over it! ABB is doing it up right,those are some special guests.

"Ophelia#, I Shall Be Released#, The Weight#**" I got shakes just reading that

well perhaps people are talking about phish and more specifically page and trey in relation to this article as they will be playing with abb tonight, i mean they have both played with the allmans in the past it's not too far fetched, mariah carey with abb would be far fetched

3/22/05 page and 3/23/05 trey

but don't take my word for it.... http://www.phish.net/news-2005.html

Where's the Wed night set list? Anyone seen it yet?

^^and I'm a doofus. They took yesterday off. My bad! Today it is then!

THIS IS IT...

Buddy Guy – 3/12

Boz Scaggs – 3/13

Sheryl Crow – 3/17

Eric Clapton – 3/19 & 20

Billy Gibbons – 3/24

Sonny Landreth & John Scofield – 3/26

Kid Rock & Gary Rossington – 3/27

Phil Lesh & Bob Weir – 3/28

Knockmedown - any word on the Saturday 3/21 show?

lol...i'm just laughing at the moron who made a point of saying "what relevance does phish have with the allman brothers"...mainly because trey, and page are onstage right now with the allman brothers and buddy guy. That's funny. lauging my fucking ass off. ummm...i guess it's very relevant. so: phish phish phish phish phish phish phish phish phish phish

I like this guy^^^. phish phish phish phish

first off, congrats to the allmans for 40 years of awesome music! Since some people can't see the importance of trey and page playing with the allmans, i thought i'd list the reasons why trey and page are returning the favor. Butch trucks has sat in with phish in west palm beach in 1995 and on 11/02/1996(which was my first phish show!). Derek Trucks has sat in with phish in charlotte 1999. Oteil has played in several phish related bands, including surrender to the air in 1995/96 and he has played with page in vida blue and the newer PBS which is scheduled to play at jazz fest. Both page and trey have sat in with the allman brothers in 2005, but never at the same time! So there is a long historical relationship between members of phish and the allman brothers band. I'm not trying to steal the thunder from the allmans on their historic beacon run, but to deny the relevance of phish and the allmans is being ignorant. long live the allman brothers...long live phish!

^one more thing....i think trey also sat in with the allmans as far back as 1993 if i'm not mistaken, which i might be?

p.s... trey has often told stories of growing up listening to the allmans. Trey's dad was a big allman fan and would often play allmans records such as live at the fillmore east in their house when trey was a wee tot. So the allmans were a major influence of trey.

gotti3 = self'd, not too long of a shot huh

I didn't think that Trey and Page would sit in, but they did and I was wrong thinking that they wouldn't. I admit, I was wrong.

I asked for feedback and got it. thanks personal attacks on me is uncalled for. Thought it was also along shot was wrong. Just stated my opinion that the beacon run should be about the allmans history and not about phish. members of phish hve history which I stated in my posts. Still feel that it is minimal.

First off...for all you criticizers (sp?) - check out this great song by Bob Marley (if you find it relevant, of course)...it's called "Judge Not"

I was at the show last night...why hasn't anyone mentioned Buddy Guy?!!! He blew the roof off the Beacon! I love the Allman's, Phish, and all good music...Buddy Guy stole the show last night. His voice alone practically knocked my down. Southbound Mama with the Allman's, Page, Trey, and Buddy Guy was one of the most stunning musical treats of my concert filled life. Hats off to the whole band, mgmt, production crew, and Beacon for putting together what, to me, was a historic night. Thank you also to (Karen?) who was dancing with me up on the Loge while the whole rest of the section was, can you believe it, sitting down for the whole show!!! We rocked that balcony! Long live the Allman's and great music all around.

I am sending wonderful vibes to all of you here on jambase...keep it positive and keep boogying!

oh yeah...second set opened with Trey and Page still onstage...I Know You Rider into In Memory of Elizabeth Reed!!! Oh Yeah!

also not mentioned yet I seem to recall ABB and Phish on H.O.R.D.E. in 1993.

well when you make posts in all caps saying people don't know what they are talking about and are wrong and shouldn't be mentioning trey and page w/the allmans you deserve a little ball bashing, nothing personal, it has happened to all of us

I have in fact learned some history that I didn't know. I still feel the connection is minimal. I wanted to learn any connections and have. I feel that this celebration is great and that the props should go to all but most of all Abb and that was my point.

lets hope that all these great bands can continue to make us dance and keep a positive and informative conversation between all in the community no matter what our differences in musical taste may be

jututwan ; That is unbeleivable! How the hell can you sit down thru a whole a ABB show. Those people should have had their tickets taken away & given the boot.

two awesome bands. too many legends on one stage to count. two of my favorite bands aswell. guys come on phish once again deserves some cred as does anyone who can keep up with Buddy Guy, Warren, Greg, Derek, Butch, JAimoe, Oteil

pleas76 said phish fans are "nerds on acid" haha

The list of guests listed in one of the comments is incorrect. In an interview Butch just did he said they will have at least one major special guest at every show except for 3/26/09 because that is the exact 40th anniversary of the band and they are going it alone that night.

I saw gregg solo a few years ago. He put on a great show but the worst crowd I have ever been around. No dancing a girl was actual told to sit down by another fan because they couldn't see.

all these shows are available for live online stream or archived till the end of september at www.moogis.com so if you missed a show or want to watch it again, can see the entire beacon run for ABB on moogis.

To all the people hating on Phish...get over it. Anyone who doesn't like Phish and sees Trey and Page sitting in with ABB immediately has a stigma. "I don't like Phish, so I don't like Trey and Page playing with the ABB." Here is my advise...LISTEN TO THE MUSICIANSHIP. They are all very talented musicians so to immediately disregard them sounds unintelligent.

great setlists and fun special guests so far. this might turn into one of the best beacon runs. they can bring out whoever they want to play with them, but derek trucks still steals the show every night, pretty much blowing everyone else out of the water. i never can get over how good of a guitar player that guy is, its just ridiculous.

hear hear gotti, the musical differences and disagreements are what makes this place enjoyable, it would be rather boring if we all agreed on everything

trey is a jedi

Wow ! I have always wanted to see Derek and Trey onstage at the same time. Plus Buddy Guy ! That sounds EPIC. For all of you out there that don't think Trey can play the guitar well. It's too bad you don't have better ears.

I hope we are going to be able to download some of this jam? Looks like it's all beem good.

khogi is correct about the live streaming from www.moogis.com, BUT its gonna cost you $125 unless I read that wrong.

Is gotti3 still posting and selfing himself all over this message board!? Dumbass...

nah you read it right

that was for iplayfunk

that is pretty funny grateful red

I'm not a fan of how Warren brings Dead numbers and traditionals made famous by the Dead into a Brothers show.

I bought the Moogis deal and it has already been worth it. Tons of their old shows are archived on there as well. The quality of the video is very very good. I hope it works well enough for Butch that he continues it. His goal is to hook up a bunch of the better smaller "jamband" venues around the country with permanent video and charge a subscription fee to see all shows at those venues from your cpu/tv. I am way into that.

ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND.

there's only one "special guest" I'd like to see (maybe on the 26th?): DICKEY F*CK'IN BETTS

tuesday tuesday tuesday ...i cant wait

darkstarslave...its not just warren who is bringing dead songs and traditionals that the dead did to the show. the ABB is bringing them, they can play what they want to play, just like when Phil Lesh plays ABB songs on occasion. It is a mutual respect for the music, they are not trying to present the tunes as their own. get over it!

I'm with you honkeyTRON...bring out Dickey F-N Betts!! Buddy Guy must have been sick, sick sick!! Trey and Page? Well, at a ABB show? Mmmm, it sounds like it would be pretty cool. I'll have to listen to the soundboard recording. Face it oh youngsters who love Trey, Warren and Derek blow Trey away, and I've been seeing Phish since 92, and ABB since early 80's. Right now, Derek Trucks is the best guitarist out there, period.

I respectfully disagree.

I also respectfully diagree.

^disagree

I disrespectfully disagree.

We agree to disagree. I like it. No hard feelings, it's a matter of opinion, that's all. I can't wait to see all of these fine guitarist this summer! Phishman, I would have never guessed.

I think it's cool that Trey & Page sat in because, 1- they're both great musicians, and B- that other band they play with really sucks.(bet they were stoked to play a few actual songs for once)

If you love rock and roll music you should love The Allman Brothers Band

and you should love Phish. You should also love the Beatles, The Rolling

Stones, Pink Floyd, Black Sabboth, Led Zeppelin, etc. But you should definitely love Allman and you should love Phish. They are terrific bands, and they are the heart and soul of Rock.

i think its hard to pick a best guitarist between trey, warren, and derek. right now i'd go with derek, mainly because i like the way he fingerpicks and rips the slide. i used to like warren a lot more, he seems to play like he's playing a gov't mule show no matter what band he's on stage with. if you listen to the allman shows from the 90s his style is a lot different. i still like trey, but to me he doesn't sound nearly as good as he was back before phish took their first break. he still has the occassional awesome moment where he rips it, but just doesn't bust it out like he used to. the recent hampton shows were great, but he sounds awful on some of the songs. during the mid-90s he blew my mind though. some of the phish shows in 1997-98 are still the most incredible live shows i think i've seen. just my opinion though, i'm sure there are people that like trey and warren better than derek.

what?? why all the Phish bashing?

hats off to the guy who went on a tangent about Trey, Page, and the Allmans being impossible, seeing as Trey has played plenty of shows with Warren, Derek, and Gregg Allman solo as well as the band as a whole since like the early 90's.

these shows looked great though, i'm really kickin myself for not bein able to make it.

also, warren's great(!!) but for those who think that trey can't keep up, think again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4wFs91qJaY

I saw Dickey in Columbus last night. It was a good show but I couldn't help but think he (and I!) should be at the Beacon. Songs like Blue Sky, Seven Turns, and Back Where It All Begins are missed in the rotation. Too bad the guys can't bury the hatchet. But ABB is still great and this run sounds incredible. The moogis deal would be a go for me if it included downloads of the SBDs. I definitely want CDs of all these shows. If the Sonny Landreth/John Scofield show happens it will be a hell of a night, as are all of these. Phish haters-open your mind and download the Hampton shows.

Good Golly Miss Molly!!! I bet those shows were the ( . Y . )ies

wow i sorta wish i hadnt read that im depressed that i didnt get to see elizabeth reed with Trey

and the award for most ignorant and assinine statement of the decade goes to honkeyTRON: "I think it's cool that trey and page sat in because 1- they are both great musicians, and B- i think the other band they play with really sucks. (bet they were stoked to play some actual songs for once)." CONGRATS honkeyTRON for winning the stupidest and most assinine comment of the decade award! You can collect your prize of a swift kick in the nuts at any of the upcoming summer phish shows! Thanks for your entry and please be sure to paly again!

so funny, everyones kicking themselves for not seeing trey when the best guitarist on the stage was BUDDY FUCKING GUY, he made trey look like alittle lost school boy. having said that, show was EPIC, listen to the tapes. last night bruce willis came out did some harmanica, he comes out at least one night a year, then it was scaggs and a horn section, good show, but buddy guy night was one for the ages.

with all due respect to Buddy Fucking Guy...the best guitarist on the stage was DEREK FUCKING TRUCKS!!!!!

i have to say i agree with the above statement, and i'm a huge trey fan. Derek Trucks is the heart and SOUL of the allman brothers. I just watched the youtube video of "i know you rider" and derek just destroyed that solo. Warren's solo was typical warren, which was good. Then Trey tore it up, in his typical style. But derek's solo seemed to leap off the stage. It made both trey and warren's solos pale in comparison. The guy just has such an awesome sound for fingerpicking with a slide. Like i said, i'm ahuge trey fan, but derek just schooled both him and warren. Not that it was a competition or anything, but derek stole the show.

bruce willia sat in with them last nite

willis^, the actor

My fav guitarist is the best, yours sucks. Meet me in the quad during lunch so we can fight about it.

How about some more updates, Jambase. Bruce Willis Fri. and Robert Randolph Sat. want setlists too. Check out Youtube-44 Blues with Taj Mahal kicks ass.

set list looks nasty to me.

thats as good of a run as it gets folks

What songs did Bruce Willis sit in on, and what did he do? For that matter, did Stanley Clarke only do a solo? Didn't play anything else?

Enc Night 5 - Mountain Jam > Dazed & Confused > Mountain Jam. Wow, that must have been sick! Hats off to everyone lucky enough to witness all of these musically historic nights! And they have 10 more shows!

Oh my goodness. The setlist for night five looks unreal. I am extremely jealous of everyone who was there. Seriously, its almost unfair to those who didn't get to go, its that good. Wow. I really hope ABB gets added to Roo and they pull something remotely awesome to that set. Keep it up ABB, you guys prove year in and year out that you are one of the best bands in the country, possibly the world.

Before this web-site was known as jambase it was called Andy Gadiel's Phish page. Thats right, jambase began as a Phish fan-site. So complaining about the frequency of their name and band members being brought makes no sense

i was there on saturday night. obviously there was quite an array of talent on the stage. yes, stanley clarke only performed a bass solo, but it was a stellar one!

saturday night, especially the 2nd set > encore, was the best night of music i've seen in a while. Guilded Splinters was a nice surprise. About 3 songs I didn't know so there was a good change of pace. Dreams was real nice, quite jazzy.

2nd set was where the magic happened. I usually don't like seeing slow sing alongs at a concert like this, but Melissa was placed perfectly to warm up the crowd. then the whole thing just took off. Liz Reed > Drums/Jam > Liz Reed was at least a half hour long and just plain nutzo. Stanley Clarke plays bass like a lead guitarist plays a guitar. He went off for about 5 minutes. All in all, I give this show an 11.

It's amazing that after all these years, the allmans can still rock so friggin hard

yo does anybody know if the allman brothers release sbds of all of their shows? i really wana check out this whole run. looks like its gona be some filth

Bruce Willis? YeYe!

Wow..... I was hoping to read peoples thoughts on these amazing Allman bros shows and half of the posts on here are about Phish. They need to change the name of this website to phishbase.com ALLMANBROS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PHISH

These shows are SICK!!! I ordered the $125 subscription to moogis.com so I could watch all of the shows on video and let me tell you, it was by far the best 125 bucks I've ever spent. The videos get me the best seat in the house, for sure!!! My favorite night so far was Friday the 13th with Boz Scaggs!! And that same night "La Bamba", the trombone player from Late Night with Conan O'Brian", came out and played with the Asbury Jukes Horns..... UNREAL!!!!

thanks worry23 that was a point I tried to make last week and got bashed on for days

no gotti3 you got bashed b/c you said trey and page playing with abb is a long shot quit talking about phish w/abb it's not gonna happen blah blah blah... if you would like to bring up your selfing some more we can

oh yeah and the best part was it was in all CAPS and you had no clue what you were talking about

Do you think this means bruce willis is getting back together? late roth addition maybe?

Phish has some history with ABB now don't they gotti3, maybe that was the point, lets make some history.

please don't thumb gotti's comments down they are too great for people to accidentally skip over

Sorry BRAHnnie I couldn't help myself.

HOLY SHIT!

I'm John Hammond- and that's my promise.

Does anyone know if the run is gonna be available in just audio format (pref soundboard) because this moogis isnt really workin for me..post links!

One of you Moogis kids should put up a torrent so we can check it out..(burntownballer)!!!!!

seconded lovejahlive lets get these shows out there!

Iwantthephunk, they usually release the CDs about a month after the shows on hittinthenote.com. And they usually offer package deals for runs but 15 shows I'm sure will be expensive (probably about $250). I'm sure some torrents will show up if you look in the next few weeks but they'll probably be AUDs, unless somebody records their moogis feed and posts it (there's an idea). There's also youtube clips. I'm hoping (they've GOT to do this) they release a double DVD of sit-in highlights and it features 3/26/09 w/Dickey Betts (had to go there).

torrents please!!! It's only piracy IF YOU WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT ANYWAY. Apparently there are no audience recordings because I've been searching. Honestly, $250 or even $150 is alot of money. I totally respect every artists' right to profit from their craft. But,a band like this should at least release low bitrate recordings so folks who love the music and can't get in can share the experience. Either way, gonna' see 'em with The Dead at the Gorge so fuck it!

susan tedeschi OWNED the weight last night. one of the best versions ive ever heard. live or recorded.

not to mention the encore was a rediculous 20 minute jessica>drums>bass>jessica!!!!

The brothers dont dissapoint

Whos sick of reading about andyess and the fact he saw them with ben harper?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wHnMWOSW3c

&

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulaNVGlTAFw&feature=related

Thats All

I am leaving tomorrow from Denver to see the 19th and 20th shows with Clapton and who knows who else....Was planning on hitting up the COSM during the day either on Wed or Thurs....Anyone else who's gonna be there and wants to maybe get a slice and a beer, or hit up the Alex Grey deal, let me know.

I cannot wait for this show. Day 15 baby. Flying in from SLC. Marcsmall1 - You should definitely hit up COSM. Its pretty sweet. You should especially hit it up while its still in Manhattan. I heard he's moving it upstate somewhere.

Yeah....Wappingers Falls.....some podunk town outside Poughkeepsie.

the abb must be shelling out big $ to jambase.com to keep this article topped for publicity.

man, wish i could be there.

Irmen...

where you getting SBD's at?

I go to all the major torrent sites and never find any Allman's SBD's.

I want to hear some SBD's... WTF!!!

I was at the March 17 show. Amazing! First time at the Beacon and the Brothers didn't disappoint! They are having a great time, no doubt, and for the most part, sound better than they have in many years. FYI, while Tommy Talton and Scott Boyer are members of Capricorn Rhythm Section, that band rarely performs these days. Tommy and Scott are best known for the group they co-founded in the 70s, Cowboy. Cowboy was on the Capricorn label, and toured with Gregg on the Gregg Allman Tour (and the ensuing live album). Cowboy is awesome! It's hard to find any music by these guys as everything is out of print. Go to www.myspace.com/officialcowboy for a few tunes. Also, Tommy Talton has a killer new band, one studio CD on Hittin' the Note Records, and a new live CD due out March 27. Check him out at www.myspace.com/tommytaltonband . Great stuff!

It's great to see the Beacon Tradition continue. Also having Warren (The Beast, The Lion, The King of the Jungle rip with Derek (God) Is just completely ridiculous to the point wear they literally peel the paint off the walls, reduce the stage to cinders after a firey inferno nad everyone in the audience lose their skulls. Peace, sLiDe Love to Mr. Herring with them!!

For those who can't see the connection between Phish and the Allmans - check out this interview with Page and Trey from the Beacon. Trey in particular shows his love.

http://www.moogis.com/moogview-70.html

They must bring Dickey out for one of these shows. They simply must!

since nobody works at jambase il fill you in, eric clapton came out last night it was epic, first set was epic too, revival AND whipping post in the first set. second set clapton came out did keys to the highway, dreams, why does love got to be so sad, little wing, another clapton song, then enchor was LAYLA, it was fucking awesome. been to every show on this run, best 3 nights, first would be clapton night, then buddy guy night, then robert randolph, but theres are still more to come!! see you there tonight!!

i would love to hear night 8

hopefully theyll release the sbd's to these shows here.... http://www.munckmusic.com/wms/allman/index.html

thats some unreal shit right there... god damn... these will be of epic proportions when its all over... would love to be there

be nice to get a sound board or two... fuck ill spend 500 on the 30 dvd set if they released it.

^^^^^

go to moogis.com

Butch set it up and it's good for i believe 6 months but you can watch the rest of the run LIVE and watch the ones you missed (i.e. slow hand, Bonnie, etc) for a fee less than what you would think. check it out..

But I want ABB SBDs for free! (like they should be!) see: Grateful Dead

kinda weak they played the same songs with Clapton both nights. still will be a treat to listen too.

I see Panicstream has a couple of the shows up there

I agree with phunk.

wow how many days was this shit? looks sweet though

i was there both clapton nights, altho the setlist looks the same, its very differnt musically, the first night was awesome, first set was smoking, then clapton comes out and rippes it also did "anyday" which they didnt do the second night, show was over by 1130. second night they did Stormy Monday AND Elizabeth Reed which were super long and SICK, show was over by 1am. so second night clapton played for like an hour longer and even the repeats had all differnt solos. both were great, second night better

I agree... this is a seriously week effort on the part of jambase compared to, say the coverage of the phish reunion... does anyone know how long the sets have been running... seems like the weekend shows are goin longer?

damn i'd love to hear that smokestack lightening with bruce willis

Widespread Allman Panic Brothers

"Widespread Allman Panic Brothers"

tour to follow

That may be the best on stage guitarist line up ever. Trucks, Hayes, Herring, and JB. DAMN!

i think clapton, haynes, guy and trucks is just a tad better

Haynes^^

You could be right, I just love Panic but damn this run of shows is EPIC

I agree, this run of shows will be history, 20 years from now people will still be talking about how many GREAT musicians played. Trucks is one of the best guitarists right now and would have done anything to be there the night Clapton, Haynes, Guy and Trucks got together. heard trucks blew the roof off.

Those were different nights. Guy did not come when Clapton came. Trey was there with Guy - byt Clapton had his own two nights.

Last night was amazing because Herring blends in better with the AB catalog being a former member

just gets better and better and better much like their career

I missed it all. I can only look into this monitor and dream what being up front wold have been like with a suh-weet buzz on.

Looks like the best night so far.

I've watched all of the shows so far on moogis.com and last night was by far the best. First of all, the first set had the king curtis kingpins and ron holloway.... if you don't know them, look em up. Then the second set opened with a "little martha"--> BLUE SKY JAM!!!!!--->little martha!!! That shit was enough to make my year right there, but then it just kept getting better and better. JB and Herring together for three songs, including one of my favs, "can't find my way home"... which was great... but the best was the Les Bres with just Jimmy as the guest. His relationship is so good with Oteil, Derek, Warren and all the brothers, and that was one of the best 17 minutes of my life... easy. Way better than both nights of clapton combined!!! Anyway, Clapton wasn't that great with the brothers.... he was out of his element. Why do you think he played all the same songs two nights in a row??? Because he sucked on them the first night and was too washed up to learn a new song!!

Clapton = no longer god

Jimmy Herring = his replacement

Great comments, burntownballer. So I decided to watch the World Baseball Classic final last night instead of the Brothers live on moogis. Looks like I missed the excitement live, but the great thing is I'll watch it all tomorrow night! It looks like one of cooler set lists so far, and great special guests - Mike Mattison kicks tail.

I somewhat agree about Clapton. He took all the first solos on night one, and it just wasn't hittin'. I also think that's why they played pretty much the same songs on night two. At least he took the last solos in most songs on night two, so he got a much better feel for what the Brothers were doing and it sounded a whole lot better. Looking forward to the 3-26-09 show - Dickey or no, it should still be badass. 40 years to the day!

Panicstream has some of the shows ready for stream including the first show with Clapton, the night with Trey, Buddy, and Page, and 3/23 show with JB and Jimmy.

listen to all u fools argue about who's better than who. the great thing about music is diff. groups touch people in diff. ways. its all about creating magic and stirring the soul. lets not forget wat this beacon run is all about. ABB has rocked peoples asses off for 40yrs and showing no signs of slowing down. enough said! to see them jam with all these great musicians is a momentus occasion no matter who is on stage with them! old skydog himself is lookin down and smiling guarenteed! the road goes on forever! by the way...dickey is a drunken fool who got kicked out for a reason so stop talkin about him! the current ABB lineup is as good as it possibly could get from the original 6. even gregg agrees. ya'll need to put ur petty differences aside and enjoy this ride, cause its only gonna happen once!

If you live around NY and did not go to one of these shows you should have your show credentials taken away. Im so jealous of you lucky bastards. JB's vocals on Cant Find My Way Home always gives me the chills.

ABB has never kicked more ass then they are right now with this just absolutely incredible run night after fucking night

*****

just incredible

When are we going to see Jonny NEil sit in with the bros. I love Jonny and hope he gets invited out soon.

This is the equivalent of The Allman Bros 'Last Waltz' people. Now Derek can concentrate on his solo career and Warren can attend CURVES for men.

Watching these shows on moogis has been incredible. Every show has been worth the $125. I feel like I stole money.

burntown i respectfully TOTALLY disagree, ive been to every night but 2, in the first 6 rows, last friday night with clapton, if you call that "out of his element" you have no idea what your talking about , that was some of the best music i v ever heard, and im sorry but it was way better then the JB herring night, not saying it wasnt good, but PLEASE, i mean liz reed? stormy monday? on firday was EPIC, they both clocked in at 25min+ and blew the top right off the beacon, not to mention clapton played till 1am. herring was good, but NOT clapton, i mean just listen to the tapes AGAIN. and it also WASNT better then the TREY BUDDY GUY AND PAGE night, both those nights were better then the widespread night, again, monday was awesome, but it wasnt even CLOSE to last firday with clapton. this is from the 6th row

I love the pics where there all wearin the ZZ Top beards!! This run of shows is def epic! I get so bummed everytime I see these set lists and special guests because I missed it all :(

HOLY CRAP!!! Id trade my PHISH tickets to see them w/ ZZ Top then w/ Jimmy Herring! And holy shit- Sonny Landreth! Hes the best slide guitarist on the whole planet! Wow I woulda sold Jones Beach tix for that!! Goddamn! I am killin myself for missing this!

Lovin the beards!!!!!!!!

mimiluv... i wasn't trying to be a hater... I'm sure you had a great time, but I just think Clapton wasn't as good as everyone was making it out to be. I will agree with you that the Clapton nights were better than the trey/page night... shit I think the bruce willis/boz scaggs night was better than that night...

Anyway, it was all just my opinion and we're all entitled to one of those, right????

:)

Wow what a run! I can't wait for these dvd(s). I can't beleive some of you guys dissing E.C.. The man still jams-check out Crossroads DVD from 2007 with Derek in his band. And the ZZTop beard shot is my new desktop. I hope Wanee is at least close to this level.

sonny landreth is a bad ass.

all this is so amazing!!

never in my life would I think they would have a guest line up as bad ass as this.

absolutely AMAZING. astounding, stupendous! prolific!!

This run is absolutely EPIC!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND! today, on this date 3/26/1969 was the allman brothers first concert, today is the official 40th anniversary. there are no special guests listed for tonight's show, the only one of the run like that...so is "BROTHER" Dickey gonna pop up?? ooohh i really hope so. see u there bitches

I nearly pee my pants every time I read these sets!

"I nearly pee my pants every time I read these sets!"

- Agreed

The return of Phish has been monumental and the pending Dead tour will surely please...but in my opinion this Beacon run will beat all. The Allman Brothers Band have set the bar high for the rest of the 2009 live music scene.

Nothing will compare to this beacon run all year, it sets the tone for whats comming. I cant wait to see what the summer plans are and who they will tour with, put money on Dead/ABB summer tour together. that would be sick. And when they do, I know i will be able to get Tix to as many shows as i Want unlike fuckin PHISH. Nothing will compare to this entire run, cant wait for what follows.

WOW... epic

I kinda agree with Jim, but Phish and ABB/ Dead are in different categories in my opinion, same genus, different species. And how long is the ABB run? You'd have to compare it to Phish or the Dead's entire tour. Compare this run to Hampton, or in the future, Red Rocks? It can't be done out of the sheer lack of dates. This run compared to Phish's or the Dead's Summer 09 tours? That's different. I would've like to see ABB tour. A redonk Beacon run is awesome, but traveling around is so tasty. For that reason I will do all of the east coast Phish dates... except for Fabulous Fox because I don't have 2 grand for a balcony seat. ROCK.

15 shows... DAMN!!

i'd love to see any other band try and do this...it's just pretty unheard of nowadays and I believe the Allmans are the only ones who still got it in them to do it...and guess what..it really doesn't seem like its about the money with them..it's that they want to do what they love which is play good music for good people and thats where it's at

shanky just make sure you stay with your phish tour and stay away from the true headz that will follow the Dead/ABB tour

HAHAHAHA hilarious that people can even THINK about comparing the ABB with Phucking Phish!!!! HHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA what a joke! Phish? who?

WharfRat you cant say it any better then that.

Wow... I'm amazed at the number of shows they are playing all in a row... maybe it's cuz i'm young and full of dumb butamdd props for rockin' it 13 nights, and aren't they playing more?

i really dont think people see the beauty of this year. not only is ABB breaking the barrier with this amazing 15nite run to start the year. but u also have the dead touring again, and mark my words there will be plenty of ABB/Dead shows throughout the year! aside from that derek has his new album out which kicks ass and rumor has it him and susan r also doin a full tour together wit soul stew revival. and last but not least u got warren playin lead for the dead? r u fuckin kiddin me?! 2009 is the year and the Allmans r leadin the charge!! p.s. does anyone know where i can get sum quality videos or tapings from the beacon run? all the videos on youtube suck dick

Apologies WharfRat...from now on you set the parameters for all musical analogies on JamBase.

Peace and light to you!

hmmm not trying to hate or anything but i'm curious....kid rock?!

i hope this doesn't lead to a kid rock allman bros tour like it did with "lynyrd skynyrd" and kid. and i hope they don't let him use one of their songs to mash up into another werewolves of london sweet home alabama fiasco

It is seriously offensive to all of the other greats they have played with during this run to have Kid Rock up their with those names.

Phish is ok. But the allman's have put in 40 friggin years. I like them both but lets see if phish is still dong it in 2023!

f' kid rock

kid rock??? i just had a bit of vomit enter my mouth. what the hell were they thinking, thats really shameful

Okay...a little bit of logic. Do you really think it's offensive? Do you think Eric Clapton and ZZ Top are buckling under the pressure of Kid Rock? I guarantee they don't care. If the Allmans want to rock a night away with Kid Rock, they can. At this point, I find it difficult to criticize the Allmans for much. From what I hear, they put on an unreal show every night. Give yourselves a rest.

P.S. why is every JamBase article a matter of life or death for some of you? In the words of the Weepies, the world spins madly on. Be chill.

wow! jimmy smith on keys! i didn't know he was even still around! what a legend!

I don't understand the hate towards Kid Rock. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm no Kid Rock fan and I never have been, but I also don't think he so terrible that if he sits in and adds some vocals it's going to ruin a show. Of all the more mainstream artists in the US today, he more so than probably any, has clearly been hugely influenced by southern rock and is sitting in with the Allman Brothers Band as a respectful homage to their great career. I fail to see why this is so shameful.

not even Kid Rock could ruin an amazing run like this.

Maybe now that Jimmy Chamberlin is free, he could sit in ;-)

kid rock kicked ass in 'joe dirt'...never again has a mullet been so glorified on the big screen.

kid rock kiss ass period..... so does detroit........ I love the D

^^ Haha "I love the D" he says.

I'm fine with Kid Rock sitting in for 2 songs with a legendary band for one night of an epic run. Just as long as they don't play Bawitdaba. I don't think poor Gregg could handle that.

^^^ im not gonna compare phish and abb at all cause theres no reason to. but how can you laugh about people comparing them and phish, they come from the same basic genre and fan base and are both widely respected. one thing is while phish hasnt been playing for as long, they`ve been playing with the same line up. when i look abb today i think warren/dereck. point is i dont think the band would be what it is right now without those two, and they arent original members..thats like saying the dead have been doin it so many years when you have warren instead of jerry...bottom line, the two arent comparable.

Wow Phil & Bobby! i think i am a little bumbed that they didn't bust out the Lovelight. oh well great way to end the run boys.

^^ people on jambase compare bands way too much, you all lose sight that it is all music, and that is what brings us to posts like this, unless you are one of those assholes that blast everything that then dont like, in that case i will qoute keller "Fuck you, you cock suckin' mother fuckers"

DOPE....so glad i dropped the $125 for the Moogis simulcast.....the show was smokin'! Bobby definitely was a little cold, and fucked the lyrics on Sugaree pretty hardcore, but you know. Phil was FEELIN it, totally grooving and having a great time. The second set all the way to Encore was so hot, thanks so much ABB, cant wait for the free Dead show tomorow!

bawitdaba da bang da bang diggy diggy diggy says the boogey says up jump the boogey. shameful i say

ok so srsly what are the details on the recordings of the run? are there sbds out now or are they gonna release on cd...i need to hear this

last night with Weir and Lesh, now that's awesome! I guess it pays to have friends in high places. I wonder if any of the other ABB members will return the favor and sit in with the dead tomorrow? Then again, how many drummers and guitarists can they have? Great end to a great run guys. Still crazy after all these years.

The Allman Brothers Band is the greatest band in the history of rock & roll, and this historic run of shows, after 40 years on the road, pretty much proves it in my book. That being said, there is one thing that kind of bothers me, re: Dickey Betts. While I understand that there may still be too much bad blood to bring him back, (or maybe Dickey doesn't want to return, who knows?) I am a bit surprised that they continue to play his songs.(Liz Reed, Jessica, Les Brers) Maybe I'm too critical, but I think that ABB has a deep enough catalog on their own. Could they get away with Ramblin' Man or Blue Sky with Warren on vocals? I dunno. Before I get thumbs down for this comment, let me repeat: ABB is the BEST EVER, but they could be just a bit better with the guy who carried the band through the 70's and wrote all their biggest hits.

wow these fifteen nights have been madness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

has any body gone to all of them

So no pictures of Phil and Bobby jamming with the Allman Brothers, but hey at least you got kid rock. WTF???

Honkeytron,

I agree. I miss Dickey. The trouble is that I bet the remaining members of the Allmans miss Dickey as well. It is a tragedy that Dickey's behavior while drinking got so bad. I don't think that it is just hurt feelings keeping Dickey off of that stage.

I just wrote 4 consecutive sentences with the word "Dickey" in each.

the current ABB has played blue sky without dickey a few times, (5/21/05 was the best!)...they don't play ramblin man thou, and thats fine with me. Even thou liz reed, jessica and les b might have been thought up by dicky - all those songs have spots for the other band memebers to shine and that is why they play them. Rambin man is by dickey for dickey...that is why they don't play that song. Too selfish a song for this band.

I have made the trip to NYC for the brothers twice...just wish one of them was this year...too bad I missed the heat.

What a great run of shows. I realy wish I could have been to one of them. Regarding Dickey, I once thought (after he was booted out) that I would never like the ABB quite as much again. (Of course I was not too familar with Warren back then) Boy was I wrong. The current lineup is one of the best ever. Unfortunately Dickey is a far cry from what he was. It would be nice for him and the band to reconcile but it wouldn't improve the quality of the music IMO.

i'm not going to jump into the dickey argument again, i like the band now and when he was with them. i do think the comment donley26 has made about them not playing ramblin man because it is a selfish dickey song it pretty ridiculous though, and he didn't just "think up" liz reed, jessica, and les brers. those are some of the most complicated instrumentals ever written. don't forget their wouldn't be an allman brothers band today without dickey. on a side note, the kid rock bashing is cracking me up. i didn't hear a single negative comment when he came out with phish in vegas. i think it would be awesome to see him belt some tunes out up there.

i saw 3 nights from this run excellent shows everybody sounded great... cant wait for dead tour

That's cool that Bobby and Phil took the time out of their schedule from the View and played with ABB, I wish they would've stayed on for "Mountain Jam," and jam like they did when they played the Epic Watkins Glen together. As for Kid Rock, if any of you know, he and Haynes are good buddies and have worked together before and also the past few years he's been claiming to be a huge Country/Country Rock fan. He's not a bad musician when he's singing other peoples songs and backed by a band like ABB! But I understand the hate...

Panic Brothers Band on tour Aug-Oct 09:

http://www.widespreadpanic.com/news_story.php?id=466

The 2 best rock bands playing today, and tix are about half what you'd pay to see either one of those noodle-fest snooze-a-thon reunion tours everyone seems so psyched about.

WSP & ABB for a late summer, early fall tour! My two favorite bands are touring together! The planets have finally aligned just right! Multiple southeast dates! I'm freaking out everyone at work from going so crazy! HOLY SHIT!!!

Not to be greedy, but are there any photos of the last Beacon show?

Pretty amazing... but no Dickey and no Blue Sky, that's a shame.

epic. i would have loved to be at any of these shows...

ok, so seriously, where are the photos for 3/28 the last night. Every other night has amazing and clear photos and the last night gets nothing?

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