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Some of the good ones I saw, Bon Iver, Black Keys with John Fogerty, and the Allmans with Weir and Susan Tedeschi and others from the Tedeschi Trucks band. Yesterday bought Ramble at the Ryman on vinyl on Record Store Day. So glad to have this.

After Jazz Fest, I have Barr Brothers on May 15 Phish on June 7 Wilco at MassMoca and Hartford Allmans on August 7 and 8

I just wanna say regarding the question that prompted this line of chat, for me and I think most people at the shows, it wasn't necessarily about how hard or how much the Dead "rocked." The relationship was based on something different. But I think the question is a fair question. Just disagree with some of the responses.

I had a good day at Newbury Comics in Norwood, MA. Got: Mermaid Avenue disc set. On vinyl, got: GD, Dark Star 12 inch single, 5/4/72 Lou Reed, Rock n Roll Animal Levon, Ramble at the Ryman

Got mine today at Record Store Day. Haven't broken into it yet, listening to the vinyl of Levon's Ramble at the Ryman, which I also picked up.

In a couple of weeks, second weekend of Jazz Fest. Got some great late nights lined up: Royal Family Ball with Soulive and Lettuce, Original Meters, George Porter,Jr. and Krasno jam session, Stanton Moore, Sonny Landreth, and more I can't remember.

It seems that every band who played a show in America on Thursday night played a Band/Levon tune. Very cool.

Do you think any of those folks in the audience in that Hard to Handle video are still waiting for the Dead to rock? Yes, your choice of photo makes that clear!

I agree with Shug's post above, but in any event, try Greatest Story Ever Told on for size. And if that doesn't "rock" for you, we have different definitions of "rock." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAEjVR1hsvA

My contribution from Solid Sound 2011. What a great closing set. Levon will be missed far and wide.

me too

No tix received yet for the Hartford show.

This news is very sad. Was looking forward to his set at Jazz Fest. Never made it to a Ramble, but am sure glad got to see him at Solid Sound. The Last Waltz will be playing at my house this weekend.

What a performance. Whoa.

So is this it for summer shows? No more to be announced? As of yesterday, the Shows page on Wilcoworld said "more shows to announce", but I see that is gone as of this morning.

Btw, perhaps my favorite of all the GD books is the Gear book.

Extremely psyched for this one.

Never heard of this venue before. Got center orchestra. Anyone seen a show there?

Vert well said! I recently bought a couple of the MoFi vinyl releases, Wake and Live Dead, and I too have been reminded!

That's about what I would have figured. I didn't get it, wonder whether I would ever have made it through all the shows.

There's a pre-sale for museum members going on right now. All I had to do was call and speak to a very nice person in the box office. I joined the museum after they announced they were going to be doing this benefit.

Got Section D, Row J for Hartford, 201 and 202. And...2 for MassMOCA!

Just wondering by what date you will have worked your way through all the shows?

I think that would be Friday, July 27.

Good show, right off the bat with Playin. Great show/tour opener. Excellent second set. Wish I were going tonight, but instead I will be leading a seder at my home for family and friends.