Sunday evening, Rich, Belinda, Melissa and I headed into Boulder for a quick bite to eat and a few pints at Southern Sun, then on to Chautauqua Park (Wiki) to see Bob Weir & Ratdog (Bob Weir Wiki) (Rat Dog Wiki). Jackie Greene (Wiki) opened with some great tunes and a cool rendition of Tax Man by the Beatles.
It was quite a scene around the old venue as hippies, young and old, convened selling necklaces, posters and tie dye t-shirts. Many holding up the traditional one finger in the air looking for a spare ticket to get into the sold out show. Usually people who have not purchased a ticket can sit just outside the walls of the building, that holds about 6,000, for free and listen to the music from their picnic blankets after they open the barn-like doors surrounding the building to the fresh air. However, with a band that draws like Bob Weir & Ratdog, it was not an option on this night as they kept the doors closed and people without a ticket at a distance down the hill. Otherwise there may well have been a crowd of a few thousand more on hand.
Bob Weir & Ratdog opened with their usual jam session and then moved into a full set of Dead songs with one of their own originals thrown into the mix.
Jam > Casey Jones, Easy to Slip > Stagger Lee > Dire Wolf, Candyman@, Corrina@, I Need a Miracle > Playin in the Band > Mississippi Half-Step > Samson and Delilah > Stuff, Black Peter > Touch of Grey
It was some great music at an awesome venue. Glad we had the opportunity to see them. Thanks for getting the tickets Rich!
It was some great music at an awesome venue. Glad we had the opportunity to see them. Thanks for getting the tickets Rich!
Took a few photos, not that great on quality, but you get the idea.
It's more about the tunes!
It's more about the tunes!
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