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What a time... cryptical through king solomon was like being in a space vessel. It was hotter than a hoot but after Stroudsburg 100 degrees is quite refreshing. Lost half my stuff near the show but some kind soul handed the stuff over to police so thanks whoever you are!!! The chaos and confusion melded together into the tapestry I love most....

Western NY is getting spoiled, Rochester, Herkimer, Lewiston... all in one tour. My question is this...is the Aceship gonna fly out to Red Rocks?

Killer show one of the best I've. Seen yet super energertic first set and a super psyicadelic second these boys are on fire and joe russo just keeps amazing me he's unbelivable forever grateful

We could only do 3 shows this time due to the lack of funds. But I have to say this was the best summer romp in a long time. Dont get me wrong Ill follow Ratdog or Phil and friends whenever I can but this tour was the shit. As the song goes New York has got the ways and means. The only problem was the staties and park police. They were all over the place busting people for all kinds of stuff. They were ok with the beers they just wanted you to have them in a cup but when they were telling you to put it in a cup 3 others were looking in your stuff to see if you were playing by there rules. Shakedown was shutdown street after about an hour or so. I havent seen that too many times but its always a bummer. After sweating our asses off for a few hours in the lot we headed to the show. It didnt get any cooler inside. I was sweating just as much as I was in the lot. That didnt stop us from going right down in front. We rocked out right in front of Bobby for the entire first set and it was heaven. I cant recall if Ive ever heard an Operator before but it was very welcome. As with West LA Fadeaway it always reminds me of Jerry (god do I miss him) the crowd really got into it. Woman are smarter is always fun and Im glad Bird Song was the short version. I love Ashes and Glass but it seamed to me that not eveyone did. Its a great tune. Doing that rag was awsome and Im glad to see John having more fun with what hes doing. I was kinda hoping Phil would drop some more bombs but hey no regrets Im just glad he could make the trip. Masons Children was way cool. For me this was an 8 out of 10. I still think Rochester was the best with Herkamer coming in 2nd and Artpark being number 3. I do wish Jay Lane was still with the boys. I think he adds way more then we think he did. As for Jeff on keys you couldnt ask for any better...kudos brother keep up the sick playing.

Try not to be a naysayer 'bout shows, still grateful for the boys going out on the road but with the 1st night Philly under my belt it makes this show even that much less acceptable to my ears but I'm willing to chalk this one up as just "one of those shows" just like back in the GD day. The "cheese" factor was in high gear at this show, just a jam-less night, especially the second set. I think history will prove that they played some of the shortest versions ever of songs played at this show and though length of song is not always an accurate barometer of how the band performs it was on this particular evening. Easily one of the worst post-GD shows I've personally witnessed and glad they remembered@Philly how to properly flesh out the material. IMHO Buffalo got robbed but these kind of shows happened back in the Jerry days and that didn't stop me from attending the "next" show back then and it won't stop me now 'cause redemption can be just a show away (and in this case that was Philly, thank the musical Gods for that...:-smile). Though Buffalo was simply a badly played show to these ears, hope others got what they were looking for out of it. It's still all good...

Peace,
Alex

Alex, dude, I think you’re way way off., but it’s all opinion. Were you on the lawn? I heard the sound was crap out there. I’ll agree that on occasion they didn’t jam out where they could have, but the show was stellar! It just goes to show you that on any given night 100 people can have 100 different experiences. I thought Gelston was so-so, others think it was awesome… Rochester didn’t have any long jams either, but it was the best tour opener ever… Same goes for most of the shows this tour, according to reviews here and on philzone.

So, maybe it was the spectacular venue, acoustically near perfect for those of us lucky enough to be deep inside. Or maybe the theater’s location - Artpark hovering over the awe inspiring beauty of the Niagara Gorge. Maybe it was the friendly spirits, those ancient ghosts around the Hopewell Burial Mound 100 yards northeast of the stage, perhaps chatting it up with Jerry while he stopped by for a visit. Maybe it was the great buzz I had rolling, added to the light-headed euphoria that the sights, smells, sounds and HEAT generated. IT WAS HOT - SMOKIN’ HOT!! Or maybe all of that. Or none of that. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that THE GANG PUT ON A SPECTACULAR SHOW!!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I’ll take this opportunity to retract some earlier remarks I wrote about Phil and Bobby singing and leading. (Everyone has a bad voice day now and then.) Those gracefully aging yet ageless gentlemen sang their hearts out, played with authority, and appeared to truly enjoy themselves while they steered their ship and the crowd through an amazing musical journey. They were in charge! Phil is 70? Naw… He acted 30 as he pushed the others if they started to fade. Bobby was ON FIRE, truly inspired. OK, so the show got off to a slowish start with Sittin on Top Of the World. The sound guys tweaked the system since the heat and humidity from 2,000 dancers inside rearranged their sound check. When they rolled into Pigpen’s Operator we knew things were gonna be just fine. Great sound and great sightlines from our perch about 20 rows back, near-left section near the right aisle. Great to hear Pig.

For the sake of brevity I’ll mention what for me were the highlights, and also suggest that THERE WERE NO LOWLIGHTS. Artpark was my third and last show of the tour. I saw Highland Bowl and Gelston Castle, the former incredible, the latter decent but not amazing. So what? Pickers can‘t be choosers. Anyway, the Artpark setlists where superb, despite my palpable but unfulfilled yearning for Eyes of The World and Help/Slipknot/Franklin’s. The latter part of the first set, They Love Each Other all the way through Birdsong was, IMOHO, one of the finest part-sets I have heard in a while. Big River! Big thank you! Women Are Smarter! Perhaps - the jury‘s still out on that one, but the boys nailed it on all fronts. Sing it Bobby!! I managed to sneak down to within 40 feet of the stage for Birdsong and I was rewarded with sheer pleasure. By then I was soaked with sweat so the lyrics had me wanting to tell it all… “Tell me all that you know and I’ll show you…..snow and rain” It was as good as it gets, and we are all fortunate that these guys are still at it.

The scene during break was fine, indeed. I walked through the tunnel to exit and it seemed like I walked out to another world. It wasn’t the way I came in from the parking lot, and I found myself on a busy sidewalk in Paris. Magnificent architecture, sculpture, and grounds greeted people milling about or at patio tables, enjoying a warm summer’s eve with friends and drink. Such a nice venue with great concessions. They didn’t open the beer cans at the concessions so you could take a couple into the theater without them dumping on the floor. Brilliant!!

Second set was at least as good as the first, maybe better. The sound notched up a good bit. Ashes and Glass> Cosmic Charlie very nice, Rag a fine throwback, Handle >Deal were really good fun. Dear Prudence likewise. John sang soulfully. They’ve been doing Darkstar a lot on this tour so I think they’ve got it down. Superb jam. Nice to hear it between CE and The Other One. (Some day I’ll get on that bus and I won’t step off…) Mason’s Children was tight and smokin’ hot. By then my face hurt from all the smiling. Johnnie B. Goode was better than good. What a show!! What a pleasant scene. Furthur WILL return to Artpark.

As a final note, I’d like to thank the two lovely girls dancing away right in front of us. (I was the guy spinning the towel over our heads, making a breeze for you. Easy Wind.) You gals rock! You made the night even better. You made me even hotter. I felt 25 again and I really wished I was. Next morning my bones reminded me otherwise…

This show was HOT. Both the temperature and the energy was steaming! It had to have been a good 90 degrees all day and sunny. After a few hours of chilling in the lot and walking aorund the park, we headed into the show to get under the roof and out of the sun.

This was my last show I was doing this tour as well as my hometown show (or closest to it) so I did my best to soak up every minute and every vibe of it I could.

Opening the show with Sittin' on Top of the World was fun, though the sound at my seat for the first few songs was awful. Luckily the got it figured a few songs in, and it was all good by the time West LA started. Highlights from 1st set for me included: Crazy Fingers, TLEO and Women are Smarter.

2nd set had some real magic in it. They opened up with the RatDog song "Ashes and Glass" which was amazing. They nailed it! Probably the highlight of my show (and my tour) right there! Hard to Handle was awesome, at first I was a little bummed to hear it, but the jammed it out hard and it turned out to be really good. Then the Cryptical>Darkstar>Otherone!!! Rockin! Dont know what else to say, those three songs put together makes for a comsic, magic 25 minutes. The energy in the place when Phil rumbled into the Other One was something else! They then ended the show with Mason's Children which was indeed a treat to hear...

This band is great, and I really hope Bob and Phil keep it together for years to come, for as long as they continue touring. They have a great balance of nostalgia/1969 or 1989 feeling, mixed with pushing the music FURTHUR and keeping it fresh and exciting. Can't wait for Fall tour!

Hey, Gnatmandu, yes it is all opinion and it is all good. Many times I've walked out shaking my head wondering what the hell happened aka wrong while fellow attendees were dancing out of the venue and vice versa. I usually don't post negative reviews, knowing quite well that there were folks that had a better show than myself but this particular show, for various reasons, simply got under my skin in a bad way. Truly glad that others such as yourself found what they were looking for in Buffalo but I simply did not, as opposed to most of the prior shows seen/heard on both the Spring and Summer tour and especially@Philly. Simply a difference of opinion...:-smile.

BTW, I was sitting 'round 10th row on John's side directly in front of the speakers and thought that John, both vocals and guitar, was under-amplified for virtually the entire night. It's personally very frustrating when I see the fingers moving but can't hear the notes coming out of the instrument, one of many issues that I had with this particular show.

Peace,
Alex

Caught the Rochester and Artpark shows, Rochester was INCREDIBLE, Pink Floyds Time was Amazing, Artpark was good, was sitting in row M, right in front of a taper on archives.org. While in the show, I thought the sound was kind of poor at times, but came through OK on tapers system. Hopefully if they play there again(keeping my fingers crossed) theyll play the outdoor stage. Lets hope they tour as The Dead one more time with JK, their really fortunate to have him.

King Solomon’s Marbles was fantastic and the high point of the show. The musicianship was stellar. So many reviews I read about this show never pointed out this song. That is perplexing. Fusion at it’s finest. Phil was leading the charge. Amazing too me more people do not go crazy like I do for this song. Strange. Closing with Mason’s Children made for a gigantic finish. Was on Phil’s side about 23 rows back. The second set sound was great. Solid second set all the way through. Dear Prudence was another highlight. The Doin’ that Rag was excellent. Not a bad moment in the whole difficult song to play. The first set was hit or miss Women are Smarter not my favorite song and Bird Sing peaked my interest but not sure if I really liked that version or not. Crazy Fingers was very well played. The second set was great from start to finish King Solomon’s Marbles was fantastic.

I've been to a ton of Dead shows (not braging just saying) in alot of forms Rat Dog, Phil and Friends, The Dead, Other Ones, Rythm Devils, Scaring the Children, I was never fortunante enough to see Jerry. Not old enough born in 83, but this band is the shit so far and I love Rat Dog and miss them very much. I would love nothing more than for them to play again. But Bobby and Phil with JK and the boys are amazing and have to be the best thing since the original. every show they have played has been amazing and yes they havent been perfect and the sound isnt alwas top notch but was it always during greatful dead tour, not from what I've heard. I am so sick of people like Alex ( nothing personal just an example) I have never heard a more critized band, and by the people that are suppose to love them the most. It is alittle disturbing and this is the shit that makes Bobby and Phil consider hanging up their instuments. We should all be extremely happy that their still touring (and touring just as hard as ever) for us. And they are having as much fun as they have had in a long time. So who cares if they didnt play every song that you wanted to hear or they didnt jam as long as you wanted them to. They are the creators of the music and they take us on these journeys that we all crave and love, and if you dont love it why keep going back? so could we as a community of music lovers and Dead fans need to stop acting so "UN-GRATEFUL" and start showing them the love that they deserve. FOREVER GRATEFUL!!!