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More info from The Hip: We Are The Same Hi Folks, The We Are The Same Tour is now underway. So far we have Kitchener , Montreal and Quebec City under our belts and things are feeling great. We are looking forward to our first U.S. shows before returning to Canadian soil to play six shows at historic Massey Hall. There are two new shows to announce. On August 8th we will be playing in Abbotsford, BC at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. A fourth show in Winnipeg is being added, for September 7th. Pre Sales for Registered Users begin, for both shows, on Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00am (local time). Public On Sales begin on Saturday, May 9th for both shows, as well. Go to the Shows section for full Pre Sale details, including ticket links and passwords. Last week we announced two additional shows on our site, August 1st in North Bay at Waterfront Park and August 7th in Penticton, BC at the South Okanagan Event Centre. Check out our Shows page for ticket links and information. Stay tuned to www.thehip.com on Monday for additional news on Hamilton with pre-sale news for Tuesday. Don't forget to visit the Gift Shop to see our online product selections. See you out on the road. The Hip Upcoming Tour Dates 05/07/09 The Fillmore at the Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA 05/08/09 Nokia Theatre - New York, NY 05/09/09 House of Blues - Boston, MA 05/11/09 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON 05/12/09 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON 05/14/09 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON 05/15/09 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON 05/16/09 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON 05/19/09 Massey Hall - Toronto, ON 05/23/09 K-Rock Centre - Kingston, ON 05/26,27/09 Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL 05/29/09 The Fillmore - Detroit, MI 05/30/09 The Fillmore - Detroit, MI 05/31/09 House of Blues - Cleveland, OH 06/02/09 Artpark - Lewiston, NY 06/04/09 Artpark - Lewiston, NY 06/05/09 Artpark - Lewiston, NY 06/06/09 Artpark - Lewiston, NY 06/09/09 The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA 06/10/09 The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA 06/11/09 The Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA 06/13/09 The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA 06/14/09 The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA 06/16/09 Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR 06/17/09 The Moore Theatre - Seattle, WA 06/19/09 Save on Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC 06/20/09 Save on Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC 06/22/09 Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC 06/23/09 Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC 06/24/09 Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC 06/27/09 Wiarton Airfield - Wiarton, ON 07/02/09 Mile One Stadium - St. John’s NL 07/04/09 Citadel Hill – Halifax, NS 07/23/09 Harris Park - London, ON 07/25/09 Highland Bowl – Rochester NY 07/26/09 The Green at Shelburne Museum - Shelburne, VT 08/01/09 Waterfront Park - North Bay, ON 08/04/09 Prairieland Park – Saskatoon, SK 08/07/09 South Okanagan Event Centre – Penticton, BC 08/08/09 Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC 09/07/09 Centennial Concert Hall - Winnipeg, MB 09/09/09 Centennial Concert Hall - Winnipeg, MB 09/10/09 Centennial Concert Hall - Winnipeg, MB 09/11/09 Centennial Concert Hall - Winnipeg, MB 09/13/09 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Edmonton, AB 09/14/09 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Edmonton, AB 09/16/09 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Edmonton, AB 09/17/09 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Edmonton, AB 09/19/09 Eric Harvie Theatre - Banff, AB 09/21/09 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB 09/23/09 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB 09/24/09 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - Calgary, AB 09/26/09 National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON 09/27/09 National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON 09/28/09 National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON 09/30/09 Hamilton Place – Hamilton ON 10/02/09 Hamilton Place – Hamilton ON

That's what she said ...

floor party floor party ..... except you can't bring beers on the floor?!?!?!? WTF? It was weird with that rule at the last Springsteen show too.

These could be done with any political party and it would look great, IMHO. They just so happened to inflict it upon the GOP

Smoke another ... didn't you already ask??? http://jambands.ca/sanctuary/showtopic.php?tid/251151/

LOL ... i've got Dariens I'll probably be going to SPAC now sorry.

keep on trying ... just saw that somebody got a couple more around 1:40 Make sure you choose the "GA Floors" on the dropdown menu. Good luck

I'M IN ! 2 on the FLOOR

JUST SCORED TWO ON THE FLOOR TICKET DROP 1:25 pm

How to teach 18,000 to sing in harmony:

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

Nice. It's going to air on PBS this summer: http://www.musicnewsnet.com/2009/05/pete-seeger-90th-birthday-concert-to-air-on-pbs-.html May 03, 2009 PETE SEEGER 90th Birthday Concert to Air on PBS Great Performances ! MUSIC NEWS - The historic Pete Seeger 90th Birthday Concert at NYC's Madison Square Garden (May 3, 2009), will be recorded live by THIRTEEN’s Great Performances (in HD) and aired in late summer on PBS. Seeger is, of coures, the legendary folk artist, political activist, and avid environmentalist who throughout his career has demonstrated that the power of music can inspire Pete-Seeger-90th-birthday-poster change, takes center stage at Madison Square Garden with an all-star roster of performers to benefit Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Founded by Seeger, the non-profit organization was created to protect and restore the Hudson River. “Approaching 90, Pete Seeger's great deeds shine on and continue to remind us that nothing is beyond our reach,†said Jeff Rumpf, Executive Director for Clearwater. “Clearwater thanks the many gracious musicians gathering to celebrate Pete’s life and help create the next generation of environmental leaders.†Joining Seeger for the once-in-a-lifetime concert are Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Richie Havens, Roger McGuinn, Ani DiFranco, Taj Mahal, Ruby Dee, Ben Harper, Peggy Seeger, and Dave Matthews, among others who perform songs inspired by Seeger’s music and activism. Pete will perform one song (still secret) ! Back in February 2008, THIRTEEN co-produced and broadcast the first and only authorized biography of Seeger, American Masters: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (buy the dvd below). The film was awarded with a Primetime Emmy.

Yeah, thanks Basher, I saw those. They've been up since last night I believe. I'm holding out for a ticket drop. Either that, or I'll stick around after work on Thursday and try to score an extra from somebody before the show starts. Hopefully I'll see you there

TimmyB, Can't wait to hear what you have to say about this show.

Complete long shot, but wtf: I'd love to trade 2 SPAC (end of the tour) Phish tix that are inside the pavillion, for 2 Springsteen tix, GA on the floor ACC Toronto May 7. Anyone? Bueller?

I think you're right. Maybe Joe Ely was at another show I was at

Yup, i was there too. Joe Ely and then Bruce Cockburn opened I miss those shows at the old Ontario Place Forum.

(Set 1) China Cat Sunflower Born Cross-Eyed Built To Last Pride Of Cucamonga I Need A Miracle Wang Dang Doodle West LA Fadeaway Liberty All Along The Watchtower (Set 2) Mexicali Blues (acoustic) Into The Mystic (acoustic) Peggy-O (acoustic) A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall Space> Drums Iko Iko Standing On The Moon Going Down The Road Feeling Bad (Encore) Imagine Box Of Rain Chicago - Set 1 Back to Chicago, site of many great shows, as well as the last ever Grateful Dead show and Brent Mydland’s last show. Regardless of those sad events, it’s still a great place for these guys to be for a couple of days, and looking at the first set’s list, it looks like it’s going to be one of those shows. As promised, here’s a recap of the show as it relates to the Grateful Dead’s history. A mix of old and not-quite-as-old, with a lot of cool stuff mixed in. A China Cat opener, always a nice way to ease into the show, then doesn’t go into Rider, similar to what happened a week ago on the tour (when they finished the combination at a later show…), which was followed by an even older song, Born Cross-Eyed. Then came the first “new†song of the night, Built To Last. Then comes the tour’s third Pride of Cucamonga, always great to hear Phil sing this quirky tune from Mars Hotel. His vocal delivery hasn’t changed in the 35 years since he recorded it in March, 1974. An always-rocking I Need A is followed by my favourite of Weir’s bluesy numbers, Wang Dang Doodle (although I also love Minglewood, Rooster, CC Rider and Walkin’ Blues…), and then a ladies’ choice, West LA Fadeaway. And then along comes a REALLY new song, Liberty. I just heard that great version from 1994 on the So Many Roads boxed and remember how much I love this great Garcia-Hunter song. And then another Watchtower, which has been played extremely well this tour! A great looking set indeed. Set 2 Back to acoustic Dead! If I remember correctly (THAT’s what IIRC means! I just got it…), this is the first acoustic segment since the second set opening of Nassau, the third overall on the tour after the one in DC on 4/14. This one had Mexicali Blues, Into The Mystic (played electrically in Albany) and Peggy-O, pretty darn cool. Bobby has made a habit of playing a little acoustic sets at RatDog shows, and it’s wonderful to hear him play the acoustic guitar. I used to love seeing Weir & Wasserman play those great acoustic sets 1989-1992, during which I saw them a lot in very cool places (Merriweather, Burlington, the super-cool spinning stage in Toronto, Scranton, etc). Then comes A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, the second of the tour after the DC acoustic version, and then somewhat surprisingly, the acoustic set slips into Drums, followed by the obligatory Space. But then comes the perfect out-of-Space song, Iko Iko, always a smooth jam out of Space. This and Not Fade Away were always such great way to get everybody back up and dancing. Then comes Standing On The Moon, always great in the Grateful Dead days in the post-Drums ballad slot. And just like the pacing of a Grateful Dead show, this Garcia-Hunter ballad rips into GDTRFB, which have been exceptional on this tour, really blow-the-roof-off-the-place kind of stuff. Then a double dose of an encore, with Imagine and Box of Rain (the last Grateful Dead song ever played, in this very city) wrap up night one in Chicago during what’s shaping up to be one of the finest tours any of these guys have done since 1995.

May 4, 2009 The Dead 2009 Spring Tour [sBD] http://jollyjoke.blogspot.com/2009/05/dead-2009-spring-tour-sbd.html * 2009-04-12 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC * 2009-04-14 Washington, DC * 2009-04-15 Charlottesville VA * 2009-04-18 Worcester MA * 2009-04-19 Worcester MA * 2009-04-21 HSBC Arena Buffalo NY * 2009-04-22 Wachovia Arena Wilkes-Barre PA * 2009-04-24 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale NY * 2009-04-25 Madison Square Garden New York NY * 2009-04-26 XL Center - Hartford CT * 2009-04-28 iZOD Center E. Rutherford NJ * 2009-04-29 iZOD Center E. Rutherford NJ

I'm looking for extras too! I've got 2 Phish SPAC for trade.

I'll trade two SPAC pavillion seats for 2 BOSS on the floor for this Thursday.

I'm glad this series is now tied. It's only gonna get better now I was impressed that they kept up their speed for those extra periods.

(Set 1) Playing In The Band> Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo> New Speedway Boogie Shakedown Street Dupree's Diamond Blues Hard To Handle Friend Of The Devil> Playing (Reprise) (Set 2) Jack Straw Alligator> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)> Drums> Space> Loose Lucy Comes A Time> Cold Rain And Snow> Sugar Magnolia (Encore) Donor Rap Box Of Rain Set 1 A Playing In The Band opener is a great way to loudly welcome everyone back to the Spectrum, site of loads of great shows going back about 40 years. It certainly wasn’t a common opener for the Grateful Dead, with a only a few common to mind immediately, 4/29/72, 9/21/82 and 7/2/89. And those were all good shows. And as many of you know, Playing In The Band is one of my favourite tunes by the Grateful Dead. Next up is Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, played here for the second time on the tour. Then comes New Speedway Boogie, always a good number to hear played by anyone. With the first three tune tonight coming from 1970-1973, the show then jumps forward a few years to 1978, with a mid-set Shakedown Street. There was always something very Philadelphia-esque about Shakedown Street, so this seems an appropriate song for the venue. The one played by the Grateful Dead in this very same venue on 4/6/82 is a favourite of many people, me included. Then as if to say “enough of this recent stuff,†they dive back into the late 1960s with Dupree’s and Hard To Handle, the latter being another tour debut. About the only song they haven’t pulled out on this tour is Day Job! Then the show goes back to the land of New Speedway, 1970 (ok, Speedway was debuted in late 1969) with Friend of the Devil. Then to wrap it all up with Playing In The Band bodes well for a great second set of music. Set 2 A couple of very cool things to note about the pre-Drums sequence, and one is the fact that it contained both Jack Straw and Caution, which I recall seeing this band play as a pairing on 7/4/03 in Austin, TX, at the weirdest gig I ever saw (The Dead, Toby Keith, Leon Russell, Willie Nelson; yes, Toby Keith!), although on this night the two songs were separated by Alligator. Which brings me to the second cool thing, Alligator>Caution! Very cool. There have been plenty of Alligators and Cautions played by these guys in various bands since 1995, but not too many full-blown Alligator>Caution jams, really since about 1970. Up next was Rhythm Devils (aka Drums), which by all accounts have been phenomenal on this tour. This then led into an rare choice to come out of Space, Loose Lucy. This was followed by a batch of really great Grateful Dead songs, Comes a Time, Cold Rain and Snow (Alligator and Cold Rain in the same jam, sounds familiar…) and Sugar Magnolia, with a Box of Rain encore. All in all, a very good looking setlist tonight. (Set 1) On More Saturday Night Brown Eyed Women Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl Althea He's Gone> Uncle John's Band> Mason's Children (Set 2) Good Lovin' Cumberland Blues Cryptical Envelopment> The Other One> Drums> Space> Morning Dew St. Stephen Revolution Help On The Way> Slipknot!> Franklin's Tower (Encore) Samson And Delilah Set 1 What could be more appropriate to open the big Saturday night bash in Philly than a rocking One More Saturday Night. I believe the only time I saw the Grateful Dead open a show with OMSN was on 8/5/89 at Cal Expo, and it was a rocking way top open a show. Next up is Brown Eyed Women, and Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, in a slightly different arrangement than it was played two weeks ago in Worcester. Then comes a couple of great Garcia-Hunter tunes, Althea and He’s Gone. He’s Gone was played the first night of the tour and I recall the entire building singing along. This then went into two Workingman’s Dead tunes, Uncle John’s Band and Mason’s Children. The latter, of course, was omitted from the album, but was included on the So Many Roads boxed set, as well as other live versions that have been more recently released. The jam out of Uncle John’s was particularly fine, as were he harmony vocals on Mason’s Children. Set 2 After hearing the second set on Sirius tonight, my friend JM said “they sure are going out with a bang!†and I’ve got to agree, a really great night of music. And kudos to Sirius XM for bringing the show to so many of you, and kudos to the great sound mix that started with Derek Featherstone’s amazing PA mix, enhanced by Peter A. with just the right amount of audience and bottom end blended in to really give you the live album experience. This, of course, is the same audio mix that appears on the CDs available at the shows or later via download. Great work, guys. They pulled out all the stops, as you can see by the setlist, and played a few things people were really hoping for, including the long-awaited (first on the tour) Morning Dew, and the Samson encore, not to mention slipping in classic including Help>Slip>Franklin’s and St. Stephen, to say nothing of The Other One and Revolution. Pretty freaking cool. So, the band really said goodbye to Spectrum in style. Although the Grateful Dead played a load of shows at the Madison Square Garden, the Spectrum was really their east coast home, and it will be missed. Inspired by tonight’s goodbye to Spectrum, I think I’ll pop in 9/21/72, my favourite Spectrum show, and dig some good old Grateful Dead. Onward to Chicago…

New vid (backstage at Letterman):