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180. The best was Phish on NYE 1995

Wed Feb 14, 2024, 11:45 PM

Feb 2024

Other standouts were
The Clifford Ball
Hershey Park 12/1/95
Hampton shows in '97
(hell, all the Phish shows I saw in Fall 1997 aka the Cow Funk aka Phish Destroys America)

Pink Floyd in '94 at RFK

Black Crowes at Constitution Hall in '92 or '93

Bad Brains, Fishbone, and Living Color in Philly in '92(?)

The Pogues, Violent Femmes, Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper at Wolftrap

Billy Strings was pretty damn good.
I've seen a lot of great bluegrass, which is probably what I enjoy most live: David Grisman Quintet, Bela Fleck and Tony Trischka was awesome, Bela with and without the Flecktones, Tony Rice Unit. The Birchmere in Alexandria had some top notch shows.

The one I wish I went to was Beastie Boys when Check Your Head was released. A friend had extra tickets and I said, "You mean like Brass Monkey? No thanks."

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yw Celerity Feb 2024 #208

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