Phil Lesh & Friends are giving the Warfield a closing party that will go down as one of the best runs by any band at this famed venue. Last night featured Phil & Friends playing two Dead albums in their entirety. The first set featured Aoxomoxoa followed by Grateful Dead Live in the 2nd set.

According to Sirius JamOn DJ Stef Scamardo the band will be playing full length Dead albums tonight and for the remainder of the run with back to to back nights through May 18th.

Phil Lesh & Friends 5-14-2008 The Warfield, SF CA
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Set 1: AoxomoxoA
Set 2: Jam->Live/Dead
E: King Bee

Phil Lesh & Friends 5-13-2008 The Warfield, SF CA
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Set 1: Jam->The Grateful Dead
Set 2: Jam->Anthem of the Sun
E: Not Fade Away

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Phil Lesh has announced it’s spring tour featuring the same lineup that lit up amphitheatres across the country last year. And Friends includes guitarist Larry Campbell, musical sensation Jackie Green, keyboardist Steve Molitz and drummer John Molo.

The band also announced they will be playing Bonnaroo 2008. Levon Helm band will be opening for select events. The tour includes 2 shows at the Fillmore Aud in Denver as well as five back to back shows at The Warfield in San Francisco.

Phil Lesh & Friends Tour Dates
05/08/08 Thu The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
05/09/08 Fri The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
05/11/08 Sun Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA (w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
05/13/08 Tue The Warfield San Francisco, CA
05/14/08 Wed The Warfield San Francisco, CA
05/16/08 Fri The Warfield San Francisco, CA
05/17/08 Sat The Warfield San Francisco, CA
05/18/08 Sun The Warfield San Francisco, CA
06/12/08 Thu Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH (w/ Levon Helm Band)
06/13/08 Fri Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL (w/ Levon Helm Band)
06/14/08 Sat Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN
06/15/08 Sun Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN
06/17/08 Tue Innsbrook Pavilion Glen Allen, VA
06/19/08 Thu Penn’s Peak Jim Thorpe, PA
06/20/08 Fri Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing Philadelphia, PA (w/ Levon Helm Band)
06/21/08 Sat Bank Of America Pavilion Boston, MA (w/ Levon Helm Band)
06/22/08 Sun Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center Gilford, NH (w/ Levon Helm Band)
07/03/08 Thu The Pageant St. Louis, MO
07/04/08 Fri Summerfest Milwaukee, WI (w/ The Roots & Trucks/Tedeschi)
07/05/08 Sat Saturday in the Park Sioux City, IA
07/06/08 Sun Rothbury Music Festival Rothbury, MI
07/08/08 Tue Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
07/09/08 Wed House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
07/11/08 Fri All Good Festival Masontown, WV
07/12/08 Sat Highland Bowl Rochester, NY (w/ Levon Helm Band)
07/13/08 Sun Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY (w/ Levon Helm Band)
07/26/08 Sat 10,000 Lakes Festival Detroit Lakes, MN
08/02/08 Sat The Gathering of the Vibes Bridgeport, CT

For more info check out the official site at http://www.phillesh.net

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(photos courtesy of billesmall)

Langerado has given us a great preview of what the festival season will look and sound like this coming summer. The tapers have been busy uploading the goods to various sites. I will continue to update this post over the next few weeks so be sure to check back daily for updates.

A friend of mine who came back to NY sunburnt and peeling said the highlights of his weekend were Beastie Boys and Les Claypool shows that he was back stage for. enjoy!

311 Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Beastie Boys Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Benevento Russo Duo Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Disco Biscuits Live @ Langerado 2008 (The Archive)

Funky Meters Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Ghost Land Observatory Live @ Langerado 2008

Gov’t Mule Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Heavey Pets Live @ Langerado 2008 (The Archive)

Les Clay Pool Live @ Langerado 2008

Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Phil Lesh & Friends Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Phil Lesh & Friends Live @ Langerado (The Archive)

Pnuma Trio Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Roots Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Railroad Earth Live @ Langerado 2008 (The Archive)

RAQ Live @ Langerado 2008 (The Archive)

Sound Tribe Sector 9 Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Perpetual Groove Live @ Langerado 2008 (The Archive)

R.E.M. Live @ Langerado 2008 (Torrent)

Umphrey’s McGee Live @ Langerado 2008

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Last week I claimed that Gov’t Mule was the show currently on tour and after last night mind blowing experiencing at Shea’s in Buffalo, I stand corrected this lineup of Phil Lesh & Friends has their sound dialed. I saw Phil & Friends at Mountain Jam this year and while that was a great show I didn’t think that Phil sounded all that great. Last night Phil made a believer out of me. I’ll be sure to check out any show of his anytime I have the chance.

The crowd at Shea’s was great. Security was fairly lax and let people stand in the aisle. During the 2nd set the place was jam packed. As soon as you walked into the theater area there was the smell of reifer everywhere. I know that dead heads have a reputation of smoking insane amounts of herb - but this is not a stereotype it’s the flat out truth. I’ve never been to a concert where so many people were smoking.

This show is now available on The Archive to grab it now in MP3 format click HERE.

For lossless files click HERE.

Set 1:
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

Big River
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
The Wheel
I’m So Gone
Scarlet Begonia

Fire on the Mountain

Set 2:
Cosmic Charlie
Althea
Cold Black Devil
Cryptical>
The Other One>
Jam>dazed&confused tease>
Caution
Help on the Way>
Slipknot!>
Franklin’s Tower
Sugar Magnolia

Donor Rap/Intros
E: Turn on Your Lovelight

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Phil Lesh & Friends put on an excellent show last weekend at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morris Colorado. The Dead Heads descended on arguably one of best outdoor venue’s in the world for three sets of great music.

This is an audience recording but it’s an excellent one and well worth the download. Already there have been over 21,000 downloads of this show on The Archive.

To grab this show now in mp3 format click here.

Full full download information check out the full post on The Archive.

(Photos used with permission from Hulst Photography)

Set 1 / Disc 1:
01. Intro / Tuning
02. Bertha
03. Big River
04. Midnight Rider

05. Candyman
06. Cold Black Devil
07. Deal

Set 2 - Disc 2 (Acoustic):
01. Friend of the Devil
02. Sweet Somewhere Bound
03. Deep Elem Blues
04. Brokedown Palace
05. Tell Me Mama
06. Ripple

Set 3 / Disc 2 cont.:
07. Intro / Tuning
08. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
09. Cryptical Envelopment
10. The Other One

Disc 3
01. Dark Star (v1)
02. Mountains of the Moon
03. Dark Star (v2)
04. China Cat Sunflower
05. I Know You Rider

E:
06. Donor Rap / Intros
07. Not Fade Away

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Phil Lesh & Friends has announced a fall tour that will include singer-songwriter Jackie Greene, guitarist Larry Campbell, drummer John Molo, and Particle keyboardist Steve Molitz.

The tour starts on 9/22 in Santa Barbara, CA and ends with a 9 night run in NYC at Nokia Theatre in Times Square.

Phil Lesh & Friends tour dates
09/22/07 SAT Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA
09/23/07 SUN Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
09/28/07 FRI The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
09/29/07 SAT Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
09/30/07 SUN Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre Santa Fe, NM
10/02/07 TUE The Pageant St. Louis, MO
10/03/07 WED Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
10/05/07 FRI The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/06/07 SAT The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/07/07 SUN The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
10/09/07 TUE Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
10/10/07 WED Orpheum Theater Boston, MA
10/12/07 FRI Tweeter Center at the Waterfront Camden, NJ
10/13/07 SAT Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
10/14/07 SUN The Echo Project Atlanta, GA
10/16/07 TUE Lyric Opera House Baltimore, MD
10/18/07 THU Sheas Performing Arts Center Buffalo, NY
10/19/07 FRI Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, CT
10/20/07 SAT Glens Falls Civic Center Glens Falls, NY
10/21/07 SUN Oncenter Syracuse, NY
10/31/07 WED Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/01/07 THU Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/02/07 FRI Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/03/07 SAT Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/05/07 MON Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/06/07 TUE Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/08/07 THU Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/09/07 FRI Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY
11/10/07 SAT Nokia Theatre Times Square New York, NY

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