GREENSBORO, NC --
Show review comes from Drew McLean, who was in attendance at the first show of the run in Greensboro, NC
What a beautiful Easter Sunday! We could not have asked for a nicer Spring day that what was 4/12/09. While I myself am not religious, celebrating Easter or the Passover, I decided instead to spend this wonderful afternoon with some of the greatest family in the world, Deadheads.
After 5 years off everyone is anticipating about the long awaited return. People of all ages journey to Greensboro for the start of the 09 tour, full of excitement anew and stories of joyous times spent. My brother and I join several close friends from our hometown and college, many that haven’t seen each other for 3-4 years.
While Greensboro in not the freshest of cities, I was thoroughly impressed with the Coliseum and the fairgrounds. The lot scene was terrific, surrounding the entire arena including grass areas to throw the frisbee and several different “shakedown streets” full of lot goodies and friends enjoying the scene.
He's Gone meant a lot to me, coming as it did on Easter Sunday and very early in the first set of the first show of the tour. The whole crowd was singing "He's gone, he's gone, and nothing's gonna bring him back."
Somewhere near TOG or Miracle I was handed an extra chocolate, which had been melted in the confines of my friend’s wife’s bra. (Why do chicks always hide things in “the vault”?) I quickly gobbled this down and was on my way.
On the stage below you see Bobby out front, but it’s clear who is driving this show from stage right, as Warren was layin it down. Second set starts off with a rippin Shakedown Street, energizing everyone in the swirling cauldron below (as I see it from the upper deck).
Always a pleasure to get Shakedown, however from there on the show seemed to slow way down. I’m usually a fan of drums>space having played drums myself for many years, but after Mickey was done the energy never seemed to peak again. Very low key with the second set, but overall it was still a stellar show to kick off the tour. For those of you lucky enough to see them on tour soon, you are in for a real treat as everyone returns to form. I look forward to hearing your experiences from random venues on the tour, as well as experiencing Madison Square Garden for myself in 2 weeks.
SETLIST:
(set 1)
The Music Never Stopped>
Jack Straw
Estimated Prophet>
He's Gone>
Touch Of Grey>
I Need A Miracle>
Truckin'
(set 2)
Shakedown Street>
All Along The Watchtower>
Caution>
Rhythm Devils>
Space>
Cosmic Charlie>
New Potato Caboose>
Help On The Way>
Slipknot!>
Franklin's Tower
(encore)
Samson And Delilah
FREE DOWNLOADS are available at archive.org for this show and all others on the tour. Tape quality has improved over the years and these recordings are excellent as compared to years past.
http://www.archive.org/details/thedead2009-04-12
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