1/10/97 The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI I: Hookahville, Music, Thru Hiker, Roadsick Blues, Brighter Days, Lady Vanilla, The Giant, Utopia, Rocketman, Grass II: Float, Viper's Drag, Red Light Boogie, Mockingbird, Sister Sugar, Captain Kringlepie, Here Today Gone Tomorrow, Loner E: Blackwater
1/24/97 Hog Head McDunna's, Chicago, IL I: Music, Hookahville, Lady Vanilla, Giant, Under Full Sail, So They Say, Walk Real Slow, Float II: Utopia, Tea Rose, SlipJig, ?, Rocketman, Keepin' Time > Grass > Keepin' Time
01.30.97 THU The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio I: Backwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Daffodils in Detroit#, You and I#, Where Do the Children Play#, Shooting Star, Tire Swing#, Wispered Her Name#, Landslide*#, Copacabana#, Steve Instrumental, Don't Think Twice, Cliff / Steve Jam**, Moonshiner** #, Ain't Comin' Down**, Cliff Instrumental** #, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields II: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Hookahville, Thru Hiker, Sister Sugar > Surround > Vocal Jam > Old Banjo > Sister Sugar, Springtime Again, Octofrye, Float, Sure Cure for the Blues E: Somewhere Down the Line * Sharon Katz on Vocals, **Cliff on Banjo, #first time Played
2/6/97 Graffiti, Pittsburgh, PA I: Springtime Again, Viper's Drag, Surround, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Red Light Boogie, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Loner, Float E: Deep River Blues
2/7/97 The Asylum, Toledo, OH I: Hookahville, Music, Float, So They Say, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Captain Kinglepie, Backwoods Rose, Slipjig, Tea Rose, Grass II: Red Light Boogie, Schwa!, Thru Hiker, Indiaca & Sativa, Loner, Viper's Drag, Sanford & Son E: Blackwater
2/10/97 The Sanctuary, Huber Heights, Ohio I: Music>Chicago, Daffodils in Detroit, Many Times of My Life, Backwoods Rose, Lady Vanilla, The Giant, Viper II: Alexander, Rollercoaster, Octofrye, Float, Takes Alot to Laugh, Utopia, Capt. Krinklebein, Indica & Sativa, Grass E: Somewhere Down the Line
02.13.97 THU Club Soda, Kalamazoo, Michigan I: Utopia, Backwoods Rose, Surround, Lazy River, Brighter Days, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Hookahville, Arctic Song, Float II: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Rocket Man, Grass, Daffodils i Detroit, Thru Hiker, Octofrye Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Under Full Sail E1: Red-Light Boogie E2: Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
2/17/97 Daily Double, Akron, OH I: II: Red Light Boogie, Slipjig, So They Say, Float, Keepin' Time, Hookahville, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues E: Springtime Again, Sanford & Son
03.01.97 SAT Gartons, Vail, Colorado I: Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back to Me, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Daffodils in Detroit Thru Hiker, Indica and Sativa, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass, Captain Krinkelbine II: Utopia, Float, So They Say, Red-Light Boogie, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Hookahville, Rocket Man > Keepin' Time, Surround, Deep River Blues, Ridgeway Sky
03.07.97 FRI Bluebird Theater, Denver, Colorado I: Red-Light Boogie, Utopia, So They Say, Springtime Again, Backwoods Rose, Keepin' Time Anthony's Song, Grass, Deep River Blues, Forgotten Blues, Lady Vanilla, Float, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Thru Hiker, Loner E: When I Die
3/12/97 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI I: Float, Utopia, Walk Real Slow, Lady Vanilla, Roadsick Blues, Keepin' Time, Then Giant, Blackwater, Grass II: Sister Sugar, Captain Krinklebine, Rollin In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Surround, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Thru Hiker , Rocketman, Somewhere Down The Line E: Redlight Boogie
03.29.97 SAT The Magic Bag, Ferndale, Michigan I: Surround, Backwoods Rose, Walk Real Slow, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Comin' Back to Me, thru Hiker, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Grass II: Keepin' Time, Ecstacy, Float, Viper, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Hookahvile, Ol' Black Water E: Red-Light Boogie
4/3/97 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI I: Float, Walk Real Slow, So They Say, Captain Krinklebein, Keepin' Time, Indica & Sativa, Ecstasy II: Viper, Springtime Again, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Loner-> Grass-> Loner Anthony Walker* Thru Hiker* Somewhere Down The Line* E: When I Die *with Jamie Notarthomas
4/12/97 The Asylum, Toledo, OH I: Surround, Walk Real Slow, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Days, Under Full Sail, Float, Seagull, Loner > Grass > Loner II: Keepin' Time, Ecstacy, Thru Hiker, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Springtime Again, Viper's Drag, Sanford & Son E: Red Light Boogie
5/10/97 The Odeon Cleveland, OH I. Boackwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Lady Vanilla, Lazy Rivedr, Comin Back to Me, The Giant, Utopia, Ddaphodils in Detroit, Rocketman, Loner II. Sanford & Son, Float, Not Fade Away*, Been Down So Long*, Viper's Drag, Another Man Gone, Sister Sugar, Gloria* E) Keepin Time *w/ Ken Kesey and the pranksters
5/24/97 Hookahville Dover, OH I Through Hiker, Backwoods Rrose, Another Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, So They Say, Surround, Rocketman, Grass, Loner II. Sister Sugar, Red Light Boogie, Ectasy*, Keepin Time, Float, Viper's Drag E) I'm Cryin (I am the Walrus) Tush * w/ Merl Saunders
6-14-97 Centennial Quarry I. Backwoods Rose > Octofryr, Captain Kinklebaum, Comin Back to Me, Another Man Gone, Surround, Indica & Sativa, Loner > Grass > Loner II. Ecstacy, Through Hiker > Float > Through Hiker, Schwa, So They Say, Red Light Boogie, Slipjig, Rollin' in my Sweet Baby's Arms E: Somewhere Down The Line
07.26.97 SAT Nautica Stage, Cleveland, Ohio I: Hookahville, Ecstacy, Surround, Another Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Brighter Days, Springtime Again, Loner > Grass > Loner II: Float, Viper*, Rocket Man, Keepin' Time**, Thru iker, Red-Light Boogie Streetbeater E: Schwa!, I am the Walrus * Large Venus Flytrap on stage smoking a joint, **Vince Herman of LoS on Washboard
08-01-97 Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI I: Lady Vanilla, Brighter Days, Another Good Man Gone, Daffodils in Detroit, So They Say, Utopia, Surround, Indica & Sativa, Hookahville, Blue Ridge Mountain (not sure of title, Grateful Dead song) II: Ecstasy, Thru Hiker > Float > Bass Jam > Float > Thru Hiker*, We Got Da Funk > Sister Sugar, Tea Rose, Keeping Time > Grass > Keeping Time E: Blackwater * A piece of a ceiling tile fell and landed right on Dave's keyboard. He just brushed it aside and kept jamming. After the song more clean up was done and Ed announced that they had officially "torn the roof off the place". Cliff started up the We Got Da Funk groove and sang the line "Tear the roof off the sucka, tear the roof off the mutha sucka, tear the roof off the sucka."
8/7/97 Riverside Park, Peoria, IL Thru Hiker, Utopia, Good Man Gone, Lady Vanilla, Slip Jig, Surround*, Loner > Grass > Loner, Ecstacy** > Surround, Red Light Boogie, Sweet Baby's Arms, Sanford & Son * the power completely cut out during the peak of the jam ** A train passed by and sounded the horn in perfect key with the jam.
08-10-97 Centennial Quarry, Toledo, OH I: Backwoods Rose, ?slow Dave song*, Cpt. Krinklebein, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Indica & Sativa, Hookahville, The Giant, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar** II: Ecstasy, Thru Hiker, Ridgeway Sky, Deep River Blues, Red Light Boogie, Loner > Grass*** > Loner E: Blackwater * I didn't know the name of the song at the time and I can't remember How it went to match it up with the songs I know now. ** Cliff, Ed and I think Steve all got out some plastic toys to make some weird sounds during the vocal jam part. *** There were crowd surfers during this one. It kinda seemed that the band was being annoyed by the crowd. I know I was. The 2nd set was extremely short.
8/20/97 Be Here Now, Asheville, NC I: Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back To Me, Another Good Man Gone, Thru Hiker, ?*, Keepin' Time, Ol' Montana, Grass, Float II: Unknown * unsure of song, has King Tut? in lyrics
8/22/97 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA I: Ol' Montana, ?*, Then Giant, Under Full Sail, Another Good Man Gone, Float, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Backwoods Rose, Viper, Redlight Boogie II: None E: Rocketman Somewhere Down The Line * Katz tune, "I would like to see you one more time..."
8/23/97 Ziggy's, Winston Salem, NC I: Thru Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Lady Vanilla, Roadsick Blues, Keepin' Time, Surround, Loner, Seagulls, Grass, Daffodils in Detroit, Float, Rollin' In My Sweet baby's Arms, Hookahville, Ecstasy II: No second set E: I Am The Walrus
08.30.97 SAT Hookahville VIII Jamboree in the Hills Amphitheater, Saint Clairsville, Ohio I: Hookahville, Ecstacy, Daffodils in Detroit, Under Full Sail, Lady Vanilla, Roadsick Blues, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, To Good Friends Past, Thru Hiker, Seagull, Grass, Loner II: Springtime Again, Sister Sugar > Vocal Jam > Sister Sugar, Float, Ol? Montana Red Dog, Keepin? Time*, Red-Light Boogie** > Streetbeater **, Deep River Blues ***, Ridgeway Sky E: Money ** #~, Crossroads *# * w/Mark Vann: Banjo, Drew Emmitt: Mandolin and Vince Herman: Washboard from Leftover Salmon ** w/ Phil Clark: Saxaphone *** w/Phil Clark: Harmonica ~ w/Sharon Katz and Chris Davis: Vocals # First Time Played
9/5/97 Blask Swamp Arts Festival Bowling Green, OH I. Red Dog, Grass, Springtime Again, So they Say, Brighter Days, Lady Vanilla, Schwa, Through Hiker, Loner II. Red Light Boogie>Viper's Drag, Rollin in my sweet baby's arms, Octofrye, Float E1) Somehwere Down the Line E2) And When i Die
09-11-97 Club Soda, Kalamzoo, MI I: Lady Vanilla, Comin' Back To Me, Another Good Man Gone, Cpt. Krinklebein, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Springtime Again, Rollin' in my Sweet Baby's Arms, Music, Loner > Grass > Loner II: Red Light Boogie, Viper's Drag, ?Ed song*, Ridgeway Sky, Deep River Blues, Thru Hiker E: When I Die, Sanford and Sons * didn't know title, but I think it was new at the time.
09.12.97 FRI Dionysus Club (Oberlin College Student Union), Oberlin, Ohio I: Utopia, So they Say, Thru Hiker, Octofrye, Walk Real Slow, Daffodils in Detroit, Anthony's Song, Grass II: Float, Schwa!, Moonshiner, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Springtime Again, Loner, Somewhere Down the Line* E: Lady Vanilla *Durning which Cliff hung upside-down from the lighting superstructure
09-13-97 Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI I: Red Light Boogie, Backwoods Rose, Octofrye, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar, #35, Lady Vanilla, Moonshiner, Hookahville, Ecstasy II: Keeping Time, Shooting Star, To Good Friends Past, Schwa, Surround, Find Out, Float, Indica & Sativa, Grass E: Crossroads
9/14/97 Hempfest Coolsville, OH I Slipjig, Backwoods Rose, Thru Hoker, Legalize My Freedom?, Brighter Days, Comin Back to Me, Lady Vanilla, Moonshiners, Sister Sugar, Springtime Again, Loner II Float, Walk Real Slow, Red Light Boogie, Ol Montana Red Dog, Rocketman, Grass, To Good Friends Past, Ridgeway Sky, Deep River Blues E Keepin Time
09.24.97 WED The Asylum, Toledo, Ohio I: Springtime Again, Walk Real Slow, In the Clouds, Daffodils in Detroit, Arctic Song, Loner > Grass > Loner*, Red-Light Boogie, Streetbeater II: Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Ridgeway Sky, Float, Moonshiner, Thru Hiker, Anthony?s Song, Ecstacy E: Somewhere Down the Line** *Cliff played keyboards during 2nd part of Loner **craziness insued with Cliff standing on a cabinet and Yoldeling and Dave playing around on the Drums
10.03.97 FRI The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio I: Surround, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Daffodils in Detroit, Anthony?s Song, Grass, Music, Tush, The Giant, Lady Vanilla II: Keepin? Time > Hookahville > Keepin? Time, Thru Hiker, Moonshiner, Tom Thumb Blues, Viper, Springtime Again, When I Die, Streetbeater E: Crossroads
10.04.97 SAT The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio I: Ol? Montana Red Dog, Sure Cure for the Blues, Captain Krinklebine, Walk Real Slow, Schwa!, To Good Friends Past, Utopia, So They Say, Float II: Loner->Here Today, Gone Tomorrow->Loner, Shuffle, Sister Sugar, Tea Rose, Red-Light Boogie, Somewhere Down the Line E: Ecstacy
10.05.97 SUN Collins Street Station, Saint Louis, Missouri I: Thru Hiker, Backwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Daffodils in Detroit, Sister Sugar, Another Good Man Gone, The Giant, Lady Vanilla, Ol? Montana Red Dog, Grass II: Loner->Rocketman->Loner, Float, Rolling in my Sweet Baby?s Arms, Red Light Boogie, Yohan Sebastian Bach tune done by Sweeney and Cliff*, Chicago->Keepin Time**, Surround E: The Ballad of Jed Clampett * A guy in the front row kept buying Dave shots of Vodak (maybe 4, 5 or 6) and Dave kept drinking himself, and it caught up to him and he ran to the bathroom. Without Dave Sweeney and Cliff played this Bach duet. AWSOME!! ** As I said Dave was toasted and he got off his acoustic guitar and was playing Eric's bass drum. After the "Smoking kind" part Dave repeatedly smashed Eric's cymbol with the shaft of his guitar.
10/11/97 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO Thru-hiker, Schwa!, In the Clouds, Captain Krinklebein, Viper, Daffodils In Detroit, Grass, Anthony's Song, Keepin' Time Surround Encore: When I Die
11.12.97 WED Screwy Louie?s, Kent, Ohio I: Surround, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Spiders, So They Say, Float, Loner > Rocket Man > Loner* II: Forgotten Blues, Deep River Blues, Many Times in My Life, Thru Hiker, Moonshiner, Sister Sugar > Dinah > Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past, Grass, Ol? Black Water E: Rollin? in My Sweet Baby?s Arms *Durning this Dave let the crowd sing alone while the band played along
11/14/97 Joe's, Chicago, IL, 11:00 PM Showtime, We You They opened I: Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Annother Good Man Gone, Spiders(*), Slipjig, Thru Hiker, Music -> Blackwater -> Music -> Grass II: Ridgeway Sky, Deep River Blues, T Rose, Sista Sugar -> We Want The Funk (**) -> Sister Sugar, Redlight, Somewhere down the line E: Crossroads * First time played? ** Disco party before show, lots of polyester wearing leftovers wen't crazy.
11-15-97 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI I: Ecstasy, Daffodils in Detroit, Backwoods Rose, Many Times in My Life, Spiders, Moonshiner, Blew 'em Away, Keeping Time II: Red Light Boogie, Viper's Drag, Drift Away, Float, Journey, Indica & Sativa, Grass, Thru Hiker E: When I Die
11.21.97 FRI Gunnerz, Iowa City, Iowa I: Backwoods Rose, Faces in the Crowd, Thru Hiker, Schwa!, To Good Friends Past, Ol? Montana Red Dog, Rocket Man, Grass II: ???, Drift Away, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields > ??? > Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, ??? E: I am the Walrus
11-22-97 Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI I: Lady Vanilla, Brighter Days, #35, Spiders, Moonshiner, Daffodils in Detroit, Music, Arctic Song, Red Light Boogie > Sanford and Sons II: Ol' Montana Red Dog, Mountain Home, Float, Drift Away, Schwa, Surround, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues E: Ecstasy
11-26-97 The Asylum Toledo, OH I. Chicago, Arctic Song, The Giant, Under Full Sail, Ridgeway Sky Deep River Blues, To Good Friends Past, Walk Real Slow, Daphodils Through Detroit, Drift Away II Blow em away, Viper's Drag, Moonshiners, Find Out, Spiders, Seagull, Keepin' Time > Here Today Gone Tomorrow > Grass > Keepin' Time E The Walrus
11/28/97 Odeon ,Cleveland, OH I: Surround, So they Say, Brighter Days, Lady Vanilla, Another Good Man Gone, Sister Sugar -> Vocal Jam -> Dinah -> Springtime Again, Ol' Montana Reddog, Journey, Grass II: It Takes alot to Laugh, Slipjig, Tea Rose, Schwa, Float, Drift Away, Rollin In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Find Out, Red Light Boogie, Music, Somewhere down the Line E: Crossroads
11.29.97 SAT The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio I: Hookahville, Chicago, Captain Krinklebine, Coming Back to Me, Under Full Sail, Spiders, Walk Real Slow, Moonshiner, To Good Friends Past, Ecstacy II: Daffodils in Detroit, Viper, Shuffle, Utopia, Many Times in My Life, When I Die, Thru Hiker, Deep River Blues, Keepin? Time > Loner* > Keepin? Time E: Streetbeater, I am the Walrus *Cliff Played Keyboards durning Second Half of Song
12/3/97 Be Here Now, Asheville, NC I: Thru Hiker, Utopia, Octafrye, Lady Vanilla, Keepin' Time, Another Good Man Gone, Daffodils in Detroit, Viper, Springtime Again, Sanford and Son II: Ol' Montana, Rocketman, Grass, Float, So They Say, Moonshiner, Redlight Boogie, Schwa, Slipjig E: None
12.04.97 THU Cats Cradle, Carrboro, North Carolina I: Backwoods Rose, Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Spiders, Ridgeway Sky, Deep River Blues, Surround, In the Clouds, Thru Hiker, Music, Grass, Ol? Black Water Opened for Gibb Droll Band
12.05.97 FRI Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, North Carolina I: Red-Light Boogie, Utopia, So they Say, Spiders > Remanants of a Dream, Many Times in My Life, Backwoods Rose, Springtime Again, Ol' Montana Red Dog, Loner > Grass > Loner, Shuffle, Float, Streetbeater E: Somewhere Down The Line, Ecstacy
12/6/97 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA I: Ol' Montana, Grass, Spiders, Lazy River, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, Daffodils in Detroit, Drift Away II: Keepin' Time, Anthony's Song, Float, Moonshiner, Viper, Redlight, Boogie, Blues Forgotten, Ridgeway Sky E. Hookahville Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms
12.09.97 TUE The Sanctuary, Huber Heights, Ohio I: Surround, Backwoods Rose, In The Clouds, Springtime Again, Sister Sugar > Tear the Roof Off > Sister Sugar, To Good Friends Past, Moonshiner, Music, Ecstasy II: Slipjig Through the Poppy Fields, Shuffle, Tea Rose, Schwa!, Red-Light Boogie, Drift Away, Ol? Montana Red Dog, Loner E:I Am The Walrus
12.10.97 WED Terrapin Station, College Park, Maryland
12.11.97 THU Trax's, Charlottsville, Virginia
12.12.97 FRI 8 x 10 Club, Baltimore, Maryland
12.13.97 SAT The Bayou, Washington, D.C.
12/20/97 Jack Hammers, Schaumberg, IL I: II: Loner, Spiders, Springtime Again, Many Times in my Life, Biscuits, Sanford & Son E: Deep River Blues
12.26.97 FRI The Asylum, Toledo, Ohio
12.27.97 SAT The Magic Bag, Ferndale, Michigan
12.28.97 SUN The Odeon, Cleveland, Ohio I: Surround, Backwoods Rose, In the Clouds, Lady Vanilla, Under Full Sail, The Giant, Rollercoaster#, Streetbeater II: Here Today > Keepin' Time > Rocket Man > Grass > Keepin' Time > King of the Hill Theme Song > Keepin' Time* > Gone Tomorrow, Thru Hiker > Float > Thru Hiker, Moonshiner, Viper, Spiders, When I Die E: Biscuits > Crossroads # First time Played, *Joy to the World Tease
12.30.97 TUE Annie's, Cincinnati, Ohio
12/31/97 NYE Newport, Columbus, OH I: Thru Hiker, Utopia, Lazy River, Caribou, The Giant, When I Die, Rollercoaster, Spiders, Somewhere Down The Line II: Auld Lang Syne, Rock & Roll All NIght, Ecstasy, Rollin' in my Sweet Baby Arms, Good Friend's Past, Sister Sugar > Dinah, I Am The Walrus > We Got The Funk > Sister Sugar, Blues Forgotten, Deep River Blues, Ridgeway Sky, Alexandria E: Seagull, Loner > Grass > Loner
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