I was at this one. Bobby singing Standing on the Moon with the big bright moon up behind him at Red Rocks was pretty stunning to witness.

Dead & Company, 2021-10-20 Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA Great. Some electronic beats made drums sound a bit like a rave. Bob Weir, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti, Jay Lane (sitting in for Bill Kreutzmann), Mickey Hart. 17 songs, 3h 23m. archive.org/details/Dead...

Dismemberment Plan, 2000-10-29 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, USA Sounds very good, some banter & a little heckling. It's Bra not Era. 16 songs: 3 from yet-to-be-released Change (2001), 7 from Emergency & I, 3 from Terrified, 2 from !, 1 from Gets Rich. 1h 11m. archive.org/details/dpla...

Dismemberment Plan, 2002-11-03 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA Fine-sounding tape with plenty of banter & lively audience. 18 songs: 6 from Change, 7 from Emergency & I, 2 from Terrified, 1 from !, + then-unreleased Angry Angel & World Cop. 1h 24m. archive.org/details/dpla...

The Clash, 1976-08-31 The 100 Club, London, England Really good early live recording of The Clash - supporting The Sex Pistols - includes several unreleased songs, and "I'm so bored with you" (not yet the USA). 13 songs, 40m 23s. www.guitars101.com/threads/100s...

The Strokes, 2001-08-07 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, USA Nice recording of The Strokes playing all 11 songs from 'Is This It' (2001) in order, with minimal banter - take it or leave it. 11 songs, 39m 53s. archive.org/details/Stro...

Atom & His Package, 2000-10-07 WMUC, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA Excellent sound, great set and funny banter. Date listed as ? but considering description, list of shows, setlist & he says it was a Saturday, only 1 date fits. 12 songs, 44m 09s. www.atomandhispackage.com/mp3s.html

Grateful Dead, 1983-08-29 Silva Hall, Hult Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, OR, USA Fine-sounding recording, quite a few highlights, "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad" in particular got me going back for more. Features Brent Mydland on keyboards. 18 songs, 2h 27m.

Guiso, 2008-03-22 Club Mist, Santiago, Chile A very satisfying set of high-energy grungy rock 'n' roll, sounds great. Released as 'El Arte del Desastre' (2009), shared by Algo Records as a free download. 15 songs: 14 originals, 1 cover (The Spy by The Doors). 1h 00m. archive.org/details/Guis...

Low Ways Quartet, 2020-01-26 Rhizome, Washington, DC, USA Lovely recording, everything sounds very clear. Original & interesting. Featuring Mark Cisneros (saxophone), Luke Stewart on double bass, Anthony Pirog (The Messthetics) on guitar & Ian McColm on drums. 1h 11m. archive.org/details/loww...

Andrew W.K., 2018-05-17 Paradise, Boston, MA, USA This AUD sounds great and has some nice surprises. It's clear from all the singing along, chanting and clapping that people were partying hard and the positive vibes are infectious. I took two. 17 songs, 1h 25m. www.awkshare.com/files/b59756...

Sonic Youth, 1990-10-20 The Vic Theater, Chicago, IL, USA Fine recording of intense set, some banter, only known live performance of Disappear. 8 from Goo (1990), 1 from Daydream Nation (1988), 4 from Sister (1987), 1 from EVOL (1986) + Flower (1985): 15 songs, 1h 20m. archive.org/details/ajc0...

Chumbawamba, 1985-05-25 Animal Rights Rally, Woodhouse Moor, Leeds, England Sounds very good, interesting, several unreleased songs. Track 1 is Adversity, track 4 is Stagnation > Liberation, all from the Revolution single (1985). 9 songs, 29m 26s.

The Dead, 2015-07-04 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL, USA 2nd of 3 nights. Excellent sound quality, a few cuts. Epic set with fine playing and minimal banter. Trey Anastasio, Jeff Chimenti, Mickey Hart, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir. 22 songs, 3h 22m. archive.org/details/grat...

The Fall, 1988-05-07 Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA, USA Sounds very good, very prominent bass - which I like. Cuts between tracks. No banter - maybe cut out? 16 songs, 7 from The Frenz Experiment (1988). 1h 08m. www.freedomhasnobounds.com/2022/03/11/t...

Rodrigo Ogi, 2015-12-05 SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil Launch of RÁ (2015). Guests include Thiago França, Kiko Dinucci, Fábio Sá, Tubarão (Projetonave) & Mao (ex-Garotos Podres). 12 from RÁ, 6 from Crônicas da Cidade Cinza (2009), 1 cover. 19 songs, 1h 01m. www.hominiscanidae.org/2015/12/rodr...

João Gilberto, Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso, 1971-08-08 Especial Chega de Saudade, Teatro Tupi, São Paulo, Brazil Result of 10 hours of recording, for TV special, no audience. Caetano Veloso visited Brasil from exile for this. Lovely. 15 songs, 59m 11s. www.hominiscanidae.org/2021/01/joao...

Metá Metá, 2018-03-11 SESC Bom Retiro, São Paulo, Brazil This official release (Sessões Selo Sesc #3: Metá Metá) sounds great as expected and features a good helping from MM3 (2016) plus a few songs from MetaL MetaL (2012) and Metá Metá (2011). 13 songs, 1h 15m. www.sescsp.org.br/editorial/se...

Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil, 1969-07-20 Teatro Castro Alves, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Rough and great. Same day as moon landing, shortly before exile. Audience recording, officially released, streaming version just 4 tracks. 7 tracks, 9 songs, 35m 32s. fatalatodovapor.blogspot.com/2018/01/caet...

Caetano Veloso & Os Mutantes, 1968-10-00 Sucata, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4 songs from a show that was part of a 10-day residency by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil & Os Mutantes. An amazing live recording, dynamic and spacious with lively audience. 13m 34s. fatalatodovapor.blogspot.com/2015/10/caet...

Levellers, 2006-03-31 Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England Originally a fanclub-only release, sounds very good, lots of little cuts between tracks. Intensity of the set ebbs and flows, very little banter. 23 songs including 4 from Truth & Lies (2005). 1h 36m. levellers.bandcamp.com/album/chaos-...

Underworld, 2005-07-06 Akademik Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria. Sounds very good, crowd audible but not distracting, minimal banter. 18 songs, 2h 09m. www.borndirty.org/forums/archi...

Depeche Mode, 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany Soundboard recording - sounds very good, but sing-along bits don't work very well because the audience can hardly be heard - e.g. 'Enjoy the silence' choruses. Short cuts between tracks. 1h 54m. livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com/2021/02/depe...

Drive Like Jehu & Dr. Carol Williams, 2014-08-31 Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, USA Wonderful. Intro > Venus Toccata > Mirage > Phantom of the Opera > Unknown Toccata > Interlude > Do You Compute > Super Unison > Sinews > If It Kills You > Luau. 1h 11m. youtu.be/U2rK12w09I0

Drive Like Jehu, 1994-06-17 Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL, USA I was looking forward to listening to this one and it did not disappoint. Lovely recording. 10 songs, 59m 33s. archive.org/details/ajc0...

New Model Army, 1989-06-13 Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA, USA Sounds very good, has short cuts between all the tracks. "This is a test of your powers of empathy - I'd like you to imagine for a minute that you're not Americans" - intro to 51st State. www.freedomhasnobounds.com/2025/02/28/n...

Paul Simon, 1987-02-14 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe High quality recording for FM radio broadcast. Paul Simon, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and 11 other musicians. Really enjoyed listening to this. 19 songs, 1h 29m.

Widespread Panic, 1995-07-25 Truckee-Tahoe Regional Park, Truckee, CA, USA. Very good recording, enjoyable music, minimal banter, appreciative audience. 17 songs, 2h 08m. archive.org/details/wsp1...

Sui Generis, 1972-12-30 Teatro Olimpia, Sarmiento 777, Buenos Aires, Argentina Nito Mestre & Charly Garcia performing songs from Vida (1972) + an early version of 'Pequeñas delicias de la vida conyugal' (released on 'Pequeñas anecdotas sobre las instituciones', 1974). 30m 51s. youtu.be/9d5cPmMqtM8

Sui Generis, 1973-00-00 Colegio La Salle, Buenos Aires, Argentina School show, Charly Garcia (piano) and Nito Mestre (guitar & flute). Sounds very good despite several cuts. Date unknown, post-Vida (1972) & pre-Confesiones de Invierno (1973). 34m 13s. www.lospiratasdecharly.com.ar/2020/03/sui-...

The Weakerthans, 2002-05-19 Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL, USA. Really nice recording of The Weakerthans on the 2nd of 2 consecutive nights in Chicago (the 1st is also in the archive). Includes 6 songs from the then-unreleased album Reconstruction Site (2003). 1h 09m. archive.org/details/ajc0...

The Mountain Goats, 2006-12-02 The Gold Student Center, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA, USA Great sound quality, nice mix of old and new songs (some unreleased), plenty of banter and a lively audience. Tracks 11-16 with Rachel Ware, the original bassist of TMG. 1h 02m. archive.org/details/tmg2...

Lungfish, 2005-03-06 Knitting Factory, New York, NY, USA Lovely recording. Includes some banter and a bit of poetry as well. 16 songs - 15 originals plus 'Well... All Right' (Buddy Holly, 1958), which was introduced as "the key that unlocks the entire set". 1h 16m. www.facebook.com/groups/lungf...

The Orb, 1992-05-30 Manchester Academy, Manchester, England. Zero audience noise, very good sound quality, one brief cut otherwise quite a immersive, psychedelic experience. 1h 32m. youtu.be/VxbokJ0WHbs

Soul Coughing, 1998-10-25 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA. Excellent sound quality, entertaining show, a fair amount of banter and audience interaction that adds to the enjoyment. Some banter in Spanish which was surprising. 1h 0m. archive.org/details/sc19...

Shellac, 1993-07-22 Lounge Ax, Chicago, IL, USA An early live performance by Shellac, this recording sounds very good, limited banter between songs. 31m 54s. archive.org/details/Shel...

The Mountain Goats, 1995-01-15 The Chameleon, San Francisco, CA, USA The 2nd oldest live recording of The Mountain Goats in the Archive. It's very good - liked it so much, listened to it again. It's John Darnielle with Rachel Ware on bass. They take requests. 40m 51s. archive.org/details/tmg1...

Billy Bragg, 1997-05-01 Mean Fiddler, London, England This was recorded on the evening of the 1997 general election, while votes were being counted across the country. Billy works some comments on breaking news into his banter. Lively atmosphere, fun listening. 1h 31m. archive.org/details/bbra...

Voivod, 2025-06-04 Grand Théâtre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Any prior misgivings dissipated very quickly listening to this. Band and orchestra combined produce a broader, deeper, layered sound. I got the tingles. It made me emotional. Wonderful. 1h 12m. centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/sympho...

The Chop supported The Ex tonight (2026-05-22) at The Flying Duck in Glasgow, Scotland. Their record can be found here: thechopmusicglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/its-th...

Photos do not adequately express how great The Ex were tonight (2026-05-22) at The Flying Duck in Glasgow, Scotland, but I'm sharing some anyway. They played a main set of 10 songs (most if not all from If Your Mirror Cracks, 2025) then 2 encores from 27 passports (2018). High expectations exceeded.

Sleater-Kinney, 2005-12-30 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA Nice sounding SBD. Banter includes "this is the happiest song on the album - it's about death". 9 songs from The Woods (2005), 1 cover (Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival), 8 others. 1h 25m. archive.org/details/slea...

R.E.M., 1987-11&04 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA. Had to turn it up but having got the volume right this was a great listen. Many singalongs and a long storytelling interlude backed by the band. Covers: Wire, Television, Hugh Largo, Pylon, Velvets. 1 unreleased. 1h 51m. archive.org/details/REM_...

Superchunk, 2001-11-16 Metro, Chicago, IL, USA. Fine-sounding recording featuring 7 of the 10 songs on Here's to Shutting Up (2001). The encore features a rendition of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run with members of support acts Rilo Kiley and The Good Life. 1h 29m. archive.org/details/ajc0...

Sacred Reich, 1987-08-22 Reseda Country Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Short and sweet. Rough around edges but transmits the intensity of the performance. Saw them live twice a few years after this - great band. Listened to this twice in a row. So good. 33m 09s. heavymetalrarities.com/forum/viewto...

Rush, 1990-05-08 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA. Force Ten cuts in at the start, from then on in this is an impeccable soundboard recording where all the instruments sound clear and balanced. Recommended listening. 1h 59m. rush-archives.net/index.php?th...

Fairport Convention, 1991-08-14 The Mill, Banbury, England. Cropredy warm-up. Excellent sound quality, relaxed and extended performance that meanders through several quite different styles of music. Founding member Richard Thompson plays on 8 songs. 2h 36m. forum.pinkrobert.net/viewtopic.ph...

June Tabor & Oysterband, 2014-07-06 Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt, Germany. Lovely recording featuring great music & quality banter. 8 from Ragged Kingdom (2011), 3 from Freedom & Rain (1990), 3 Oysterband originals and White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane, 1967). 1h 22m. forum.pinkrobert.net/viewtopic.ph...

Extreme, 2023-08-14 The Fillmore Detroit, Detroit, MI, USA An EXTREMEly enjoyable listen despite bass being a bit buried in the mix. Features bits of Queen and James Brown songs + meld of Small Town Beautiful into Song for Love. Curfew limited banter. 1h 52m. www.thetradersden.org/forums/showt...

Dead Kennedys, 1985-04-28 City Gardens, Trenton, NJ, USA. Great-sounding tape, 1st gen. SBD. Some memorable banter: "ever been to a bad neighborhood, a WPOD neighborhood?" (WPOD = White Punks on Dope), + extended improv on blood - "spread the blood". 1h 11m. www.thetradersden.org/forums/showt...