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Might as Well - Grateful Dead
3.26.88 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
There are so many memorable Dead shows from Hampton Coliseum. I’m sure we will post most, if not all of them on Grateful Sundays. Instead of going with one of the more well known moments, I decided to pick a personal favorite. You can feel the passion and energy coming from Jerry during this “Might as Well”. It gets me going every single time I listen to it. -
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - U2
04.10.1985
Hampton Coliseum
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Shows at Hampton Coliseum are colossal. This was my very first concert ever, ever. I was 14 years old. Me and a friend got to go without parents in tow. It was general admission and we had no idea what to do when they opened the doors. We were literally the first ones there. We decided we weren’t ready for the floor and so we sat to the right of the stage in the first row of seats off the floor.
I’m posting this song first (got the whole show from u2start.com) because I remember it so distinctly; Bono talking about how 4 chords changed him and could change the world. Listen about 4:30 in where he asks for someone from the audience to come up and play with them. I can see it in my mind’s eye like it was yesterday.This is bringing back some great memories. More to come…
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Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
04.10.1985
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
Under a Blood Red Sky will go down as one of the greatest albums of all time. This song will go down as one of the greatest songs of all time. I feel fortunate to have seen it live in it’s hey day.
“This song is not a rebel song.” -
Hampton Week @ The Butter Room
With apologies to our fans who don’t enjoy Phish as much as we do, this is the week we have all been waiting for. Phish returns to the stage on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Hampton, VA at Hampton Coliseum.
Before the Shows
We plan to celebrate the occasion by switching up our programming to be all things Hampton all week. Leading up to the show, we will be posting Hampton: From the Archives - and this won’t just be Phish. Hampton has been the scene of some legendary shows from Elvis to the Stones to the Dead to U2 to DMB to Phish. In addition to the archives, there will be lots more content about Phish and Hampton leading up to the first song on Friday night.
From the Shows
On Thursday, Matt and Eugene hit the road from Chicago and will be at all three shows. Graham and I will be making the two hour trek from Central VA on Sunday morning for Sunday night’s show. The four of us will be posting our best content on the site all weekend. For total Butter Room coverage, follow us on twitter and subscribe to our photostream at flickr. We will be tweeting and uploading pics from the road, lot, hotel, and inside the show (if AT&T can handle it).
Safe travels!
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Dark Star - Grateful Dead
10.9.89 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
photo by Jim AndersonThe last Hampton Grateful Dead show in the 1980s might be their most memorable. Billed as “Formerly The Warlocks” to circumvent a ban placed on the Dead at Hampton the year before, the October 8-9 run at Hampton had quite a few bust-outs. October 8 featured the first “Help > Slip” in over 4 years. The “Attics” encore on the 9th was the first one since ‘72, but the biggest bust-out of them all was the first “Dark Star” in over 5 years: last played on July 13th, 1984.
For more photos from this magical musical weekend, check out Jim Anderson Photography.
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Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
12.18.81 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
This is some outstanding footage of the Stones’ final tour stop in 1981. It was the first ever pay-per-view concert dubbed “The World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll party”. It’s funny to see their stage set-up in 1981 compared to the monumental productions of the last few Stones’ tours. But, this was huge for 1981 in typical Stones’ fashion. Truly great stuff.
Finally, during the “Satisfaction” finale, Keith Richards combats a fan who runs on stage with his guitar. Pretty hilarious. Check it out below.
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Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet > Fire - Grateful Dead
3.22.87 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VAThe first live music tapes I ever owned were Widespread Panic from the Exit/In on 7-12-89, the legendary Grateful Dead Cornell show on 5-8-77, and 3-22-87 from Hampton. The Sugar Mags from this Hampton show introduced me to the concept of cutting a song short and then going back into it later in the night or maybe even the next night. One of the thousands of new things that I was introduced to from the world of the Grateful Dead.
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Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones
12.18.81 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VAHere is another song from the Stones’ memorable show at the Spaceship in 1981. This is the show opener. Check out video of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” from my post on Tuesday.
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Emotional Rescue > Split Open & Melt - Phish
11.21.97 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
My first trip to Hampton Coliseum was November 21st and 22nd, 1997. As I get set to embark on my fourth trip to the spaceship, this was by far the best trip of the them all. I’ll be honest here. My memory of this weekend is very very hazy, so this post is going to be short. We had a hodgepodge of a crew and stayed in two different hotels. I recall the drive from Blacksburg being a white knuckle experience. The car I was in only had one working windshield wiper and it was on the passenger side. Of course, we were driving through a torrential downpour.
We missed the “Emotional Rescue” opener, and came in just at the end. Sucks for us. Thank goodness for the tapers. I recall my roommate Kenny passing out cold inside the show. He turned out ok. Can’t recall any other details of the night. It was a good night.
Back to the show opener though. Of course, the Rescue was a complete surprise, but it’s the SOAM that is the highlight of Set 1. This is the best SOAM that I have seen live. Complete mayhem coming out of Trey’s guitar towards the end of the jam.
As most of you know, Fall ‘97 was a monumental tour. The second set from the 21st is a prime example of why. The “Ghost > AC/DC Bag” totaled about 45 minutes, and then Phish segues into “Slave”. Pure sickness, which was the norm in the Fall of 1997. “Loving Cup” and “Guyute” closed the show, which in 1997 were treats as they had yet to reach “often played” status.
Back to my faint memories of the weekend … Sometime during the trip, our crew discovered Harpoon Larry’s. It’s a Hampton dive, and became an instant favorite. Check out their website. It will take you back to 1997. I hope Graham and I have time to swing by there on Sunday. Might be tough though. I *think* we hit Harpoon Larry’s after the show on the 21st for beers and crawdads, but maybe that was the next day before the show. Anyhow, if you want a true Hampton experience, give Harpoon Larry’s a try this weekend.
I’ll post my few memories of the 22nd tomorrow. Enjoy! -
He Ain’t Give You None - Jerry Garcia Band
11.9.91 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VAThis is a great video of JGB with local favorite Bruce Hornsby sitting in. JGB played Hampton twice in the 1990s. This was the first time, and it was released as part of the Pure Jerry
series a couple years ago.
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Also Sprach Zarathustra > C.C. Rider - Elvis Presley
4.9.72 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
The legend of Hampton begins with The King. Here are the first two songs from Elvis’ first performance at Hampton Coliseum. I find it ironic that these two songs are linked to Phish and the Grateful Dead, who combined have played Hampton 33 times. Elvis would play Hampton again in 1976. “All Shook Up”, “Teddy Bear”, “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and “I Can’t Stop Loving You” from the 4/9/72 show are below. -
This Part of Town - Widespread Panic
11.27.99 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
Widespread Panic’s only performance at Hampton Coliseum included a guest appearance by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the end of the first set and during the encore. In fact, the “Coconuts” with DDBB to close set one is on Another Joyous Occasion.
I decided to feature the debut performance of “This Part of Town” from this show, which was eventually released on the 2001 album, Don’t Tell the Band. Panic has not returned to Hampton Coliseum since this 1999 performance, but they make a point to visit nearby Portsmouth every summer at the NTELOS Pavilion. One of my all-time favorite Panic shows is from Portsmouth, which I will chronicle in a future Being There post.
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