The live music universe is a world filled with ebbs and flows of energy; when things get busy, they really get busy and then there will be a down period. Suffice to say that in Chicago, right when that 90 day limit Lollapalooza puts on its performers finishes, October is busy. Everyone is touring. In addition, there have been a number of announcements of late pertaining to New Years Eve. So gathered here is a pretty solid compendium of who’s playing where on December 31st. The venue link will get you to ticket information for the mentioned shows.
- San Francisco may be the queen of NYE this year with eight shows slated for 12/31/08. Tea Leaf Green is setting up at Mezzanine while ALO will be at The Independent. The two heavy hitting shows are Les Claypool and Zappa Plays Zappa at the War Memorial Opera House while George Clinton and his crew will finish what The Greyboy Allstars start at The Warfield. That’s a tough decision.
- In CO, Widespread Panic and Yonder Mountain String Band are holding down the Pepsi Center, while Lotus will fill the Fox Theater up in Boulder.
- If San Fran’s got quantity then Atlanta has got the quality. STS9 sets up at The Tabernacle for another four night run; this has become the gold standard in NYE shows. Band of Horses has got two nights at the Variety Playhouse. Just up the road in Athens, Perpetual Groove plays the Georgia Theater.
- Chicago’s got two nice shows: Umphrey’s McGee moves their annual romp to the Auditorium Theater and at the Congress Theater, Justice will be making sure the hipsters get down — note: this is a DJ set.
- Some great jazz acts are heading home for the New Year’s. Soulive will be at the Paradise in Boston, Galactic will “laissez les bon temps rouler” at Tipitina’s Uptown and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey heads home to the Blank Slate in Tulsa, OK.
- In New York, the home of New Year’s Eve, the big show is My Morning Jacket at Madison Square Garden. Yet, the Disco Biscuits will drop the heat on Nokia Time Square Theater for five nights and Gov’t Mule is playing the Hammerstein. Late night, the Duo and Surprise Me Mr. Davis will keep you up until the wee hours at B.B. Kings.
- The show of the evening may be Brothers Past making their return at The Note in West Chester, PA. Word is that this will be their last show. It is sold out, so have fun those of you attending; I caught a late night NYE show back in ‘05 – ‘06 and it was fire. Still the best cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” I’ve ever heard.
You guys thinking about New Years Eve yet? Drop a comment about the shows that are making you giddy with anticipation. Keep each other informed and we’ll pick up the slack. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
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Don’t forget about Hot Buttered Rum’s three-night run in Denver, CO for New Years! The 12/29 show is at Owsley’s; the 12/30 and 12/31 shows are at the Oriental Theatre.
Its gonna be awesome. Some great acts in most big locations. London has an awesome line-up as well I hear. We will be there to cover it…
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MMJ at the Garden
And Mule on the 30th
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi with special guest Sun Ra Arkestra in Atlanta at the Variety Playhouse.
Old 97’s have also announced dates around NYE.
Dec 26, San Antonio, Sam’s Burger Joint
Dec 27, Austin, La Zona Rosa
Dec 28, Houston, Warehouse Live Main Room
Dec 30, Dallas, House of Blues
Saving up for Phish tour. My brokeass cant afford to fly anywhere from FLA for NYE…
I was all over the Yonder/Panic NYE, that is until the PHISH announced Hampton. So I think flying to shows twice in 3 months is definitely out. Just heard EOTO is playin the Wonder Ballroom in Portland on NYE so I’ll probably be there. Happy to hear we finally have at least one New Years dance party goin on in P-Town!
Assembly of Dust at the intimate Pearl St Night Club in Northampton, MA.
2 nights – 12/30-31
lets not forget about Bobby and ratdog with phil and friends and jackie green two nights in san fransisco!!! bill grahm civic… what better new years show
Does anybody know where I can get a list of New Year’s eve shows in Europe — Specifically Spain or France? (was hoping for Justice in Paris — apparently, no such luck)
we’re gonna be there from 12-18 – 1-10 and hoping to catch something — at least on new year’s eve — the language barrier is killing me and all i can find are lame tourist links –surely someone knows what the F is going on?
Good list so far, I linked to this from my new blog at http://newyearseveguide.com.
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