Going back to Ferg’s initial clue to Australian Fan of “I can say that one of the bands we’ll be announcing is someone she’s very familiar with…”, I’m certain that Barry Gibb will be bringing some Saturday Night Fever to the canyon, thereby filling the aging rock-star slot. Officially, his tour ends in LA on June 4th, but I’m sure that he’ll be extending it to share the music of the Bee Gees with us. Costumes encouraged.
“You should be dancing, yea” :thumbsup
Wow. And I just bought a new white leisure suit…
“ha ha ha ha staying alive”
next thing you know someone will mention Kylie!!
come on, there are two options - Paul Kelly has a great new collaboration out and he would be terrific but you know, im really, really, really hoping that Nick Cave comes over. His European tour finishes end May and he is BRILLIANT
As someone who was raised on that era of music, I think this would be most awesome. I would definitely have to raise a glass in honor of my dear, amazing Aunt Janet, who never met a Bee Gees song she didn’t like, and danced to all of them!
You should go on the other thread and put this in as your tip, you might win a prize…
Craig,
How about ensuring that someone pays tribute to 50 years of the Grateful Dead. This community and that community share a lot in common.
Whether you get someone like Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, or get The House Band or some other group to bring this music into their set matters not to me, but I would love some sort of tribute to this genre of music.
Nuthin’ left to do, but 
Couldn’t agree more! JRAD would be an excellent choice. They love playing in CO, they are already playing a bunch of festivals this summer and they have the dates of Telluride open. They would absolutely kill it in a late night slot at TBF, let’s make this happen :thumbsup
Tho I love the Dead, I think a better way for the Fest to honor the 50 years would be to ask each band to play ONE song in a style of their choosing. Sammy’s played some Dead and so has Yonder and Salmon and probably most of the other artists. I don’t need to hear a note-for-note version of a Dead song - I’d rather hear a great interpretation by these fabulous artists.
It’s not too much of a stretch for me to say I am wholeheartedly
behind this request :lol
To say that there is an overlap in both in both(TBF,Dead)fan bases music tastes
Is an understatement.
It could be one great set by whomever the Planet chooses to make this work(Nightgrass or Main Stage)
There are at least 6-10 covers each year during the festival. Plus many artists
that we are lucky to see each year who played with Jerry.
Come on Planet :thumbsup
I don't need to hear a note-for-note version of a Dead song
This would be more of the DSO approach. JRAD is a different animal; totally fresh take on GD music. Super high energy improvisational jamming by really great musicians.
Another idea would be Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass. They did a set at Lockn’ Fest that was excellent.
I’ll take any Dead in any form please!
Straight up Phil and Friends as a headliner would be awesome. That’s not note for note.
I would love a bluegrass rib ute to the dead.
I just looked back to last year. The final lineup was announced by Brian on March 19th. We may still be a couple of weeks away from any announcement. That does not stop me from checking this Forum several times a day anyway.
Ferg said about 2 weeks just 1 week ago top of this thread :medal
Ferg…
Robert Plant is now an avowed Deadhead…just sayin’.
Get him with the Basement Tapes or House Band. :wave
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/01/11/robert-plant/20588859/
The recent lineup with Dave Nelson & Barry Sless would’ve fit in very nicely, but time to take the needle out of my arm & I also suspect it might be too close in time to the Chicago run.
I’ll take any Dead in any form as well, but not looking to force the issue either … if it happens it happens … kind of the way we heard a good handful of The Band tunes the year Levon passed away.
I like the theme of each band doing a Dead song.
I saw Larry Keel and a stage of full ofall-stars, Drew, Ben, etc. crank out a version of Shakedown Street at Cervantes the other night.
Man once the beat was recognized, the whole place just started bouncing!
Speaking of themes. I was fortunate enough to attend a few consecutive MerleFests several years ago. In the years that I made it to North Carolina the Waybacks hosted a set on the Hillside Stage, and with a few assorted guests they would cover an entire album of an old classic rock band, i.e. Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Moody Blues, etc. I do not know if they still do this on a regular basis. It took planning and quick rehearsals and someone had to learn all the lyrics, probably why they stuck to old classics. But that set was always well attended. Everyone loved it. Perhaps the House Band might cover “American Beauty” or “Workingman’s Dead” or my favorite, “Wake of the Flood”.