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This show was incredible. Right up there as one of the best DSO shows I’ve seen. Not sure what is better other than the 4.22.69 recreation at the Jubilee a few years back. the band played with amazing purpose and fire. And the crowd was perfectly tuned in for it. 1st big moment was Box of Rain. Absolutely nailed. Great run of Jerry with candyman brown eyed and loser playin was on the shorter but still fantastic. Lisa nailed the Donna scream and the crowd loved it. Things picked up steam at he’s gone and didn’t let up till golden road. The jam after truckin was doing its own thing and slowly and melodically moved into dark star jamming before finally being officially started. Full tiger ish space breakdown into the Dew. Perfection! Some serious scrubbing at the end with a couple extra laps before slamming it home. im still catching my breath and this post show glow won’t wear off for awhile.

12/15/1972 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA Set 1: The Promised Land ; Sugaree ; Black Throated Wind ; Tennessee Jed ; El Paso ; Candyman ; Big River ; China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Box Of Rain ; Mexicali Blues ; Brown Eyed Women ; Beat It On Down The Line ; Loser ; Playing In The Band ; Casey Jones Set 2: Greatest Story Ever Told ; Deal ; Me And My Uncle ; He's Gone ; Truckin' > Dark Star > Morning Dew ; Sugar Magnolia Encore: Johnny B. Goode Filler: The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)

Slash will perform alongside Post Malone, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, and Duff McKagan at the 2026 GRAMMYS for a powerful in memoriam tribute honoring Ozzy Osbourne. Watch live Feb 1 on CBS / Paramount+ at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. Bob Weir and Ace Frehley will also be honored in memoriam at the Grammys. Ace Frehley passed away on Bobby's birthday - Oct. 16, 2025.

Jeff was playing “Alligator” from the Grateful Guitar collection and Skip was playing a bass they built.

Yooooo! PHX successfully opened 2026 up right! Set 1 had CRS, Mama Tried, Big Boss Man, FOTD (fast), Bobby McGee, Bird Song (strong), a RIPPING Jack Straw, Hurts Me Too that was my favorite version ever by any band that Lisa fucking slayed. Round and Round was appropriate, i.e. “the place was packed” lol The Van Buren is a relatively nice venue, but they need a bigger venue for PHX. The security checks and entry process took abnormally and excessively long, and the overcrowded scene was a bummer for many. (My crew had a hookup at the venue so I was not adversely impacted, but still…) So while the first set with just Rob on drums and the set list had all heads (get it?) on an early show — 1970-ish, set 2 opened with Weather Report. So we knew we had an elective set because LIG never opened a second set with that first set composition (Mama Tried in two slot, BBM, Bobby McGee, etc.). China Doll was lovely. St. Steve Not Fade GDTR Not Fade was smoking. Raucous and rowdy shit. One More Saturday Night on a tour-opening Thursday was a fun surprise. Got to say hi to Rob B after the show (yo Rob), mentioned that the last time we chatted was at the Mousetrap in Indy for Skeleton Crewe, so we got a kick out of that. And he was with some people I know. Small world, great vibes The band and the quality of play, plus the sound last night should have everyone super stoked for when you see them soon. Loved seeing everyone happy and healthy. Thanks for the shoutout, AC DD