n u g s . n e t | Phil Lesh & Phriends: The Warfield, April 1999

n u g s . n e t presents

Phil Lesh - bass and vocals Trey Anastasio - guitar and vocals John Molo - drums Page McConnell- keyboards and vocals Steve Kimock - guitars The "Viola Lee" was so long and intense that many old time family members had to leave their side-stage perch to go catch a breather outside The Warfield. Many swore that these were the best played Dead shows they'd seen in 25 years. And it wasn't even The Dead. Well, it was, sort of. Unless you've been smoking rock for the past five years, you know that April of 1999 marked the true launch of Phil Lesh's solo career, and the first serious signpost to life after Dead. Sure, there'd been the Furthur Festivals, and The Other Ones, and a couple somewhat interesting Phil Lesh & Friends shows before April of '99, but it wasn't until Trey and Page took the stage with Kimock, Molo, and good ol' Phil that Ye Olde Magic started to happen again. A month later at Mountain Aire in the Sierras Warren Haynes would play with Phil & Friends for the first time, and the rest, as they say, is history. There's been a lot of water under the bridge since these friends worked their magic, from Kimock's departure from the core Friends, Phil's complete estrangement from his Grateful Brethren, Phish's hiatus from the road and subsequent return to the throne of all-things-jamming, and Phil's return home and Birth of The Dead. So, to celebrate the five years since these momentous shows...
Thursday 4/15/99 DOWNLOAD ENTIRE SHOW. Click LISTEN to stream an entire set.
SET ONE Hello Old Friends Viola Lee Blues Big Railroad Blues Jack-A-Roe Cosmic Charlie dead air Wolfman's Brother Uncle John's Band	SET TWO Alabama Getaway Sugaree dead air Like A Rolling Stone I Know You Rider Row Jimmy Shakedown Street The Wheel Not Fade Away Phil Speaks ENCORE Mr .Tambourine Man
Friday 4/16/99 DOWNLOAD ENTIRE SHOW. Click LISTEN to stream an entire set.
SET ONE Help on the Way Slipknot! Franklin's Tower Wish You Were Here Tennessee Jed Stella Blue Alligator	SET TWO Bertha Chalk Dust Torture Mountains of the Moon Prince Caspian Scarlet Begonias St. Stephen Fire on the Mountain The Eleven Phil Speaks Unbroken Chain ENCORE Ripple
Saturday 4/17/99 DOWNLOAD ENTIRE SHOW. Click LISTEN to stream an entire set.
SET ONE Dark Star It's Up to You Days Between Dark Star My Favorite Things Mississippi Half Step Bird Song	SET TWO Terrapin Station Down with Disease Dark Star Friend of the Devil Casey Jones Morning Dew GDTRFB We Bid You Goodnight Phil Speaks ENCORE Box of Rain

SOURCE NOTES: These files are based on Uncle Syd's excellent soundboard hybrids, with minor audience patches where needed.