Bob Weir & Ratdog

One of the best shows I have seen in some time. Bob Weir rocked the Ryman. I can't wait until they come back again!

Wow! Bob is in great form and he has assembled a fantastic group that compliments his style and knows the repertoire. The song selection could not have been better. Four Dylan covers in one show is unheard of by me. Iko was rearranged into a more rockin number and it did rock. So did the balcony in this old beautiful theatre, but it stood up to the dancing of a sold out house! Loved the show.

The Concert was very good. Bobby sounded great. I would change 1 thing though, I want Mark Karan playing guitar again instead of Steve Kimock!!!! Mark is the man and he was greatly missed.

Bobby still has it. I brought someone that had never seen a Dead or a jam show before and she was amazed. She loved how the music never stopped. We all were shaking as he played Sugaree.

Bob Weir was totally on top of his game. He made dead heads very happy by performing songs that we hadn't heard in 10-15 years. He was amazing and so was Ratdog. It was non stop dancing, singing, and smiling!! Went to both nights and can't wait for them to come around again.

Whatever bobby is lacking in vocals(and what would you expect, he's about 70yrs and perfos almost every night )is more than made up with the group of seasoned professional musicians he has put together, especially Steve kimock and rob wasserman.

We had a great time. Nice venue with good parking. Show was kick-ass!

This was likely a warm-up show for Bob Weir & the boys as they were heading to the Gathering Of The Vibes in Bridgeport, CT later in the weekend, but either way, it was a dandy show. Since the passing of Jerry Garcia, Bob has kept the free-wheeling spirit of the Dead alive with an organic approach to jamming as oppsed to Phil Lesh's more clinical approach. Anyway this was a fine show with more Weir and Ratdog tunes than in the past (unlike some recent Ratdog shows which have contained an equal number of Garcia tunes!). Weir was in good voice and focused (again unlike some recent tours). In addition it was a generous show with almost 3 hours of music. Good fun!

This was my first show of this type, and though I like what I've heard of the dead, I didn't know what to expect from a "Jam Band" kind of show. Wished they would have done more songs instead of stretching every song extra 5-10 minutes.

What a great show at a great venue! We've seen 17 Ratdog shows and everytime we go they just keep getting tighter. This band is extremely comfortable with each other and it shows. There are no bad seats at the Casino Ballroom. One large room with a few tables and chairs back near the bars. Although I don't know how you could sit down!

Bobby and the boys came out firing on all cylinders, estimated prophet was unreal. Solid, solid show, full of energy as the crowd was all fired up.

Still miss Jerry, but after the Dead shows this spring, decided to give Rat Dog another a try (Phil and Friends - that's a given) and had an awesome time. The cops at the beach, however, were rent a cops with a chip on their shoulders and made what could have been an excellent night into a pain in the ass night.

Better than average Ratdog show at one of my all time favorite venues, mostly suffering from a weak setlist... The band is on fire and is playing strong and tight. Bobby's vocals seem strained at times. Casey Jones opener was a surprise and the boys rocked it.

The show was awesome. High light of the night was when they did the other ones. I love the venue set up at The Casino Ballroom, very intimate setting. I looked forward to driving there each year to see Bob Weir and Ratdog, they always keep me coming back for more...

tremendous show!! great vibe,, as usual for ratdog or dead shows, and musicianship is unparalleled in the world of popular music today.. only complaint would br the amount of time it took the band to finally get on stage and play!

good time for us old dead head, great early start, only wished we made both shows

The show was awesome!!! The atmosphere inside the Hampton Beach Casino was amazingly fantastic, with the exception of a few out of control drunks. I really wish they had opened the doors sooner so we could have all been inside before the show had started. It would have been nice if Bobby had started the show when we all were inside instead of starting when there was still at least 3,000 people still outside being searched and harrassed by the police and security. There was such a long line to get in and everyone within the casino as far as security could have been a little quicker or more people at the doors helping out to get us in sooner. I felt the Hampton police were a little on the excessive side with their patrolling of the parking lot. Beyond that the concert was unforgettable!!!

No one knows how to play quite like Ratdog. They've found the normal guidelines of music, and broke them just the right way to make it worth while.

This show was the best concert I ever been to! The energy from the band and fans made it a n awesome night! The Casion Ballroom is the perfect setting as everywhere in the building was a good seat!

Ratdog fills the "spaces" that used to be filled by the dead.

This show probably added ten years to my life. lets do it again...soon!

I always love hearing Ratdog at Hampton Beach. Always happy to see them anytime they come to the East Coast, whether it's in NY, MA or NH ~ it's always great fun and a good time! I love the fact that they always mix it up for every concert so you never quite know what to expect but no matter they play I know I'll never be disappointed. Bob Weir and Rat Dog, you always make me smile ~ Keep on rockin me with pure joy!

Strong second night. First set had some nice nuggets and flowed great with a nice Dark Star interlude, Big Boss Man, Truckin..it was all fun. Great second with Awesome open of Me and My Uncle into Desolation Row. The fun didn't stop there with some Estimated Prophet and great jammin by the RaT into a touch of DS off to Come Together back to Dark and into GDTRFB. Bob chose a great encore with accapella Attics of My Life... The weather, the beach, and Bob and Ratdog....it has to be a great summer!

After 33 years, Bob and co. never cease to amaze me. The quality of the musicianship just keeps getting better with all of the band members, especially Mark making great strides over the years. What a great set list, with Dark Star intertwind all throughout the night with a lot of great upbeat songs too. I need a Miracle, Truckin, Big Boss Man, Big Railroad Blues, Me & My Uncle, Goin down the road, Desolation row, Estimated Prophet, and many more with a great accapella encore of Attics of my life. It seems like Bob just decided to do that last minute and had to communicate to all the band members who then put down their instruments and began singing. Very moving and all left happy. We will keep doing this until it all ends someday. Hopefully not to soon.

Incredible show: Truckin>Dark Star>Other One>Estimated>GDTRFB!!!!!!!!!!!! Danced non stop for 4 hours, sound was perfect, guitar performances excellent, great Bass Bombs! A really high-energy show!

most unbelievable dog set i've seen .I need a miricale into truckin and back to miricale was awsome

Life is too short -- never pass up the opportunity to see these guys.

Bobby Weir gave the fans their monies worth with over 3 hours of a great mix of Dead tunes and solo stuff. Bobby crooned in fine form on Little Red Rooster and the band was tight all night long. China Cat Sunflower / I Know You Rider were nicely done and the entire crowd came together during Wharf Rat. Touch of Grey was the encore. Goody

Bobby and the boys threw it down last night. These guys just love playing together and it shows. Last night was great, they were laughing and jamming away, crowd was good. Look forward to tonight!

I extreamly like the show, I've seen Bobby many times and he never disappoints. This is the first my wife has been to one of his concerts so that made it that more memrobale. Thanks for a great evening out Bobby.

Ratdog is back & their sound is better than ever! As usual, the King did mess up a few lyrics but that's kinda expected from Bobby...falling down is not!!! I was so happy to see the band back at Westbury, a quaint lil venue where Ratdog used to play annually every Halloween. Bob's right-hand man hooked us up with couple of Weir's red guitar pics & setlist as well...thx A.J.!!! This band is definitely Testament as to why my newest tattoo is RATDOG Logo...Bobby, Kimock, Chimenti, Jay Lane, Wassermann & Sylvester - THESE GUYS ROCKED!!! Can barely wait for their next show!!!! Too much of everything is just enough...

The concert at Humphrey's was overall a great mix of dead tunes with other types of sounds mixed in. It truly was a flashback of what the old Grateful Dead shows were all about. Great rhythms, interesting solo's, and a lead guitar that touched your soul. Only drawback: a 45 min. break after 1st set. I felt the lead guitar was to loud in most solo's. A memorable evening of solid sounds mixed with a eclectic crowd of people.

As a veteran of MANY Dead/Ratdog/Further/etc shows, I can truly say that this was the weakest of the bunch. The band never achieved any noticeable energy. Bobby barely moved. I heard that he was hungover from a wild Vegas evening, the previous day, but I don't know if that's the case, or not. Either way, poor effort!

A solid performance all around from the boys! The highlight of the night had to be Chris Robinson and Bobby sharing the lead for Hard to Handle and Lovelight, two of my favorite tunes!

Always nice to see everyone on a beautiful summer evening.

Excellent! So lucky to have Bobby with us. Music was amazing. Venue was perfect. Weather was terrific. Great audience - danced the whole time.

Another great time listening to Bob Wier & Rat Dog, Bobby was a little sick, but put on a wonderful Show. Truckin was my favorite moment

as always, Humphrey's nor Bob Weir disappointed anyone. I love this venue, I love this band. Parking is easy, FREE!!! and every seat is a good seat. Ratdog and Weir rock on.

What A good time.The band was unreal and the sound was the best Good times.

Show was ok. Very mello. Only 13 songs. Saw the Greek show on the 2nd which was much better.

They put on a great show at a great venue. It's always good at the Greek.

The Bowl is a great place for a show. We were right up front and Bobby was great as usual. Steve Kimock on guitar is a monster as well. Chris Robinson Brotherhood was almost as good as the opener.

Chris Robinson was energized and the whole show was when they shared the stage with Bobby. Bill Walton was funny as hell trying to have rhythm. Great show, and vibe!

The music was great starting with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood as the opening act and continuing with Bob Weir and Ratdog. The crowd danced from the pit all the way to the back of the Santa Barbara bowl during both performances. I will definitely go to see both of these performers again.

The band was great, the crowd was awesome, and the venue was super-cool. I'll never willingly miss a Ratdog show.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood was great- as expected- and very similar to The Black Crowes. They seemed to really be having a good time. Loved their setlist and would go see them anywhere, anytime. Ratdog was great as well. Opened with a free-form jam that led in to a well-played Feel Like a Stranger. On to some Minglewood Blues and then a nice nod of the head to Bobby Womack, may he RIP with a good version of "It's All Over Now." Bobby did his best Jerry with a heartfelt "Mission in the Rain" and then Chris Robinson joined the band for a powerful duo of "Hard to Handle" and "Turn on Your Lovelight". Set 1 End. The 2nd set started with a fun When I Paint My Masterpiece" and a solid "Friend of the Devil." The jam then commenced: "Playing in the Band" into "Terrapin Station" into "Dear Prudence" closing out the set with "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad." Quick "Touch of Grey" encore and we were off. Great venue, good vibes, beautiful night and an overall great experience. Thank you Greek Theatre, Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Bob Weir and Ratdog!

Excellent show as always by Rat Dog and Chris Robinson was also very good!

This was my first time seeing Chris Robinson and I really enjoyed his band. Ratdog was just kind of meh tonight. This current version doesn't do it for me as well as the line up from a few years ago.

Amazing band , amazing venue , amazing friends .perfect night

Chris Roberson rocked opening the show, dig his voice. Bobby never looked so good good sound, first time my friends been to s.b bowl, she had a time of her life. Thanks Bob...for a real good time!

I have always enjoyed shows at the Greek Theatre as it is one of the best venues in the US. However, the folks at the Greek seemed to have added another seat in each row of the terrace next to the edge of the overhang. This new seat number "1" (1 for North Terrace, 2 for South Terrace) is crammed right up next to the bars and is very uncomfortable for any human over four feet tall. This has turned what was once a first class seat into something worse than coach! I had seat 1 in row DD for this show and seat 1 in row P for another recent show with the same result - I had to move. I understand the desire to maximize revenue but when the back rows in section C are covered... Please go back to the older configuration!!

I have been going to Dead family shows since 1967 in St. Louis. This was a perfect night.

I thought this concert night was perfect and it went off without a hitch. The show started promptly at 8, the bands including CRB sounded great, and it was overall an enjoyable night. It was a night I would do over again in a heartbeat and can't wait to see 'em again next year. Long live Ratdog, my new favorite band!

Great new version of Ratdog. Steve Kimmock is at the top of his game. The two bass thing is a nice touch. Rob Wasserman is a master. And Bob is sounding better than ever.

It was a classic concert the band was fantastic. It was a great mix of newer BobWeir songs in the first set mixed with great Dead songs after intermission. Lots of tie dye t shirts in the crowd I hadn't been to the Greek in years it was a really enjoyable evening all around

If you ever get the chance to see this legend, DO IT. Always a fabulous show no matter who is joining him. The man rocks for HOURS and never seems to run out of energy. Every show is different, always varied songs and the jams are the best.

Ho hum set list. They played well. But an entire show of Weir singing can be a bit much. When Chris Robinson joined him, it was sad to see Weir trying to match him musically and energetically. He wanted to. He just couldn't do it. Personally, I would rather have heard more songs than long periods of pointless jamming. The sound system sounded clear and loud. Don't get me wrong ... Weir was as good as he could be and the band played well together. But this wasn't as good as Furthur.

By far, great venue. Bob and the Dogs were phenomenal.

Great venue, Great show, Great seats. Show rocked.

Absolutely a great show. Over three hours of music. I will look for Ratdog again!!! Long jams and Dead Tunes. DeVos was a great place to see this show. I am actually sort of speechless it was that good. First experience for my Son to see any show related to the Grateful Dead and he was amazed. Rock On Bobby!

Although a slower tempo show than the last one I saw, this show was none the less played well and Bobby appeared to be having fun up there. The venue was real nice and chill... a good place to catch a show, but from the 8th row what venue isn't?! Peace!

Drove north from Bloomington IN to Grand Rapids MI to experience Bob Weir & Ratdog June 10, 2014. I thought this show would be an unusual location that is not played by GD related acts. The DeVos Auditorium Hall was everything I hoped for; clean, modern, well-designed facility. Great acoustics; a real benefit I was hoping for!!!!! Very nice and wonderful staff at DeVos >> no hassles and they seemed to enjoy this crowd. I had a balcony seat but the event was not sold out and they moved us down to the mezzanine. Nicer! The entire show was really well-played with few mistakes and a great energy throughout. Jackstraw nicely opened the first set after a few minute standard musical intro that is par for the course these days. Easy To Slip, in my opinion, was the best performance of the first set >> played to perfection. Greatest Story Ever Told was a nice surprise and also well-played. Next came Weather Report Prelude, parts I and II >> Bob was a little rusty picking out the prelude part, but the rest was smoking hot. Really nice closure to set 1 which clocked in around 76 minutes or so. Set 2 was wonderful throughout with the opening Dylan tune "A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall" well sung in it's entirety. Kudos to Bob remembering all the lyrics without a teleprompter; at least from the mezzanine I did not see one on stage. Next "Friend of the Devil" was perfect, but not overly extended and missing Jeff Chimenti and Robin Sylvester for most of the song. Nice, but brief piano solo towards the end of FOTD. Bob and Steve Kimock interplayed nicely on this tune without cluttering guitars. Rob Wasserman and Jay Lane were wonderful on this as well >> truly wonderful ensemble interplay. Next came 3 songs in succession: He's Gone > The Wheel > Two Djinn. Just wonderful, but here is where my only real complaint of this concert exists. They had the sound volume way too loud and this ended up disrupting the delicate acoustic clarity in this performance hall. This was noted mostly during Set 2 and especially on Two Djinn; the separation and clarity of notes played was lost to some degree; muddling occurred. Hopefully the CD of the show is better. By the way, "The Wheel" had one of the best post-Jerry cresendo "bound to cover just a little more ground" I have seen. The mid-set 2 jam without Bob Weir was once again entertaining (if your a Deadhead). I like this part of the show because it seems to be new improvisation with each show. Wonderful versions of Wharf Rat and Good Lovin' were played except they could have turned the volume down a notch. US Blues encore was nice to hear and the last one for me was the Furthur Rochester Hills MI show a couple years ago. I will take one last moment to make an observation >> Bob has some difficulty making it through the lyrics of this song error-free and this night was no exception. On the other hand, he personally plays this song with a high degree of difficulty playing slide throughout. Now I admire greatly that he takes this challenge upon himself, but maybe a "cleaner, less awkward" version of US Blues would result without the slide and letting Kimock fill in more prominently. Just an idea... no biggie and I enjoy hearing US Blues since these days it is rarely played. I do not remember the time length of Set 2 exactly but I'm guessing somewhere near 100 minutes. Thank you for reading this review and that's all folks.

Kimock was on. Nice Greatest Story Ever Told-Weather Report-Let it Grow to close out 1st set.

Let's just be clear about what this show is. It is an effort to reproduce the magic of a Grateful Dead show. It's not phony or contrived because the frontman is one of the principal architects of that magic, and his voice and his playing are still in full force. The band behind him is largely excellent, especially the other guitarist and the keyboard player. All that's missing is Jerry. The setlist was songs the Dead wrote, songs the Dead covered, and songs the Dead could have written. The night was absolutely perfect. All that was missing was the hippie chicks undulating in the aisle. This is the closest Grand Rapids has ever come to a Dead concert (their scheduled March 1968 show at Fountain Street Church was canceled, allegedly due to weather), and it is something we have sorely needed. The audience was hugely appreciative.

Show was fantastic. Song list was most of my favorites and the band was tight. Bobby was really strong and there was a clear groove in the room with the band and the audience. Paramount, despite its age, was very good acoustics. I was on aisle in row O on the floor which was a great seat. Had seen Ratdog at the Wellmont in Montclair a few months earlier and I came away not very satisfied with the show. The Paramount show now has me believing that they just had a bad night at the Wellmont.

Great night, great venue, plenty of dancing room !!!

BOBBBBBYYYY! Was a great night of music in a beautiful venue seeing Bobby Weir and Ratdog.

masterful! incredible! on the money and then some! wow! yeeee haaaaaaa !!!!!!!!! tore the roof off the ryman!

Can you say AWESOME! Love love the Ryman! Had a great time with friends and family.

Bobbie and the boys just get better as times goes on. What a show! The band was incredible and the crowd was way into it. One More Saturday Night encore just like the first time I saw the Dead which was in Nashville at the old auditorium in 1978, 36 freaking years ago. I gues I'm getting old but I can still dance, which I did for 31/2 hours.

As always (unless you don't know where the bad seats are), the Ryman was a great venue to host a Legend. Bob Weir played some classics and some deep cuts in this set, and neither were disappointing. He still has the greatness that has defined his career!

Excellent sound, band played outstanding. Very enjoyable experience in an obviously wonderful venue.

Ratdog grabbed the gold ring. Bob rocked and Kimock took over the top.

Great concert, incredible music and nice crowd. Loved it all!

This version of Ratdog seemed to rock it out better than previous versions. Kimock was smokin'. Bobby's voice sounded great and the 2 bass players seemed to work. Great setlist. Iko for fat Tuesday. Jack Straw opener and Touch of Grey closer with lots of good stuff in between.

This show was a masterpiece. i loved every stinky second of it.. go to shea's and ride the balcony.. i love seeing the old and young come together for this type of show

A SPECTACULAR NITE FOR THE DEAD FAITHFUL AND THE FAITHFUL OF SHAKEDOWN ST. IN FRIGID WHEATHER. BOB AND DOG WAGGED THEIR TAILS TO UNSTOPABLE DANCIN' FROM START TO FINISH. THANKS BOBBY I NEEDED U GUYS THIS NITE AND ALL THE MERRY PRANKSTERS. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DEAD SHOW TO BE AMONGST THE MOST AMAZING AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THANKS BOBBY AND YOUR MISFITS JIGSTERS. THE BAND WAS TIGHT FROM START TO FINISH AND GAVE U A FISTFUL OF SPYMPONIC PSYCHEDILICA. FIRST DEAD SHOW 1969 AT 14 AND NEVER LOOKED BACKED....IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RIDE AS THEY KEPT TRUCKIN' UP TO BUFFALO!! THANKS DOGGG!!!

A fun hot show on a cold night! Watching the balcony rockin' is scary. especially when you are sitting under it. They should check that out. This beautiful theater was built as a movie house in the 1920's. Not sure if it's built for 1600 people dancing on the balcony!

Good show. Beautiful venue. Love RatDog but missed the horns! We did wish the second set was a little bit more lively.

Bob Weir and The Band really put on a nice show.It sounded like Bob may have had a slight cold but his voice was strong and clear.It took the crowd a little to get going, but the place really got rockin,

Great performance! Was also entertained by the many fair haired dreds in the crowd. Thought it was strange that they took a 45 minute intermission, then in the middle of a performance, got the crowd singing and Bob Weir walked off stage. Good show but was disappointed that he didn't interact with the crowd. Never said hello, we're glad to be in Buffalo or anything like that. Just came on the stage and started playing. Maybe they were not happy they had to be in Buffalo when it was so cold.

Bob Weir and RatDog were hotter than Buffalo chicken wings on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 when they played Shea's Performing Arts Center just a few blocks away from the famed Anchor Bar where chicken wings were born in 1964 in downtown Buffalo, NY. An opening jam took the sold-out crowd into a Grateful Dead favorite "Jack Straw", then into the first four Bob Dylan tunes "All Along the Watchtower" which melted into a Bob Weir-John Barlow penned "Wrong Way Feeling." Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" was next. Bob Weir's voice sounded stronger than ever. The new line up with Rob Wasserman on stand-up bass and Steve Kimock on lead guitar really pushes the band into straight ahead rock and roll with all the power of northbound train. Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" and "Loser" brought me to my favorite moment of the night. The first set kicking and screaming closer of the RatDog song "Two Dijiin!" From the second Jeff Chimenti starting pounding the keyboard introducing the song I was fist- pumping in the air. After the break the second set opened with an old traditional (not the Willie Nelson song) "On the Road Again" Ratdog.org says it was the first time in 148 shows that the song was played. I took the opportunity to leave my 18th row seat and dance the second set away in the back of theater. Another Dylan "Desolation Row", "Birdsong" into "Trucking" back into "Birdsong" and because it was Fat Tuesday- "Iko Iko" had the dancers spinning! Another Dylan to slow it down with "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and then we're "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad." The encore- the Grateful Dead song charted the highest on Billboard topping at number 9 in the 1980's- "Touch of Grey." The Shea's staff and volunteers we're very helpful. Thanks for a real good time!

Excellent show and performance entirely. High energy and show amazing

Bob Weir at Shea's was great , Bob still sounds good after all these years playing two great sets , and Shea's is one of the most beautiful looking and sounding theaters I have had the pleasure to visit...

Excellent concert from the first jam into Jack Straw until the encore of Touch of Grey. If you get the chance go see them on this tour.

Outstanding blend of blues and ballad, with an eerie tone that scratched the soul--upright bass. Shea's was perfect!

Bob Wier is sounding and playing amazing in this 2014 tour!

a little on the loud side but WOW! again bob just continues to prove that the dead live on! who is cowboy neal(neil)?

This concert was epic!! They played for almost 3 hours!! The vibe and feel in the State Theatre was just groovy!!! Couldn't have asked for a better setlist or time!!! Had a great time!!