I saw this on another discussion board (Beatles) and thought it was interesting. Topic was 1969 music.
"Saw The Grateful Dead and Velvet Underground on the same bill in Chicago in the spring - it was clear there was bad blood between them. The Dead opened, The VU then played a blistering set that seemed aimed at obliterating what we'd just heard from The Dead. The VU was supposed to be the top-billed act that night. But as if not to be outdone, after the VU were gone, with the house lights up, The Dead spontaneously came back out unannounced and began an unplanned continuous jam of a set for those of us who hadn't yet left that lasted for hours, well into the early AM, before they finally morphed into an extended close of "We Bid You Goodnight". The sun was rising over Lake Michigan by the time we finally made it all the way back to campus on the South Side."
Appears to be 4/25 or 26/1969
On a Velvet Underground setlist site I saw this note which may explain a lot"
Note: The Grateful Dead played a long opening set, and so The Velvet's couldn't play very long".
I seem to recall that John Fogerty said something similar about following the Dead at Woodstock.
"Saw The Grateful Dead and Velvet Underground on the same bill in Chicago in the spring - it was clear there was bad blood between them. The Dead opened, The VU then played a blistering set that seemed aimed at obliterating what we'd just heard from The Dead. The VU was supposed to be the top-billed act that night. But as if not to be outdone, after the VU were gone, with the house lights up, The Dead spontaneously came back out unannounced and began an unplanned continuous jam of a set for those of us who hadn't yet left that lasted for hours, well into the early AM, before they finally morphed into an extended close of "We Bid You Goodnight". The sun was rising over Lake Michigan by the time we finally made it all the way back to campus on the South Side."
Appears to be 4/25 or 26/1969
On a Velvet Underground setlist site I saw this note which may explain a lot"
Note: The Grateful Dead played a long opening set, and so The Velvet's couldn't play very long".
I seem to recall that John Fogerty said something similar about following the Dead at Woodstock.
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First show: 8/16/69 (Woodstock)
Last show: 3/19/95 (Unbroken Chain breakout)
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First show: 8/16/69 (Woodstock)
Last show: 3/19/95 (Unbroken Chain breakout)
Member of the Four-Decade Club
Charter Member, President & CEO of OAD (Order of the Ancient Deadheads)