One thing that is super great about the jamband scene is its full embrace of New Year’s Eve as a time when musicians should really go nuts for themselves (AND for the fans). Any touring musician would say that there’s not a whole lot of time to rest, especially if they’ve done a Fall tour and plan on making trips out in the Spring, so it’s understandable that some bands still need a break and don’t book NYE shows.
Still, many bands use New Year’s Eve as a full-on ragefest where they can prove their full worth, complete with a balloon drop, confetti, and Auld Lang Syne thrown in for tradition’s sake. I’ve put my money on Umphrey’s McGee for the past three years (probably our last), and I plan on attending NYE shows in the future as a tradition of my own…
If you missed out on New Year’s Eve shows this year, you can relive as much of the glory as I could find in a downloadable format. Email me if you find other NYE shows that should be included on the list below…
New Year’s Eve 2005 Downloads
- Animal Liberation Orchestra – Santa Barbara, CA
- The Black Crowes – New York City, NY
- The Breakfast – Hartford, CT
- Bump – Charleston, SC
- Disco Biscuits – New York City, NY
- Derek Trucks Band – Atlanta, GA
- ekoostik hookah – Columbus, OH | (fix torrent)
- Guest – Columbus, OH
- Gov’t Mule – New York City, NY
- John Mayer Trio – San Francisco, CA
- Keller Williams – Chicago, IL
- Les Claypool and his Fancy Band – San Francisco, CA
- Local H – Chicago, IL
- Max Creek – Providence, RI
- Medeski, Martin & Wood – Tokyo, Japan
- moe. – Asheville, NC
- moe. – Asheville, NC
- the New Deal – New York City, NY
- New Monsoon – St. Petersburg, FL
- North Mississippi Allstars – New York City, NY
- Patti Smith – New York City, NY
- Perpetual Groove – Athens, GA
- Phil Lesh & Friends – San Francisco, CA
- Quagmire Swim Team – Harrisburg, PA
- Railroad Earth – Philadelphia, PA
- STS9 – Atlanta, GA
- Tea Leaf Green – San Francisco, CA
- Tea Leaf Green – San Francisco, CA
- Trey Anastasio – New York City, NY
- Umphrey’s McGee – Chicago, IL
- Widespread Panic – Atlanta, GA
- Widespread Panic – Atlanta, GA
- Yonder Mountain String Band – Denver, CO
Thanks, Hans!
