July 1999

This week, we find ourselves in the midst of a tour through America’s Heartland in the blazing hot summer of 1999. When the Bluest Tape got started a few months ago, a 1999-centric show was not on our radar, but looking back, summer 1999 was pretty strong, starting out at Red Rocks, followed by a couple great ones in Montana and Wyoming, and then onto the Midwest. This episode starts off with some of the heaviest Panic we have played to date, an abbreviated second set from the Ranch Bowl in Omaha, which segues nicely into the next night’s opener in Kansas City, featuring a soulful “Wish You Were Here.” From there, it’s off to Peoria, Illinois and into the seventh circle of Hell, aka, the Madison Theater. It was 100 outside, 90 inside and damned if there weren’t some clouds - real ones - forming in the lobby during the second set. The episode ends up in suburban Detroit on a Monday night, featuring one of Jeff and Harvey’s favorite selections to date, a stellar - and quite long - “Glory” followed by the Monday show staple, “Last Dance.” Wake up, wake up, the coffee’s hot, the orange juice is cold, and no need to say goodbye, as we will be back again next week!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

13 July 1999 - Omaha, NE - Ranch Bowl
Bowlegged Woman > Henry Parsons Died, Holden Oversoul > Tie Your Shoes
Source: AKG 451EB + CK1 > Tascam DA-P1 (48KHz) by Mike Danby

14 July 1999 - Kansas City MO - City Market
Tie Your Shoes Jam > Wish You Were Here
Source: FOB AKG 482 (split 40') > Lunatech V2 > GP ADC-20 > DA-P1 (48kHz) by Jamie Syrek

16 July 1999 - Peoria, IL - Madison Theater
A of D > Diner
Source: AKG 482 (split 20’) > Lunatec V2 > GP ADC-20 > DA-P1 by Jamie Syrek

19 July 1999 - Pontiac, MI - Phoenix Plaza
Glory > Last Dance
Source: AKG 482 (split 20’) > Lunatec V2 > GP ADC-20 > DA-P1 by Jamie Syrek

BONUS MATERIAL:1 August 1995 - Omaha, NE - Ranch Bowl
Interview with Houser, Sunny, and Jojo plus the second set/encore

Ranch Bowl - A Party Every Night - Ranch Bowl book

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