Gathering of the Vibes Ticket Giveaway

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Jeff wins 2 free tickets (worth $395.00) to Gathering of the Vibes.

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WINNER From one tour to another it was a hell of a long trip by Jeff I'm on my fourth tour now. I was on my first tour than. No I'm not talking about a concert tour although I certainly do wish I were. Two weeks of leave is just not long enough when you have to travel so far from the Middle east just to get home. What to do? Who to see? All that I knew was that I wanted ... read full story

The Pixies Giveth, My Friends Get Taketh Away by badalata A few years back, a friend had told me to my surprise that the Pixies were playing a reunion tour and were coming to the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. I had been a long time Pixies fan and had never seen them live, so I was ecstatic! Unfortunately, times were tough, I was between jobs for nearly 6 months ... read full story

Les Claypool is my Drug! by Crystal It was on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (yup, that's right, this happened yesterday) when I experienced the most amazing concert of my life. Les Claypool played at the Brooklyn Bowl, and what better quote could you get from Les than, "I'm playing at a bowling alley". This was my second time seeing ... read full story

“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?” Thoreau by Robin It was 1994 at Giants Stadium when my life changed forever. It was a beautiful day for a Dead show and I anticipated finding a ticket or miracle. Things were perfectly strange as I happily wandered the lot. Friendly faces passed by, only one held my attention to the point of longing. He was beautiful, ... read full story

Musical Journey Begins, All While Smilin Like A Buddha by Tyler Curtis Before I begin my story, my name is Tyler Curtis. I am 15 years old from NJ, and in the past 3 years, music has become a huge part of my life. To start, my initial encounter with my current musical interests really began as an infant with my father playing the Garcia-Grisman “Not For Kids Only” album, ... read full story

The First Set...aka...Where is the Poncho Man When You Need Him!? by Jenna King This scene takes place in the summer of 2004. I was invited to see The Dead for the first time with a festival-loving friend. I brought along another music-loving friend, and we met my festival-loving friend in the parking lot at PNC for the pre-show festivities. We met some cool people, ate some ... read full story

Imagine by Chris Monteleone It was 9/22/01 eleven days after 9/11. I was at Harvest Fest at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL, where there were 3 days of music and camping. We drove up Friday night just in time to catch one of my favorite bands "Galactic". Was a great show as usual! We set up camp with ... read full story

The Gig With My Father That I'll Never Forget. Thanks Dad. by Andrew Hunt I'm fourteen years old, and for every weekend that I can remember, there has been jam band music pumping out of speakers somewhere in our house. I always love the music, and as I got older, I began to embrace it more, eventually leading my father and I to go see two great acts in one night in August, ... read full story

LSD? That's cool... We're at a concert, man. by Meg Pierce My boyfriend surprised me with tickets to Gogol Bordello at the House of Blues in Boston this April. It was amazing, I have not been to many concerts in the past, so it is always a treat when I get to. We arrive after a long day at school for me, I forgot everything I wanted to do for this concert, ... read full story

I almost got my head blown off by Tracy It was 1976, think. Aerosmith was playing with two forgettable openers at the Seattle Center Coliseum. Three or four songs into Aerosmith's set they were playing Sweet Emotion. Something hit my shoulder and my cheek started to sting from being burnt. It bounced off my shoulder, hit the floor by ... read full story

Friday Night Boys Birthday Serenade by Keirsten Michelle Galler Two days before i turned 15 this girl maddy invited me to an All Time Low show in Philly and i said yes. when we got there we had photo passes and meet and greet passes because this maddy knows like everyone. but the meet and greet got cancled so we went to talk to some other bands that were playing ... read full story and watch VIDEO

Bassplayer’s Heaven by Richard Smith I play the bass and sintir in several groups with Muruga Booker. A few years ago we headlined RhythmFest on Friday night at Nelsons Ledges (OH), and had Badal Roy (tabla), Sikuru Odepoju (talking drum) and Perry Robinson (clarinet) in our group, along with Peter Madcat Ruth (harmonica), Ken Kozora (synth, ... read full story

Singing in the Rain by Hrvoje Budimir Urban & 4 Concert was in Split, and wether was not too good. Concert was out in open,... and everyone was scarred of bad weather. Concert was sold out,... and everithing was perfect. At least untill middle of the concert, when rain started. Everyone was sad, band stoped playing,... we were ready ... read full story

Seeking Story by kevin i neva ben to a concert so i dont have any storys so give me the tics and i will have a story to tell:)

The night I saved the concert !! by Robert L Ford Years ago, 1979 to be exact, I helped build a famous nightclub in West Islip NY called HAMMERHEADS. I was only 19 years old, but in those days the drinking age was 18, so I was legally able to be involved. This nightclub was one of the biggest in the tri-state area, after they expanded from a small ... read full story