Alpine the venue
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I know a lot of you have not been to Alpine Valley and there has been some comments made about being in Wisconsin..etc,etc,etc... But the venue is truly a great place to see a show. The sound is really top notch and one of the best places for sound in the lawn I have ever been to. It really is a nice area as well as it is in the middle of the nowhere but it has a great charm and a great vibe. I think all of the newbie’s will be really surprised of how nice this venue is. The place has been built since 1977 so they know what they are doing and bands seem to like it a lot (read below).
Notable performersBoz Scaggs headlined the venue's inaugural event on June 30, 1977.
Jimmy Buffett played at Alpine Valley, during its inaugural summer of 1977 and he has played every year since 1995, with the exception of 2005.
The Grateful Dead played at Alpine Valley 20 times from 1980 through 1989. Their album, Dick's Picks Volume 32, was recorded here in 1982 and their concert performance video, Downhill From Here, documents concerts from 1989.
Boston had a four night stand here from August 6–9, 1987 during their Third Stage World Tour, the band's first since 1979.
The Theatre hosted the Monsters of Rock Festival, on three consecutive nights, from May 27-29, 1988, featuring Van Halen, Metallica, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come.
The Black Crowes filmed their "Hard to Handle" video here.
On August 26, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan played at the Theatre, with his group, Double Trouble and other blues greats Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, and his brother Jimmie Vaughan. After the concert, Vaughan left the theatre area in a helicopter to return to Chicago, and he and four others were killed when the helicopter crashed into a ski hill within the Alpine Valley resort.
Rock band Mötley Crüe filmed their video for "Same Ol' Situation" at a concert here in 1990.
Phish played Alpine Valley 11 times from 1996–2000, 2003–2004 and 2009-2010. Their live album, entitled, Live Phish Volume 5, was recorded here on July 8, 2000. Alpine Valley is one of the sacred venues of Phish, along with Deer Creek Music Center, Hampton Coliseum, Madison Square Garden, The Gorge Amphitheatre and Shoreline Amphitheatre, among others.[citation needed]
The annual Ozzfest tour comes here almost every year and the CD, Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium, is culled from performances here.
The Dave Matthews Band has played a two night stand each year at Alpine Valley, since 1999, except for 2000. Lead singer/guitarist Dave Matthews has stated multiple times that Alpine Valley is one of, if not the band's favorite place to play. The Dave Matthews Band's live release, Live Trax Vol. 8, was recorded on August 7, 2004, during their two night stand at Alpine Valley. They also released Live Trax Vol. 15, which was recorded on August 9, 2008.
Coldplay played here in the summer of 2005. It was their largest American show ever, as it sold out the entire venue.[citation needed] Their last appearance at Alpine Valley was on July 25, 2009.
Korn recorded footage for their video, "Politics", during the Alpine Valley stop of the Family Values Tour in 2006.
Rage Against the Machine played a concert at Alpine Valley, with Queens of the Stone Age, for their only announced solo show in August 2007.
Pearl Jam, Rush and Phish have all regarded Alpine Valley as one of their favorite venues to play.[citation needed] Dave Matthews has stated many times that Alpine is the band's favorite place to play.[citation needed] Former Phish road manager Brad Sands regards Alpine Valley as his favorite venue to see the band.[1] Pearl Jam are also scheduled to play the venue in 2011, as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations.[2][3]
Notable performersBoz Scaggs headlined the venue's inaugural event on June 30, 1977.
Jimmy Buffett played at Alpine Valley, during its inaugural summer of 1977 and he has played every year since 1995, with the exception of 2005.
The Grateful Dead played at Alpine Valley 20 times from 1980 through 1989. Their album, Dick's Picks Volume 32, was recorded here in 1982 and their concert performance video, Downhill From Here, documents concerts from 1989.
Boston had a four night stand here from August 6–9, 1987 during their Third Stage World Tour, the band's first since 1979.
The Theatre hosted the Monsters of Rock Festival, on three consecutive nights, from May 27-29, 1988, featuring Van Halen, Metallica, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come.
The Black Crowes filmed their "Hard to Handle" video here.
On August 26, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan played at the Theatre, with his group, Double Trouble and other blues greats Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, and his brother Jimmie Vaughan. After the concert, Vaughan left the theatre area in a helicopter to return to Chicago, and he and four others were killed when the helicopter crashed into a ski hill within the Alpine Valley resort.
Rock band Mötley Crüe filmed their video for "Same Ol' Situation" at a concert here in 1990.
Phish played Alpine Valley 11 times from 1996–2000, 2003–2004 and 2009-2010. Their live album, entitled, Live Phish Volume 5, was recorded here on July 8, 2000. Alpine Valley is one of the sacred venues of Phish, along with Deer Creek Music Center, Hampton Coliseum, Madison Square Garden, The Gorge Amphitheatre and Shoreline Amphitheatre, among others.[citation needed]
The annual Ozzfest tour comes here almost every year and the CD, Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium, is culled from performances here.
The Dave Matthews Band has played a two night stand each year at Alpine Valley, since 1999, except for 2000. Lead singer/guitarist Dave Matthews has stated multiple times that Alpine Valley is one of, if not the band's favorite place to play. The Dave Matthews Band's live release, Live Trax Vol. 8, was recorded on August 7, 2004, during their two night stand at Alpine Valley. They also released Live Trax Vol. 15, which was recorded on August 9, 2008.
Coldplay played here in the summer of 2005. It was their largest American show ever, as it sold out the entire venue.[citation needed] Their last appearance at Alpine Valley was on July 25, 2009.
Korn recorded footage for their video, "Politics", during the Alpine Valley stop of the Family Values Tour in 2006.
Rage Against the Machine played a concert at Alpine Valley, with Queens of the Stone Age, for their only announced solo show in August 2007.
Pearl Jam, Rush and Phish have all regarded Alpine Valley as one of their favorite venues to play.[citation needed] Dave Matthews has stated many times that Alpine is the band's favorite place to play.[citation needed] Former Phish road manager Brad Sands regards Alpine Valley as his favorite venue to see the band.[1] Pearl Jam are also scheduled to play the venue in 2011, as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations.[2][3]
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Also just a note - a lot of people are worried about the traffic out of Alpine after the shows. I have to say that some of my most fond memories of Alpine are of hanging out in the lot after the show, cracking a beer (with a DD of course!), and meeting new people that are also waiting out the traffic.
It's going to be an EPIC weekend friends!