My Morning Jacket

derbydave said:

YLed2 said:

Was at Red Rocks last night with some GREAT friends including Dave (Derbydave) and all I can say is wow, these guys are amazing. Dave and I road tripped and went to both the KC and Red Rocks shows. It's impossible to find a band out there who are playing like these guys are. What an absolutely insane show- one of the best shows I've ever been to. The crowd was phenomenal as well.

Every single song was extended, and there was no stop in the music. The end of one song transitioned into the next one with no stop and was an onslaught of musical perfection. Steam Engine transitioning into Only Memories back to the end of Steam Engine is mind blowing. The closing Run Thru and One Bog Holiday just brought the house down.

Red Rocks - wow, what an amazing venue. My first time there and it was like being in another world.

The show lived up to the hype and then some. This one is right up there with PJ20 and Moline as one of the greatest ones I've been to. An absolutely amazing road trip and experience with great friends.

As my GREAT FRIEND & PJ brother YLed2 mentioned in his post,
the show at Red Rocks was just INCREDIBLE!!
We began planning this trip (we also did the 2 shows in Minneapolis back in June together) when the shows were announced, and decided to go for the back-to-back shows in Kansas City and Denver.
This would definitely be a roadtrip to remember!!

Kansas City was a really GREAT show...



the venue was nice and we had pretty decent Roll Call seats on Jim's side!





The highlight of this show for me was the Steam Engine / Only Memories Remain back into Steam Engine and segue into Phone Went West...
this was the first time I heard this "FLOW" and it really was something to remember!



After the show at Red Rocks, Brandon & I realized that MMJ really did use Kansas City as their "warm-up" show for Red Rocks, because a lot of the "flow" in the setlist carried over to the next show and the band did seem to be a little more reserved in Kansas City, as if they were saving up some MAJOR energy for Red Rocks...

and did they EVER deliver!!

We knew going in that we would be super-stoked after the KC show...
and we were already excited for the road trip to Denver the next day,
so we had planned all along to just hit the road right after the KC show
and get a few hours of driving in that night!
After a LONG drive through Kansas...
and sitting in Denver traffic for a LONG time...
we finally made it to Red Rocks around 5:30.
After a hike down the "Will Call Trail" to pick up our Roll Call tickets,
we tailgated in the parking lot for a couple of hours with a group of Pearl Jam fans from NYC!!







We ended up partying in the parking lot too long and missed the poster,
but we had reserved seats and I didn't want to feel rushed for this show...
I was there for the "experience" and was just happy to be In The Building!!!
The venue itself was just AMAZING and so much more than I had imagined.



You really can't even see the amphitheater until you get off of the steel walkways attached to the rocks that lead you into the venue, and once you are inside the theatre...
you realize what a SPECIAL place this is!!



I'm a professional photographer and the hardest thing for me to do is NOT take pictures...
BUT this "event" really was a dream come true for me,
so I decide to put my camera down,
and only took these 2 pictures during the whole show:





The Wordless Chorus opener was just perfect for the evening and Circuital, At Dawn, Tropics and Victory Dance were among the best performances for me.
The highlights of this show for me would have to be the whole Steam Engine thru Mahgeetah closing to the main set...
live music at it's absolute no holds barred BEST!!
Speaking of NO HOLDS BARRED...
EVERYONE knew going in that they would be closing with "One Big Holiday" that night,
and that this was going to be UNBELIEVEABLE,
but I had no idea they would take it the level they did!!!
Highly Suspicious (Peanut Butter Pudding Surprise) is probably my least favorite MMJ song,
but I absolutely loved the performance of this song...
and then going into Run Thru right before the OBH closer,
was really a genius move.
JIM JAMES is truly a ROCK GOD!!

We drove back to Des Moines on Saturday and after a fun cookout with more brews,
we were able to watch the last two airings of the webcast on TourGigs.com...
and I can't wait to get the sound board recording of this show on my iPod!

This show really did live up to, and even exceeded my expectations!!!
It was my 9th show on "The Waterfall" tour and to see My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, along with the roadtrip with one of my GREATEST FRIENDS made this whole adventure an experience that will be with me FOREVER!!!

LukinFan said:

I love Highly Suspicious - makes me laugh

kasedoug said:

For anybody that missed out on the poster, Red Rocks posters should go on sale from the artist at 12pm Eastern on Tuesday, 8/18.

http://clintonreno.com/blog/

okblueduck said:

Did anyone ever find out how many there were of each of the regular poster and foil poster?