Billy Strings Tour

[mistercharlie]

So the very first Billy Strings-less Billy Strings show took place last night!!

Ally's water broke shortly before the show and Billy flew home to Nashville to be there with her and the baby. Sadly, Nugs.net chose not to stream the BMFS-Less Billy Strings show! Even though the boys still played two sets with various guests, and even broke out Mr. Charlie!! I'm hoping the hear the uproar and stream tonights show.

Pretty cool that Billy's kid was born on the day his album came out.

I mean, look at this setlist!

Set 1

I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When 1, 2, 3
The Old Mountaineer
The High Road 4
I'll Cry Instead 5
Libby Phillips Rag
I'm Troubled 6
Show Me The Door 7
Sally Goodin 8
Steam Powered Aereo Plane 4, 8
Mr. Charlie 5, 8, 9
Mountain Dew 3, 8

Set 2

E.M.D. (Eat My Dust) 10
Ole Slew Foot 11
Back in the Goodle Days 6, 12
West Dakota Rose
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome 4, 13
My Little Georgia Rose 8, 14
Midnight Moonlight 8, 14, 15
Blue Skies 5
Old Home Place 11
Manzanita 16
Turmoil & Tinfoil 17, 18

SETLIST NOTES
1. Prior to start of show Billy's manager and Bonfire Entertainment announced that Billy was flying home to be with Ally and his coming baby. Set 1 lineup (w/out Billy) -- band plus Nat Smith (cello)
2. Last Time Played 2022-08-10 | 189 Shows
3. Billy Failing and Jarrod Walker lead vocals
4. Billy Failing lead vocals
5. Royal Masat lead vocals
6. Alex Hargreaves lead vocals
7. Jarrod Walker lead vocals
8. w/ Larry Keel (guitar) 
9. Last Time Played 2021-06-11 | 276 Shows
10. Set 2 lineup (w/out Billy) -- band, Nat Smith (cello) & John Stickley (guitar)
11. Jon Stickley lead vocals
12. FTP - John Hartford
13. FTP - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
14. Larry Keel lead vocals
15. Last Time Played 2021-03-28 | 343 Shows
16. Last Time Played 2023-10-07 | 64 Shows
17. w/ Drury Anderson (mandolin) & Luke Black (guitar) from Mountain Grass Unit
18. Drury Anderson lead vocals

[mistercharlie]

On a side note...

Yesterday my boss thought it was a Friday I had requested off, so I took it off and ate a gram of boomers to catch a small trip and enjoy my day while listen to the new album... then lo and behold he put the entire album on youtube with a trippy as hell lyric movie. This made my fuckin' day yesterday!

[mistercharlie]

While looking for recordings of the Friday Billy-Less Strings show, I found a recording by our very own... DiscoCape!

Billy-Less Strings 2024-09-27

[PIE-GUY]

Nice!!`

[mistercharlie]

Super excited for tonight! Taking my mom to see her first Billy show! Then tomorrow night with the wife. Tonight I'm the driver, but tomorrow the wife is driving and leading, so I can have some boomers for the show! 

[mistercharlie]

Hot damn! Those were some good shows!! Had a blast in my 'almost floor' seats dancing with mom. Then last night the angle and height of the seats (and maybe the mushies) made me a seated dancer. That Home of the Red Fox -> Drifter's Escape! Tinfoil & Turmoil!! Then End of the Rainbow was a real ripper!!

[Buffalo Budd]

PG, did you catch this show?

Billy Strings
12/13/2024
ACL Live @ The Moody Theater
Austin, Texas
7:30 pm CST/ 8:30 EST

Set 1: (8:02pm CST)
Instrumental/A Little Guitar Diddy (1)*
Catch and Release (1)
Nashville Blues (1)
Groundhog (1)
Brown's Ferry Blues (1)
Georgia Buck (2)
Country Blues (2)
Reubens Train (2)
Frosty Morn (3)
(Rest of the band comes out)
How Many Biscuits Can You Eat? (4)
Shady Grove
Open Up Them Pearly Gates —-LTP 9/30/23 Portland
Crawdad Hole
Blue Eyed Boston Boy—-LTP 11/17/21 Boston
Texas Gales——LTP 12/09/23 Baltimore
Hold the Woodpile Down

Comments:
* Instrumental that Billy named on stage
(1) Billy solo guitar
(2) Billy solo on clawhammer banjo
(3) Jarrod guitar Billy clawhammer banjo
(4) FTP Traditional
(5) Royal on Electric Bass Full Show
LTP = Last Time Played
(Stage is set up like MTV Unplugged, Everyone seated on stage.)
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[PIE-GUY]

Tonight was absolutely incredible. Best show I've seen in a long time. 

I've never been in a quieter and more respectful crowd in my life. Wild with enthusiasm between songs but pin-drop quiet when the music called for it. 

Audience was just in it. Fucking incredible. 

[mistercharlie]

Just got through watching it. You caught a special one, Dave, I loved the 'living room' set-up, and Royal on electric!

[anthrax]

Tonight was absolutely incredible. Best show I've seen in a long time.

I've never been in a quieter and more respectful crowd in my life. Wild with enthusiasm between songs but pin-drop quiet when the music called for it.

Audience was just in it. Fucking incredible.

This is awesome!

[mbw]

Thinking about seeing dude.  Why is renting out arenas like Rosemont Horizon but only using half?

[PIE-GUY]

Thinking about seeing dude.  Why is renting out arenas like Rosemont Horizon but only using half?

Because he's spent a ton of money on a stage show that is designed for an arena and looks and sounds fantastic in an arena but he can't sell out an arena outside of Nashville. Plus the economics must work for the band, promoters, venues to do it this way. Rosemont is happy to have someone in there selling beer, etc. 

I kinda love it. It makes the big place feel roomy. The new arena in Austin is designed for this. The upper-decks can be blocked by these large screens that come down from the ceiling making the place look and feel smaller than it is. He's played there a few times now in that configuration. It's awesome. The place is designed to handle so many people that the smaller crowd just makes everything smoother and easier. Makes for a great fan experience. 

[emay]

He just announced a show at the App state auditorium in Boone. Would be sick

[mistercharlie]

Thinking about seeing dude.  Why is renting out arenas like Rosemont Horizon but only using half?

Because he's spent a ton of money on a stage show that is designed for an arena and looks and sounds fantastic in an arena but he can't sell out an arena outside of Nashville. Plus the economics must work for the band, promoters, venues to do it this way. Rosemont is happy to have someone in there selling beer, etc.

I kinda love it. It makes the big place feel roomy. The new arena in Austin is designed for this. The upper-decks can be blocked by these large screens that come down from the ceiling making the place look and feel smaller than it is. He's played there a few times now in that configuration. It's awesome. The place is designed to handle so many people that the smaller crowd just makes everything smoother and easier. Makes for a great fan experience.

When he played our arena, he did a similar thing. And he's the only concert I've seen in there that didn't sound muddy as shit.

[anthrax]

His new duo acoustic album is great!