Being on Tour during the World Cup 1994-2014

      Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing fine and gearing up for summer. I an really ready for this summer. I've got a Panic show next week (first time I've seen them in 5 years) and 7 Phish shows. But there is another event I am really pumped for, and that is the 2014 World Cup. It is truly the only event that matters to the ENTIRE world. And it just so happens I've attended many a performance while the world's biggest deal occurs.  So please allow me to present the ultimate mash-up of jam bands and football!

1994

We were at RFK for the Grateful Dead's 2 night stand.

You can stream it here

https://listentothedead.com/1994/7/17

     Italy was playing Brazil on July 17^th in the final. My friend Adi was an Italian who was born in Argentina. And as any true blooded Argentinian, he hated Brazil. We listened to part of the game on a Spanish AM radio station, which had a super enthusiastic announcer and some of the craziest sound effects. Adi somehow found some one watching the match on a small black and white television using an old school analog antenna. It was really hot in DC that weekend so Adi was wearing some unusual head wear. This is the only photo that exists.

Brazil won on penalty shots, and Steve Winwood of Traffic (who was opening for the Dead) told the crowd who won. And then it poured like a mother fucker during the show.

1998

      Another show, and another tourney. Myself and my friend Geo were up in Scranton to see the Furthur Fest. I have no recollection as to who performed, but before the show we watched France beat Croatia 2 -1 in the semi finals.

2002 

We were slowly rolling into the first and best Bonnaroo

You can read about it here 

http://kempepedia.blogspot.com/2012/04/bonnaroo-2002-ten-years-later.html

      Meanwhile over in Asia, the US was playing Germany. Adrian found a broadcast on a Spanish radio station and was doing his best to translate it. The guy in the car in front of us asked that we not talk about the match, as he was taping it at home and didn't want to know the result. Ah the time before we all had pocket devils.

2006

 You can stream it here

https://archive.org/details/plf2006-06-30.akg461.tonys.35412.sbeok.flac16

Or geek out just like Phil does

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt30SJZqgA4

      I was at Camden to see the Phil and Friends, GRAB, and the Duo show on 6/30/2006. Trey came out with Phil and absolutely crushed it. Second best show I ever saw. But while we were kicking it in the Lot, Germany was playing Argentina (or as I called the match, The Nazis that left Germany versus the ones that stayed behind), Germany wins on penalty kicks.

2010

    In the midst of Phish's historic 4 night run of Why It is Good to Live in Hanover Tour, (2 nights in Camden, 2 nights at Merriweather), the US was playing Ghana in the knock out round of 16. By now, what with WIFI and wireless broadband filling the air, lots of people had the match streaming on laptops throughout the Lot. Abar, Blunt, and Brent watched the match in Hanover and then still made it down in time for the show. Alas, the US lost, 2-1.


And what about 2014? I'll be attending the Phish shows at the Mann Music Center in Philly on the same days as the semis this year. Go USA !
Dave Kemp
BA American Studies
PhD Rock and Roll