2005-09-05 | Ratdog

View NotesHappy Labor Day!  Closer of the 2005 Summer tour.

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers co-headlined and opened.

1. w/ Bruce Hornsby - vocals, piano
2. w/ Bobby Reed - saxophone
3. w/ J.T. Thomas - keyboard

Venue formerly known as the Knickerbocker Arena

Taped, edited, and transferred by Spyder9 Studios ([email protected])
Released September 6, 2005

Location: Floor, behind the SBD, DFC


The Band:

Bob Weir - vocals, guitar
Jeff Chimenti - keyboards
Mark Karan - guitar
Kenny Brooks - saxophone
Robin Sylvester - bass
Jay Lane - drums, vocals

Special Guests:

Bruce Hornsby - vocals, piano
Bobby Reed - saxophone
J.T. Thomas - keyboard

Taper: Tim Burke

1:59:52

Taper:

ratdog2005-09-05.m200.psp2.burke.flac16

Source:

Microtech Gefell M20|MV200 > EAA PSP2 > Oade T+ mod UA5 > Nomad Jukebox 3

Lineage:

Jukebox 3 > IBM ThinkPad T41

Taper Notes:

View NotesRecordist	: Tim Burke - [email protected]
Location     	: Centered, ~75' from stage lip, directly behind the soundboard, ~10' high 
Mic Config   	: 17 cm, 90º (DINa) 
Source		: Microtech Gefell M20|MV200 > EAA PSP2 > Oade T+ mod UA5 > Nomad Jukebox 3
Recorded Format	: 16 bit, 44.1 kHz
Conversion	: Jukebox 3 > IBM ThinkPad T41
Editing		: none
Dither		: none
Final Format	: 16 bit, 44.1 kHz
Tracking	: CD Wave
Compression	: FLAC Frontend, Level 6, Sector Boundaries Aligned 

Notes:
 * with Bruce Hornsby - piano
 + with Bobby Read - horns (Noisemakers)
 # with John "J.T." Thomas - keyboards (Noisemakers)

 Pepsi Arena was formerly called Knickerbocker Arena
 Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers co-headlined

 All analog interconnects were copper silver clad

Personnel: 
 Kenny Brooks - saxophone, vocals
 Jeff Chimenti - keyboards, vocals
 Mark Karan - guitar, vocals
 Jay Lane - drums, vocals
 Robin Sylvester - bass, vocals
 Bobby Weir - guitar, lead vocals

Taper: Rob R

rd2005-09-05.nak300-cp4-cp3.robr.131858.shnf

Source:

3 Nak CM 300's - All X-Y, with 2 CP4's (guns) and one CP3 (super Omni); direct to dat using a Tascam Porta 1 mixing board / mic preamp

Lineage:

DAT > ???? > shn

Taper Notes:

View NotesBob Weir (Robert Hall Weir) - guitar, vox
Jay "Rhino Boy" Lane - drums, percussion, b.vox
Robin Sylvester - bass, b.vox
Jeff Chimenti (Jeffrey Chimenti) - keys, b.vox
Kenny Brooks (aka 'Ken Brooks') - saxophone
Mark Karan - guitar, b.vox  
#=w/ Bruce Hornsby (Bruce Randall Hornsby) - piano, vox
++w/ Bobby Read - saxophone
**=w/ John "J.T." Thomas (John William Thomas) - organ, keys  

vg NOTES (2025-11-18):  
--this evening was a double bill with Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers...Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers played first
--Bob, Kenny, Jay & Jeff sat in with Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers during their set on "The Valley Road > Rag Doll > The Valley Road"...Jay additionally sat in with them for "The Way It Is"
--this venue opened in 1990 as "Knickerbocker Arena" (1990-01-30 thru 1997);  then "Pepsi Arena" (1997 thru 2006-12-31);  then "Times Union Center" (2007-01-01 thru 2021-12-31);  then "MVP Arena" (2022-01-01 thru present [2025])
--Frank Sinatra was the 1st event held in the facility on 1990-01-30
--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVP_Arena