Warren recently talked about 1989. Said he got a call from Dickey explaining Epic Record's wanted the Allman Brothers Band to record a new album. Gregg and Dickey had signed with Epic for their solo albums. 

Gregg and Butch were skeptical because the last albums and lineup got several negative reviews and they didn't want to further erode the band's reputation. 

The Dreams box set was coming out so they decided to tour as the Allman Brothers Band to support that then go back to their respective solo projects. And Warren agreed to delay his solo album and tour. ( BTW I just read a remixed and expanded version of Warren's debut solo album from 1993 Tales of Ordinary Madness is coming soon)

But Warren said the 1989 tour was a big surprise. Financially Gregg and Dickey made more money off the tour than they had in many years. But most of all everyone was surprised and well pleased about how hot the band sounded. So much so they decided to record Seven Turns and tour again in 1990 and it just kept going. 

I have a bootleg DVD copy of this show and it's very good.  I was not at this show, but I saw ABB at this same venue in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1999.  Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View (maybe 30 miles south of San Francisco) is a VERY nice outdoor venue, and anywhere in reserved seating is not a bad seat.  Avoid the lawn, it's just too far away.  Back in the day, they always had a huge live video screen running during the show, and I'm sure both this copy and my boot copy originated from that feed. 

Shoreline was Bill Graham's baby.  The Bay area needed a large outdoor shed, and Bill stepped up.  Too bad he only lived to bask in what he created for five more years.  Shoreline opened in 1986.  Bill's tragic helicopter crash was in 1991.  I saw the second show they ever had there, Steve Winwood.  There were little fires popping up all over the lawn that night.  Shoreline was built on a garbage landfill, and methane fumes were leaking into the lawn, causing a fire whenever someone dropped a cigarette butt or a joint.  They had to bring in some environmental engineers to drain the methane.  

It's an extremely interesting documentation of the band at that point in time, the 1989 reunion, which ended up lasting for 25 years, with some personnel changes, of course.  I mean NO disrespect to Gregg whatsoever, in fact he is my favorite musician ever.  But man, is he ever LOAD-ED here.  Between ABB and solo I saw him 35 times, so I think I'm qualified to say that I just KNOW.  His voice, his stoic demeanor, and the fact that his pupils are fixed and dilated.  But for me, that might just be the most amazing thing about Gregg:  No matter what substance he might have been under the influence of, he was able to just walk out there and DELIVER, and he does.  As does the entire band.  Johnny Neal only lasted 2 or 3 years with them, and in the long run I think most would agree he wasn't a great fit, but he proves here that he was a very talented musician nonetheless.  Dickey and a young Warren are just outstanding together at this show, and of course they already had experience playing together.  "Duane's Tune" is a very special treat, a jazz instrumental that they never recorded in the studio.  Kinda makes me wonder why they didn't play it more live later on.

Enjoy, and thanks for posting, Derek!

During my lord knows 8 interviews with Warren at this point, he did say that he'd love to see the Pattern Disruptive album remastered with all of the bloody reverb taken out....but who know who has those masters at this point. 

I was at this show....cool memory

This may be from the same show. Some debates about that in the comments. But it's 1989. And it's Southbound and Duane's Tune.