I was inclined to agree it should be the folks associated with the Allman Brothers but after seeing the Nashville Last Waltz show, I am inclined to go with the folks that Blackbird put together. Guys like Darius Rucker, Vince Gill, Jamey Johnson were performers I would have never paid to have seen live and they were all terrific.
As I was writing this, I just had a flashback back to Bobfest at the Garden which was one of the best shows I ever saw live and the lineup was eclectic.
I just hope I can go to the show as I may not be in the city. But depending on the lineup, this may be one I will have to see no matter what.
Those last couple Last Waltz shows in Nashville weren't bad (besides the sound at Bridgestone), but I'm not buying a plane ticket to NYC to see Duck Dynasty (Jamey and Stapleton as they say in Nashville) do sing-a-longs to The Band or Allman songs, but I will go to see Derek, Jack, and Oteil do something I've never seen before 
Also, check out Vince with the Time Jumpers at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville on Mondays, good stuff. Or you can find him throwing golf clubs at the local course....
You missed Zakk Wylde.
Hahah Guru, I thought about that but didn't want anyone to take it serious....so crazy how that all happened. Glad I wasn't there haha
3/10 at MSG
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/allman-brothers-band-reunion-933228/
The Allman Brothers Band to Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Tribute Show
Surviving members of the last Allmans lineup will reunite for an evening of all-Allmans music and jams.
By David BrowneNEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: The Allman Brothers Band performs at The Beacon Theatre on October 28, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
In 2014 — when the Allman Brothers Band decided the time had come to stop touring — the band briefly discussed a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In the end, the group opted for a series of farewell performances at another Manhattan venue, the Beacon Theatre, where they had long done residences.
But on March 10, about six years after the band’s goodbye, that dream of a Garden event will become a reality. To pay tribute to the band’s 50th anniversary year, the surviving members of the last Allmans lineup — drummer Jaimoe Johanson, guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, bassist Oteil Burbridge and percussionist Marc Quinones — will reunite for an evening of all-Allmans music and jams.
The lineup will be filled out with drummer Duane Trucks (brother of Derek and nephew of late Allmans founding drummer Butch); and organist Reese Wynans, who played in the pre-Allmans band Second Coming with Dickey Betts and late Allmans bassist Berry Oakley. To further extend the Allmans family vibe, pianist Chuck Leavell — a crucial band member in the Seventies — will also join them for a few numbers.
Technically, the band turned 50 in the spring of 1969, meaning this anniversary show falls roughly within its first year of existence. “It’s a way of honoring 50 years of the band and honoring Duane, Gregg, Berry and Butch and the music they created,” Haynes tells Rolling Stone. “That music deserves a 50th anniversary celebration. Most rock bands never thought they’d even see their 50th anniversary. And, of course, this one didn’t. So in a way, this brings some sort of closure.”
The Allmans camp extended an invitation to Betts, but according to his manager David Spero, Betts (who has had a tempestuous relationship with his former bandmates over the last two decades) “had prior commitments that prevented him from attending.”
Ever since those final 2014 shows, the musicians have moved on to their full-time projects: Haynes with Gov’t Mule (which celebrates its own 25th anniversary this year), Derek Trucks with the Tedeschi-Trucks Band, and Burbridge as the relative newcomer (and new Deadhead fan favorite) in Dead & Co. The Garden show will mark the first time all these musicians have played together since that last Beacon gig — one of several challenges as they prepare for a performance without any Allman brother.
“I think we’re just opened to what it might be,” Haynes says. “Once we started talking about it and once everyone expressed interest in being part of it, and we added Duane, Reese and Chuck, it all started making sense.”
Haynes says they’re still deciding who will handle Allman’s vocals, and they’ve also just begun grappling with paring down the Allmans’ formidable legacy into one evening of music. “There are so many songs that seem necessary for a one-time show, and it’s going to be impossible to play all of them,” he admits. “We’re still in that process. When we would play four nights in one city we could change the set every night to fit in everything.
Haynes last saw Gregg when he and Derek Trucks visited Allman at his Georgia home a few weeks before he succumbed to liver cancer in 2017. By then, Gregg still had a keyboard setup in his house but could barely talk, much less sing. “We did a lot of just sharing stories and keeping it light and talking about good times,” Haynes says with a sigh. “To have a keyboard set up and not be able to sing — for Gregg, that was hell.
“But it was amazing how positive his spirits were,” he adds. “Gregg loved to laugh, and we were telling a lot of fun stories and reminding ourselves of a lot of funny stuff that happened throughout the years. It did us all good to turn that bittersweet moment into thinking about all the wonderful times. It was just, ‘I love you.’”
Asked if he’s come to terms with Butch Trucks’ suicide that same year, Haynes says, “I don’t think so, completely. It’s impossible to wrap my head around it. I had called Butch about joining Gov’t Mule at the Beacon and he had a gig and couldn’t make it, but he was really upbeat and said he couldn’t wait to play together some more. We were talking about something in the future and he was glad we’d reached out to him, which is all the more reason his death came as such a shock.”
At the moment, Haynes says there’s no talk of taking the Allmans salute on the road. Allmans fans will have to make do with the occasional cover during shows by Gov’t Mule, the Tedeschi-Trucks Band or the Allman Betts Band, fronted by Betts’ son Duane and Gregg’s son Devon. At a recent Gov’t Mule show, for instance, Duane Betts joined the band for “Whipping Post” and the crowd exploded.
But Haynes isn’t sure what lies ahead for continuing the legacy of the Allmans with any sort of permanent combo. “People love the fact that we’re pulling those songs out and rightly so,” he says. “The music has reached a point of timelessness and somebody will keep playing it, and it will be kept alive. But I don’t have any predictions about how that will happen.”
For now, Haynes and his bandmates are simply grappling with the thought of reawakening Allmans classics onstage without turning around to see Gregg Allman or Butch Trucks alongside them. “It’s going to be extremely emotional, and hopefully in a similar way to the last Beacon show,” Haynes says. “Hopefully we can conjure up some wonderful music to match the significance of the moment.”
Wow!!!
Nice. Hope they do a stream of this
I’ll be there with my brother, can’t blanking wait!
Wow --- someone(s) were clearly very thoughtful about how to structure the lineup.
Only one I don't understand is Reese Wynans --- what's his connection to the ABB?
Gregg replaced Reese. Pull out your Dreams box set.
Wynans was a member of the Second Coming, which, from November 1968 to March 1969 also included two future and founding members of The Allman Brothers Band: guitarist Dickey Betts and bassist Berry Oakley. Wynans was involved in the initial jam session with Duane Allman, Betts, Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe that led to the formation of the Allman Brothers Band, but was eased aside in favor of vocalist Gregg Allman, as founder Duane Allman did not want two keyboardists, two guitarists and two drummers all in the same band.
[Edited on 1/3/2020 by TheGuru]
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Can't wait. I'll be there.
Wow --- someone(s) were clearly very thoughtful about how to structure the lineup.
Only one I don't understand is Reese Wynans --- what's his connection to the ABB?
Reese was the keyboard/organ player in the band Duane was putting together that became the ABB before he called Gregg to come home from California to be the singer.
Reese’s “Sweet Release” CD from last year is real nice - his take of Riviera Paradise, from SRV’s 1989 In Step album, I dig just as much if not more as SRV’s - great organist, & the March 10 show at MSG looks only epic 
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This is really exciting 
I’m sure Dickey’s health issues are preventing him from being involved, but I find it hard to believe that Devon, Duane and Berry aren’t a big part of this.
This is going to be fun!!!!!
I will be there for March fun
I will be there for March fun
Hill SCountry BBQ is not a bad walk from the Garden
I find it hard to believe that Devon, Duane and Berry aren’t a big part of this.
It's a possibility but they'd have to fly in from Cal.
There's a gap in their schedule.
3/8/20 Los Angeles, CA Palace Theatre
3/11/20 San Luis Obispo, CA Fremont Theater
i'm already loving 2020. the first time in a long time that i'm excited about the Brothers in March in NYC.
Very happy as this coincides with my return to NYC for a couple of days in March and will not have to make a special trip back to NYC. Will try to get tickets through the presales.
A Peach Corp. PRE SALE is clearly in order... Hope that comes to be..... pretty exciting time considering being back in NYC in March..........Wont quite be the 'coziness" of the Beacon , but ya gotta take what they give ya!!!!!! just looks like an EXPENSIVE show from so fla..... flights.. time off from work,, hotels,, travel expenses..shows... plus the COST of the tix.. but you know me I dont complain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PRE SALE IS OWED TO US THE TRUE FANS,,,,,,,,,,,
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The Brothers - Celebrating 50 Years of the music of The Allman Brothers Band will perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City for one night only March 10, 2020. The Brothers-Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones-will be joined by Duane Trucks and Reese Wynans and special guest Chuck Leavell.
Ticket presales begin on January 7, with public on sale on January 10 via Ticketmaster (click here).
This one-time concert event, produced by Live Nation, will be a celebration of The Allman Brothers Band's illustrious career. It notably marks the first time in more than five years that these legendary players will be together on stage to perform their iconic hits, and the first time since the passing of founding members Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks. It will undoubtably be emotionally charged, and an unforgettable night not to be missed.
"I can't wait to play again with my Brothers."
--Jaimoe
"From the Fillmore East to the Beacon, NYC has always been a spiritual home for the Allman Brothers. So it only feels natural to honor uncle Butch, Gregg, Berry, Duane and all the other brothers and sisters we have lost along the way here at MSG. I'm excited to get to play these songs with Jaimoe and the Brothers one last time to celebrate 50 years of this music."
--Derek Trucks
"Hard to believe it's been five years since our final show at the Beacon. We had all talked about doing a final show at Madison Square Garden which never came to fruition. What a great way to honor 50 years of music and fulfill that wish at the same time."
--Warren Haynes
"I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Allman Brothers Band's history for 23 of the 50 years we are about to celebrate. Thank you Butch, Gregg, Jaimoe, Dickey as well as Duane and Berry for giving us the opportunity to play this amazing music for all of our diehard, loyal fans."
--Marc Quinones
"I'm so glad to get the chance to pay tribute to 50 years of the enduring music of the Allman Brothers Band. I'm blessed to have been a part of their story. It's gonna be a night to remember."
--Oteil Burbridge
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group formed in 1969 and quickly became one of the most popular live bands in American rock music history, selling millions of records along the way. Hailed for their live improvisation and marathon performances, the group released the At Fillmore East album in 1971, and it's still hailed as one of the best live albums ever.
The 2003 iteration of The Allman Brothers Band-founding members Gregg Allman, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks plus Warren Haynes, Marc Quinones, Oteil Burbridge and Derek Trucks-would prove to be the longest-running line-up and most consistent in its live performances. The group played its last live performance October 28, 2014, at New York's Beacon Theatre. Of that night-which was the last of over 230 sold-out shows covering 25 years of spring residencies at the Beacon-Rolling Stone's David Fricke said "it will take more than a peach to get me through next March. It was never spring, I always said, until I saw the Allmans peakin' at the Beacon. Tonight was a generous, continually thrilling farewell. It will make the leaving that much harder to bear."
Joining The Brothers for the 3/10/20 event will be keyboardist Reese Wynans (who played in the Second Coming with future ABB founding members Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley, and was a part of the early 1969 jam sessions which led to the formation of ABB) and Duane Trucks, Derek's brother (and current drummer for Widespread Panic). Chuck Leavell joined ABB in 1972 (following Duane Allman's passing) and played with the group until a hiatus in 1976; he's been with the Rolling Stones since 1981.
Portions of the proceeds will benefit The Big House in Macon, GA which was the band's home from 1970-1973 and now serves as their official museum.
This brought a tear to my eye! Is it March 10 yet ?
"It's heavy; lay your burden down" WH
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Dickey attended a Allman Betts Band show recently but did not play. Dickey said he had a mild stroke, then his dog knocked him down and he split his head open and he has gained a lot of weight. Dickey said he would need time to get his playing back together before he would think about doing any shows but he hoped he could play again. Dickey also said he was just about to get his playing back to just par while he went out recently but then had these set backs.
If Dickey attended this, he wouldn't be able to play. And I wouldn't want to see him out there struggling and hitting a lot of clams.
Dickey's legacy is secure. There will not be ONE MUSICIAN on that stage, be it Warren, Derek, Otiel, Chuck and to a degree even Jaimoe that is as huge to the legacy and status of the ABB being so revered as Dickey Betts. And Gregg and Duane Allman.
If they couldn't play songs by Gregg and Dickey and channel Duane's slide playing, they couldn't even have a show. Warren, Derek, Otiel and even Chuck didnt invent the Allman Brothers. Dickey did and Jaimoe's input and drumming style was a big part.
Warren wrote one song that has become an Allman Brothers standard. Soulshine. Gregg and Dickey are responsible for most of the ABB song book.
The last lineup did a good job keeping the ABB alive and was the longest lasting but not close to the most successful lineup. Chuck was in the most successful and the originial lineup wrote the book for the band and put the band on the map. Just after Duane died Eat A Peach sold over a million copies. The originial lineup put this band on the musical map.
Any later lineup and this show coming up is standing on the solid foundation laid by Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jai Johnny Johnson. Those six ARE the Allman Brothers Band.
I want to go to MSG for this but to celebrate the band and the original lineup. I don't want to see Dickey play at his age and what he has been through with his health and head injury. They should play Gregg and Dickey's songs and the covers the original lineup did. Not these covers added by the last lineup. No " The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."
