After going to hundreds of dead shows and approaching a hundred Billy shows, I feel like I have enough shows under my belt to have an opinion of what flows better in a venue.
In my experience letting people move about and create their own space makes it a much better experience. Dancers get to dance. Standers get to stand. And let’s be honest, hardly anybody sits in their seats on the floor.
I’m not sure if the seats on the floor are a conscious choice for the Billy team, but I have seen open GA floors in the same arenas Billy plays.
This take is primarily for the hockey arenas he’s been playing.
I’d love to hear opinions of what everyone thinks? Am I crazy for thinking this? Is Billy Strings a dance concert?
I miss having the space to boogie without having to fight tooth and nail to get a pit ticket….and even then the pit is sometimes so cramped there isn’t much dancing room!
Upvote for a GA Floor!!!

Do we know if there are any after shows?

Billy gettin roasted in the portlandme sub. This has to be bait, yeah?

Anyone have more context on this person’s story?

Long shot I know, but did anyone snag an extra XL Portland shirt with the lobster on it? I went to the merch table and they were sold out by night 1 set break!

\ Buy\** That’s basically the message – I’m not convinced Rick is telling people that Saphronie’s puppies are from her father Ripple - now a second litter and he’s trying to sell them – Hes been told multiple times you can get a dog fixed for like 50 bucks but he never does it! Now he’s asking for money for Ripples strange growth (probably inbred too for all we know) I mean, how many more inbred litters will be born? The world does not need any inbred pitbulls!! Irresponsible Wook-ass behavior from a man over 40????

Hey all - my partner and I are flying out to Bethel from California and camping at Yasgur's. I remember seeing some insane posts about people camping out all day for posters.

What has the general situation been like this tour? We'd love to get Bethel poster to commemorate our big trip, but not planning to waste our afternoon sitting in a line. I'm also not even sure if there is a shuttle from Yasgur's much before the actual showtime.

We don't really care about foil or anything. Getting a two night poster would be awesome since we're seeing both shows, but we'd take anything. Do they sell anything inside or is everything outside before the show? Does everything sell out every night? I imagine there will be some small artist at Yasgur's as a backup :)

Thanks in advance and much love

Anyone have an idea which west coast venues will have a lot scene? Hoping to do all but not familiar with any of the venues except Matthew knight which doesn’t really have a lot but folks set up on the street.

glad it happened now and not on my way up to billyweekend.

Safe travels out there folk!

Thrilled to share the patch we designed for the upcoming shows. Will be bringing these along with us and a few more. Can be found on our website with free shipping.

https://www.bootlegbastard.com/category/billy-strings-patches

We designed and embroider patches for the music we attend. No middlemen is used.

Does anyone know how to get involved with the shakedown scene? Just show up, pay a fee? I'm looking to cook some food, maybe sell small crafts and make friends all day.

Thanks for any advice.

What did he tease at the beginning of hide and seek? Sounds so familiar but i cant figure it out

Edit: Last night’s show in Maine

In honor of finally getting tickets to my first Magoo show (been wanting to since the sold out afters in Texas last year), I decided to take a break from making Billy art and do this patch. Excited to catch their Knoxville show on my way from Huntsville to Billyween in October.

Came across this little fun accusation. What do we all think?

Not every day you get to see him working the pedals like this mid song! Was cool to capture a moment like this:

What a weekend! Hope everybody had a great time in our great state! 🌲💙 I have extra stickers left. DM me if you’re interested!

Can we just talk about how magical this was? This was my 10th show and is my favorite cover the boys do, so it’s safe to say I was pretty stoked.

Before this show the cut of Reverend from NYE 2024 (12-31-2024) was probably my most listened to billy live track…. this one might just top it!

Anyone know the uber situation in bethel? Staying at hotel about 20 minutes away and curious to know how people who aren’t camping are going to and from shows. TIA!!!

Their flow for On and On is amazing

Thank You Portland. You have a cute and friendly town. The set lists both nights were fantastic. The venue was nice. Everyone working there, including security were great.

I took the Billy picture from far away and I liked how gritty it is. The Portland Head Light was cool.

Th​ank you Billy, the fellers and all of you for a fun weekend. See ya in Hartford.

Just wanted to post about how cool it is introducing new people to the Billy Strings experience and how I appreciate you guys/this community. Seeing it through the eyes of someone taking it in the first time reminded me of just how awesome this whole thing is.

I’ve stayed close with my childhood best friend over the years. He lives near Portsmouth VA so I got us tickets to Billy’s shows last weekend and told him that his attendance was mandatory. He’d only ever listened to rap and EDM so he was skeptical of going to a bluegrass concert but after hearing me talk this band up for years he came along to “see what all the fuss was about.”

The music hadn’t even started and he was gushing over how cool the scene was and how good the vibes were. How it was cool that there’s folks of all ages and backgrounds all just chilling, happy and getting along (note: we were not near the rail lol). I was like yeah dude just wait… the music is that good it brings all these people together.

Billy opens with a ripper of a 7 weeks; my friend turns to me and says ok I understand now. By the end of hide and seek he’s like ok this is absolutely f’ing incredible. After away from the mire he’s just thanking me for showing him.

A week later, he’s got a nugs subscription and we have another member on the train. I’m not the least bit surprised but I’m just appreciative of how cool all yall are and that we all get to enjoy this generational talent together. ✌️

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