Grateful Shred Tickets

Shred shows are always fun! And, if you were lucky enough to see them with CATS, those shows were even better! I can only imagine the negative reviewers had now idea what they were getting into. The descriptions of the show flow were somewhat accurate, but they failed to capture the creativity and awe inspiring smoothness on display by both bands. I was at the Neptune in Seattle, and here is how it went down. Shred opened and after 3 songs entered into one of the coolest transitions I've ever seen. It started with Lay Down Sally>Drums> Then without missing a beat or even a moment of silence, the lights dropped, the stage darkened and the numerous and some enormous disco balls lit up, and we suddenly found ourselves at a CATS show. After 60 minutes or so (can't say exactly, we were having too much fun) the lights slowly returned and Shred came back into Space>Lay Down Sally. Again without missing a beat. It was epic! So, if you have any idea what I'm talking about, you would have loved this show! If you were just expecting a boring Dead cover band at some random bar, I can only image your surprise when you found yourself in a Shred>CATS sandwich.

Love the Neptune theater. Great acoustics and great seating in the balcony. Was confused as to who was Circles and who was Shred. Wanted a more psychedelic experience, not punding drums.

Was my first “jam band” experience. Was amazing and the transitions between both bands was epic!

it was good but too much jaming seasons and not enogh signing.

I went for Circles Around the Sun, and wasn't familiar with Grateful Shred, but ended up loving both sets. All around great time. Beers are still too expensive, but the show was great.

Been seeing the Dead for 40 years. First time seeing Grateful Shred. What an amazing time! They are fantastic!!! And seeing them at the Mars, a small venue, which made it even better. Can’t wait to see Grateful Shred again!!!

The show was pretty mid. I've seen several other grateful dead cover bands and these guys rank bottom of the list. Not having an actual singer leaves the experience wanting. Definitely feels like they're missing a huge chunk of the performance.

Loved the Grateful Grateful shred was great. They play 3 songs then the drummers leave and the lead singer. A techno music group some same members start playing. I did not care for it at all. Nor did we know this would play. And instead of one band then other we were tricked. 3 songs than another band plays? Yes eventually Grateful Shred returned and tunes with words came back. This was not advertised bait and switch is what happened.

Band started off Grateful Dead hot for under 40 minutes then switched to Circle around the Sun for the next 90 plus minutes of disco and poor played Steely Dan style riffs then 20 min of Dead to close out the night ending on a country tune. With such a great catalog of GD songs available they choose to tease the audience then leave. These guys could be the next Dark Star Orchestra talent wise but they don’t really care about the dead legacy. As a rule most Deadheads are NOT into disco. Save your money and go see a real dead cover band that’s actually dedicated to preserving and keeping alive the legacy of the dead.

Easily one of the best shows I’ve attended. First time seeing either band, instant CATS fan & Grateful Shred does the Grateful Dead catalogue justice with a solid Psychedelic/Western sound. Emo’s was a nice venue as well, trippy setting. Convenient to get to Bar & Restroom from front of stage. Hope to see both of these bands back in Austin or Houston again real soon.