Earlier this week, the beloved All Good Music Festival announced their retirement from full scale festival events. The festival was an annual tradition that dated back to 1997, and its demise shows the unfortunate consequences of the so-called “festival bubble.” Still, with nearly 20 years of history and a total of 18 festivals, All Good supported the jam music scene through some of its more difficult times. Though it had many homes over those 18 years, All Good looms large in our hearts.
To honor the festival’s legacy, we put together some highlights from years past! Enjoy some of the best jams around, below:
-1999: Jeffree Lerner (STS9) joins String Cheese Incident for “Mouna Bowa > Drums”:
-2000: moe. heats things up with a scorching set:
-2001: Leftover Salmon rocks All Good with “High Five”:
-2002: The Bomb Squad get funky on the All Good stage:
-2003: Acoustic Syndicate lets loose with a great set:
-2004: Dark Star Orchestra keeps ’em Grateful with a classic 1987 Dead show:
-2005: Umphrey’s McGee calls on SCI’s Jason Hann and Michael Kang for a fun performance:
-2006: GRAB (Mike Gordon, Joe Russo, Trey Anastasio, Marco Benevento) make their All Good debut:
-2007: Bob Weir brings Ratdog out to the West Virginia All Good fest:
-2008: Widespread Panic welcomes Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Jeff Sipe and more:
-2009: Lotus gives Nintendo fans a little “Zelda” loving:
-2010: Bob Weir brings his Grateful Dead bandmate, Phil Lesh, to All Good for a Furthur performance
-2011: Pretty Lights keeps the late night dance party going strong:
-2012: The Allman Brothers Band visit All Good, delivering this “One Way Out” with Roosevelt Collier:
-2013: Some full set video action from Papadosio, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams w/ Travelin’ McCourys, and Primus:
-2015: Joe Russo returns with Almost Dead, featuring this “Franklin’s Tower” for the ages: