Los Lobos: Live at the Furthur Festival, 1996
The first time I saw Los Lobos live was August 4th, 1996 as part of the Furthur Festival, launched by Bob Weir and Mickey Hart (two surviving members of the Grateful Dead) the year after Jerry Garcia’s passing.
Along for the short summer tour was Ratdog (Weir’s band), Mickey Hart’s Mystery Box, Los Lobos, Hot Tuna, and Bruce Hornsby.
Phoenix was the last stop on the tour. It was August. It was hot. And I was there.
The Los Lobos set sparked a lifetime love of the band for me. The set was only 45 minutes long, but the rich and eclectic nature of the music reeled me in. Rock n’ roll, blues, traditional Mexican, a Hendrix cover, and of course what I came to know as their signature Dead cover of “Bertha” (done better than any band outside of the Grateful Dead).
So I was stoked to come across this short but power-packed set (not to mention it’s a soundboard recording) from that very hot summer day in 1996, and I’m excited to share it with you all.
Los Lobos: an American treasure. And they’re still out on the road. I’ll be catching them again in a couple of short weeks – June 15th at Wild Horse Pass Casino here in the Phoenix area. Life’s too short not to.
Los Lobos
August 4th, 1996
Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix
Furthur Festival (last show of the tour)
Download ZIP of the whole set.
Angel Dance
I Walk Alone
Evangeline
Revolution
Spanish Castle Magic
I Got to Let You Know
Los Ojos de Pancha
I Got Loaded (w/ Lovelight verse)
Mas y Mas
Bertha (w/ Pete Sears on keyboards)
6 Comments
Faubdj
This is awesome, thanks for sharing!
Luke
This tour was my first Los Lobos gig too, and also Bruce Hornsby. Opened up a whole world for me…The sets were short but packed a lotta punch.
Pete
Yep, turns out it was my first Hornsby gig as well. So much good live music experienced in the 90’s. Ah, if only my memory functioned a tad more effectively!
Charlie
I have most of Los Lobos’ albums and I love them to death. The quality of their records has slipped recently, I didn’t like The Town & The City all that much, but I’ve seen them live twice recently and they’ve still got it on stage. They should go into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the greatest bands of the post-Classic Rock era. Thanks for posting this show. I now have it on CD & iTunes.
Pete
I agree that recognition from the R&R Hall of Fame would be apt, but given their status as one of the most underrated bands in the land, I doubt we’ll ever see it.
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