It ranks among the epic stories in rock festival history... In the summer of 1973, over 600,000 people descended on Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway for a record-decimating, once-in-a-lifetime performance featuring the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers and The Band. From the Dead's two-hour long soundcheck-turned-jam-sesh to the miles of gridlock surrounding the venue to the epic group encore, it's no wonder The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen is regarded as legend.

Join us as we celebrate this legendary concert from the golden age of jam bands with performances from Garcia Birthday Band (Grateful Dead tribute), One Way Out (Allman Brothers tribute) and Chest Fever (The Band tribute) featuring members of The Next Waltz.

SCHEDULE

5-5:45pm * Chest Fever
6-7:15pm * One Way Out
7:30-9pm * Garcia Birthday Band
9:05-9:30pm * Group encore jam

Garcia Birthday Band, based in Portland Oregon, isn't your mother's Grateful Dead cover band. Playing for over 20 years, GBB has evolved into something far deeper than the sum of its parts. The beating heart of the Pacific Northwest's GD community, the band's ever-expanding fanbase is an experience unto themselves. Using the Dead's repertoire as a springboard for limitless potential and improvisation, Garcia Birthday Band are a cornerstone of the modern Grateful Dead universe, and their fans have come to expect the unexpected as the norm.

Placing no boundaries on eras of the Dead's career or catalogue, and drawing on decades of individual and shared experience, GBB play the music through an auditory kaleidoscope. Composed of some of the most ace players of the Oregon live music community, the band makes every show an act of exploration, both musically and spiritually. United hearts and minds blur the line between the stage and crowd - a carnival of human potential. If you're new to Garcia Birthday Band, their doors are always open, and you'll recognize it as something familiar when you first walk in: a place called home.

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One Way Out is a Portland, OR based 8-member band, committed solely to paying musical tribute to the Allman Brothers Band and their related side projects, including the solo and session efforts of brothers Duane and Gregg. One Way Out stays true to the great studio and live performances of the Allman Brothers, capturing that high level of interplay and spirited improvisation that made them famous and arguably the greatest live band of their time. One Way Out is available for festival, theater, and venue performances. The band is currently looking for top flight professional management, and ready to travel for the right performance opportunities. The band hosts a stellar lineup of talented musicians, all committed devotees to the music of the Allman Brothers Band.