Favorite "Stop The Bus" performance

[marknga]

KC posted the recent Red Rocks "Stop The Bus" over on TIS and by reading some of the commments I can tell that for many folks this is the song that really got them hooked on GPN. It is such a great live jam and for me is as important to a GPN live performance as "Nothing But the Water". I mean I expect to hear it, got to hear, need to see them do it.
My favorite is this one from Macon on 5/30/11. Yeah I was there, can clearly see the back of of my balding head right in front of Scott, my wife and one of my daughters are in front of me. But this night the band had the sold out Capitol Theater in its hand, we were all hooked and they reeled us in with a smoking animated jam that finished with Grace and Scott trading licks on each others guitars.
This will probably be best remembered as the night that Cat picked up a pair of panties that had been thrown on stage and hung them on Grace's Flying V.
Anyway sorry for the ramble but please post your favorite "Stop the Bus"!

[Karen]

Don't know that I have a favorite version, but here's a couple that may be of interest:

5 years ago:




4 years ago:

[Karen]

Actually, I do have a favorite. There might be video for this, but all I have is audio. Please listen, Scott is fantastic in this version - they all are (old line-up).

Soldier's Memorial, St. Louis, 7/25/08

Link for the whole performance. Mastermind is pretty awesome too.

Archive

[NickO]

The first GPN show I attended is on the link below:

http://www.archive.org/details/GPN20...finityhall.Aud

Stop The Bus Hooked Me that night.

The best GPN show I'd ever seen was at HOB New Orleans 02/20/11. They left nothing on the table that night! What made it even more amazing was that they played in Austin the night before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1UOLdFaru8

Nick

[marknga]

This one from the Newport Waterfront Festival may just fit the bill.... good stuff!

[NickO]

This one from the Newport Waterfront Festival may just fit the bill.... good stuff!

Marknga - The clip was awesome. It must have been amazing to witness in person.

Thank you for sharing!

Nick

[marknga]

wish I could have seen it live also.
Also check out the STB off the Live at Fillmore DVD... good one also.

[cjc860]

You are so right best I have seen, and congrats on the daughter wedding!. You always have the best clips..Take care.
Cammy

Marknga - The clip was awesome. It must have been amazing to witness in person.

Thank you for sharing!

Nick

[joester]

favorite STB is the show you're at when they play it - they're ALL great, and all just a bit different.
good luck finding a show where GPN did NOT bring it during STB

[rte100expat]

favorite STB is the show you're at when they play it - they're ALL great, and all just a bit different.
good luck finding a show where GPN did NOT bring it during STB

so true!

[marknga]

favorite STB is the show you're at when they play it - they're ALL great, and all just a bit different.
good luck finding a show where GPN did NOT bring it during STB

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The STB from Atlanta 2 26 2011 at the Variety is a great one.... love how they worked "Paint it Black" into it, eased right in kicked some ass and eased right out.
I think I'm having GPN live show withdrawals.....

[Xaphan]

I love the story behind the song. As I understand it, the bands old van broke down when they were trying to get to Vail. When the got off the bus, Grace noticed a monument that said that Buffalo Bill was buried there. I imagine wold howls in the darkness and sending a flare up to try and seek help. With typical GP resourcefulness, she turns a disaster into a great song.