The String Cheese Incident

"My third incident and in my hometown. I can only mirror the other reviews about the energy and the vibe. Our beautiful venue holds about 3500 counting all the lawn GA. I’m perry sure we approached the 3000 mark. And I was able to bring three of my friends. The most memorable was the energy at the end and how we let the band know “We are not leaving.” I swear that less than 200 people left after the first encore. We were so grateful that they gave us such an excellent show. We need them to come back again, it’s been too long - this review is being posted in zjuly 2023. My memory is so clear on this. I just went to Hog Farm and have a ticket for Hulaween so at least 7 more nights/incidents this year. "

" I wasn`t lucky enough to make it out there for this one but I bought the CD after looking at this incredible setlist. Cheese was definitely playing at the top of their game this night, and I have to say it is probably my new favorite live cheese cd. I highly recommend it!! I`m gonna miss my favorite band but it`s been more fun than words can describe seeing you guys play over the years and enjoying the positive energy you put into every performance."

"Im a new fan of the cheese but i gota say welcome back to az and this show was a kind show.can`t wait for vegoose and some more late night fun last yr was killer but the show in flag was out of this world.great new venue hope to see you all there next yr or sooner.I have to thank my friend mattie for turning me on to SCI."

"The shows sounds great so far. I swear every new tour cheese does they alter their sound just a little. this latest tour some songs sound like trance. Like the midle jam of Big Shoes. I want to know what that noise is. great tour so far."

"this show is old school cheese. fuckin classic, must have show. especially hmgcl --> barstool. brings a tear to the eye, especially for a western boy long away from home."

"Amazing! The cheese just shred Northern AZ! This is the 4th show that I`ve caught in N. AZ since 2001, and this one was off the hook. It`s simply amazing the amount of energy difference from Sedona to Flag. Not to take anything away from the Sedona shows, which were pretty rockin` in their own right, but the crowd willing the band for a second encore. damn........ Notice the last time the cheese were in the area, they had big bugs on, well they found their shoes for this show! It was so wicked, during Naive Med, I was thinking back to the moment of big bugs in Sedona and out of nowhere came big shoes, it all came full circle that night. Thank you for coming to N. AZ once again.... moving to Austin in a few weeks, what a great show to end my 6 years in Sedona/Flag....... thank you SCI....."

"Yeah, I gotta add my praise, this show was great all around with just a few rough spots, (see Cats) throughout the show. The Rain is awesome, can`t wait to see this song evolve into a huge jam vehicle. DD was good for a shorter version and drive was played well. I LOVED blackberry blossom, haven`t seen it since 7/4/02, and the lands End is played beautifully, the Glory Chords is perfection. Climb was a great opener for me, I`ve been chasing it forever, and it was palyed well, all be it a little sloppy. Naive>Big shoes>RTW was my highlight for sure, I love all these songs and they were played great, with the Big Shoes Jam being otherwordly! The encore was just icing on the cake with a great funky version of black market and the super cool 2nd encore. I love this show and haven`t stopped listening to it for a few days. "

"It was a very large time! My face just stopped aching from all that grinning. The vibe at the show was as good as it gets. Can`t wait to check out the late night show at Vegoose. Flagstaff has some good soul! "

"One of the greatest shows Ive ever seen!!! The Energy Was Amazing!!! This was a spiritual awakening for me. Just about a week later after the show and I still feel the energy. A MUST DOWNLOAD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH CHEESE YOU HAVE HELPED ME THROUGH A LOT OF TRIALS AND TRIBULATION THROUGHOUT LIFE. "

"I dont know how to start with this show. ok couple things first, i went to phoenix, flagstaff & both nights at red rocks and this was by far the most amazing of the four shows! no doubt hands down thee best! In fact it was by far the best regular cheese show i have ever seen and the only show that beats it out that i have been too is late night vegoose and thats only because they got to play longer & had a circus going on. The set list was unbelievable but the setlist doesnt even compare to how it was exicuted, the beautiful new venue and the energy of the crowd that blew away anything i had ever seen before. There was more energy from the couple thousand at this show than all of the people at the sea of dreams new years in san francisco. The crowd was so loud chanting cheese, cheese, cheese that they willed the band to come out on stage for a second unplanned enchor (which was unplugged because the sound guys had already started packing up) The band kept saying thank you, thank you, you are all so amazing! No sci thank you for the unbelievable music you play and for coming back to arizona. It was a triumphant return that could not have been scripted better. Also I would like to thank everyone who came to this show and made the energy and scene what it was. I know for a fact i will be at every cheese show at this venue unitl the end of my days!!!!!!!"

"fuckin best show of 2006 so far perfect perfect "

"So amazing to read all of these reviews! I`ve still not come down from the energy of this show - it`s my only one on this tour and I`m soooo glad I chose it, for the small venue, the two (and a half) sets of cheese, and the vibe of an outdoor show in the mountains. I got there a little late, but did not miss a thing because as soon as I walked onto the grass I could feel the energy of the entire place. Everyone was smiling & moving! A fresh rain had fallen, but the sky cleared for the show. I quickly found some folks and stayed in that spot for the first set (Norm!). Then went forward to be closer to the band. I cannot believe how small this place is. Even the few rows of seats were close enough for viewing pleasure. I must say, I`m not a huge fan of light shows, but Andy has outdone himself with his latest trippy, vertical whatevers. Even if we weren`t high, we were so high! Welcome "First Show" - now you know what all the fuss is about, and we hope to see more of you. How mountain girls can love (this scene, this music, this feeling)........."

"OK this was my first Incident......and altho I am probably twice the age of most participants, gotta say this was a waaay cool scene & we loved it!! What a great vibe in the crowd, everyone was jumpin & groovin, and all in a beautiful, beautiful setting. Gotta get more a that!!! Next year - Red Rocks??? Peace."

"We haven`t listened to the download (yet), but we were there. With the distance of a couple days, we are still feeling the energy. Our circle strongly supports for the "top 5 set attended" praise for set II. It is lofty and highly deserved! The vibe on the floor was a poster-child for why we go to shows. It had an incredibly off-the-wall small-venue-GD feel. I guess having been to a lot of Dead shows (since `83) and incidents (since `97), we can think of no higher praise! Can`t wait any more to listen..."

"Lottsa-Lottsa- ENERGY especially in the pit under the tent. Rain was agreat opener it downpoared earlier hard. I love drive, has a nice grateful dead kinda sound. Solution kangs new song is real good-lottsa cheese kinda changes but smoothe. But this show was all about the GLORY CHORDS-off the charts extremely fast at the end. The rest of the set is awesome-look at the set list OMG> New ones, classic ones and BIG SHOES BABY>Great one. Cats is cool, the band knows when to cool everyone down a little but at the end of the show after the encore we were so hyped up yellin and screaming and chanting Cheese-Cheese-Cheese as the crew broke down kyle broke out the accordian and they set up a couple of microphones and the band dida second encore acoustic Barstool telling everyone to quiet down,we needed that song to calm us down. AWESOME BEST SHOW TO DATE."

"This show was off the HOOK !! Michelle & i did Pozo>Flag & had a great time the whole run.the band is playing real well these days but just took it up a full notch energy wise for this show & the crowd was right there with them.we spent the whole show down on the floor & the positive vibes were palpable.it was a smile fest on the floor...we got to hear wonderful versions of some of our favorite SCI tunes outside in the pines...the highlight of the run for us... the crowd "willed" the second encore...I would also put set 2 up there in the top 5 or so of sets personally attended & i`ve been to alot of epic incidents(all the hornings shows...99-2001 NYE...warfields...shasta...blah...blah...)i`ll prob grab the official release for this show & "settle"for the AUDs of Pozo-Phx.Flag was an EPIC Incident "

"this show is INCREDIBLE. i wasn`t there so i can`t comment on the crowd`s energy, but the band is ON! BBB, lands>smile, climb>joy>duds big shoes>RTW WOW!!!! SHOW OF THE YEAR SO FAR!!"

"not much energy at this incident, could have been played better. Phx was amazing."

"Epic show! Set 2 was amazing. My favorite part was Big Shoes > `Round The Wheel. Molly and I where dancing our a$$e$ off for that sequence. Perhaps the coolest part of this incident was the scene in Flagstaff. Cool weather, cool music, cool people. "

"The (and my) last Incident in Flagstaff was the now infamous Prochnow Aud. run-in on 9/10/1998. This was my 8 zillionth Incident. Every now and then, lucky music freaks get to share something way special. PMA is nestled at 7000 feet in the edge of a beatiful national pine forest. The first set started out like a tasty continuance of the Phoenix show the previous night. The thing is though, some nights are truly like an organic beast. This one really started to hint at that as night fell in the emerald forest toward the end of the first set. The second set at PMA was nothing short of epic. The band and crowd energy, the woods, the long time gone, the ..., all smacked together like blue frickin` lightning, and everyone there felt it and fed it!!!!!!! And it grew into acoustic ambrosia. Everyone left all spun, understanding only most of what just happened, and muttering shit like "top 5 sets ever". I`m almost ashmed to write a review that sounds like such an endorsement. Other than sharing something special I don`t really care if you buy the show, but I had to do it; this one certainly deserves whatever mad props it can get."

"The energy at this show was absolutely electrifying and what a killer setlist!"