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“I hate New Year’s Eve, it’s always so anticlimactic.” – Friends of yours that don’t see live music every year.
Perhaps you’ve already got a show picked out for New Year’s Eve 2008-2009. Maybe you lucked out and it’s local or maybe you’re traveling 3,000 miles or even crossing an ocean to get there. Regardless of the status of your plans, it’s always fun to know what else is going on at that exact moment all over the country.
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Well maybe not that exact moment, we’ve got those damn time-zones to deal with. When My Morning Jacket rings in New Year’s in New York, Umphrey’s McGee will be one hour behind in Chicago, followed by Widespread Panic in Colorado and finally Phil Lesh & Friends play the last notes of 2008 in the Continental United States.
So we’re sorting this guide in the following manner: First by Time zone then State then City then Band Name. Whenever we could, we linked directly to ticketing information. This post will be continually updated.
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
Ryan Montbleau Band with Zach Deputy & Jesse Dee, The Warehouse – Hartford ($30-65)
Earth Wind & Fire, Foxwoods – Mashantucket ($60-95)
The Breakfast with Shakedown, Toad’s Place – New Haven ($12.50)
Hall & Oates, Mohegan Sun Casino -Uncasville ($55-90)
READ ON for the rest of our New Year’s Eve Concert Guide…
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