Having firmly established themselves across the US in the previous three
years, Blues Traveler jumped at the opportunity to play with the
Canadian version of H.O.R.D.E., called Another Roadside Attraction. This
took up most of July, so the fourth migration of the Great American
H.O.R.D.E. did not kick off until the first week of August.
The first controversies began to brew with the addition of the Black
Crowes to the bill. The impending release of
Hempilation
sparked a surprisingly sizeable backlash against the Crowes and several
other bands appearing on the compilation, which included the tour's
host, Blues Traveler, as well as co-headliners Ziggy Marley and the Melody
Makers; past H.O.R.D.E. artists the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, Widespread
Panic; and two future H.O.R.D.E. bands, 311 and Gov't Mule. An additional
fiasco at Stanhope, NJ's Waterloo Village saw protests of both NORML
and Planned Parenthood. Longtime Blues Traveler scribe Cree McCree
wrote in High Times in 1995:
A coalition of state officials and antidrug activists had attempted to
halt the concert in court, citing the headliners' participation in the
NORML benefit album, Hempilation, as proof of their alleged "mission
to glorify drug use in a state park."
The show went on and both H.O.R.D.E. and Blues Traveler vowed never to
play the venue again. Among the year's discoveries was an old friend
from New York City, a blues-pop singer by the name of Joan Osborne. The
tour landed artists new and old, ranging from blues legend Taj Mahal to
the recently-signed jazz trio Medeski, Martin and Wood, but tended to
skew more toward the younger crowd. This tendency would not last long in
the years to come, but the profit of this year's tour encouraged more
and more names to join on, even if programs couldn't spell them
right. John Medeski's name was alternately spelled Modeski or Madeski
on programs, posters and other paraphernalia.
Also, for the first time this year, an official web site popped up as
the World Wide Web and the Internet gained popularity. That site has
disappeared, but the first fan site was
preserved thanks to Bruce Willner, one of the early maintainers of the
HORDE mailing list.
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The Music:
Headliners
- The Black Crowes
- Blues Traveler
- Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
- G-Love & Special Sauce
- Taj Mahal
- Dave Matthews Band
- Sheryl Crow
Non-headliners
- Aquarium Rescue Unit
- Cycomotogoat
- God Street Wine
- Fiji Mariners
- Joan Osborne
- Medeski, Martin, & Wood
- Mojo'son
- Chris Whitley
- G'nu Fuz
- Nubian Sojuh's
- Wilco
- Dionne Farris
- Morphine
- Red Thunder
- The Rembrandts
- Mother Hips
- The Urban Shakedancers
- Jono Manson
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The memorabilia:
Promotional CD:
This CD was released for every migration of the H.O.R.D.E. between
1993 and 1998. The track listing can be seen
here.
Ticket Stubs:
Posters:
- H.O.R.D.E. 1995
- 8/22/95 River's Edge, Somerset, WI
- 8/24/95 Mann Music Center,
Philadelphia, PA
- 8/31/95 South Park Meadows, Austin,
TX
- 9/02/95 CSUDH Velodrome, Carson, CA
- 9/03/95 Shoreline Amphitheater,
Mountain View, CA [1 of 2]
- 9/03/95 Shoreline Amphitheater,
Mountain View, CA [2 of 2]
Backstage passes:
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The shows:
8/3/95 Riverport, Maryland Heights, MO (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/4/95 Deer Creek, Noblesville, IN (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/5/95 Starlake, Burgettstown, PA (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/6/95 Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/8/95 Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/10/95 Seacoast Performing Arts Center, Old Orchard Beach, ME (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/11/95 Waterloo Village, Stanhope, NJ (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/12/95 Great Woods, Mansfield, MA (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/13/95 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/15/95 Meadows Amphitheater, Hartford, CT (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/17/95 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/18/95 World Music Theater, Tinley Park, IL (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/19/95 Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/20/95 Pine Knob, Clarkston, MI (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/22/95 River's Edge, Somerset, WI (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/24/95 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/25/95 Stoneridge Amphitheater, Bristow, VA
8/26/95 Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/27/95 Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/30/95 Starplex Amphitheater, Dallas, TX (H.O.R.D.E.)
8/31/95 South Park Meadows, Austin, TX (H.O.R.D.E.)
9/2/95 CSUDH Velodrome, Carson, CA (H.O.R.D.E.)
9/3/95 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA (H.O.R.D.E.)
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