Jam Chart for Loving Cup (19 entries)
| Date | City | Timing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-03-30 | Eugene, OR | 06:24 | Excellent second-set-opening version. |
| 1994-04-17 | Fairfax, VA | 6:25 | Great Trey solo in this show-opening version. |
| 1996-11-19 | Kansas City, MO | 7:12 | Trey rips it up and closes the FIRST set in a fiery fashion! |
| 1997-07-29 | Phoenix, AZ | 7:33 | Another rager to close the first set. |
| 1997-11-13 | Las Vegas, NV | 7:00 | Quite a strong Trey solo, have a listen! |
| 1997-12-05 | Cleveland, OH | 8:03 | Would be interesting to know how many calories Trey burned while shredding the hell out of this one. |
| 1997-12-31 | New York, NY | 8:57 | This is how to close a third set on NYE! Crazy-raw, rough playing by all! |
| 1998-04-03 | Uniondale, NY | 6:54 | > in from "Piper." Sort of the icing in the cake which brings the incredible "Roses Are Free" > "Piper" jam to an upbeat and celebratory close, before launching into the comic "naked guy" madness which happens in the ensuing "Antelope." |
| 1998-07-06 | Prague, Czech Republic | 8:14 | Trey blazes a trail on his 'doc, RAGING LIKE MAD in this excellent version! |
| 1998-07-24 | The Woodlands, TX | 8:12 | Another barnburning, first-set-closing version. |
| 1998-08-12 | Vernon, NY | 8:59 | The band rocked so hard in this mid-second-set version that they needed to cool down and segued promptly after it into "Sleeping Monkey." No joke. |
| 1998-08-15 | Limestone, ME | 7:56 | They just kill it to close the third set! |
| 1999-07-25 | Noblesville, IN | 8:40 | They can encore with this amazing version any time they want! Fantastic climax in the jam, and a short bonus outro-jam! |
| 2000-09-14 | Darien Center, NY | 9:36 | Incredible show of force! Bonus outro-jam taboot! |
| 2003-02-26 | Worcester, MA | 11:09 | Magnificent, must-hear, blisteringly-intense, shredfest with a drawn-out ending! |
| 2004-06-24 | Noblesville, IN | 7:30 | A rager to open the show! |
| 2009-10-31 | Indio, CA | 7:23 | This version is FIERCE, what with horns and soulful backup vocals! |
| 2019-06-12 | St. Louis, MO | 11:34 | The longest "Loving Cup" to date is a clever - if not forced - nod to a Stanley Cup win for the St. Louis Blues minutes before this jam. A quiet bounce led by Page's piano and fast rotary tone from Trey explores quiet space at first. A rhythmic plinko jam follows, with Page on Wurlitzer and Fish's wood blocks providing occasional accent. At 7:15, Trey hints at a shift from minor to major key tonality, although the band winds back down into the patient rhythmic shuffle. Finally, at 8:45 Trey plays a few trills and Page switches to synthesizer, as a deserved - though again, if not forced - peak matches the elation of the city's first NHL championship. Whale call and twinkly Rhodes dominate the forefront of the peak, which winds down to > "Twist." |
| 2023-12-31 | New York, NY | 8:03 | Erupting from the song, proper, Trey lays into a series of fist-pump power chords, pushes through some "Woos," and pours it on. Infectious, electric play finds Page pounding his keys as the band plays a perfect take for their punchdrunk fans. |
Jam chart versions are selected because of improvisational and other characteristics that distinguish these from typical versions of the song.
The jam chart team has highlighted some versions with a yellow background; these are the versions the team believes to be especially improvisational, or otherwise notable.
A purple date indicates that you were in attendance.
The jam chart team has highlighted some versions with a yellow background; these are the versions the team believes to be especially improvisational, or otherwise notable.
A purple date indicates that you were in attendance.
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