The first time I saw the Juggling Suns, I had no idea who they were or what they played, with the exception of some Dead covers since they were one of the bands playing at the Gathering on the Mountain. It didn't take long to realize that the lead guitar player, Mark Diomede, was something special, later proven by him sitting in with other bands during the day. The next time I would see them would be in a completely opposite environment, the Blue Terrapin in my home town, a small DeadHead bar with less than 50 people there.
Since those early shows, we've traveled many miles and enjoyed lots of wonderful music. The band continues to amaze me with inspired playing and a variety of set lists that is always unique and can include cover songs ranging from the Dead, Hendrix and Bob Marley to Donovan and even Madonna! They used to say "There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert", now I tell people "You never know what your going to hear at a Juggling Suns show!"
| # |
Date |
Location |
| 1 | 8/8/98 | Gathering On The Mountain, Blakeslee, PA |
| 2 | 2/5/99 | Blue Terrapin, Elizabethtown, PA |
| 3 | 9/17/99 | Blue Terrapin, Elizabethtown, PA |
| 4 | 1/21/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 5 | 2/25/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 6 | 3/31/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 7 | 4/7/00 | Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, PA |
| 8 | 6/9/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 9 | 8/11/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 10 | 8/26/00 | Tommy's, Leola, PA |
| 11 | 9/9/00 | Mark & Brianne's Wedding, NJ |
| 12 | 10/6/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 13 | 10/27/00 | Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, PA |
| 14 | 11/3/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 15 | 11/5/00 | Benefit for Tom Hayes, Paul's Tavern, Belmar, NJ |
| 16 | 11/25/00 | The Vault, Baltimore, MD |
| 17 | 12/2/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 18 | 12/23/00 | The Vault, Baltimore, MD |
| 19 | 12/31/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 20 | 1/12/01 | The Front Row, Stroudsburg, PA |
| 21 | 1/26/01 | Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, PA |
| 22 | 2/3/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 23 | 2/9/01 | The Vault, Baltimore, MD |
| 24 | 2/17/01 | Schooners, Somers Point, NJ |
| 25 | 3/2/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 26 | 3/17/01 | The Vault, Baltimore, MD |
| 27 | 3/24/01 | East End Cafe, Newark, DE |
| 28 | 4/12/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster |
| 29 | 4/27/01 | Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, PA |
| 30 | 4/29/01 | The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ |
| 31 | 5/4/01 | Murph's Other Bar, York PA |
| 32 | 5/11/01 | Harvest Moon, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 33 | 5/18/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 34 | 6/9/01 | The Vault, Baltimore, MD |
| 35 | 6/16/01 | Open Road Festival, Fredericksburg, PA |
| 36 | 6/21/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 37 | 6/23/01 | Stonehenge, Linvale, NJ |
| 38 | 7/6/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 39 | 7/21/01 | Mansion House, Mercersburg, PA |
| 40 | 7/27/01 | Murph's Other Bar, York PA |
| 41 | 8/03/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 42 | 8/18/01 | Brewmaster's Pub, Ocean City, MD |
| 43 | 9/07/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 44 | 9/13/01 | East End Cafe, Newark, DE |
| 45 | 9/14/01 | Murph's Other Bar, York PA |
| 46 | 9/28/01 | The Front Row, Stroudsburg, PA |
| 47 | 10/05/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 48 | 10/20/01 | The Brass Lantern, Reading, PA |
| 49 | 10/27/01 | Brewmaster's Pub, Ocean City, MD |
| 50 | 11/2/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| # |
Date |
Location |
| 1 | 9/13/01 | East End Cafe, Newark, DE |
| 2 | 8/11/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 3 | 3/2/01 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 4 | 2/9/01 | The Vault, Baltimore, MD |
| 5 | 2/3/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 6 | 10/6/00 | Blue Star, Lancaster, PA |
| 7 | 9/17/99 | Blue Terrapin, Elizabethtown, PA |
| 8 | 8/26/00 | Tommy's, Leola, PA |
| 9 | 10/27/00 | Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, PA |