Second Anniversary: Geeking Out, Revisited

The geeking out piece - this was fun. For me this was a great couple of days in Hidden Track history because it displayed a bit of the community that we've got going on right here inside the blog. We have thousands of people viewing the site everyday but often times well thought-out posts go by without a comment posted.

This wasn't one of them, readers were eager to supplement the piece with information. For example, I had no idea The Radiators had logged such a rigorous consistent touring schedule over the years, but reader "chicofishhead" was nice enough to paste in the data for us. UM's archivist McL chimed in and asked for an additional graph that displayed all bands on the same line chart - and he got it.

As a follow-up, here's the raw numbers on what is on the books for 2008. The Disco Biscuits will close out the year with 56 shows assuming Barber stays out of the air ducts at the Nokia Theater this December. moe. (the inspiration for the piece in the first place) ends the year with 78 shows after sneaking in one extra appearance at Farm Aid after moe.down. While it could be argued Phish played one show in 2008, I think the real question is: With three shows already in the books in 2009, will Phish play more or less shows in '09 than they did in '03 (which was 44). UM shows no signs of stopping, logging 113 shows this year. With their next studio album set for an early 2009 release, I'd say it's likely they will either meet or exceed this number next year.

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