Terrapin Flyer (LIVE AND OUTSIDE)

Sat Aug 29 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC-05:00

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Terrapin Flyer (LIVE AND OUTSIDE)
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Terrapin Flyer perform at THE VENUE on Saturday, August 29th.
About this Event

The Venue is proud to present Terrapin Flyer on Saturday, June 29th at 8pm.
This event will be held outside only - rain or shine - it will not be brought indoors.

DOORS = 7:00pm | SHOW = 8pm

~ Advance Admission ~
General Admission = $25

~ Day of Show ~
Additional Door Charge = $5


~ NOTES: This show is General Admission only, with open outdoor seating. This concert will be held outdoors - rain or shine, regardless of the weather, so please prepare in advance. Guests are welcome and encouraged to bring their own blankets and/or folding bagged chairs. Rental Chairs will be available for purchase ($5) and a dance area near the stage is accessible to all if you do not wish to sit. Depending on the forecast, rain gear and umbrellas are also encouraged. Guests are allowed to bring in their own food and water, but no coolers or outside alcohol is permitted. Restaurants and food trucks are located nearby, and a full bar offering cocktails and N/A drinks will be available on-site at The Venue.
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Terrapin Flyer
For the past 25 years Terrapin Flyer has been touring with the finest in the Grateful Dead community of musicians and has become a fixture of the national music scene, playing regularly at venues around the country and appearing at music festivals. The band has a dedicated following among fans of the Grateful Dead and other jam bands, and is known for their authentic interpretations of rare and classic Dead songs. Over the years, Terrapin Flyer has toured with many notable musicians, including Melvin Seals from the Jerry Garcia Band, Vince Welnick, Tom Constanten from the Grateful Dead and many other Dead-related musicians. Overall, Terrapin Flyer is a talented and highly regarded band that has made a significant impact on the national music scene.

It started in 1999 at the Boulevard Cafe in Chicago as a Grateful Dead jam night and soon became a touring Grateful Dead band featuring legends in the Grateful Dead. In 2001 TF began touring with final keyboardist of the Grateful Dead Vince Welnick. In 2004 touring with Melvin Seals who played Hammond organ in the Jerry Garcia Band. And then in 2006 with another of the Grateful Dead keyboardists Tom Constanten. Some of these tours included several first ever lineups with the combination of Melvin Seals, Tom Constanten and Mark Karan from Ratdog. These were not passing associations but long term bonds with these legends. For 15 years TF toured with Melvin Seals and kept a busy schedule with him as a side gig to his band Melvin Seals & the JGB. With Constanten they were mentioned in the Rolling Stone's "Guide to the Grateful Dead" for the many years of touring with him. Search through this website for many fan recorded shows of the many interesting lineups from the band's history https://archive.org/details/TerrapinFlyer

Terrapin Flyer has been an evolution of band members over the past quarter of a century and currently features musicians that share the gravitas of having toured many years with members of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band. At it's core Terrapin Flyer is a band of deadheads who are committed to attempting to recapture the spirit and essence of the Grateful Dead by incorporating the roots music of jazz, blues and bluegrass into jams and bringing the music to new and similar places. Josh Olken is the lead guitarist, Wavy Dave on the bass, Jon Reed is the drummer, keyboardist is Michael Cole and rhythm guitarist Doug Hagman.

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~ The Venue is brought to you by Fox Valley Music Foundation, dedicated to local music awareness, education and preservation. Find out more at themusicvenue.org~ TICKETS: We strongly recommend that you avoid buying tickets for our shows from any third parties. We will be unable to honor tickets purchased anywhere other than our website through Eventbrite or at our Box Office.
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THE VENUE, 21 South Broadway, Aurora, United States

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USD 5.00 to USD 29.00

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