Photo by Sam Silkworth

Over the weekend, beloved Philadelphia-bred jamband the Disco Biscuits celebrated Halloween with three shows in three separate cities: Asheville, N.C., Norfolk, Va. and Charlottesville, Va. During their stops at the venues (the Salvage Station, The Norva and Jefferson Theater, respectively), the band shared busts outs, debuts and several extended jams.

The Disco Biscuits kicked off their celebrations at the Salvage Station in Asheville on Oct. 28. They heated the Smokey Mountain town with a non-stop jam flowing from “Vassilios” > “Cyclone Munchkin” > “Invasion” > “Shocked Tourists (Rocket Ship)” > “Munchkin Invasion.” They then kicked off their second set with a bust out of “Uber Glue,” which hasn’t been heard since October of 2018, 152 shows prior. They continued with their melded grooves flowing from “Twisted in the Road” > “Times Square” > “Running into the Night” > “Twisted in the Road.” They encored with “Helicopters” before setting off towards Virginia.

Their official Halloween celebration, the Space Train Ball, took place the following evening, Oct. 29, at The NorVa in Norfolk, Va. During the evening, they rocked out with two sets comprised of bookended astronomical jams. The first set’s first train car was the “Crystal Ball,” which flowed into “The Great Abyss” > “Space Train” > “Spacebirdmatingcall” > “Bombs,” which returned to “Crystal Ball.” The cosmic train continued with a second set that began with “Astronaut” into “The Wormhole,” which melded into an inverted version of “Confrontation.” From there, the Disco Biscuits flowed into “Who’s In Charge?” > “Freeze” and then “Astronaut” to close. They encored with two bust-outs that were last played on Feb. 2, 2019: “Help On The Way” > “Slipknot!” before they closed out with one more “Spacebirdmatingcall.”

To close out their travels, the Disco Biscuits headed to the aforementioned Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Va. They opened the night with the debut of their new song, “Why We Dance,” setting the mood and groove for the night. From there, they jammed from “Shocked” into an inverted rendition of “And The Ladies Were The Rest Of The Night.” From there, they played “Miracles,” which contained “Tricycle.” The second started with “Triumph,” which flowed into “Pimp Blue Rikkis” into “Anthem,” which returned into “Triumph.” They then played “Another Plan of Attack,” which found its way into “Mr. Don.” They closed the set with “Mr. Don” and encored with “Frog Legs.”

The Disco Biscuits
Salvage Station – Asheville, N.C.
Oct. 28, 2022

Set I: Vassillios > Cyclone Munchkin > Invasion > Shocked Tourists (Rocket Ship) > Munchkin Invasion
Set II: Uber Glue 1 > Twisted in the Road > Times Square > Running into the Night > Twisted in the Road
Enc.: Helicopters

Notes: 1 last played 10/19/2018 (152 shows)

The Disco Biscuits
The NorVa – Norfolk Va. 
Oct. 29, 2022

Set I: Crystal Ball > The Great Abyss > Space Train > Spacebirdmatingcall > Bombs > Crystal Ball
Set II: Astronaut > The Wormhole > Confrontation1 > Who’s In Charge? > Freeze > Astronaut
Enc.: Help On The Way2 > Slipknot!2 > Spacebirdmatingcall 

Notes: 1 inverted version, 2 last played 2/2/2019 (131 shows)

The Disco Biscuits
Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, Va.
Oct. 30, 2022

Set I: Why We Dance 1, Shocked, And The Ladies Were The Rest Of The Night2 > Miracles > Tricycle > Miracles
Set II: Triumph > Pimp Blue Rikkis > Anthem > Triumph > Another Plan of Attack > Mr. Don
Enc.: Frog Legs

Notes: 1. new tDB original, first time played 2. inverted version