2005
I didn't start trying to keep setlists for every show I attended until 2013, but starting in 2003 I did keep track of the individual shows, so without further comment, here is the list of interesting events I witnessed in 2005. I know I stashed away about a file box per year of ephemera, so in time, some of these events might gain setlists, but don't hold your breath waiting!
January Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Tania Libertad | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | January 12, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | State Theatre | January 13, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Respectable Street | January 14, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Respectable Street | January 15, 2005 |
| Cantus | Herbst Theatre | January 21, 2005 |
| Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile | Herbst Theatre | January 22, 2005 |
| Jennifer Koh | Kanbar Hall | January 23, 2005 |
| McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke & Billy Cobham | Yoshi's | January 25, 2005 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | January 26, 2005 |
| Assad Brothers & Paquito d'Rivera | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | January 27, 2005 |
| Cirque Eloize | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | January 29, 2005 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum | January 31, 2005 |
February Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Eighth Blackbird | Kanbar Hall | February 4, 2005 |
| Takács Quartet | Hertz Hall | February 6, 2005 |
| the Cowlicks; Two Car Garage | Ivy Room | February 7, 2005 |
| Directions in Music with Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | February 8, 2005 |
| A Helping Hand Benefit Buffet, featuring Railroad Earth | Polk Hall, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | February 12, 2005 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends; Umphrey's McGee | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | February 12, 2005 |
| Daniel Muller-Schott & Robert Kulek | Hertz Hall | February 13, 2005 |
| Ensemble Kaboul with Ustad Farida Mahwash | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | February 19, 2005 |
| Pacifica Quartet | Kanbar Hall | February 20, 2005 |
| Frequinox | 8150 | February 26, 2005 |
March Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 2, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Red Fish Grill & Brewery | March 3, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators; Planet O | Silverado II Ballroom | March 4, 2005 |
| Fred Hersch | Herbst Theatre | March 6, 2005 |
| Standards Trio: Jack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett & Gary Peacock | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 9, 2005 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 10, 2005 |
| Branford Marsalis Quartet; Ravi Coltrane Group | Masonic Auditorium | March 12, 2005 |
| Bob Dylan; Merle Haggard & the Strangers; Amos Lee | Paramount Theatre | March 14, 2005 |
| Steven Osborne | Kanbar Hall | March 15, 2005 |
| Solomon Burke | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | March 18, 2005 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater | March 22, 2005 |
| Barbarito Torres | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 24, 2005 |
| Christian McBride Quartet | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | March 25, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Great American Music Hall | March 25, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators; Eric Lindell | Great American Music Hall | March 26, 2005 |
| Fearless Krewe Party, featuring the New Orleans Radiators | Private Party | March 27, 2005 |
| Calder Quartet | Herbst Theatre | March 29, 2005 |
| Assad Brothers | Carriage House Theatre | March 31, 2005 |
April Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Paul Dresher & Rinde Eckhardt's Slow Fire | Memorial Auditorium | April 2, 2005 |
| Takács Quartet | Hertz Hall | April 3, 2005 |
| Conspiracy of Kindness Chiune Sugihara documentary | Kanbar Hall | April 7, 2005 |
| Lou Donaldson with Dr. Lonnie Smith & David Fathead Newman, et al | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | April 8, 2005 |
| Matt Heimovitz | Kanbar Hall | April 10, 2005 |
| Wayne Shorter Quartet | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | April 10, 2005 |
| Trio Mediaeval | Herbst Theatre | April 14, 2005 |
| Luciana Souza Quartet | Herbst Theatre | April 16, 2005 |
| Ritchie Greenbaum's 50th BD, featuring Grapefruit Ed | Oakland Metro | April 16, 2005 |
| Spring Bonanza, featuring Shiv Sharma, Rahul Sharma & Zakir Hussain; George Brooks, Kai Eckhardt, Farid Haque, Zakir Hussain, & Steve Smith | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | April 24, 2005 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum | April 25, 2005 |
| Peter Cincotti | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | April 30, 2005 |
May Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Kronos Quartet with Wu Man | Hertz Hall | May 1, 2005 |
| Richard & Peter Stoltzman | Herbst Theatre | May 1, 2005 |
| Terry Riley 70th BD Concert | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium | May 3, 2005 |
| Korean Musical Ceremony: Transfiguration | UCSC Music Center Recital Hall | May 6, 2005 |
| Gypsy Crossings, featuring Taraf de Haïdouks & Bireli Lagrene | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | May 8, 2005 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | May 10, 2005 |
| Ravi & Anoushka Shankar | War Memorial Opera House | May 12, 2005 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | Warfield Theatre | May 13, 2005 |
| A SEVA Benefit to celebrate Wavy Gravy's 69th Birthday, featuring Phil Lesh and Friends, Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Emory Joseph, Corrine West, Wavy Gravy and special guests TBA | Berkeley Community Theatre | May 15, 2005 |
| Madeleine Peyroux | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | May 21, 2005 |
| Blue Floyd | 12 Galaxies | May 23, 2005 |
| Steve Turre with James Carter, et al | Herbst Theatre | May 27, 2005 |
| Kurt Elling | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | May 28, 2005 |
June Events
July Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Steve Kimock & Friends | 12 Galaxies | July 29, 2005 |
August Events
September Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Los Lobos; Lou DeLuca | the Catalyst | September 4, 2005 |
| Los Lobos; Marcia Ball; Commander Cody | 53rd Annual Sausalito Art Festival | September 5, 2005 |
| Bruce Forman | Oakland City Center Plaza | September 7, 2005 |
| Ed Volker | the Connecticut Yankee | September 7, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Great American Music Hall | September 9, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Great American Music Hall | September 10, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators; Phil Claypool | Sweetwater Saloon | September 11, 2005 |
| the New Orleans Radiators | Moe's Alley | September 13, 2005 |
| Horacio Franco | Wheeler Auditorium | September 14, 2005 |
| Pat Metheny, Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez | Villa Montalvo Garden Theatre | September 17, 2005 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | September 23, 2005 |
| Comes a Time: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia, featuring the Dead (x Lesh) with Trey Anastasio, JV Collier, Hamza El Din, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jimmy Herring and others from the earlier bands; Ratdog; Melvin Seals & JGB; String Cheese Incident; David Nelson, Sandry Rothman & Brian Godchaux | Greek Theatre | September 24, 2005 |
| Steve Winwood | the Fillmore | September 27, 2005 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | September 29, 2005 |
| Doc Watson, David Holt & Richard Watson | Villa Montalvo Garden Theatre | September 30, 2005 |
October Events
November Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Gangbe Brass Band | Great American Music Hall | November 2, 2005 |
| Dulce Pontes | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | November 4, 2005 |
| Bobo Stenson | Florence Gould Theatre | November 5, 2005 |
| Christopher Taylor | Hertz Hall | November 6, 2005 |
| Konono No. 1 | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | November 6, 2005 |
| Sō Percussion | UCSC Music Center Recital Hall | November 10, 2005 |
| Youssou N'Dour & the Egyptian Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | November 11, 2005 |
| Turtle Island String Quartet with Kenny Barron | Herbst Theatre | November 13, 2005 |
| Beijing Wushu Team | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | November 16, 2005 |
| Donovan | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | November 23, 2005 |
| Sari Gruber | Herbst Theatre | November 29, 2005 |
December Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Richard Thompson | Carriage House Theatre | December 1, 2005 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | December 2, 2005 |
| Joe Bonamassa | Carriage House Theatre | December 4, 2005 |
| Uri Caine, David Krakauer & Klezmer Madness | Herbst Theatre | December 10, 2005 |
| Charlie Hunter | Yoshi's | December 14, 2005 |
| Los Lobos; Alejandro Escovedo | the Fillmore | December 16, 2005 |
| Los Lobos; Reckless Kelly | the Fillmore | December 17, 2005 |
| Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, Victor Wooten & Bob Francescini | Yoshi's | December 20, 2005 |
| Pickle Circus | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | December 24, 2005 |
| Steve Kimock & Friends | Great American Music Hall | December 28, 2005 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends; John Mayer Trio | Warfield Theatre | December 30, 2005 |
| Phil Lesh & Friends; John Mayer Trio | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | December 31, 2005 |
And so it ends!
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