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Song Interpretation
Influenced by a party in South Africa and Dave’s Acid influenced experiences. Julia Grey named this song, when after hearing it (w/o the Billies refrain), said it sounded like Hillbillies on Acid. The rumor of the Billie being slang for a British police officer, whereas the slang may be true, it does not apply to the song.


Dave stated during the 1999 Storytellers performance that the line 'Dragons were smoked' is a coy reference to the cartoon (and song) "Puff The Magic Dragon". There was a time when people thought it was slang for smoking pot, so Dave referenced it as such. Without Dave's explanation of the line, one would be hard pressed to guess at the meaning of that obscure line.


Song Information
Album: Remember Two Things
Historical Rarity: 35.8616
Average Slot: 14
Average Length: 6:36

Tripping Billies



  44 Appearances

Date Venue Position Length
DMB 1996-09-06World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL85:12
DMB 1996-12-02Assembly Hall - University of Illinois, Champaign, IL45:24
DMB 1997-06-26Summerfest, Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, WI165:44
DMB 1997-06-27World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL135:20
DMB 1997-06-28Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN155:37
DMB 1997-10-04Farm Aid, World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL2
DMB 1998-05-30Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI16
DMB 1998-08-08Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN16
DMB 1998-12-15Assembly Hall - University of Illinois, Champaign, IL15
D&T 1999-02-26Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, IA28
DMB 1999-06-15World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL9
DMB 1999-06-23Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN16
DMB 1999-06-27Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI10
DMB 2000-06-23Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN15
DMB 2000-06-30Soldier Field, Chicago, IL1
DMB 2000-08-19Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI14
DMB 2000-12-05Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL19
DMB 2001-05-04Beale Street Music Festival, Tom Lee Park, Memphis, TN14
DMB 2001-06-03Comerica Park, Detroit, MI16
DMB 2002-08-31Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI2
DMB 2003-06-29Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN16
DMB 2003-07-03Tweeter Center Chicago, Tinley Park, IL14
DMB 2004-06-21Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN7
DMB 2004-08-08Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI20
DMB 2005-06-02Tweeter Center Chicago, Tinley Park, IL18
DMB 2007-08-17Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN21
DMB 2007-08-25Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI21
DMB 2008-08-10Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI22
DMB 2010-06-18Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN85:42
DMB 2010-07-04Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI16
DMB 2010-09-18Live At Wrigley Field, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL7
DMB 2011-07-08Lakeside, Chicago, IL17
DMB 2011-09-02Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA18
DMB 2012-06-23Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, IN18
DMB 2012-07-06Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI23
DMB 2012-09-02Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA18
DMB 2014-07-04FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, Chicago, IL206:14
DMB 2014-08-31Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA4
DMB 2015-07-26Live Trax Volume 36, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI8
DMB 2016-07-01Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI22
DMB 2018-06-30Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL14
DMB 2018-07-06Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, Noblesville, IN4
DMB 2018-09-02Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA10
DMB 2019-08-30Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA18





   



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