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10 days until Dark Star Jubilee!

Who's going?? Will be my first Jubilee, but far from my first time at the legendary Legend Valley. Ohio doesn't mess around with good music.

This will mark the 4th time that Dogs have played in Thornville. One Domefest, one Dark Star Jubilee, and one Secret Dreams.

Do you have a favorite Legend Valley moment? or otherwise based Ohio Dogs stories?

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u/that1persondancing — 1 day ago
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It worked!

Ever since college age I have had a DJ business. Not untz untz DJ, like weddings and bar mitzvahs and the like. Even though I have a solid career, I still run my DJ hustle for extra bucks and fun.

As a wedding DJ, you are a fairly large part in the fun that the customers have. I’m a hippy that learned early in not to play what I like…. When Ive tried, the dance floor clears and people looked confused. I play what they want to hear. With the goal of meeting the clients needs. Many clients and their friends are quite pain in the asses with requests… and then two songs later coming back to you to remind you. It’s tedious. At best. But, can be fun.

Last week I had a client for a wedding. An adult wedding they told me, no kids. We like to have a really good time, and we love to dance… they say. They did t have a song list other than they wanted CELEBRATION as their first dance… quite odd I thought. They told me they don’t like slow dancing, they like a wild party… including the elders in the group. They were not lying. By far the most fun group I have worked for in 40 years. Friendly and fun. And, naturally… drunk.

A few songs after their first dance everyone was out partying dancing it up and I decided to break my rule. I slipped in LET U GO from Tucson and mixed it in. People loved it. Dancing harder. I had the next tune ready to go, in case I started losing the group, there are a few decent bail out spots in LUG that I was ready for. Once the big jam came, they bride hollered “conga line!!!” And the whole wedding party of 100 people formed in line and they had the longest most wild conga line ever. Everyone was having a blast. I was proud that the dogs mixed in catalyised this awesome moment in their wedding.

Bunches of people commented on my skills… most centered on the big jam. 4 people wanted to know who it was. I got a $500 tip from the brides dad. Sweating his ass off. Told me he hadn’t danced like that in months. lol. And, I met a gal who I fancied and by the calls and texts over the week, she fancy’s me too.

The dogs version of psychedelicized pop worked pretty good at the wedding with non jam fans. Very well.

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u/burgandywhine — 5 days ago
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Jimmy’s and Brian’s pedalboards

Took these photos at the Dallas show last weekend (5/2/26). Trying to figure out what all I’m seeing here. Also wondering if Jimmy uses the Whammy for the seemingly doubled octave sounds at ~11:45 in to You Didn’t Hear It From Me. What a fun night!

u/slantingbarn — 4 days ago
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On the docket tonight is the Dogs’ final headlining show of the Spring. While the band's billed tour won't officially close until after Sunday's mid-afternoon festival booking in Memphis, this will be their last main act until the end of the month brings them to Montana for the start of summer's slate. The band won't be completely off for the month of May - El Gonzo and Dark Star Jubilee are right around the corner - but their schedule will significantly relax after this weekend.

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has been the band's area of choice in Texas since they first played the Lone Star State in '22 on Twiddle Tour, and it's not a stretch to say that Deep Ellum has been their venue of choice in the metro as well. Of the 7 events the band has held in the DFW, tonight’s show will be the 5th at the Art Co.

This space’s history with the Dogs runs even deeper. This triple-purpose art gallery, bar, and live music space was the site of the band's very first show in Texas, when they went on a similar three-night run as openers through Dallas, Houston, and Austin a little under four years ago. After a quick detour to Granada Theater during Pigeons Tour in Fall ‘23, the Dogs returned to headline Deep Ellum for the first time in early '24 (a show I’ve spoken at length about on these boards). The band came back during that November for two more nights before giving Fort Worth proper some love at Tannahill's just three months later.

Now, we’re finally back to the start, at the place where it all began for the Dogs in this state. This night caps off what has been a well-played three-night run through Texas, and you know the band is going to leave it all out on the stage for those that show up tonight. I’ll see y’all there for this one. As always, feel free to use this space to chat before, during, after, and about the show.

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TICKETS

INFO/FAQ

  • 🏟️| VENUE: Deep Ellum Art Co., Dallas, TX
  • ⛅| WEATHER: 76° / 53° ☀️
  • 🚪| DOORS: 7:00 PM CDT
  • 🎶| DOGS: 9:00 PM CDT
  • 📺| STREAM: YouTube
  • 🖼 | POSTER: dylanjg
  • ✅| TOUR GAMES: Guess the Setlist!

PRE-SHOW TUNES

  • 2024-02-03 - Dallas, TX - At this point, this one shouldn't need an introduction. It's the crown jewel of the band's hot run thru Texas in '24, featuring one of my favorite themed setlists.

  • 2024-11-01 - Dallas, TX - Part one of the band's two-night booking at this venue during (imo) one of the strongest tours they've ever played. It's difficult to separate this performance from the following night - they are best paired together if you have the time.

  • 2024-11-02 - Dallas, TX - Part 2 in Fall '24. Don't. Bogart. That. Joint!

SETLIST

Live Setlist

Set 1: Rinky Dink Rag > Theme from King of the Hill[1], Ugly Song, You Didn’t Hear It From Me, Let Me Go, Funky Junk[2], Grease, Let U Go, Shenanigans

Set 2: 116 Days, Go Set, Rabbit, Samba for Sam-> ¿Por Que, Pedro?-> Samba for Sam, The Day The Music Came To Me, Lattice, Last Train[3], Charlie-> Battenkill Breakdown > Charlie

Encore: Night Life[4]

[1] The Refreshments

[2] FTP, Chet Atkins

[3] Allen Toussaint

[4] FTP, Willie Nelson

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u/summersfade — 12 days ago
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Spring Tour may have officially come to a close, but the Dogs still have some work to do this week. Tonight features the first of three sets the band proper is scheduled to play in this interim period between tours, two of which are set to take place here at Viva El Gonzo in San José del Cabo.

This is the Dogs’ second consecutive year supporting Goose here for their festival in Mexico, with tonight and tomorrow serving as the band's 10th and 11th shows outside the United States overall (5th & 6th if ya don’t count Jam Cruise).

There's a great day of music ahead of those who made it down to Mexico: Kitchen Dwellers, Mikaela Davis, and Cory Wong are all on the schedule leading up to Dogs, who have the last performance of the day before Goose does their thing. The band will get their set underway promptly at 8 PM on the Crania stage, and they'll get a late set at the same spot tomorrow night as well. Note this part of Mexico is in the Mountain Time Zone but does not observe Daylight Savings, so times below are in MST not MDT.

Nugs is planning on streaming some shows from this festival, but it unfortunately doesn’t look like Dogs are on the video schedule. Still, feel free to use this space as a place to chat about the show if you made the trip, or once you have a chance to listen to soundboard.

INFO/FAQ

  • 🏟️| VENUE: Crania Stage @ El Gonzo Oasis, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur
  • ⛅| WEATHER: 83° / 71° ☀️
  • 🚪| DOORS: 4:00 PM MST
  • 🎶| DOGS: 8:00 PM MST
  • 📺| STREAM: N/A
  • ✅| TOUR GAMES: Tour Games will resume on 5/30 in Livingston

PRE-SHOW TUNES

  • 2023-05-20 - Reykjavík, Iceland - This wasn’t the band’s first show outside U.S. borders (Jam Cruise '23), but it was their first booking in another country. The Dogs got a brief chance to swing over to Iceland to support the Disco Biscuits, playing an aftershow this night and an opening set on the second. This one is the jammier of the two sets, anchored by a great Samba/Eyes/Tillie sequence.

  • 2025-05-08 - San José del Cabo, Mexico - This one's got half of the music played by the Dogs at El Gonzo '25. The setlist was almost like a bite-sized version of the Stone Pony Summer Stage show the band would play later that summer.

SETLIST

Live Setlist

One Set: Little Things, Dangers of Rah Rah, Freeze Dried Brain, Throw It Away[1], Lazy Susan, 6 Little Lies -> EDM Song -> Bubble[2], Chop Shop

[1] Debut

[2] Ending only

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u/summersfade — 7 days ago
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What a great tour! It was a pleasure following along with y'all here. Drop your favorite show in the comments!

Soundboards/Streams

2026-03-25 - Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, NC

2026-03-26 - Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, NC

2026-03-27 - Mental Awakening Festival, Atlanta, GA

2026-03-28 - The Basement East, Nashville, TN

2026-03-31 - The Pour House, Charleston, SC

2026-04-02 - 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.

2026-04-03 - Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA

2026-04-04 - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC

2026-04-06 - 5 Points Music Sanctuary, Roanoke, VA

2026-04-07 - 5 Points Music Sanctuary, Roanoke, VA

2026-04-09 - Mr. Smalls Theatre, Millvale, PA

2026-04-10 - Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA

2026-04-11 - Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA

2026-04-17 - Aura, Portland, ME

2026-04-18 - Empire Live, Albany, NY

2026-04-23 - Bell's Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo, MI

2026-04-24 - Madison Theatre, Covington, KY

2026-04-25 - Kenny's Westside Pub, Peoria, IL

2026-04-26 - Delmar Hall, St. Louis, MO

2026-04-28 - Toulouse Theatre, New Orleans, LA

2026-04-30 - Mohawk, Austin, TX

2026-05-01 - The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues, Houston, TX

2026-05-02 - Deep Ellum Art Co., Dallas, TX

2026-05-03 - RIVERBEAT Music Festival, Memphis, TN

Stats

Shows: 24 at 21 venues in 15 states (+1 bonus show)

Total Songs Played: 332 (80 unique originals, 41 unique covers)

Most Played: Chop Shop (7), Didn't You Know? (7), Four More Days (7), Look Johnny (7)

Most Common Originals Not Played: Blues for Brian (157), 4th of July (51), Back to the Start (22), Men of Steel (14), Lazy Day (13)

Most Common Covers Not Played: Boogie On Reggae Woman (113), Royals (58), Stadium Rave (41), Walkin' on the Sun (37), Greta (37)

Openers:

  • Set 1: Didn't Ya Know? (5), Dangers of Rah Rah (2), Appleseed (2), Westward (2), Writing on the Wall (1), Crazy (1), Craig and Pat (1), You Didn't Hear It From Me (1), Chocolate Milk (1), 6 Little Lies (1), 116 Days (1), Earthbound Man (1), The Bag (1), Power Trip (1), Unfocused (1), Frosty (1), Rinky Dink Rag (1)
  • Set 2: Look Johnny II (2), Mr. Tooker (1), Let Me Go (1), Stevie Lew (1), Fire (1), Unfocused (1), Westward (1), Today (1), Yum T. Dum (1), Didn't Ya Know (1), Look Johnny (1), ¿Por Que, Pedro? (1), Craig and Pat (1), Ugly Song (1), Thomas Duncan, Pt. 2 (1), Tillie (1), Lucia's Secret (1), 116 Days (1)

Closers:

  • Set 1: Trunk Rum (4), Mr. Tooker (4), G Song (3), Bubble (2), Craig and Pat (2), Chop Shop (2), EDM Song (1), Appleseed (1), Power Trip (1), Writing on the Wall (1), Postcard (1), Let It Grow (1), Shenanigans (1)
  • Set 2: Thomas Duncan, Pt. 2 (3), EDM Song (2), Four More Days (1), Lucia's Secret (1), Lazy Susan (1), Thomas Duncan, Pt. 2 (1), Way To Be (1), Samba for Sam (1), Chop Shop (1), The Bag (1), Go Set (1), Fire (1), Spun (1), White Rabbit (1), Mr. Tooker (1), Charlie (1)

Encores: Bugle on the Shelf (3), Chop Shop (3), The Day The Music Came To Me (2), Lazy Susan (2), Say Something (1), Space Captain (1), Thomas Duncan, Pt. 3 (1), No Quarter (1), Takin' It To The Streets (1), Trunk Rum (1), Look Johnny (1), All The Same (1), Tookin' Around (1), Inchworm (1), Yum T. Dum (1), Fire (1), This Little Light of Mine (1), Such a Night (1), Shine a Light (1), Night Life (1)

Debuts:

  • Come Together (2026-03-28)
  • Rehab (2026-03-31)
  • Magnificent Sanctuary Band (2026-04-07)
  • Takin' It To The Streets (2026-04-09)
  • Snake Oil (2026-04-10)
  • Tempted (2026-04-18)
  • Feelin' Alright (2026-04-25)
  • Love Having You Around (2026-04-28)
  • Last Train (2026-04-28)
  • Cabbage Alley (2026-04-28)
  • Funky Junk (2026-05-02)
  • Night Life (2026-05-02)

Rarities:

  • Funky Bitch (2nd time played, 372 show gap)
  • In Your Eyes (2nd time played, 82 show gap)
  • Postcard (2nd/3rd times played, 19/7 show gap)
  • So What (4th time played, 656 show gap)
  • Soulshine (4th time played, 32 show gap)
  • This Little Light of Mine (2nd/3rd times played, 355/8 show gap)
  • Waiting for the Train (2nd/3rd times played, 22/11 show gap)
  • Wook Song (7th time played, 198 show gap)

Tour Games Champion: Matt Wiley!

Thanks all for a great time!

u/summersfade — 10 days ago
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Following an eventful late night pit-stop in New Orleans, the Dogs have reached Texas with the final leg of their Spring Tour dead in their sights. On the docket is a three-night run through the Lone Star State with a festival booking in Memphis to cap off the weekend and this Distroid-themed tour as a whole (that's four more days for those of you keeping track at home).

Texas has earned a respectable 12 shows over the years, and the Dogs generally play some combination of Austin/Houston/Dallas when they drop by. The band’s first ever booking in the capitol was actually at tonight’s venue during a similar three-night run as openers on Twiddle Tour in 2022. They came back the following year to open for Pigeons at Historic Scoot Inn on Halloween, and returned less than a 100 days later during their first headlining run through Texas’ big 3 in Feb. 2024. That growth led the Dogs to their own gig at Scoot during Winter ‘25, and brings us up to tonight at the Mohawk for the band’s first-ever headlining act at this spot.

Mohawk is another dual-stage venue, with both indoor & outdoor setups. The indoor configuration allows for an intimate 150-cap setting, while the outdoor stage, where the Dogs play tonight, can fit in close to 1000. Accuweather forecast notes today is "cloudy and humid with a couple of showers and thunderstorms, heaviest late in the day,” so be prepared to get a little damp, and maybe a Stevie Lew opener. I read some past attendees’ testimony of this place, and it seems like we only have to be worried about a postponement if there is lightning in the vicinity of the venue. So let’s hope Mother Nature saves the nastiest conditions for after the gig. If I hear about any delays I’ll be sure to update this post.

Doors open at 7 tonight and My Nextdoor Neighbor will kick things off with some prog jamtronica at 8. Dogs from 9:15 to Midnight. Feel free to use this spot as a place to chat before, during, and after the show!

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INFO/FAQ

  • 🏟️| VENUE: Mohawk (Outdoors), Austin, TX
  • ⛅| WEATHER: 69° / 57°🌧️
  • 🚪| DOORS: 7:00 PM CDT
  • 🎶| SHOW: 8:00 PM CDT (My Nextdoor Neighbor)
  • 🎶| DOGS: 9:15 PM CDT
  • 📺| STREAM: YouTube
  • 🖼 | POSTER: dylanjg
  • ✅| TOUR GAMES: Guess the Setlist!

PRE-SHOW TUNES

  • 2023-10-31 - Austin, TX - Of the band’s five Haloween bookings, this is the only opening gig of the bunch (though they did play a Dead&Co after-show on 10/31/19 in NYC). It's a short, but incredibly unique set that includes the last known performance of Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (played 3x in Fall '23 before it dropped out of the band's rotation), the first and only Ghost Riders out of Creep, one of the briefest Spuns on record, and 1/2 of all known plays of Theme from Halloween.

  • 2024-02-02 - Austin, TX - The Dogs’ headlining debut in Austin, this show held the crown for my personal favorite Gumball until I felt it was dethroned by Moontown in August. This two-setter also has the rare 2001-filled Blues for Brian sandwich, and some nice exploration in Appleseed + Look Johnny.

  • 2025-02-08 - Austin, TX - Last year's return to Scoot. This one's got three meaty jams in Go Set, Charlie, and Bent Strange, and the only performance of Little Feat's Dixie Chicken to date.

SETLIST

Live Setlist

One Set: Appleseed, Crazy, Nicolette > Bennie and the Jets[1], Dangers of Rah Rah, My Disguise, Look Johnny, Rum and Roses, Thomas Duncan Pt. 2-> Let It Grow[2]

Encore: Such a Night

[1] Elton John

[2] Grateful Dead

[3] Dr John

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u/summersfade — 14 days ago
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The finish line is here! After an ambitious and grueling tour, the Dogs have returned to Tennessee to deliver one final performance before closing the book on Spring ‘26.

Despite averaging 130 shows a year since ‘22, the Dogs have never played Memphis. Nashville, which hosted the 4th show of this tour, is actually the farthest West in Tennessee the band played in the past. Geographically, the closest the Dogs have ever gotten to this part of the state was when they held Winter ‘23 and ‘25 gigs in Little Rock (135 mi west) and Oxford (86 mi south), respectively.

Today’s show is a mid-afternoon booking at RIVERBEAT Music Festival hosted at Tom Lee Park right up against the Mississippi River. I can definitively say that this is one of the most unique billings I’ve seen the band take part in since I’ve started following them. Check this lineup: Dogs, St Vincent, T-Pain, and Dave Matthews Band. I don’t know if these acts will ever be all under one roof ever again - that’s the magic of festival season!

Dogs will open the day’s activities at 4:15 on the primary, “Orion Financial Stage” for a 45-minute set, so make sure you arrive on time to show your support. Feel free to use this space to chat before, during, after, and about the show.

Housekeeping: Spring Tour Games on Lure concludes with this show and will return at the start of Summer Tour in Livingston (i.e. no tour games for Gonzo/DSJ).

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TICKETS

INFO/FAQ

  • 🏟️| VENUE: Tom Lee Park, Memphis, TN
  • ⛅| WEATHER: 74° / 45° ☀️
  • 🚪| DOORS: 3:00 PM CDT
  • 🎶| DOGS: 4:15 PM CDT
  • 🎶| DAVE: 9:30 PM CDT
  • 📺| STREAM: N/A
  • 🖼 | POSTER: dylanjg
  • ✅| TOUR GAMES: Guess the Setlist!

PRE-SHOW TUNES

  • 2023-02-19 - Little Rock, AR - The absolute stones on this band to play Tookin’ Around (the Ozarks sucked!) in Arkansas never fails to amuse me. Also Free Bird.

  • 2025-02-11 - Oxford, MS - The closest the Dogs have ever gotten to Memphis. This show slipped under the radar a bit during ‘25, but holds up exceptionally. The Nico>Tillie>Too High sequence is still worth coming back to on the reg.

SETLIST

Live Setlist

One Set: Didn't You Know?, Look Johnny, Lazy Susan, Bubble > Chop Shop

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u/summersfade — 11 days ago
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Hope everyone has had some time to dry out after last night’s conditions! We’re inching ever-closer to the end of the Dogs’ Spring Tour as the band makes it through the Lone Star State this weekend. Even with three shows to go, it’s hard to believe we’re already at the start of May.

Tonight marks the Dogs' third booking in Houston, but their first outside of Last Concert Cafe, which sits about two miles from tonight's venue across the Buffalo Bayou and hosted the band’s previous two gigs here. The Dogs first made it to Houston a little under four years ago on Twiddle Tour before getting their first chance to headline in 2024. That was the last time they visited the Space City for a show, as the band’s most recent trip to Texas bypassed Houston in favor of DFW and Austin.

House of Blues is a chain of concert venues and restaurants with 11 active locations around the country. The org was actually founded, in part, by Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers) and Aerosmith in Massachusetts before the brand quickly expanded throughout the continental U.S. The Houston venue actually has three performance areas: a large music hall, a mid-size room, and an intimate lounge. The Dogs are on their own in the "mid-tier" Bronze Peacock tonight. Doors 7, Dogs 8!

Feel free to use this spot as a place to chat before, during, and after the show!

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TICKETS

INFO/FAQ

  • 🏟️| VENUE: Bronze Peacock @ House of Blues, Houston, TX
  • ⛅| WEATHER: 65° / 55°🌧️
  • 🚪| DOORS: 7:00 PM CDT
  • 🎶| DOGS: 8:00 PM CDT
  • 📺| STREAM: N/A
  • 🖼 | POSTER: dylanjg
  • ✅| TOUR GAMES: Guess the Setlist!

PRE-SHOW TUNES

  • 2024-02-01 - Houston, TX - This was the band's headlining debut in H-Town, a show I feel has become a bit underrated over the years. Understandable to some extent - it stands in the shadow of 2/3/24, which is probably still my favorite show of the '24 Winter Tour. This show lacks the setlist theming of that later date, but makes up for that with some fire individual moments that should not be skipped. If you do nothing else today, listen to that 23-min Shakedown Street!

  • 2026-04-30 - Austin, TX - For those that missed last night, we already have been blessed with the full soundboard. The Dogs braved the thunderstorms rolling through Texas and made sure the show still went on! I felt Look Johnny in particular was a huge highlight.

SETLIST

Live Setlist

Set 1: Frosty, Little Things, Time Stands Still > It Gets Better, Craig and Pat-> Ghost Riders in the Sky[1]-> Craig and Pat

Set 2: Lucia’s Secret, Stranger, Spun > Earthbound Man, None, Bent Strange, Mr. Tooker

Encore: Shine a Light[2]

[1] Stan Jones

[2] Rolling Stones

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u/summersfade — 13 days ago
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We’ve reached the end of Spring Tour and I’m excited to share that we have a new tour games champion, Matt Wiley!

You win two tickets to a Dogs show of your choice! (with some restrictions) Someone will reach out to you soon via the email address associated with your Lure Account.

Also congratulations to Let~U~Go~14, who won a random drawing for a mystery dogs merch item! Someone will reach out to you as well the same way. (All players who scored at least 20 points this tour were eligible for the random drawing. Link to RNG Results.)

Thanks all for playing, and hope you return when we resume at the end of the month for the start of summer tour!

u/summersfade — 10 days ago
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I wish him a safe journey home. But seriously though, great one set show. Such a Night was a perfect encore song. I always love their cover choices.

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u/Shoddy-Sink8463 — 13 days ago
▲ 13 r/dogsinapile

this is all the footage i shot from that night, i have the full show from the next night coming real soon, stay tuned!!

u/nuclear_ethan77 — 12 days ago