Originally named “Deadhead Heaven: A Gathering of the Tribe”
May 24, 1996 — May 26, 1996
SUNY Purchase
Purchase, NY
Jazz Mandolin Project • moe. • Max Creek • Ominous Seapods • Somah • Solar Circus • Stone Cold • Strangefolk • Voices of Joy • Zen Tricksters
Name of the festival was changed from “Deadhead Heaven: A Gathering of the Tribe” to “The Gathering of The Vibes”
June 21, 1997 — June 22, 1997
Croton Point Park
Croton-on-Hudson NY
Charlie Hunter Quartet • Deep Banana Blackout • God Street Wine • Hubinger Street • Jazz Mandolin Project • Kevin Hays Trio • Laughin’Bones • Max Creek • Moon Boot Lover • New Brown Hat • Ominous Seapods • Percy Hill • Somah • Strangefolk • Warren Haynes • Zen Tricksters