Johnny’s Favorite 100 Shows in 2017

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☆ 1. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band “Australia/New Zealand Tour – 14 shows”: Perth (Jan. 22, 25, 27), Adelaide (Jan. 30), Melbourne (Feb. 2, 4), Sydney (Feb. 7, 9), Hanging Rock (Feb. 12); Brisbane (Feb. 14, 16), Hunter Valley (Feb. 18), Christchurch (NZ) (Feb. 21) & Auckland (NZ)(Feb. 25) Those artists who appeared or opened some of the shows on this tour: Richie Sambora, Diesel, Jet and Marlon Williams & Yarro Benders

☆ 2. Bruce Springsteen on Broadway at Walter Kerr Theatre in New York Ciry, NY (Nov. 7-11, 14-18, 21 & 22)
☆ 3. Lady Gaga at Coachella Music & Arts Festival at Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, CA (Apr. 15) * See also #11 (More Lady Gaga shows) & #84 (Coachella)
☆ 4. U2 “The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour” North America Leg – SF Bay Area (wsg Mumford & Sons)(May 17), L.A. Area (May 20, 21); Houston (May 24), Dallas (May 26) (4 shows wsg The Lumineers), Tampa (June 14), Louisville (June 16)(2 shows w/OneRepublic), New Orleans (wsg Beck)(Sept. 14); South American Leg – Mexico City (Oct. 3, 4), Bogota (Oct. 7), Buenes Aires (Oct. 10, 11), Santiago (Oct. 14) (6 shows wsg Noel Gallagher & The High Flying Birds)
☆ 5. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “40th Anniversary Tour”. Multiple shows: Oklahoma City (Apr. 20) Apr. 22 Dallas (Apr. 22), Little Rock (Apr. 25), W. Palm Beach (May 5), Tampa (May 6), Napa (May 27), Red Rocks (May 29 & 30) *Joe Walsh opened this part of tour; Arroya Seco (June 24), Chicago wsg Chris Stapleton (June 29), Philadelphia wsg Peter Wolf (July 1), Canandaigua, NY wsg Peter Wolf(July 2), Milwaukee wsg Chris Stapleton (July 5 & 6), London (July 9) * Highlight of Tour: The performance of “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Stevie Nicks at British Summer Time at Hyde Park in London.
☆ 6. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Joan Baez, Tupac Shakur, Nile Rodgers, and Yes. Also featuring Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson of Rush, David Letterman, Jackson Browne, Alicia Keys, Dhani Harrison (George’s son), Lenny Kravitz, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell and Pat Monahan of Train at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY (Apr. 7)
☆ 7. “Sing Me Home” The Music of Merle Haggard Tribute feat. Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Loretta Lynn, Toby Keith, Hank Williams Jr., Kacey Musgraves. Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Anderson, Bobby Bare, the Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, Ronnie Dunn, Alabama, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Lucinda Williams and Connie Smith. Haggard’s guitarist son Ben Haggard was one of evening’s musical directors at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN (Apr. 6)
☆ 8. Sharleen Spiteri & Texas wsg Henry Ate (Karma) at Emmarentia Dam/Montecasino in Johannesburg, South Africa (Dec. 10)
☆ 9. Grayson Capps, Corky Hughes, Russ Broussard, Susan Cowsill, Brian Stoltz, John Fohl & Johnny Sansone at The Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm in Silverhill, AL (Dec. 3)
☆ 10. Laid Back Festival ft. Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, Jackson Browne, Peter Wolf, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band & Bruce Springsteen at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J. (Sept. 21)
☆ 11. Lady Gaga (see earlier at #3) Her show at Coachella is #3 on my list and the highest ranked without Bruce Springsteen in the lineup. I saw her three more times in 2017: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH (Aug. 23), Verizon Ctr. (Nov. 19) and Philips Arena (Nov. 28)
☆ 12. Mac McAnally wsg Jimmy Buffett (also Libby Rae Watson) at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula, MS (Jan. 14)
☆ 13. Sugarcane Jane at Fairhope Brewing Company in Fairhope, AL (Aug. 12) I attended 19 SCJ shows in 2017. Honorable Mentions: SCJ at Murky Waters in Ocean Springs, MS (Mar. 25), SCJ at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (May 13), SCJ at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Ctr. in Ocean Springs, MS (Aug. 19) Other SCJ shows attended in 2017: Windmill Market (Jan. 6), Jack’s by the Tracks (Mar. 24), The Frog Pond (Mar. 26), Jack’s (Apr. 13), Warehouse Bakery (June 2), Callaghan’s (June 4), The LR (July 14), Bennys Boom Boom Room (Aug. 25), Murky Waters (Sept. 9), Mississippi Songwriters (Sept. 17), The Mary C. (Oct. 19), Bluegill (Oct. 29), The Shed (Nov. 25), The Listening Room (Dec. 2), Jack’s by the Tracks (Dec. 22)
☆ 14. Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds wsg Abe Partridge at Manci’s Antique Club in Daphne, AL (June 11); Molly Thomas & Rick Hirsch at The Julep Room in Ocean Springs, MS (July 13), MT&TRB with The Iguanas at Jack’s by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (Aug. 26), MT&TRB at Manci’s Antique Club in Daphne, AL (Aug. 27)
☆ 15. Big Star Tribute (Two shows: SXSW & AmericanaFest)”Big Star’s Third Live…and More” ft. Big Star’s co-founder Jody Stephens, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, the db’s Chris Stamey, Let’s Active’s Mitch Easter, Robyn Hitchcock, Parker Millsap, Skylar Gudasz, Ken Stringfellow and more at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX (Mar. 18); A second show at AmericanaFest: “Big Star’s Third Live…and More” ft. Jody Stephens, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Mitch Easter (Let’s Active), Chris Stamey (the dB’s) and Pat Sansone (Wilco) and more. ALSO: Skylar Gudasz, Chris Stamey’s Occasional Shivers featuring Millie McGuire, and Django Haskins @ Cannery Ballroom in Nashville TN (Sept. 12)
☆ 16. The Jericho Road Show ft. Rambling Steve Gardner, Libby Rae Watson, Bill Steber & Wes Lee at The Shack Up Inn in Clarksdale, MS (Aug. 11); Big George Brock at Red’s in Clarksdale, MS (set) (Aug. 11)
☆ 17. Steve Winwood wsg Lilly Winwood at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. (May 1)
☆ 18. Travis Meadows with Whiskey Jack wsg Eric Erdman at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Sept. 1)
☆ 19. Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Maryland Hall of Creative Arts in Annapolis, MD (Nov. 12)
☆ 20. Bryan Adams at Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa (Dec. 9)
☆ 21. Brian Wilson “50th Anniversary of Pet Sounds Tour Continued” wsg Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin at Hershey Theatre in Hershey, PA (Apr. 25)
☆ 22. Blondie & Garbage wsg Deap Valley “Rage and Rapture Tour” (Lewiston, NY/Toronto, ONT/Red Bank, NJ/NYC/Philadelphia/Vienna, V) July 25, 26, 28; Aug. 1, 2, 3.
☆ 23. Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris & Lucinda Williams at SF Jazz Center “Miner Auditorium” in San Francisco, CA (May 18)
☆ 24. Randy Newman, Jeff Tweedy, and Aimee Mann & Lo Moon at Beacon Theatre in NYC (Dec. 15)
☆ 25. The Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival ft. North Mississippi All-Stars, Samantha Fish, Anders Osborne, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux wsg Johnny Sansone, and Colin Lake, Victor Wainwright, Danielle Nicole, Johnny Vidacovich, Wes Lee, Louisiana’s LeRoux, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Tea J. Moore & more @ Cassidy Park in Bogalusa, LA (Sept. 29 & 30)
☆ 26. Lindsay Buckingham & Christine McVie at The Beacon Theatre in New York City, NY (Aug. 10)
☆ 27. BST British Summer Time at Hyde Park in London (UK) ft Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Stevie Nicks, The Killers, Tears for Fears, The Lumineers, White Lies, Elbow and more. (July 8 & 9)
☆ 28. South By Southwest “SXSW” in Austin, TX * Highlights: Ray Wylie Hubbard, Shinyribs, Parker Millsap, Carolyn Wonderland, Sunny Sweaney, Otis Gibbs, David Ramirez, Whitney Rose, Jeff Plankenhorn, Max Gomez, The Peterson Brothers, Waco Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Band of Heathens, Garland Jeffreys, Lilly Hiatt, The Secret Sisters, Lillie Mae, Patrick Sweany, High Plains Jamboree, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Andrew Combs, Brent Cobb, Colony House, Southern Avenue, Ian Moore, The Mastersons, Bonnie Whitmore, Nick Waterhouse, Gurf Morlix, Slaid Cleaves, and Emily Bell.
☆ 29. Grayson Capps, Corky Hughes (& full band) at Pirates Cove in Elberta, AL (Sept. 2); Grayson Capps & Corky Hughes at The Government Street Grocery in Ocean Springs, MS (Sept. 16); Grayson Capps & Corky Hughes at Murky Waters in Ocean Springs, MS (Dec. 23)
☆ 30. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at The Adelaide Entertainment Ctr. In Adelaide, South Australia (AU) (Jan. 29)
☆ 31. Arroya Seco Weekend ft.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Alabama Shakes, John Mayall, Live, Dawes, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Jade Jackson, Mumford & Sons, Andrew Bird, David Lindley, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Weezer, Rachel Platten, and more @ Brookside Park (Rose Bowl) in Pasadena, CA (June 24 & 25)
☆ 32. Paula Boggs Band “House Show” in Mobile, AL (June 20)
☆ 33. Alabama Shakes at The Roxy Theatre in N. Hollywood, CA (June 23)
☆ 34. Parkers Millsap at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (Jan.16)
☆ 35. Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, Molly Thomas, Rick Hirsch, Andrew Duhon, John Calvin Abney & Gram Rea at The Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm in Silverhill, AL (Nov. 26)
☆ 36. Grace Askew at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Oct. 20)
☆ 37. Guns ‘N Roses with Rose Tattoo and AC/DC’s Angus Young at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, NSW (AU) (Feb. 10)
☆ 38. Harrison McInnis CD Release Show at The Merry Widow in Mobile, AL (Dec. 19)
☆ 39. Chris Stapleton, Anderson East, Brent Cobb at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA (July 22)
☆ 40. Paul Simon wsg Brandi Carlile (During Summerfest) at American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, WI (June 30)
☆ 41. Bruno Mars wsg Dua Lipa at the Madison Square Gardens in New York City, NY (Sept. 22)
☆ 42. Aaron Lee Tasjan wsg Early James at Callaghan’s in Mobile, AL (Apr. 2)
☆ 43. Bottle Rock/Napa Valley ft. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Judah & the Lion, The Shelters, Foo Fighters, Live, St.Lucia, Charles Bradley & the Extraordinaires and more at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, CA (May 27 & 28)
☆ 44. Edward David Anderson at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Mar. 9); Edward David Anderson at House Show in Montrose, AL (Dec. 31) * I enjoyed a number of EDA shows in 2017.
☆ 45. Radiohead wsg Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis at Smoothie King Ctr. in New Orleans, LA (Apr. 3); Radiohead at Coachella Music & Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA – Performed “Creep” (Apr. 14)
☆ 46. Michael Kiwanuka wsg The Cloves at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA (May 19)
☆ 47. Son Volt wsg Anders Parker at Rough Trade in Brooklyn, NY (Apr. 8)
☆ 48. Ryan Adams at Beacon Theatre in New York City, NY (May 3)
☆ 49. Peter Case at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Aug. 15)
☆ 50. Peter Frampton “Acoustic Tour” at St. George Theatre in Staten Island, NY (Apr. 9)
☆ 51. Summerfest 2017 ft. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Chris Stapleton, The Chainsmokers, and more at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, WI (July 4, 5 & 6)
☆ 52. Phil & Foster’s CD Release Show at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (July 12); Phil & Foster wsg Molly Thomas a Callaghan’s Irish Social Club (July 19) The Marlow Boys at Callaghans Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL; (Aug. 30); A Charity Event “music hosted by William Norville Harrison with music by Stan Foster & Phil Proctor and several guest musicians” at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (Oct. 18) * I attended a number of shows by the members of Phil & Foster and The Marlow Boys – always a good time!
☆ 53. X wsg Folk Uke & John Egan at Kessler Theatre in Dallas, TX (May 25)
☆ 54. Queen + Adam Lambert at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA (July 26)
☆ 55. Roger Waters June 27 – Roger Waters “Us + Them Tour” Multiple dates: Los Angeles (June 27), Washington, DC (Aug. 4 & 5), Philadelphia (Aug. 8 & 9)
☆ 56. River Whyless ar The Prophet Bar in Dallas, TX (Apr. 21)
☆ 57. Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, MD (May 2)
☆ 58. Darcy Malone & The Tangle at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Mar. 31)
☆ 59. Eric Erdman, Ryan Balthrop & Harrison McInnis at The Listening Room.of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Mar. 2); Abe Partridge, Eric Erdman & Ryan Balthrop at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (June 21); Ryan Balthrop, Joe Langley & Molly Thomas wsg Rick Hirsch at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (July 16)
☆ 60. Mississippi Songwriters Festival in Ocean Springs, MS ft. Several songwriter/musicians including Sugarcane Jane, Grayson Capps, Derek Norsworthy, Abe Partridge, Sarah Peacock, and more (Sept. 15, 16 & 17)
☆ 61. Iron & Wine wsg John Moreland at Joy Theatre in New Orleans, LA (Nov. 4)
☆ 62. Lisa Mills wsg Jimmy Robinson at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Mar. 11)
☆ 63. Classic East Weekend ft. The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Journey, Doobie Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire at in *I was disappointed with some of the show but to my surprise, E,W & F was the best of the entire event.
☆ 64. Johnny Hayes & the Loveseats at IP Casino in Biloxi, MS (Aug. 18 & 19)
☆ 65. Chicago w/ JD & The Straight Shot at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA (Mar. 21)
☆ 66. Dead & Company at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA (Nov. 29)
☆ 67. Saturday Night Fever “40th Anniversary” at Private Event in Brooklyn, NY (Dec. 16)
☆ 68. Robert Ellis wsg Courtney Hartman at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL

☆ 69. 30A Songwriters Festival ft. Phil Madiera, Amy LaVere, Shawn Colvin, John Prine, Kristin Diable, Jack Ingram, Matthew Sweet, and Drivin’ n Cryin (various locations) in N.W. Florida (Jan. 15)
☆ 70. Dan Navarro at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Jan. 11)
☆ 71. Diamond Thug at Suntravolta in Cape Town, South Africa
☆ 72. Della Memoria wsg Abe Partridge “Robby Amonett’s Art Show” at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Jan. 8); Avi Jacob w/ Emily Sholes Smith at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (May 11) *In early 2017, I attended a few very good additional Della Memoria shows too.
☆ 73. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones AND Chick Corea Elektric Band @ Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA (Aug. 6)
☆ 74. Gin Blossoms @ The Paramount Theatre in Huntington, NY (July 27)
☆ 75. Maggie Koerner @ Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL
☆ 76. Red Hot Chili Peppers wsg Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Jack Irons @ Smoothie King Ctr. in New Orleans, LA. (Jan. 10)
☆ 77. Gal Holiday & The Honky Tonk Revue @ The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Nov. 3)
☆78. AmericanaFest at Various Locations including The Ryman (Americana Music Awards) in Nashville, TN (Sept. 11, 12 & 13)
☆ 79. Lauren Murphy @ The Pyschedelics @ Jack’s by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (Aug. 18)
☆ 80. Will Kimbrough wsg Lilly Winwood at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (Aug. 20)
☆ 81. Australian Chamber Orchestra with Sam Amidon and Pekka Kuusistro at City Recital Hall in Sydney, NSW (AU) (Feb. 8)
☆ 82. Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones and Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun @ The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA (Apr. 28)
☆ 83. Webb Wilder at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Jan. 12)
☆ 84. Coachella Music & Arts Festival ft. several music artists (this position does include Lady Gaga (#3) & Radiohead’s (#45) performance at Coachella (Apr. 14 & 15)
☆ 85. Robert Cline, Jr., Shelley King & Melissa Summersell at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Sept. 23)
☆ 86. Vaudeville Smash at The Night Cat in Melbourne, VIC (AU) (Feb. 3)
☆ 87. Little Steven’s Underground Garage Live Radio Broadcast at Hard Rock Surfers Paradise in Gold Coast, QLD (AU) (Feb. 15)
☆ 88. Jack Pearson wsg Colin Lake & John Cochran at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (May 9); Ben Jernigan & Friends with Brooks Hubbert & special guest Jack Pearson at The Brickyard in Mobile, AL (May 11)
☆ 89. Mean Mary at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Jan. 6)
☆ 90. King Crimson at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL (June 28)
☆ 91. Bonnie Bishop wsg Ross Newell at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (May 31)
☆ 92. “Frog Pond Sunday Social” feat. Sugarcane Jane, John Calvin Abney, Lilly Hiatt, Sergio Webb & Eric Erdman at The Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm in Silverhill, AL (Mar. 26)
☆ 93. Hannah McFarland & Friends ft. Briston Maroney, S. Grant Parker, Nordista Freeze & Sam Hearn at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (May 15); Hannah McFarland & McKenzie Knapps at Manci’s Antique Club in Daphne, AL (June 18); Hannah McFarland wsg Dale Drinkard, Jr. at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Dec. 20)
☆ 94. Caleb Caudle wsg Early James at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (Oct. 27)
☆ 95. The Fixx wsg Adam Ezra atThe Birchmere in Alexandria, VA (Aug. 7)
☆ 96. The Bedroom Philosopher “Cat Show” (Justin Heazlewood) at Noodle Palace in Perth, Western Australia (AU) (Jan. 23)
☆ 97. Dr. Bacon at The Government Street Grocery in Ocean Springs, MS (Jan. 13)
☆ 98. Hill Country Hounds at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Oct. 29)
☆ 99. Great Peacock’s Andrew Nelson & Blount Floyd at House Show in Montrose, AL (Sept. 3)
☆ 100. Jimmy Lee Hannaford at The Shed in Ocean Springs, MS (Jan. 7); Jimmy Lee Hannaford at The Shed in Ocean Springs, MS (Oct. 21)

Honorable Mentions in 2017 (anyone of these shows could have easily made the above list):
> Thomas Jackson at Jack’s by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (Jan. 12)
> Nothing at Amplifier Capital in Perth, Western Australian (AU) (Jan. 24)
> The Rumjacks at Mojo’s Bar in North Fremantle, Western Australia (AU) (Jan. 26)
> Fuzz Queen, Kosom 0, and Pigeon Park at San Fran Club in Wellington, New Zealand (Feb. 22)
> John Anthony & Lewis Ross (Two of the original members of Wet Willie) at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Feb. 27)
> Truitt Williams & Friends at Jack’s by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (Mar. 7)
> Holli Mosley & Tim Kinsey at Jack by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (Mar. 10)
> Paul Thorn, Jaimoe Jasssz Band & Band Perry “Mississippi Bicentennial Event” at Centennial Park in Gulfport, MS (Apr. 1)
> Bob Weir at Saenger Theatre in Mobile, AL (Apr. 19)
> The Listening Room “Two Year Anniversary” ft. Abe Partridge, Eric Erdman & Esther Rose at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (May 12)
> Lizards Reunion @ Traders on the Causeway in Spanish Fort, AL (May 12)
> Fat Man Squeeze at Jack’s by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (June 1)
> “The Return of the Neanderthal Man” Hosted by Stephen Lee Veal. A Show of Support for Rob Hickman ft. Grayson Capps, Lisa Mills, Gram Rea and Brenda Bledsoe at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (June 9)
> Wes Lee @ The Julep Room in Ocean Springs, MS (July 15)
> Bronwynne Brent wsg Florida Men at Chain Park in Hattiesburg, MS (Aug. 25)
> Lynn Drury at Jack’s by the Tracks in Pascagoula, MS (Aug. 31)
> Amanda Shaw at The Listening Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (Sept. 8)
> Face To Face, Ignite, Much The Same, The Fullblast, and The Decline at Arena Recoleta in Santiago, Chili (Oct. 12)
> Ric McNaughton Trio at Murky Waters in Ocean Springs, MS (Oct. 21)
> Bonnie Blue at The Shed in Ocean Springs, MS (Oct. 28)
> Joshua Hedley wsg Early James at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (Nov. 5)

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