Podcast

Best Show Ever with Cam Herdt

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

Comedian Cam Herdt loves talking about shows, specifically, the best shows ever. Listen as he invites special guests, musicians and music journalists to reminisce about their concert-going careers and share untold stories from the history of seeing live music. Whether you’re brand new to the concert scene or a grizzled jaded vet, this unfiltered, candid and hilarious podcast is like having the best seat in the house to the best shows of all time.

Episodes
84
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 3 min
On air since
2023
Latest episode
2 months ago

Episodes

84 episodes, newest first

  1. Field Of Vision 2 Recap

    Show notes

    Cam breaks down the second year of King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard's Field Of Vision festival in Buena Vista, CO. Setlist references by https://kglw.net/.

    Recorded 8/19/26

    1 hr 1 min
  2. Grahame Lesh - Turn That God Awful Music Down

    Show notes

    Grahame Lesh stops by to talk about growing up around incredible music, getting into Metallica and how he's keeping the mission of Phil & Friends alive and well.

    Recorded 7/29/26

    1 hr 10 min
  3. Reed Mathis - It Was The Beginning Of Infinity

    Show notes

    Reed Mathis stops by to talk about coming out of the Tulsa scene and a MMW show that changed everything for him.

    Recorded 7/2/26

    1 hr 10 min
  4. Jimmy Law & Big Jim - Bobby Looked At Me

    Show notes

    Dogs In A Pile Guitarist Jimmy Law and his Dad Big Jim stop by to talk about Jimmy getting his start in Asbury Park, Seeing Dead shows together and the bond of father & son through music.

    Recorded 7/1/2026

    1 hr 10 min
  5. Kyle Kinane - Not Everything Needs To Be A Thousand Miles Per Hour

    Show notes

    Comedian Kyle Kinane chats about seeing Poison & Warrant, the best Prince show ever and the highest vibrational intersection in Chicago.

    Recorded 5/25/26

    1 hr 27 min
  6. Daniel Shankin - I Danced With Death At The Warfield

    Show notes

    Integration Coach Daniel Shankin of Tam Integration talks with us about his favorite psychedelic initiations, otherwise referred to as "shows". We talk about living a kayak ride from Terrapin and what it's like to have snakes replaces stones in your body with jewels. Recorded 6/3/26

    1 hr 20 min
  7. Scott Metzger - I Got A Full Dose Of Whatever That Was

    Show notes

    Scott Metzger of JRAD & LaMP joins to chat about growing up in the punk scene in New Jersey, Trey & Tom giving him his first gig with Amfibian and what it's like to see Prince.

    Recorded 5/14/26

    1 hr 4 min
  8. Rob Bleetstein - Bedlam In The Best Way

    Show notes

    SiriusXM Producer and Host Rob Bleetstein stops by to chat Grateful Dead at Winterland, the first Pearl Jam tour and how Jerry Garcia saved him from leaving one of the best shows ever.

    Recorded 8/20/25

    1 hr 3 min
  9. Field Of Vision - King Gizzard Festival Recap

    Show notes

    A recap of the first US festival hosted by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in Buena Vista, CO.

    Recorded 8/19/25

    55 min
  10. Outside Lands Festival Recap

    Show notes

    Cam went back to Golden Gate Park to catch Tyler The Creator, Doechii, Anderson Paak and meet Conan at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco.

    Recorded 8/11/25

    40 min
  11. Andy Gadiel - Linking The Scene

    Show notes

    JamBase Founder & President Andy Gadiel chats with us about being a Phish & Grateful Dead fan in the early 90's and what led him to linking phans with information about the jam scene for years to come, including possibly the best WEEK ever.

    Recorded 8/6/25

    1 hr 19 min
  12. GD60 Weekend Recap

    Show notes

    Cam was in attendance for Grateful Dead 60th anniversary weekend in San Francisco. Here's a recap of the festivities including the sets from Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson, their sit-ins, Dead and Company and the Heart Of Town shows hosted by Grahame Lesh.

    Recorded 8/4/25

    47 min
  13. Daniel (@sleeping_llama) - I Bet You Think This Tweezer's About You

    Show notes

    Daniel (Sleeping Llama) dared to ask the question "Why haven't we seen a Tweezer Encore Yet." That question led to an incredibly epic Sunday SPAC show.

    Recorded 7/30/25

    1 hr 48 min
  14. Phish Summer Tour Recap

    Show notes

    Cam checked out Chicago, Forest Hills and SPAC!

    Check out his review of these 8 epic Phish shows.

    Recorded 7/29/25

    58 min
  15. Mountain Jam Artist Spotlight with Mikaela Davis

    Show notes

    Mikaela Davis stopped by to talk about Mountain Jam, her history with the festival and her best shows ever!

    Recorded 6/10/25

    This episode is brought to you by Mountain Jam & Mike's Amazing.

    46 min
  16. Jeremy Kaplan - Welcome To The Westcott

    Show notes

    Dogs In A Pile Pianist Jeremy Kaplan stops by to talk about the Burning Daylight Festival and his best shows ever.

    Recorded 5/29/25

    40 min
  17. Burning Daylight Recap

    Show notes

    We had a huge Memorial Day weekend with Dogs In A Pile and a ton of great supporting acts!

    This is a breakdown of the Dogs first ever headlining festival.

    Recorded 5/29/25

    46 min
  18. Emily Bass - F*ck Being Cool

    Show notes

    Executive Director of Femme House Emily Bass joins to talk Gonzo, chaotic music tastes and seeing upcoming artists, as well as the greats!

    Recorded 5/20/25

    1 hr 22 min
  19. Caleb Doyle - Sitting In Someone's Buick LeSabre Listening To Dave

    Show notes

    Creator and Writer of Nightswimming, Caleb Doyle joins the pod to talk music of all kinds, but specifically a Dead & Co show that rocked him to his core.

    Recorded 5/10/25

    1 hr 24 min
  20. Elisa Allechant - Aliens Would Love This

    Show notes

    Host of on Phish Radio Sirius XM Elisa Allechant joins to talk Phish in the 90's and the best show she ever saw right in her backyard in 2021!

    Recorded 5/7/25

    56 min