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Pics from yesterday’s 35th anniversary of Alice In Chains performing amidst some angry Clash of the Titans - Slayer fans….Layne had enough, got off the stage, went into the crowd, hitting back and throwing sh*t…..Mike, Jerry & Sean followed suit. Red Rocks in Morrison, CO.
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The full story is in my first post from yesterday (6/5). These photos popped up a few years ago .
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📸 John Vinson
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We’re excited to welcome Davey Allen to Layne Staley Tribute East 2026 as one of our headliners.
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If you’ve spent any time around the Alice in Chains community over the last few years, chances are you’ve come across Davey’s “Stairwell Sessions”. What started as videos shared online has grown into a passionate following of AIC fans who connected with his performances and his obvious love for the music.
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When we started putting together this year’s guest performers, we knew Davey had to be invited.
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We’re thrilled he’ll be making the trip from Rochester, NY to join us at the Crystal Ballroom on November 7.
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Stay tuned for next week as we welcome our next headlining guest performer.
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Please help us welcome Davey to LSTE 2026. 🖤
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Tribute poster announcement by Nina Rose Barber.
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Nehi Stripes Seattle is the official media outlet of the annual Layne Staley Tribute East . Any changes will be shared here first.
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Ticket link: https://www.crystalballroomboston.com/events/layne-staley-tribute-east-2026/

On this day 35 years ago, Alice In Chains performed at the Red Rocks Amphitheater, in Morrison, Colorado.
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This was part of the Clash of the Titans tour. I’ve attached an article from Louder; however, this story has been circulated for many many years. This was the worst show for Alice; in fact the guys were hated by the fans!
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I’ll share the photos next that were found in December a few years back in the next post. Photo on page 3, by John Vinson.
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Alice In Chains performing on Letterman 30 years ago last month.
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1994 Rock Classic, Once Ranked Among the ‘Saddest Songs of All Time,’ Is Quietly Climbing the Charts 32 Years Later; The song was never released as a single -Parade Magazine, 6/3/26
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Alice in Chains is back on the charts—with a song recorded more than 30 years ago with late lead singer Layne Staley. The 1994 song “Nutshell” re-entered Billboard’s Hard Rock Streaming Songschart at No. 25 for the week of June 8, 2026, marking its 34th overall week on the chart.
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Known for its emotional acoustic guitar and lyrics about loneliness and separation penned by Staley, “Nutshell” was never released as a single but appeared on Alice in Chains’ EP Jar of Flies, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard in February 1994.
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Rolling Stone once ranked “Nutshell” one of the 10 saddest songs of all time, noting that the song “took on a new meaning after the singer Layne Staley died tragically at a young age.” “When you listen to this song today, it’s impossible not to think about his death, and lines like ‘I’d feel better dead’ are positively chilling,” the outlet shared. “This ballad was never a single, and it sounds unlike their famous works from this period, but it touched a nerve with fans …it’s a wonderful tribute to the spirit and resolve of Staley.”
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In June 1994, Staley told Hit Parader that the Alice in Chains bandmates hadn’t planned to record an acoustic EP with Jar of Flies. Instead, they just experimented in the studio after a long run on the road.
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“We just wanted to go into the studio for a few days with our acoustic guitars and see what happened,” Staley explained in the interview. “We never really planned on the music we made at that time to be released. But the record label heard it, and they really liked it. It was more their idea to release it than it was ours. For us, it was just the experience of four guys getting together in the studio and making some music.”
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Staley died in 2002 at age 34 of an accidental drug overdose. While Alice in Chains is best known for heavier grunge anthems such as “Man in the Box” and “Would,” the acoustic “Nutshell” is the song that bandmate Mike Inez best remembers Staley for. “I think the No. 1 for me is ‘Nutshell,” Inez told Revolver magazine in 2015. “Layne was very honest with his songwriting. And in ‘Nutshell,’ he really put everything in a nutshell for everybody. That song still gets me choked up whenever I play it. I get a little teary-eyed, and sometimes when we’re doing the arena runs, especially, they’ll have some video footage of Layne. And I look and see me and [bandmates] Jerry [Cantrell] and Sean [Kinney] looking the wrong way. We’re not looking at the audience; we’re looking back at Layne, and it’s pretty cool that there’s still that song for us. Yeah, it’s just a sad thing.”
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📸 Photo by Frans Schellekens on Getty Images
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Link: https://parade.com/entertainment/1994-rock-classic-once-ranked-among-the-saddest-songs-of-all-time-is-quietly-climbing-the-charts-32-years-later
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Here’s a new photo photographer Charles Peterson shared late last month. This was scanned from a color slide. The original was published in black and white. This photo appeared in Guitar World in 1990.
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** Charles has this image currently available as a 16x20” - DM him directly or go to his website: https://charlespeterson.net/grunge **
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📸 .peterson.photographCharles Petersonnehistripesseattle

Here are my latest art pieces. They are of course of Demri. I really think Kathleen and Demri would really love them. It took me a good 3 months to do them.
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I used some couture dresses a very talent designer creates. If you botice closely, Layne & Demri’s cat Sadie is included in 2 of them.
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My longtime friend Mara had a birthday on Saturday and I hadn’t finished with these yet, so I do hope she sees them. She’ll get a set of cards with these images on them.
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For those of you who don’t know, Layne & Demri got their kitty Sadie from Mara too. Therefore including Sadie was for Mara, in loving memory of Demri and Layne.
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At some point, I’ll probably make some thickboard tags with these. Final note, I love this retro fun, so I hope you’ll just go with it😂😂!
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🖌🖌 created by Cindy - 📸Jack Plasky & Alison Dyer: used with permission.

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81 DAYS AWAY from the 2026 LAYNE STALEY TRIBUTE WEEKEND! AUGUST 20-22nd, 2026!
* The annual Layne Staley Tribute will kick off on Thursday, August 20th with a Gathering at the International Fountain at the Seattle Center August 21st for Grunge Night (A Tribute to Seattle Music) and again for LAYNE STALEY TRIBUTE 2026 on Saturday, August 22nd with both shows to be held at The Showbox (1426 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101). All Proceeds from the tribute will be donated to the Layne Staley Memorial Fund benefitting Therapeutic Health Services (THS).
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The Showbox Presents and KISW 99.9FM present: LAYNE STALEY TRIBUTE WEEKEND 2026 offering Alice in Chains and grunge-era fans the opportunity to spend two nights in the company of fellow music lovers, reliving the sounds of Seattle in the early 90s. The annual tribute has brought fans from all over the world together in Seattle every August to celebrate the legacy of Layne Staley and Mike Starr to raise money to help fight the ever-growing opioid epidemic affecting people across the country. This year’s program will feature two nights of the music from Seattle’s Grunge era backed by Jar of Flies (the ultimate Alice in Chains experience) as well as special guests from the Seattle Music community. Using the opportunity to celebrate the music that has provided a soundtrack to our lives and helped to define an entire generation to also do some good for the community. Proceeds from the show will be donated to Layne Staley Fund at Therapeutic Health Services (THS) an addiction and recovery center based in Seattle and serving communities across western Washington.
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Tickets to the Layne Staley Tribute Weekend are available at www.ShowboxPresents.com or at the door (if still available). Both nights will have Doors at 7 p.m., followed by the show at 8 p.m. These events are All-Ages, Bar w/ID.
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https://www.showboxpresents.com/events/detail/1345368
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2026 official Layne Staley Tribute Poster created by Karmann Sloane
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Nehi Stripes Seattle is the official media outlet for the annual Layne Staley Tribute in Seattle. Email: [email protected] 🌎nehistripes.com

SMILE!!…..you’re on Candid Camera😂😂!
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Sean capturing the beautiful things….why not?
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📸Alice In Chains camp
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