I joined the Blue Rodeo Trading Network towards the end - I probably received a couple shows out of that, but it was pretty much dead shortly thereafter. I think it's no coincidence that the decline of the trading network coincided with the rise of popularity of bittorrent file sharing. But with that said, there are many, many other Yahoo trading lists out there for other bands that are alive and well. The difference is that there are only a limited number of BR fans who are into trading and a limited number of shows actually out there being traded.
Yes, Donna helped me get the ball rolling as well with BR shows a couple years ago. I was no stranger to collecting shows however as I have a healthy number of Rush shows (600+, I know… it’s an illness!), but it was really nice to stumble across a Blue Rodeo trading network!