Hey Deadheads! Get a load of this!

[Bennyboy]

Last night Phil and friends played the first night of their Warfield closing set in SF.

Thy played the first two albums in their entirety! Some of those songs have not been played in decdes and I think some never in the GD's career. I tell ya this week is going to be EPIC, if the rumours hold true. i usre wish i could go tot hese show. of all the shit I have missed over the last two years, this is the one that is going to hurt the most I think....

Bobby Weir played the entire second set.
set 1 (the Grateful Dead's first album)
golden rd
BIODTL
schoolgirl
cold rain and snow
sitting on top of the world
cream puff war*
morning dew*
minglewood*
viola lee blues*

set 2 (Anthem of the sun album)
cryptical*
other one*
nobodys fault*
other one *
cryptical reprise*
new potato*
born cross-eyed*
alligator*
caution*

donor rap
NFA*

* = with Bobby

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. Outstanding!! I'm wondering why they threw in "Nobody's Fault"...

I don't believe that was on the Anthem album? :shrug:

[Bennyboy]

2. Wondering that myself....

It was a song they played at the time, but.......

[Rambis]

3. Nice

I would have liked to have been there for that- I miss the fat man!

[darkstar]

4. Excellent!

With more promised to come, I take it? How cool is that? Way.

:toast:

[peacefreak]

5. holy shit, how cool was that.

the first time I heard Schoolgirl live was with Pig Pen at the Yale Bowl. The spirits must have jammin' at the Warfield last night. Do you have tickets for all nights?

[Bennyboy]

6. I have tickets for no nights.....

Not going. Out of my range and budget I am afraid. I get text messages about the show and set list....

[Bennyboy]

7. Tonight so far: St Stephen, Duprees Diamond Blues....

So it looks like Aoxamaxoa tonight. Then Workingman's. Looks like Mark Karan's axe and amp are on stage too (Bob Weir's guitar player)

[Bennyboy]

8. Looks like Live Dead...Dark Star to open 2nd set....

They must have not finished St Stephen in the first set....

[Bennyboy]

9. Review of last night's show:

From www.philzone.com

Aoxomoxoa for the 1st set, no special guests
Live Dead for the 2nd set, with Mark Karan on lead guitar

I'll give the 1st set a 7. It could easily have been an 8, maybe even an 8.5 if they'd only turned up the volume. As it was, from where I stood near the back of the orchestra pit (40 feet back from dead center), the beginning of Rosemary and most of Baby was nearly drowned out by the crowd murmur. It was muddy and maddening.

Other than that (significant) problem, however, the set was nicely rendered by the band. Except where noted, the songs were played w/o any long breaks or jams, so it went by quick.

St. Stephen - vox by Phil
Dupree's - vox by Jackie
Rosemary - vox by Teresa Williams from the side balcony
Rag - vox by Molitz
Mtns - vox by Phil and w/ a nice jam in the middle
Jam
Chinacat - vox by Jackie and w/ a nice call and response jam between Larry and Jackie
Baby - vox by Phil and Teresa, alternating verses
Cosmic - vox by band


As for the 2nd set, from the very first notes out of Karan's guitar, I could tell this set was going to be much louder and very electric. I have to give the first half of the set an 11 and the second half a 10. The Dark Star was sick, long and varied, and wild, with segments that boogied and stomped alternating with trickly space segments. They went out into space and back into dance mode so many times that I began to wonder if they were going to skip the second Stephen and go straight into The Eleven. The Dark Star felt like it must have been 40 minutes long! What followed was one of the most thunderous, monstrous, pounding Stephens I have ever heard. Zoiks!

Dark Star, v1-> - vox by Phil
Skipping on the Atmosphere Jam-> (my title - in and out of space, get it?)
Dark Star, v2-> - vox by Phil
St. Stephen - vox by Karan (and holy shit was this hugely different than the first set version)
Jam->
The Eleven - vox by Molitz
Lovelight - vox by Karan
Death Don't - vox by Jackie
Feedback
Goodnite - vox by band

enc: King Bee - vox by Jackie



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[commander bunnypants]

10. I need to wait till July

x(

CB

[Bennyboy]

12. I bet this is about the upcoming tour

So that the band gets all the songs worked in so they can have a lof of different setlists. On the last tour that could only do two and half shows worth, so this way they can really bust some stuff out....

As soon as I see these on the interwebs I wll be putting them up here...

[KG]

11. Very cool concept!

[Bennyboy]

13. Tonight.....Uncle Johns Band to open so.....

it looks like Workingman's Dead for the first set.. David Nelson sit in and what looks like Trey's rig onstage.....

[Bennyboy]

14. Friday night was

Workingman's Dead and American Beauty complete.

From Phil Zone: (DN= David Nelson) TW= Teresa Williams (Larry Campbell's wife)JG=Jackie Green

tonight's special guest(s): David Nelson and Teresa Williams

*w/DN
+w/TW

The band was rockin from the first notes tonight. A full-tilt boogie.

set 1:
UJB - vox by JG and band
*High Time - vox by DN
*Dire Wolf - vox by JG
*New Speedway - vox by JG
*Cumberland - vox by band
*Peter - vox by PL
*Easy Wind - vox by JG and DN
Casey Jones - vox by JG

set 2:
*Box - vox by PL
*FOTD - vox by DN w/LC on fiddle and pedal steel
Sugar Mag - vox by JG
Operator - vox by PL
Candyman - vox by JG
*Ripple - vox by DN w/LC on mandolin
Brokedown - vox by JG w/LC on fiddle
+Till the Morning Comes - vox by TW

enc:
+Attics - vox by TW, PL and LC w/LC on guitar and no other instruments
*Truckin - vox by JG and band

It was all good tonight, folks. The first set was absolutely smoking with a hot, snaky Speedway and a sizzling, dizzying Cumberland. Vocals were breathtaking at times with just a few weak spots (Easy Wind). Phil sang as good as I've ever heard him and was impressive on Peter and Operator.

In the second act, the whole set was a grin-inducing treat with a monster Sugar Mag, a tender Brokedown and perhaps the best version ever of Attics. Truckin was the perfect way to send us out the door.


Saturday night was Grateful Dead (Skull Fuck) and Dead Set.
There was NO Weir.

There WERE three sets.

The guest guitar player was Henry Kaiser and on the talking drum Sikiru.

Set 1:
Bertha
Mama Tried
Big Railroad Blues
Playing In The Band
The Other One
Me & My Uncle
Big Boss Man
Me & Bobby McGee
Johnny B. Goode
Wharf Rat
Not Fade Away/Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad

set 2 (dead set)
Samson and Delilah
Friend Of The Devil
New Minglewood Blues
Deal
Candyman
Little Red Rooster
Loser
Passenger
Feel Like A Stranger
Franklin's Tower

Set 3: (W/ Henry Kaiser)
Rhythm Devils (sikiru on talking drum, started as a duet with John Molo--eventually became the full band plus Kaiser)
Fire On The Mountain
Greatest Story Ever Told
Brokedown Palace

[Bennyboy]

15. Tonight (last show at The Warfield) is supposed to go till 4 AM

Breakfast served. Lots of sit-in speculation and sightings all week. Donna G, Bobby, Trey Anastasio, Santana, Mickey, billy etc.....

[Bennyboy]

16. Doors are open.......

[Bennyboy]

17. First report tonight.....

Come Together with Bob Weir, John Molo and Phil only on stage.

Santana is in the house as is Donna Jean and some say Trey.

Edit for update: Dark Star with the same three.....

[Bennyboy]

18. Still the trio.....

Loose Lucy......

[fight4my3sons]

22. ooohhhh Loose Lucy!

this whole thread has made me green with jealousy the whole week. I'm afraid to read on...

and someone please make me a dancing emoticon thingy with a dress for these threads I used to love to spin and spin at the shows. :7

[Amerigo Vespucci]

19. It's a legacy that needs to be kept alive...

...I remember when Cheap Trick did their "Music For Hangovers" shows in 1999. Four nights, their first four albums, one per night. Fans went apeshit.



The Dead was never a "singles band," no matter how badly Warners or Arista might have wanted it. The "let's play the whole album" approach seems like it would work really well for them.

:toast:

[Bennyboy]

20. Tonight they are off the albums thing.....

Phil announced they are going to let it fly, no set lists, just seat of the pants.....

West LA Fadeaway.....

[lazyriver]

21. Sometimes it sucks living on the east coast...

this is one of those times.

Good vibes and great shows to all who get to attend.

[Bennyboy]

23. Last Night Set List.......

From PhilZone:

My notes....

No albums tonight. And while the ushers last night told us they'd play 'til 4am, they only played 'til 3:30. Hah!

Electric Set 1: (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, John Molo)

# Come Together >
# Jam >
# Dark Star >
# Loose Lucy
# West LA Fadeaway
# The Wheel >
# Not Fade Away

Jeff Chimenti and then Larry Campbell joined in the middle of West LA Fadeaway, and then played the rest of the set

The Come Together > Dark Star > Loose Lucy jam played by Bob, Phil, and John lasted around 40 minutes (Dark Star lasted 20+ minutes). Because they were in a smaller vessel, they were able to go deeper into space during Dark Star than on Wednesday. The West LA Fadeaway was a very nice slow bluesy version, quite nice. The whole set was around 90 minutes I think. Seeing just Bob and Phil play like that was truly special.

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Acoustic Set 1: (Larry Campbell and Jackie Greene)

# Your Last Letter ?
# Sing Me Back Home
# Deep Elem Blues
# Instrumental ?
# Warfield Waltz
# Please Come Home ?
# Goodnight Irene ?

I didn't recongize several of these songs. Larry played all sorts of instruments. It was sweet and pretty short....

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Electric Set 2: (Phil and Friends)

# Shakedown Street >
# Ball and Chain
# Big River
# Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo >
# Jam >
# Althea
# Mexican Girl
# Stella Blue (Instrumental) >
# Sugaree

Mark Karan joined at Mississippi Half-Step and played for the rest of the set.

Ball and Chain and Mexican Girl were the first Jackie songs we heard, both were very well played, concise, rollicking songs. Mark and Larry shared some incredible intertwined guitar work throughout the Half-Step > Althea. Stella Blue was very unusual and beautiful, Larry's pedal steel took the place of the vocal lead. The Sugaree rocked.

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Acoustic Set 2: (Jackie Greene and Tim Bluhm)

# Spider John
# ? (last goodbye?)
# ? (squeek wheel?)

Jackie and Tim sing together in a band called the "Skinny Singers". Tim is a good guitarist, their voices sound good together. The songs have catchy tunes and quirky lyrics. Tim's wife Mickey sang harmony on the third tune.

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Electric Set 3: (Phil and Friends)

# Sugar Magnolia >
# Sunshine Daydream
# Unbroken Chain >
# Jam >
# Mountains Of The Moon >
# Jam >
# Terrapin Station >
# I Know You Rider

A couple thousand balloons fell from the ceiling at the beginning of Sugar Magnolia, which rocked. There was also a giant mirror ball above the stage. The Unbroken Chain had a rocking jam part but was fairly slow in the verses, and then the Mountains was beautiful, but darn for an old man those slow songs at 2:30am ar tough. They must have known -- the Terrapin was very interesting, fast and intricate, and the Rider closer was very rowdy.

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Encore: (Phil and Friends w/ Mark Karan)

# Donor Rap
# Truckin >
# And We Bid You Good Night

Good Truckin', but I think everyone was tired....

[EstimatedProphet]

24. FUCK! That would be a show!

If only...

[darkstar]

28. Hey EP!

Long time no see. How's your summer looking?

Take care...

:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

29. Lots and lots of barbecues coming up

Just the way I like a summer! How's Belleville?

[Bennyboy]

25. And the Downloads

5-13 http://www.archive.org/details/paf2008-05-13.neumann.flac16
5-14 http://www.archive.org/details/plf2008-05-14.neumann.flac16

So far only the first two nights....

[fight4my3sons]

26. thanks

:hi:

[darkstar]

27. Thanks Benneyboy

I have enjoyed keeping track of the shows via your reports here.

:yourock: