Last weekend, a series of incredible performances were held at the annual Lockn’ Festival in Arrington, VA, including sets from Phish, Ween, My Morning Jacket, Umphrey’s McGee and so many more. One of the biggest excitements of the weekend was a performance from Circles Around The Sun, the group that composed the set break music for Fare Thee Well last summer.
Though Circles Around The Sun was meant to be a side demonstration to accompany the set breaks and the documentary of the 50th anniversary celebration, the project took on a life of its own. The band eventually put out an official album release of their music, but fans still pined for more. Leave it to Peter Shapiro to convince the band to make their first-ever live performance.
Yesterday we shared some video clips from this exciting debut, but a new full audio recording has since surfaced. Listen to taper Matt Moricle’s coverage of the Circles Around The Sun’s debut showing at The Woods stage, streaming below: