Just two weeks ago, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead had the pleasure of hosting Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in Oakland, CA. The Furthur reunion saw Almost Dead strip down to an acoustic setup, accompanying Weir on a series of Grateful Dead classics, with a few Bob Dylan covers slipped in as well.
Fortunately for us, the band has shared a full soundboard recording of the performance, with the help of Eric McRoberts. Tune in to the full show below, and enjoy!
Setlist: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | Fox Theater | Oakland, CA | 11/12/16
(as annotated by manager Peter Costello)
Set 1 (8:00PM – 10:13PM):
01. Jam ->
02. Good Lovin’ (SM) ->
03. Cumberland Blues (All) ->
04. Help On The Way (TH) @ ->
05. Slipknot! ->
06. The Music Never Stopped (SM)
07. He’s Gone (TH) >
08. The Wheel # (All) >
09. Jack Straw $ (SM & TH)
Acoustic Set ^ (No Set Break):
10. Must Have Been The Roses % (TH)
11. Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall + (BW)
12. Black Throated Wind + (BW)
13. When I Paint My Masterpiece + (BW)
14. Cassidy + (BW) ->
15. Let It Grow Jam + ->
16. Cassidy + (BW)
Set 2 (10:33PM – 11:59PM):
01. intro/crowd
02. King Solomon’s Marbles
03. Row Jimmy (TH)
04. Estimated Prophet (SM) ->
05. Uncle John’s Band (All)
06. Eyes Of The World && (TH) ->
07. Jam *->
08. Throwing Stones (SM) ->
09. Deal Jam & ->
10. Throwing Stones (SM) ->
11. Hey Bulldog Jam ^ ->
12. Throwing Stones (SM)
Encore:
13. One More Saturday Night (SM)
@ – Proceeded by an emphatic “Shakedown Street” Tease
# – With an “Head Over Heels” (Tears for Fears) Tease (MB)
$ – During the jam before the final “We can share the women…” lyrics, the stage was transformed seamlessly for the acoustic set. MB’s piano was moved (while he was still playing it), a small kit for Joe rolled out on a riser, mics & stools were placed for SM, TH & BW.
^ – All songs with MB on Upright Piano & Vocals, TH & SM on Acoustic Guitars & Vocals, DD on Upright Bass & JR on 3 piece kit – Kick, Snare & Hi Hat – & Vocals.
% – Almost Dead only
+ – With Bob Weir on Acoustic Guitar & Vocals as indicated
&& – With a DD Bass Solo & an MB piano solo
* – Contained elements of Throwing Stones
& – First Time Played By Almost Dead
^ – Beatles cover, first Time Played By Almost Dead as an instrumental. (The full song was played on 2016.07.02.)
This was probably the longest show Almost Dead has played, at about 3:39.