Towards the end of his residency at the Capitol Theatre, the great Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh announced that he would be teaming up with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead for a NYE run at the storied venue. A month later, and PhilRAD was primed and ready to go!
The band, comprised of Lesh, Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Scott Metzger and Tom Hamilton, worked through a set of Grateful Dead classics, opening with “Truckin’,” stirring up “Estimated Prophet” > “Eyes of the World,” and even playing “Dark Star” with “All Along the Watchtower” intertwined in the psychedelic tune.
Full audio from the show is available via Soundcloud, thanks to taper Quinfolk, and a YouTube playlist with highlights from the show can be viewed below, courtesy of btragal:
Set One: Truckin > Jack Straw, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World, Crazy Fingers > King Solomon’s Marbles, Box Of Rain
Set Two: Mason’s Children > Throwing Stones > Dark Star > All Along The Watchtower > Dark Star > The Wheel > Dark Star > Lady With A Fan > Terrapin Station > I Know You Rider
Encore: Shakedown Street