While Phil Lesh has been going year-by-year through the Grateful Dead’s catalog, he took a moment to let the fans choose a year for his Phil & Friends outfit to cover. Naturally, the fans chose 1977, one of the peaks in the Dead’s 30-year career.
Full Show Video: Phil Lesh & Friends Recreate Berkeley 1981 Grateful Dead Concert (8/30/15)
So, Phil & Friends got to work on the setlist from May 19, 1977 at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Bringing along Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, Scott Guberman, Ezra Lipp, Alex Koford, and Elliott Peck, the free show opened with “Promised Land” and never looked back! The band only made one modification from the original show, adding a “And We Bid You Goodnight” encore to close out the performance.
You can listen below, thanks to Quinfolk:
And, for comparison, the Grateful Dead’s version can be streamed below. It’s also available as Dick’s Picks Vol. 29.
Setlist: Phil Lesh & Friends at Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA – 9/1/15 (a la 5/19/77 Grateful Dead)
Set One: Promised Land gl, Sugaree sa, El Paso gl, Peggy-O sa, Looks Like Rain gl, Row Jimmy sa, Passenger gl ep, Loser sa, Dancing In The Street gl
Set Two: Samson & Delilah gl, Ramble On Rose sa, Estimated Prophet gl, Terrapin Station sa > Playing In The Band gl > Uncle John’s Band sa gl ep > Drums > The Wheel sa gl ep > China Doll sa > Playing In The Band gl
E: Donor Rap, And We Bid You Goodnight all
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