Yesterday, Los Muertos Con Queso continued in Mexico with two sets from The String Cheese Incident as well as a performance by Jackie Greene. Following an excellent performance the previous night, String Cheese returned to the Riviera Maya venue for their second of three performances at the event.
??? @cidentertainment ??⚡️ absolutely nailed this place! ?? #losmuertosconqueso @muertosqueso pic.twitter.com/S19vfjVrgF
— StringCheeseIncident (@SCI_Official) January 28, 2017
Ski bums —> Beach bums ??? #losmuertosconqueso pic.twitter.com/v1mwXshZKf
— StringCheeseIncident (@SCI_Official) January 27, 2017
The band delivered a joyful performance, featuring a few subtle nods to the beachfront locale (“These Waves,” “Let’s Go Outside,” “Sand Dollar,”). The show also featured a variety of excellent improvisational moments and segues, including a beautiful “Beautiful” and a pair of seamless second set segues (“Close Your Eyes” -> “Mouna Bowa”; “Sing A New Song” -> “Rivertrance”). The band finished set two strong with a high-energy “Rosie” before returning to the stage for a two-song, “sky”-themed encore of “Under African Skies” -> “Colorado Bluebird Sky”. You can check out some fan-shot videos of the show below via Instagram:
Los Muertos Con Queso wraps up today with two sets each from String Cheese and the weekend’s special Lost Muertos band, featuring Bill Kreutzmann, Dave Schools, Jeff Chimenti, Tom Hamilton and a (hopefully) fully recovered Bob Weir.
Setlist: The String Cheese Incident | Los Muertos Con Queso | Riviera Maya, Mexico | 1/27/17
Set 1: Lonesome Fiddle Blues, These Waves, Let’s Go Outside, Barstool, Joyful Sound, Sand Dollar, That’s What Love Will Make You Do*
Set 2: Beautiful, Close Your Eyes -> Mouna Bowa, Sing A New Song -> Rivertrance, Can’t Wait Another Day > Rosie
Encore: Under African Skies > Orange Blossom Special > Colorado Bluebird Sky
*w/ Jackie Greene and Jason Crosby
[Photo, setlist via SCI Twitter]