PHOTOS: Phil & Friends Play The GD Hits, Cover Zeppelin, Dylan In 2nd Hawaii Show

On Friday night, Phil Lesh brought his Friends back to the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Kahului, Hawaii for his second of two performances on the island this week. For New Year’s Eve proper on Sunday night, the ensemble performed the historic Hawaii Theater in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, rounding out their three-night Hawaiian New Year’s run.

The lineup for the Phil Lesh & Friends performances this weekend included Phil, his son, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Alex Koford, Jason Crosby, and special guest guitarist Eric Krasno who played two dates at the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Kahului, Hawaii on December 28th and 29th.

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Friday night’s show featured runs through well-worn Grateful Dead favorites like “Cold Rain and Snow”, “New Minglewood Blues”, “Brown Eyed Women”, “West LA Fadeaway”, and “Althea” for a jukebox-style set one before closing out with a pair of classic covers: Jimmy Cliff‘s “The Harder They Come” and Bob Dylan‘s “Tangled Up In Blue”. The second set flowed unbroken from its opening “China Cat Sunflower”. “New Potato Caboose” came in from there, followed by “Space”, a “Dark Star” > “Unbroken Chain” > “Dark Star” sandwich, a cover of Led Zeppelin favorite “Whole Lotta Love”, and “Cryptical Envelopment” > “Morning Dew” to close the set. Finally, a “Ripple” encore capped the show with a sing-along.

You can see a full gallery of photos from the show below courtesy of photographer Perry Julien.