This past Friday, June 22nd, fast-rising Buffalo groove-rock quartet Aqueous headed to Rothbury, MI for their Electric Forest week one performance. The band enticed a massive crowd to join them at the Observatory Stage in the depths of the event’s wooded centerpiece, Sherwood Forest, and those who found their way there were rewarded with a set to remember.

After beginning with go-to rocker “Kitty Chaser (Explosions)” and a quick take on the “Super Mario Brothers”, the band moved into an extended version of another staple jam vehicle, “Second Sight”. From there, Aqueous kicked into another fan-favorite, “Warren in the Window”.

However, things quickly took a turn toward the unknown as “Warren” flowed into the shimmering, submerged opening tones of Led Zeppelin‘s “No Quarter”. In addition to marking the Aqueous debut of the classic Houses of the Holy cut, this rendition of “No Quarter” also spawned some of the set’s finest improv, the band expertly showcasing various different facets of their diverse sound as their exploration pushed past the 15-minute mark.

As guitarist/vocalist Mike Gantzer explained to Live For Live Music, “’No Quarter’ felt like a perfect match for the scenery and vibe of the Observatory Stage at Electric Forest; it’s a little mysterious, a little haunting even, but quite beautiful! It was surreal to play that tune in a setting like that.”

You can listen to Aqueous’ fantastic live debut of Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter” below via the band’s SoundCloud:

Aqueous – “No Quarter” (Led Zeppelin cover, Live Debut)

This is not the first time in this young festival season that Aqueous has used their set to break out an exciting new cover: At last month’s Summer Camp Music Festival, the band debuted a cover of Oysterhead‘s “Pseudo Suicide” during their late-night set.

This coming Sunday, July 1st, Aqueous will return to The Observatory Stage at Electric Forest at 11 pm for their weekend two performance, marking one of the final overall sets of the festival. Considering what Aqueous has been doing with their festival sets, this is surely a performance you don’t want to miss. Grab your second-weekend pass here.

You can listen to a soundboard recording of Aqueous’ entire Electric Forest Weekend 1 set below via Nugs.net.

Setlist: Aqueous | Electric Forest (Weekend 1) | Rothbury, MI | 6/22/18

Set: Kitty Chaser (Explosions), Super Mario Bros. > Second Sight, Warren In the Window> No Quarter*> Uncle Phil’s Parachute, Weight Of the Word

*Led Zeppelin cover, First Time Played