Bob Weir Leads Kimock, Burbridge, Mendelson, Bluhm, And More During Backyard Benefit Concert [Video]

On Friday night, the stars aligned at a house in Mill Valley, California, bringing together huge names in the jam band scene for a charity concert benefitting Heroes Rock, a nonprofit that serves veterans and first responders by connecting them with musicians, providing music lessons, and translating their experiences to song. Bob Weir, Steve Kimock, Eric Krasno, Leslie Mendelson, Nicki Bluhm, John Morgan Kimock, and Oteil Burbridge were all tapped to perform the intimate backyard concert.

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Steve Parish, a former Grateful Dead roadie came forward to introduce Weir and Kimock at the start of the performance, with all three cracking jokes. The first two songs of the nine-song set, “Walkin’ Blues” and “Blue Mountain,” featured a solo Bob Weir on an acoustic guitar. Weir then invited Kimock (referring to him as “my friend Little Stevie Kimock”) to join him for Little Feat’s “Easy To Slip” and the rest of the performance.

The duo was joined by Oteil Burbridge and John Morgan Kimock for the next number, “Only A River” before a rendition of “Happy Birthday” in honor of Steve Parish. The birthday shout out was followed by a rendition of the classic “Friend Of The Devil,” which saw Weir and Kimock joined by Leslie Mendelson and Nicki Bluhm. The remaining songs of the night saw Burbridge, John Morgan Kimock, Mendelson, and Bluhm slip in and out on “Deep Elem Blues,” “Blue Bayou” “Bird Song,” and the final number of “Ripple.”

You can check out the setlist from the fundraiser below, courtesy of Jambase, as well as a video of the entire concert, courtesy of Deadheadland Film shot by Doug Clifton.

[H/T Deadheadland]

Setlist via Jambase: Bob Weir, Steve Kimock, Eric Krasno, Leslie Mendelson, Nicki Bluhm, John Morgan Kimock, and Oteil Burbridge | Heroes Rock Benefit House Concert | Mill Valley, CA | 5/19/2017

Set: Walkin’ Blues (Bob Weir solo), Blue Mountain (BW solo), Easy to Slip (with Steve Kimock), Only A River (with SK, Oteil Burbridge & John Morgan Kimock), Happy Birthday (sung to Steve Parish), Friend of the Devil (w. SK, Leslie Mendelson & Nicki Bluhm), Deep Elem Blues (w. SK, OB, JMK, LM & NB), Blue Bayou (w. SK, OB, JMK & LM), Bird Song (w. SK, OB, JMK, LM & NB), Ripple (w. SK, LM & NB)