Joe Russo’s Almost Dead has shared the official soundboard for their exceptional show at the House of Blues Boston from earlier in the month! As one of the tightest bands currently playing the sounds of the Grateful Dead, unsurprisingly, their December 2nd show treated fans to a bunch of crowd pleasers, including a “Brown Eyed Women” that teased Quiet Riot’s “Come On Feel the Noize” and a 32-minute “Terrapin Suite.” The show also marked their first time playing “Uncle John’s Band Reprise” since 2014 at Gathering of the Vibes and their first time busting out “Not Fade Away Reprise,” which closed the show, since early 2015 in Boulder, CO.
However, it may be non-Dead songs that end up being the most notable of the night. In anticipation of Joe Russo and Marco Benevento bringing back the Benevento Russo Duo for Jam Cruise in January, the show at the House of Blues also saw Almost Dead debut two Benevento Russo Duo originals including “My Pet Goat” and “9×9.”
Enjoy the full show below, courtesy of the band and Eric McRoberts.
Setlist: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead | House Of Blues | Boston, MA | 12/2/16
Set 1 (9:16PM – 10:21PM):
01. The Music Never Stopped @ (SM) ->
02. China Cat Sunflower (TH) ->
03. Touch of Grey (TH)
04. Black Throated Wind # (SM) >
05. Jack Straw (SM & TH)
06. Ruben & Cherise $ (TH) ->
07. I Know You Rider (All)
Set 2 (10:53PM – ~1:00AM):
01. Althea % (TH) ->
02. Duo Jam ->
03. Good Lovin (SM) ->
04. Terrapin Station Jam ++ ->
05. My Pet Goat Jam ^ ->
06. Terrapin Suite & (TH) >
07. Uncle Johns Band (All) ->
08. 9×9 Jam * ->
09. Uncle Johns Band Reprise + (All)
10. He’s Gone (TH/All) ->
11. Saint Of Circumstance @@ (SM)
Encore:
12. Ophelia (SM) >
13. Not Fade Away ## (All) ->
14. Brown Eyed Women %% ->
15. Not Fade Away Reprise $$ (All)
@ – With The Eleven Tease (SM), unfinished
# – With a Jack Straw Jam (Band)
$ – With China->Rider Transition Teases (TH) & a “Waltz #1” (Elliot Smith) Tease (MB)
% – With an “All of My Love” (Led Zeppelin) Tease (MB) a
++ – First time played since 2015-07-05 High Sierra, a gap of 49 shows.
^ – First Time Played by Almost Dead, Benevento Russo Duo Original, not the complete song
& – With Ruben & Cherise Teases (Band)
* – First Time Played by Almost Dead, Benevento Russo Duo Original, not the complete song
+ – First time played since 2014-08-01 Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT, a gap of 84 shows.
@@ – With Ruben & Cherise and Terrapin Station Teases (Band)
## – With GDTRFB Teases (SM) and “Shortnin’ Bread” (James Whitcomb Riley) Teases (Band)
%% – With a “Come On Feel The Noize” (Quiet Riot) Tease (JR)
$$ – First time played since 2015-02-16 Boulder, CO, a gap of 66 shows, With a “Hey Bulldog” Jam (Band)