Oteil Burbridge & Friends stopped by Seattle, WA’s Neptune Theatre on Wednesday. The Dead & Company bassist was accompanied by his current touring lineup of Melvin Seals on keys, Steve Kimock and Eric Krasno on guitar, and John Kimock on drums. Seattle saxophonist Skerik also swung by to join in on a few tunes throughout the two-set performance.
The band opened with Kool & the Gang‘s “Let the Music Take Your Mind” with Skerik on sax, followed by “Rooster” and “Hot ‘Lanta”, a song from Oteil’s former cohort, The Allman Brothers Band, that also featured Skerik on sax. The rest of first set consisted mostly of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia tunes including a psychedelic “Dark Star”, “Gomorrah”, and “Cats Under the Starts”, plus “No More Doubt”.
For set two, Oteil & Friends offered an eclectic selection of songs from the band members’ respective catalogs. They opened the set with a cover of Dr. Lonnie Smith‘s “Play It Back”, and then Oteil & the Peacemakers‘ “Too Many Times” led into Eric Krasno’s “Leave Me Alone”, followed by Jerry Garcia’s “Run for the Roses” and a cover of The Band‘s “I Shall Be Released”. The band closed the show with “Midnight Moonlight” by Old & In the Way and “Unconditional Love” by Eric Krasno.
View a playlist of fan-shot videos and a gallery of photos courtesy of photographer Dave Vann below.
Oteil Burbridge & Friends have just one show remaining on their September tour, which is set to take place tonight, Saturday, September 17th at Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA. The band will also make an appearance at Hillberry Music Festival later this month, and Oteil has two shows scheduled in October at Denver, CO’s Ogden Theatre (10/20) and Tempe, AZ’s Marquee Theatre (10/22), as well as an appearance on Jam Cruise 2023. For a full list of tour dates and to purchase tickets, visit Oteil’s website.
Oteil Burbridge & Friends – Neptune Theatre – 9/14/22 (Full Show Playlist)
[Video: Darren Camp]
Setlist: Oteil Burbridge & Friends | Neptune Theatre | Seattle, WA | 9/14/22
Set 1: Let the Music Take Your Mind (Kool & the Gang) (with Skerik), Rooster, Hot ‘Lanta (The Allman Brothers Band) (with Skerik), Dark Star (Grateful Dead), No More Doubt, That’s What Love Will Make You Do (Little Milton) (with Skerik), Gomorrah (Jerry Garcia Band), Cats Under the Stars (Jerry Garcia Band) (with Skerik)
Set 2: Play It Back (with Skerik), Too Many Times (Oteil & the Peacemakers), Leave Me Alone (Eric Krasno) (with Skerik), Run for the Roses (Jerry Garcia), I Shall Be Released (The Band), Midnight Moonlight (Old & In the Way), Unconditional Love
(Eric Krasno) (with Skerik)
