Phil Lesh announced yet another show at his very-own Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA, this one set for January 23rd. This will be the Grateful Dead bassist’s fourth show of 2020, having performed the first of the year in the Terrapin Crossroads Backyard, followed by shows the 2nd and 7th in the Grate Room.
The Instagram post on the Terrapin Crossroads account detailing the show comes just days after the last show was announced via the same account. The show on the 23rd will see Lesh joined by guitarist Stu Allen, his son Grahame Lesh of Midnight North, multi-instrumentalist Jason Crosby, and drummer John Molo in the Grate Room once again.
Lesh had been on the mend throughout the tail end of 2019, recovering from a back surgery that forced him to postpone his Phil-o-Ween run of concerts at The Capitol Theatre over Halloween weekend. However, Lesh triumphantly returned to the stage in mid-December for a brief performance alongside his son Graham Lesh at the Marin County Mart, for his first show since undergoing back surgery in August.
It appears that Lesh is getting ready for what is already looking like a marathon year for the 79-year old musician, as his calendar fills up more and more by the day. LOCKN’ previously announced that this year’s festival, rescheduled to June 19th–21st, will be an all-star celebration of Lesh’s 80th birthday. While no official lineup has been released yet, it stands to reason that Lesh will show up to his own birthday party.
Then on New Year’s Eve came the announcement that Lesh would be making up for the Phil-o-Ween cancellation with a three-show run at The Capitol Theatre March 13th-15th, which will serve as a special “surprise” party for Lesh’s 80th birthday on the 15th. However, the surprise is more for the audience than it is for Lesh, as this will be a unique set of Phil Lesh & Friends where the audience is unaware of who the Friends are until the curtain comes up each night.
Tickets for the January 23rd Phil Lesh show at Terrapin Crossroads are available on the venue’s website, and tickets for his three-night surprise birthday party are available on his website.