Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh recently brought a unique concept to Terrapin Crossroads. Dubbed “From Darkness To Light,” the first night of the run featured songs that referenced “darkness,” including some “moon” themed tunes like “Mountains Of The Moon” and “Bad Moon Rising.”
Night two saw Lesh return with a similar lineup for the “light” performance, which opened up with The Beatles’ fan-favorite, “Here Comes The Sun.” The full band included Neal Casal and Jackie Greene on guitars, Lesh on bass, Adam MacDougall on keys, Mark Levy on drums, and Nicki Bluhm on vocals. Together the band worked through a number of Grateful Dead originals and classic covers, including segues like “Dreams” into “Eyes Of The World” into “Within You Without You.”
The show also featured an acoustic backyard encore, where the band treated fans to a handful of selections like “Ripple” and the finale, “Not Fade Away.” Love is real, not fade away.
Listen to the full show streaming below, as well as the full light-themed setlist.
Setlist: Phil Lesh & Friends at Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA – 7/6/16
Jam > Here Comes the Sun nc, Mr. Tambourine Man jgr, Down to the River to Pray nb, Dreams jgr nb > Jam (w/Mountain Jam riffs) > Eyes of the World pl > Within You Without You nc > Scarlet Begonias jgr nb > Beautiful Day jgr, Somebody to Love nb, Broken Arrow pl, Both Sides Now nb > Franklin’s Tower jgr nb nc pl (Scarlet coda ending), Comes a Time nc > Dark Star v2 jgr nc nb > The Wheel pl jgr nb nc
Encore: You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away pl jgr nc nb, Angel Band jgr pl nb, Down to the River to Pray nb, Ripple pl jgr nb, Not Fade Away pl jgr nb
Set list compiled by Rob Scalcione via Philzone.
As an added bonus, you can watch the full video for the “darkness” 7/5/16 show below.