After wrapping up two great shows at Terrapin Crossroads with “Darkness” and “Light” themes, bassist Phil Lesh surprised fans at his venue with a performance last night. Lesh called on some players that had been present for the last two nights, who incidentally comprise three-fourths of the famed instrumental group Circles Around The Sun: guitarist Neal Casal, keyboardist Adam MacDougall and drummer Mark Levy.
Circles Around The Sun was a project borne out of “Fare Thee Well,” the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary show. The band was asked to compose instrumental music for the setbreaks, and wound up creating one of the most prized album releases of 2015 in the process. You can read our conversation with Casal about it here.
Though the band didn’t play any Circles pieces, they did start each set out with instrumental jams that were reminiscent of them. The free show featured some Grateful classics like “It Must Have Been The Roses” and “Friend of the Devil.” You can watch some video highlights, courtesy of Troy Hooper, below.
Peggy-O
No Expectations
Check out the full setlist below, courtesy of Jambands.
Setlist: Phil Lesh & Friends at Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael, CA – 7/7/16
Set I: Jam > Peggy-O, She Belongs To Me, It Must Have Been The Roses, No Expectations, Friend of the Devil
Set II: Jam > Mountains of the Moon, After Midnight, Mission In The Rain