On Sunday, following a busy week of New York shows, Phil Lesh capped his east coast run with The Terrapin Family Band at Philadelphia, PA’s The Fillmore. Billed as “Unbroken Train” the evening included performances by Twiddle and Midnight North in addition to Phil and the Terrapin Family Band.
Phil and company once again drew from the Grateful Dead repertoire and beyond for their Philadelphia performance. The highlight of the evening, however, came during the middle of the set, when the band started in on “St. Stephen”. After getting through the body of the composition and into improvisational territory, the band steered into a cover of Led Zeppelin classic “Whole Lotta Love” with Alex Koford (who spent most of this run on drums but moved to guitar for the Philadelphia show) on vocals. From there, the band flirted with the Allman Brothers Band‘s “Mountain Jam” before returning to the “St. Stephen” theme to finish out the segment.
You can watch fan-shot footage from Sunday’s Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band set below, including a full video of the “St. Stephen”/”Whole Lotta Love” sandwich:
Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band – ” St. Stephen” > “Whole Lotta Love” [Led Zeppelin cover, crowd-shot]
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Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band – “Stella Blue”
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Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band – “Werewolves of London” [Warren Zevon cover]
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Setlist: Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band | The Fillmore Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | 9/9/18
Set: Rumble, Mason’s Children, China Cat Sunflower, Mr. Charlie, Tennessee Jed, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, The Music Never Stopped, St. Stephen > Whole Lotta Love > St. Stephen, Stella Blue, Help On The Way > River Song > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower
Encore: Werewolves of London