String Cheese Incident July 23 2010 Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison Colorado
Set 1
Can’t Stop Now ‘Round The Wheel > This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) > Lonesome Fiddle Blues Rocky Mountain Way Close Your Eyes Best Feeling > Outside Inside
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Set 2
BAM > Time To Pretend (MGMT) > White Freight Liner Rivertrance Song in My Head Black and White Drums > Impressions > ’Round the Wheel Shine
First night was awesome! Doing what we can with the live set list – connection is spotty, so some songs we posted didn’t go through. Here is a recap of the setlist:
The Eleven> Eyes Of The World > Dark Star > Bird Song Loose Lucy > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Scarlet Begonias> Fire On The Mountain > Let It Grow Unbroken Chain > Standing On The Moon > Playing In The Band
Here at Camp Deadheadland with Deliadelion, Helpslipfrank, Doug, Longstory, and others! IF you are at the fest, camp Deadheadland is camp right (facing entrance) up the hill, allong the fence. Look for the flag!
Lots of freaks here! Even Harry Perry from Venice!
Furthur, in preparation for Furthur Festival this weekend, did two public rehearsal sessions in San Rafael on Monday 5/24 and Tuesday 5/25. Did they play anything that wasn’t in the repertoire so far? I don’t think so.
They did have to work out a new line-up. With the departure of Jay Lane (who has returned to his post, after many years, as the drummer of Primus), Furthur is a one drummer band. That drummer is power house Joe Russo. Phil Lesh suggested a few months back that this phase of Furthur will be like the Bill Kreutzmann only period for the Grateful Dead.
Zoe Ellis, who has been singing back up with Furthur since December of 2009, was also absent. No details on her departure. There was a new singer, Jeff Pehrson, who took the microphone beside Sunshine Garcia Becker.
So some line-up switches, work out the arrangement etc. But nothing new… Not that I am saying they shouldn’t rehearse! Those there thought it was fab, but I would think they would need to work up some of the new things, songs they haven’t played!
First off, people on Phil Zone have been begging for “Gomorrah”. Everyone on Ratdog dot org wants to hear “My Brother Esau”. And everyone is waiting for the “Lazy Lightning/Supplication”. Phil did say he would try to get to this one, after seeing the request in the Zone.
Um, there are some songs on these albums that Furthur has never done – I think they would want to have rehearsed those!
From Terrapin Station there is “Sunrise” (I hope Sunshine steps out on this one! Unless Donna shows up…) as well as large chunks of the full “Terrapin Suite Part 1” (Ratdog, to their credit do “At A Siding” and “Terrapin Flyer”). Of course, only Robert Hunter does part 2.
They actually have played all of Anthem of the Sun, and most of Aoxomoxa – except for “Rosemary” and “What’s Become of the Baby”. Phil has done those two songs with friends, and I imagine Theresa Campbell will be making a guest appearance, unless Sunshine is going to tackle it.
On Blues for Allah they have to do “Sage and Spirit” as well as “Blues For Allah: Sand Castles And Glass Camels / Unusual Occurrences In The Desert”
Unless I missed something, that’s it – Furthur really does play most of these albums in their repertoire. I’m still holding out for that “Lazy Lightning”. Phil promised!
Regardless, I am looking forward to it, and my set list job will be easy! What I am really wondering is what Friday’s sound check will be…
