Phil returned for a second night at the Cap to celebrate his 78th birthday. Phil’s lineup included the Terrapin Family Band with help from guitar legend John Scofield.

Scofield and Lesh led the Terrapin Family Band through two sets of Grateful Dead classics sprinkled with a couple of covers. After a “Happy Birthday” rendition to kick off the second set and a timely “The Music Never Stopped,” the band launched into Zeppelin’s “No Quarter.”

The late Stephen Hawking who passed away earlier this week, was paid tribute during “Dark Star.” A raucous “Help On the Way > Slipknot! > Casey Jones > Slipknot! > Franklins Tower” followed before returned to “Dark Star” for the second verse and then finally closing out the set with “Morning Dew.”

Happy birthday, Phil! We wish you many, many more!

Set One:
01 Mason’s Children
02 Tennessee Jed
03 It’s all Over Now Baby Blue
04 Bertha
05 Henry
06 Playing in the Band >
07 I Know You Rider

Set Two:
01 Happy Birthday (audience), and tribute to Phil by the local ladder
02 The Music Never Stopped
03 No Quarter>
04 Shakedown Street
05 Dark Star (Verse 1, with Stephen Hawking narrative) >
06 Help On the Way >
07 Slipknot! >
08 Casey Jones >
09 Slipknot! >
10 Franklins Tower >
11 Dark Star (V2) >
12 Morning Dew

Encore:
13 Donor Rap
14 Ripple

Thanks to Keith Litzenberger for the recording!

Photo credit: mike_mitola29