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Watch Pro Footage of Dead and Company Debut Miles Davis’ “Milestones” – 6/13/2017 Full Show Video

Dead and Company made it to the east coast after a pair of killer shows in Boulder last weekend. Dead and Company is nearly half way through their summer tour and is on absolute fire.

The Atlanta shows kicks off with a really tight “Scarlet Begonias” that segues into “Shakedown Street” instead of the expected “Fire on the Mountain.” After Shakedown, Mayer brought the heat on a blistering “Dire Wolf.”

The second set revealed a Dead and Company, specifically John Mayer that is becoming much more comfortable and willing to take some risks. Supposedly Dead & Co were slated to play “Viola Lee Blues” but scratched it off the setlist and debuted the Miles Davis classic “Milestones.” What a welcome surprise and addition. Another highlight from the second set was Bobby’s vocals on the beautiful and haunting “Days Between.” Cap the evening off with a gorgeous cover of Dylan’s “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” and you have a near perfect Dead & Co show.

Set 1:
Scarlet Begonias bw >
Shakedown Street bw
Dire Wolf jm
Tennessee Jed bw
They Love Each Other jm
Black Throated Wind bw
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo j&b

Set 2:
Here Comes Sunshine jm
Playin’ in the Band bw >
Uncle John’s Band all >
Playin’ in the Band bw
Terrapin Station j&b
Drums>
Space>
Milestones jam>
Days Between bw
Sugar Magnolia bw

Encore:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door jm

Nugs.tv has been streaming a big chunk of the Dead and Company shows this year and streamed Atlanta’s show for free. Dead and Company has the stream archived on their YouTube channel now.

The Dead and Company Summer 2017 Tour poster gallery has been updated with Atlanta’s poster!

Listen to Dead and Company Bust Out Howlin’ Wolf Covers in Another Gem from Boulder – 6/10/2017 Full Show AUD

Dead and Company set up shop at Folsom Field for the second night in a row and delivered another incredible show. It was going to be tough to top Friday night’s setlist, but the boys made it happen.

A rolling “Truckin'” opener gave way to a pair of hypnotic Howlin’ Wolf covers—”Smokestack Lightnin'” into “Spoonful.” The blues standards play right into Mayer’s wheel house and Weir’s howlin’ vocals.

Other highlights from the first set include a beautiful “Friend of the Devil” and a killer “Brown Eyed Women.” Actually, the entire first set was gold.

As with the night before, Boulder was treated to just a jaw-dropping second set. Dead and Co opened set two with a “Help>Slip>Frank” for the ages, followed by a “China Doll” with Oteil on vocals that will give you goosebumps. A delicate but powerful “Stella Blue” spilled out of “Dark Star>Drums>Space.” The set was capped off with “China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider” and the obligatory “One More Saturday Night” encore.

What. A. Show.

Set 1
Intro
Truckin’ >
Smokestack Lightning >
Spoonful >
Bertha >
Ramble on Rose
Friend of the Devil
Loser
Brown Eyed Women
Turn on Your Lovelight

Set 2
Intro 2
Help on the Way >
Slipknot >
Franklin’s Tower
China Doll
Dark Star >
Drums >
Space >
Stella Blue >
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Crowd

Encore
One More Saturday Night

Thanks to Bennett Schwartz for the excellent recording!

Instant Classic: Everybody Was Dancin’ in Boudler – 6/9/2017 Full Show AUD

Dead and Company continued marching west with their first of two shows in Boulder. Many flew in for the highly anticipated two night stand, including yours truly. I overheard at a bar that last year’s Dead and Company shows in Boulder were the first concerts at Folsom Field in nearly 20 years. Walking in downtown Boulder and through Shakedown street outside the venue, the energy was palpable.

The opening chords of “Dancing in the Streets” started to echo out as I entered the field—a Dead and Company debut. The party continued with a rocking “Cold Rain and Snow.” Other highlights from the first set included an intense “Althea,” “New Speedway Boogie” and a gorgeous “Ripple.” The first set was fantastic, but the best was yet to come.

As the sun set and the 90+ degree afternoon gave way to cool mountain breezes, Dead and Company opened the second set with “St. Stephen” and what unraveled was an incredible set. “Estimated Prophet” gave away to an awesome “Eyes of the World” that featured incredible solos from everyone including Oteil. Johnny Lightning took over with blazing guitar work on “Deal.” The crown jewel to cap this epic set off was “Morning Dew,” which featured a face-melting Mayer solo.

Set 1
Intro 1
Dancing in the Street
Cold Rain and Snow
Hell in a Bucket
Big River
Althea
New Speedway Boogie
The Music Never Stopped
Ripple

Set 2
Intro 2
St. Stephen
Estimated Prophet
Eyes of the World
Deal
Let It Grow
Drums
Space
The Other One
Morning Dew
Crowd

Encore
Touch of Grey

Thanks to Bennett Schwartz for the awesome recording. I was in the cheap seats and this recording sound so much better than what I remember from last night.

Never Miss a Sunday Show: Listen to Dead and Company’s Monster Show at the Shoreline – 6/4/2017 Full Show AUD

Dead and Company wrapped up their two night stand at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA last night with an absolutely incredible show. Dead & Co have definitely returned to their blistering form from last summer and are taking old Dead tunes to new places.

One of the most surprising aspects of all the shows this summer has been how incredible Bob Weir’s voice has been. It’s hard to imagine a time he has sounded better and he really shines on songs like “El Paso.” Despite his incredible vocals, he still is Bob Weir and is prone to flubbing the words to songs he has sang for 50 years. During “Birdsong” last night, it was unclear whether Bobby was looking at the lyrics to the song on the iPad perched in front of him on stage or the Warrior’s game. He even gave an update on the basketball game score at one point (for those who care, the Cavs got pummeled for the second game in a row.)

Another highlight from the first set was a standout “Cassidy” thanks to John Mayer’s guitar solo.

The second set started with arguably two of the Dead’s most popular song-runs—”Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower” and “Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain.” The “Fire on the Mountain” gave way to a far out “Drums > Space.” Other notable jams in the second set were Bob Dylan’s “Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.” The second set “Casey Jones” finisher was a little jarring, but still rocked.

The real treat of the evening was the goose-bump inducing “Brokedown Palace” encore.

Never. Miss. A. Sunday. Show!

Thanks to Reddit for the setlist and time stamps:

SET 1: [7:20 – 8:20] Samson and Delilah
Brown Eyed Women
El Paso
They Love Each Other
Cassidy
Bird Song
Don’t Ease Me In

SET 2: [9:15 – 10:42]

Help On The Way >
Slipknot! >
Franklins Tower >
Scarlet Begonias >
Fire On The Mountain >
Drums >
Space >
The Other One >
A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Casey Jones

ENCORE: [10:43 – 10:50] Brokedown Palace

A huge shout out to Jeff Frank for another great recording and turn around.

The Dead and Company 2017 Summer Tour Poster Gallery has been updated with the Shoreline poster.


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