Joe Russo’s Almost Dead kicked off the festival season with a couple of raging sets at SweetWater 420 Music Festival in Atlanta this past April.

Despite it being a festival appearance, JRAD still clocked in two plus hour of good ol’ Grateful Dead jams. The set included plenty of teases as noted by the stellar box score from Eric McRoberts, but it also included a couple of bust-outs. “Shakedown Reprise” was last played on 2/15/2015 at Ogden Theater in Denver for a gap of 129 shows and “Turn on Your Love Light Jam” which was last played on 12/30/2016 at the Cap in Port Chester for a gap of 55 shows.

Set One (5:12PM – 6:13PM):
01. Jam ->
02. Cats Under The Stars ->
03. Feel Like A Stranger @
04. The Wheel # ->
05. Estimated Prophet $ ->
06. He’s Gone %

Set Two (6:42PM – 7:58PM):
01. Shakedown Street ^ ->
02. ’73 Changes (Eyes) Jam & ->
03. Shakedown Street Reprise * ->
04. I Need A Miracle ->
05. Jam + ->
06. Ramble On Rose
07. China Cat Sunflower ->
08. I Know You Rider @@ ->
09. Drums ->
10. Not Fade Away ## ->
11. (Turn On Your) Lovelight Jam $$ ->
12. Not Fade Away Reprise
13. One More Saturday Night

@ – With a “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” (George Clinton, Eddie Hazel) Tease (MB) & an Unknown Tease (MB)
# – With a a Playin Jam (Band) and a Dark Star Tease (DD)
$ – With a “Soulful Strut” (Young Holt Limited) Jam (SM then Band)
% – With a The Wheel Tease (TH)
^ – With a Feel Like a Stranger Tease (TH) and then a Feel Like a Stranger Jam (Band)
& – First Time Played by Almost Dead as a stand alone segment (AKA NOT as the ending to Eyes of the World)
* – Not Played by Almost Dead since 2015-02-15 Ogden Theater, Denver, CO a gap of 129 shows, with an I Need A Miracle Tease (TH)
+ – With a Tennessee Jed Tease (SM)
@@ – With a Playin Tease (SM) & Morning Dew Teases (TH)
## – With a “Revelry” (Traditional) Tease (SM)
$$ – Not Played by Almost Dead since 2016-12-30 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, a gap of 55 shows

Thanks to Costello & McRoberts for the Ultra Mix!

Photo credit: Christian Stewart