Bob Weir along with fellow Grateful Dead founding member Billy Kreutzmann rang in the new year on the North Shore on Kauai. While there were plenty of shows to choose from the on the East Coast on NYE, hanging with Bob Weir and an incredible cast of musicians in Hawaii sounds pretty tempting.

Dubbed as the Rising Up to Paradise Band, the show was part benefit concert, part new year celebration. Bobby and Billy traveled to Hawaii with a great line-up including Jeff Chimenti on keyboards and Hammond B-3, Wally Ingram on drums, Steve Kimock on lead guitar and Robin Sylvester on electric bass and vocals . Taj Mahal, George Porter Jr. and Don Was sat-in with band throughout the evening.

The band played an awesome set that extended past the NYE countdown. Bobby and the Rising Up To Paradise band played “Eyes of the World” into the New Year and ended the evening with a “Ripple” encore—what could be a better way to ring in the new year?

Rising Up To Paradise Band
01 Sugar Magnolia > Cassidy
02 Franklin’s Tower
03 Tennessee Jed
04 Deep Elem Blues
05 Been All Around This World
06 Weather Report Suite > Let It Grow
07 Help On The Way > Slipknot > Scarlet Begonias
08 Fire On The Bayou
09 Sugaree > Aiko Aiko (Iko Iko)
10 Drums
11 Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Happy 2019 
12 The Music Never Stopped > Touch Of Grey
13 Ripple (encore)

Notes:
Taj Mahal – Guitar & Vocals Tracks 04, 05
George Porter, Jr. – Bass & Lead Vocals Tracks 08, 09
Don Was – Upright Bass Tracks 04, 05

Thanks to John H. Taylor for the recording!

Photo credit: cabbysaurus