Billy & The Kids Present Spring 1990 Revisited In Denver

Last night Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann brought Billy & The Kids to Denver’s Ogden Theatre for a show with the theme Spring 1990 Revisited. Kreutzmann was joined by his core band of bassist Reed Mathis, keyboardist Aron Magner and guitarist Tom Hamilton as well as guests Big Gigantic saxophonist Dominic Lalli and The String Cheese Incident percussionist Jason Hann.

[Photo by Jeremy Williams]

Billy & The Kids presented two sets heavy on staples from the Grateful Dead’s famed Spring 1990 tour. Lalli filled the role of Branford Marsalis, who famously sat-in with the Grateful Dead on March 29, 1990 in Uniondale, New York for the first time. The Big Gigantic saxman contributed to a number of tunes including “Eyes Of The World” and “Estimated Prophet.” The band also worked a cover of “Gimme Some Lovin” into the second set and tackled “Quinn The Eskimo” as part of a double encore in Denver.

On May 5 Kreutzmann will release his memoir, Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams and Drugs with The Grateful Dead, and will hit the road for a book tour in support of the tome. Next up for Billy & The Kids is a Dear Jerry pre-party in Washington, D.C. on May 13 as well as a performance at Dear Jerry in Columbia, Maryland on May 14.

Setlist (via RatDog.org)

Set One: Let The Good Times Roll, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Scarlet Begonias > Bird Song, Let It Grow, Women Are Smarter

Set Two: Gimme Some Lovin, Shakedown Street > The Wheel > Drumz > Standing On The Moon, Foolish Heart > Feel Like A Stranger

Encore: Quinn The Eskimo

Encore2: Big Railroad Blues