Hear Kanika Moore Front The Disco Biscuits On Pink Floyd Cover In South Carolina

The Disco Biscuits opened the East Coast leg of their ambitious Summer Tour 2023 last night at The Windjammer in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Doom Flamingo vocalist and local resident Kanika Moore led the jamtronica quartet through a rare cover of Pink Floyd‘s “Have A Cigar” to get Wednesday’s second set underway.

Bisco bassist Marc Brownstein took to Twitter to tease a collaboration with Moore’s Doom Flamingo bandmate Ryan Stasik, also of Umphrey’s McGee. “Should we try to find a song for Pony to sit in on in Charleston?!,” Brownie asked his followers in utilizing Stasik’s nickname. However it was Kanika Moore who wound up joining the Disco Biscuits last night in South Carolina.

Roger Waters wrote “Have A Cigar” for inclusion on the 1975 Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here. The Disco Biscuits debuted their version at the first annual Jammy Awards ceremony/concert, which was held at Irving Plaza in New York City on June 22, 2000. Primus bassist Les Claypool sang “Have A Cigar” that night with moe. percussionist Jim Loughlin emerging in the middle of the song.

The Disco Biscuits next covered “Have A Cigar” at New Jersey venue Starland Ballroom on February 25, 2006 — 379 shows after the premiere. The Pink Floyd classic was played somewhat regularly through a February 7, 2009 concert in Houston. Last night’s version was tDB’s first “Have A Cigar” since the 2009 Houston show — a span of 582 shows.

Kanika Moore displayed her powerful pipes and dynamic stage presence in singing “Have A Cigar” last night. The Disco Biscuits stuck closely to Pink Floyd’s arrangement as guitarist Jon Gutwillig‘s short but sweet solo was the extent of the improvisation in the six-minute number. Stream an official recording of last night’s Bisco show with a nugs.net subscription below:

The Disco Biscuits mixed staples, rarities and relatively new originals last night. A take on Pink Floyd’s “Run Like Hell” spanned nearly 30 minutes to close Wednesday’s second set and included “Above The Waves” within. Poor weather led to the band foregoing an encore at The Windjammer.

The setlist also included a first set bust out of “Rainbow Song” — played for the third time this year, but previously not since September 18, 2021, as well as Bisco’s second “Humuhumunukunukuapua’a” of 2023. “Spaga’s Last Stand,” “Shocked!” and “Falling” were the tunes debuted over the past year that the band performed on Wednesday.

Next up for Gutwillig, Brownstein, drummer Allen Aucoin and keyboardist Aron Magner are shows in Raleigh tonight, Richmond tomorrow and Harrisburg on Saturday. Free livestreams of the Raleigh and Harrisburg concerts are available for nugs.net subscribers. Scroll below for a complete list of the Disco Biscuits tour dates and ticketing links.

Photos by Tara Gracer (via the Disco Biscuits)

Setlist (via Phantasy Tour)

Set One: Confrontation, Spaga’s Last Stand, Shocked! > Rainbow Song [1] > Humuhumunukunukuapua’a [2]

Set Two: Have A Cigar [3], Uber Glue > Falling > Tempest > Run Like Hell > Above The Waves > Run Like Hell

• [1] – Unfinished
• [2] – Ending only
• [3] – with Kanika Moore (Doom Flamingo) on vocals