Full Set Video: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Go Acoustic With Bob Weir In Oakland

As reported, on Saturday Grateful Dead tribute act Joe Russo’s Almost Dead held a concert at The Fox Theater in Oakland, California. During an mid-show acoustic mini-set, Bay Area local and Dead guitarist Bob Weir emerged for an extended sit-in.

Assembled during the closing notes of the first set closing “Jack Straw,” the acoustic setup saw drummer Joe Russo on a smaller kit, with Marco Benevento on upright piano, Dave Dreiwitz on upright bassist and Tom Hamilton and Scott Metzger on acoustic guitars. The ensemble began the “unplugged” segment by offering a take on “It Must Have Been The Roses.”

At that point Russo introduced “Mr. Bobby Fucking Weir” who came out with an acoustic guitar to lead a rendering of Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” Weir also handled lead vocals on subsequent acoustic versions of his “Black Throated Wind,” Dylan’s “When I Paint My Masterpiece” and Bobby’s Dead classic “Cassidy” which incorporated part of his “Let It Grow.” The entire acoustic portion of Saturday’s concert was captured by TimeZonerTV and can be viewed below:

Acoustic Setlist (via JRAD Facebook)

Mini-Set: It Must Have Been The Roses % (TH), A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall + (BW), Black Throated Wind + (BW), When I Paint My Masterpiece + (BW), Cassidy + (BW) -> Let It Grow Jam + -> Cassidy + (BW)

• $ – During the jam before the final “We can share the women…” lyrics, the stage was transformed seamlessly for the acoustic set. MB’s piano was moved (while he was still playing it), a small kit for Joe rolled out on a riser, mics & stools were placed for SM, TH & BW.
• ^ – All songs with MB on Upright Piano & Vocals, TH & SM on Acoustic Guitars & Vocals, DD on Upright Bass & JR on 3 piece kit – Kick, Snare & Hi Hat – & Vocals.
• % – Almost Dead only
• + – With Bob Weir on Acoustic Guitar & Vocals as indicated