Greensky Bluegrass Covers U2, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley & More In Nashville

Michigan jamgrass act Greensky Bluegrass continued Winter Tour at Marathon Music Works in Nashville on Saturday night. Greensky will return to the area this June for a set at Bonnaroo and last night paid honor to the event’s headliner, U2.

The five-piece moved back and forth between originals and covers during their Music City performance on Saturday. GSBG opened with “Worried About The Weather” from 2014’s If Sorrows Swim and “Miss September” from the recently released Shouted, Written Down And Quoted. Later in the set Greensky treated fans to a beloved cover of Bob Marley’s “Could You Be Loved,” followed it up with “Steam Powered Aeroplane” by John Hartford and their own “Windshield.”

When Greensky took the stage for the second set the original version of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” was playing over the p.a. Paul Hoffman led the band in picking up where the recording left off, but GSBG didn’t finish the Marley song. Hoffman’s “Jay Walking” came next ahead of the band’s beloved rendition of “Handle With Care” by Traveling Wilburys. A take on Bill Monroe’s “I’m Working On A Building” was followed by recent original “Run Or Die” and the always fun “For Sure, Uh Huh.” Last night’s second set came to a close with a well-jammed “Don’t Lie” featuring a cover of “Breathe” by Pink Floyd within. Greensky Bluegrass dedicated the “Where The Streets Have No Name” encore to Bonnaroo ’17 headliners U2, who originally wrote and recorded the big ’80s hit off The Joshua Tree.

GSBG Winter Tour continues tonight at Newport Music Hall in Columbus.

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[Breathe | Captured by 40_oz_2_freeman]

[Worried About The Weather | Captured by 40_oz_2_freeman]

[Where The Streets Have No Name | Captured by 40_oz_2_freeman]

[Hold On | Captured by Go See Live Music]

[Three Little Birds | Captured by Go See Live Music]

[Could You Be Loved | Captured by Go See Live Music]

[Handle With Care | Captured by Go See Live Music]

[Casual Wednesday | Captured by Go See Live Music]

Setlist (via Camp Greensky)

Set One: Worried about The Weather, Miss September, Hit Parade of Love, Hold On > Burn Them, Lose My Way > Could You Be Loved, Steam Powered Aeroplane, Windshield

Set Two: Three Little Birds, Jaywalking, Handle With Care, Working On The Building, Run Or Die, For Sure, Uh Huh, Room Without A Roof, Send Me Your Address From Heaven, I’d Probably Kill You, Don’t Lie > Breathe > Don’t Lie

Encore: Where the Streets Have No Name