[UPDATED] Greensky Bluegrass Welcomes Andy Hall & Nick Forster In Denver

Michigan jamgrass act Greensky Bluegrass continued a run of three sold-out shows at Denver’s Ogden Theatre on Friday night. The band welcomed a pair of talented musicians to join them as Andy Hall of Infamous Stringdusters sat-in for a portion of the first set and Nick Forster emerged for a few songs in the second set.

Following an opening set from The Drunken Hearts, Greensky kicked off the Friday night festivities with “Merely Avoiding.” Next up was “Broke Mountain Breakdown,” which they jammed into a cover of “Walk Away” by James Gang. The improvisation continued as the band worked “Walk Away” into “Wings For Wheels.” Friday’s first set also was highlighted by a “Fixin’ To Ruin” with a ska intro and Hall adding extra dobro to “Worried About The Weather” and a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City.”

Greensky Bluegrass’s second set was filled with fan-favorites such as “Demons,” “Living Over” and “Room Without A Roof.” Hot Rize member and eTown host Nick Forster came out in the middle of the set on electric guitar for “Catch Me A Jesus” and “Climbing A Mountain.” Last night’s closing stanza concluded with a “Just To Lie” > “Bottle Dry” > “Kerosene” sequence. Greensky then said farewell for the night with an encore of Rayland Baxter’s “Yellow Eyes.” The band returns to the Ogden to finish the run tonight.

Watch fan-shot video of Friday’s “Brokedown Mountain Breakdown” > “Walk Away” > “Wings For Wheels” captured by Kyle Isaac:

Audio (Taped by Gerry Gladu)

Photo Gallery From 12/1 by Jeremy Williams

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Setlist (via Camp Greensky)

Set One: Merely Avoiding, Broke Mountain Breakdown > Walk Away > Wings For Wheels, Hit Parade Of Love, Fixin’ To Ruin (1), No Idea, How Mountain Girls Can Love, Worried About The Weather (2), Atlantic City (2)

Set Two: Demons, 200 Miles From Montana, Catch Me A Jesus (3), Climbing A Mountain (3), Living Over, Room Without A Roof, Just To Lie > Bottle Dry > Kerosene

Encore: Yellow Eyes

• (1) – ska intro
• (2) – w/ Andy Hall
• (3) – w/ Nick Forster