Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Welcomes Mike McCready In Seattle

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready was Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit‘s special guest last night in Seattle. The hometown guitar hero joined the band for their “Little Wing” finale at Paramount Theatre on Wednesday.

Jason Isbell and his bandmates went with “What’ve I Done To Help” to start last night’s concert. “What’ve I Done To Help” was one of five tracks from the group’s 2020 studio album, Reunions, played at the Paramount. Reunions cuts “Dreamsicle,” “Overseas,” “Only Children” and “Be Afraid” also made the setlist in Seattle.

Last night’s main set featured 17 songs in total. The band looked to 2017’s The Nashville Sound for “Hope The High Road,” “If We Were Vampires” and “Last Of My Kind.” Additionally, Isbell led the ensemble through a number of tunes from his solo efforts, including “Something More Than Free,” “24 Frames,” “Flying Over Water” and “Cover Me Up.” Guitarist Sadler Vaden had a turn in the spotlight for the Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ classic “Honeysuckle Blue,” while Jason fronted a cover of R.E.M.’s “Driver 8” towards the end of the frame.

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit kicked off the evening’s encore with “Super 8.” McCready then emerged for a fierce take on Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” featuring solos from Vaden and the Pearl Jam guitarist. Last night’s “Little Wing” marked the group’s first version of a song initially released by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on their Axis: Bold As Love album since September 19, 2019 as per Setlist.FM.

Watch fan-shot video featuring last night’s “Little Wing” below: