John Kadlecik Guests With Bob Weir And RatDog In D.C.

After starting their first tour since 2009 with a guest-less show in Philly, Bob Weir & RatDog have invited out a guest at each of the three performances since. That trend continued last night at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C.; where the band was augmented by Jeff Chimenti and Weir’s Furthur band mate, guitarist John Kadlecik, for the second set and encore.

Bobby and his ensemble kicked off the show with “Jack Straw” before seguing into the RatDog original “Ashes and Glass.” The opening stanza also included takes on “Youngblood” by The Coasters, Bob Dylan’s “All Along The Watchtower” and Little Feat’s “Easy To Slip.” When the band returned for the second set, they took the stage with Kadlecik, who added extra vocals and guitar work to a batch of songs from the Grateful Dead’s live repertoire. The well-jammed second set saw the group tackle improv-heavy pieces such as “Dark Star” and “The Other One.” Kadlecik even stuck around for the “Bertha” encore.

Watch Kadlecik guest with RatDog on “Bertha” via BudFulginiti:

Check out Bob Weir and John Kadlecik’s takes on “Mexicali Blues” and “Me & My Uncle” thanks to Jester2MakeULaugh:

Here’s the setlist from last night’s show:

Set One: Jack Straw > Ashes and Glass, Row Jimmy, Youngblood, All Along the Watchtower > Dark Star > Easy to Slip

Set Two: Me and My Uncle@*, Mexicali Blues@*, Dark Star* > Help on the Way* > Slipknot!* > Estimated Prophet* > The Other One* > Stuff* > Wharf Rat* > Slipknot!* > Franklin’s Tower*

Encore: Bertha*

*-with John Kadlecik (Guitar/Vocals)

[Setlist via RatDog.org]