Phil Lesh & Friends Pay Tribute To Grateful Dead 1976

While Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir jammed at Sweetwater Music Hall last night, Phil Lesh continued a series of shows at his Terrapin Crossroads venue in San Rafael, California honoring each year of Grateful Dead by assembling Phil Lesh & Friends to re-create a 1976 Dead performance.

[Photo by Scott Gordon]

Phil was joined by keyboardist Scott Guberman, drummers Ezra Lipp and Alex Koford, guitarists Grahame Lesh and Stu Allen as well as vocalist Elliott Peck to pay tribute to 1976 on Wednesday night. The band rolled through the same setlist the Grateful Dead used on June 4, 1976 at the Paramount Theatre in Portland, Oregon. The evening started with a discussion about the year 1976 hosted by Jay Blakesberg. From there, Lesh took the stage with his band to re-create the setlist from June 4, 1976.

Lesh has assembled a different version of Phil Lesh & Friends to re-create Grateful Dead shows from 1977 at Terrapin Crossroads on June 12 and 13.

Set One: Promised Land, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried, Sugaree, Cassidy, Candyman, Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Lazy Lightning > Supplication, Mission in the Rain, Looks Like Rain, Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower

Set Two: Playing in the Band, Might As Well, Samson and Delilah, Cosmic Charlie, Let It Grow, Drums, Stella Blue, Dancin’ in the Streets, U.S. Blues

Encore: Johnny B. Goode