Sturgill Simpson Breaks Out ‘Foggy Old London’ In Boston

“I’m not sure when this was written, but it’s really fucking old though.”

By Andy Kahn Nov 25, 2024 9:42 am PST

Sturgill Simpson’s Why Not? Tour settled into Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway for a two-night stand that kicked off on Saturday night. Simpson tweaked the setlist on night one and offered the tour’s debut performance of “Foggy Old London.”

Simpson and his dynamic band — bassist Kevin Black, keyboardist Robbie Crowell, guitarist Laur Joamets and drummer Miles Miller — delivered a 30-song set. Touring in support of Simpson’s new Johnny Blue Skies album, Passage du Desir, six songs from the record were played on Saturday.

Advertisement

The rest of the set was made up of selections of songs from Simpson’s original material as well as covers by The Allman Brothers Band, Procol Harum and others. Near the end of the well over three-hour-long set, Simpson dialed up the tour’s first offering of “Foggy Old London.” In 1960, “The King Of Bluegrass” Jimmy Martin released a recording of the song credited to Al Robinson.

Subsequently covered numerous times by others – including in the past by Simpson, Saturday’s performance was prefaced by his telling the audience, “I’m not sure when this was written, but it’s really fucking old though.”

Watch Sturgill Simpson take the Boston crowd to “Foggy Old London”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvwdHckhUF8

Official soundboard audio of night one in Boston is available via nugs.net’s catalog of Why Not Tour? recordings. Listen to the full concert and watch a preview of the livestream available now for on-demand viewing.

nugs.net Livestream Preview

Advertisement

Loading tour dates

More Sturgill Simpson News

  • Go Johnny Blue Skies Go: Sturgill Simpson Honors Chuck Berry In St. Louis

    Go Johnny Blue Skies Go: Sturgill Simpson Honors Chuck Berry In St. Louis 

  • Sturgill Simpson Says His Favorite Guitar Player Jerry Garcia ‘Saved My Life’

    Sturgill Simpson Says His Favorite Guitar Player Jerry Garcia ‘Saved My Life’ 

  • Sturgill Simpson Releases Official Why Not? Tour Recordings

    Sturgill Simpson Releases Official Why Not? Tour Recordings 

  • Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies Debuts Prince & The Doors Covers At Tour Opener In Los Angeles

    Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies Debuts Prince & The Doors Covers At Tour Opener In Los Angeles 

  • Sturgill Simpson Brings Johnny Blue Skies To Outside Lands

    Sturgill Simpson Brings Johnny Blue Skies To Outside Lands 

  • Don't Miss New Albums From Phish, Sturgill Simpson, Eminem, Billy Strings & More

    Don't Miss New Albums From Phish, Sturgill Simpson, Eminem, Billy Strings & More 

Advertisement

Setlist

Sturgill Simpson
  • Brace for Impact (Live a Little)
  • You Don't Miss Your Water
  • Mint Tea
  • Jupiter’s Faerie
  • Voices
  • Midnight Rider
  • Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)
  • It Ain't All Flowers
  • I'd Have to Be Crazy
  • Right Kind of Dream
  • I Don't Mind
  • All Said and Done
  • Long White Line
  • One for the Road
  • Water in a Well
  • Scooter Blues
  • Life of Sin
  • Living the Dream
  • If the Sun Never Rises Again
  • A Good Look
  • Best Clockmaker on Mars
  • Breakers Roar
  • Fastest Horse in Town
  • Juanita
  • Railroad of Sin
  • The Promise
  • A Whiter Shade of Pale
  • Foggy Old London
  • Turtles All the Way Down
  • Call to Arms
Setlist data setlist.fm.
JamBase Collections