Watch Joe Russo’s Almost Dead’s Guest-Filled Lockn’ Sets

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead embraced the collaborative spirit of the Lockn’ Festival by inviting guests for each of their late-night sets this past Friday and Saturday nights in Arrington, Virginia. The five-piece was joined by My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James and vocalist Nicole Atkins on Friday, while Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir sat-in on Saturday. Full show video of both the JimJRAD and BobRAD sets have surfaced.

On Friday, the Grateful Dead tribute act began by stringing together “Shakedown Street,” “Gonesville,” “Uncle John’s Band” and “The Other One.” Atkins then came out for the Joe Russo’s Almost Dead debut of “Little Red Roster.” The quintet then presented a full “Terrapin Station Suite” ahead of “Truckin'” and a “Cassidy” featuring a “Mountain Jam” excursion. From there, JRAD played “Help On The Way” into “Slipknot!” before bringing out Jim James for a debut cover of “Been Caught Stealing” by Jane’s Addiction. James stuck around to lead “Brown Eyed Women” and dueted with Atkins on the “Brokedown Palace” encore. Head here for a full report on Friday night’s JRAD set.

August 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IZHQXF07U8

One Set (12:45AM – 2:58AM): Shakedown Street # -> Gonesville -> Uncle John’s Band $ > The Other One -> Little Red Rooster % (NA) > Terrapin Suite ^ -> Truckin’ & -> Cassidy * (SM/NA), Band Intros, Help On The Way -> Slipknot! -> Been Caught Stealing + (JJ) > Brown Eyed Women (JJ)

Encore: Brokedown Palace (JJ/NA/TH) @@

• @ – Started the morning of 2017-08-26
• # – Unfinished
• $ – With a “Low Rider” (War) Tease (JR)
• % – Willie Dixon Cover first recorded by Howlin’ Wolf, First Time Played by Almost Dead; NA is Nicole Atkins on Lead Vocals
• ^ – With Other One Teases (Band) & a “Swingtown” (Steve Miller Band) tease (MB)
• & – With the Born Cross Eyed Ending
• * – With a “Mountain Jam” (Allman Brothers Band) Jam
• + – Janes Addiction Cover, First Time Played by Almost Dead; JJ is Jim James (My Morning Jacket) on Lead Vocals
• @@ – Vocalists listed in the order of their verses (Jim took V1, Nicole V2, etc)

Saturday’s set saw JRAD kick off the festivities with a jam followed by “Althea.” Weir then emerged to make his second ever appearance with the band. Bobby led the five-piece on “Black Throated Wind” and “Good Lovin'” and dueted with Tom Hamilton on “Jack Straw.” Almost Dead continued on guest-less with a “The Wheel” > “Bertha” > “Throwing Stones” sequence and “He’s Gone” > “Playing In The Band.” Weir returned during “Playin'” to front JRAD on “Samson & Delilah” and the “One More Saturday Night” encore. Head here for a full report.

August 26

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

One Set (12:16AM – 2:23AM): Jam -> Althea -> Black Throated Wind (BW), Good Lovin’ (BW), Jack Straw (BW/TH) #, Jam -> The Wheel $ -> Bertha > Throwing Stones %, He’s Gone ^ > Playing In The Band & -> Samson & Delilah (BW)

Encore: One More Saturday Night (BW)

• @ – Started the morning of 2017-08-26
• (BW) is Bob Weir on Lead Vocals & Guitar
• # – With a Bird Song Tease (TH)
• $ – With a long Marco Solo
• % – With a Tease of a Younger Brother song that I am still trying to figure out the title of…
• ^ – With teases of BT Wind, Bird Song, Trucking, New Speedway & probably more from TH
• & – Unfinished

The webcast from which these videos originated were a benefit for the Heal Charlottesville fund. Head here for more information and to donate.