Phil Lesh & Friends completed their “On This Day In Dead History” concert series on Sunday evening, which had started on Wednesday and continued over the weekend with a second performance on Friday. The series welcomed Deadheads and curious onlookers into Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads concert venue in San Rafael, California for a run of performances recreating the setlists of notable Grateful Dead shows initially played on that day in history. The first two installments of the live series saw Phil and his band recreate shows from Long Beach Arena on 11/14/87 on Wednesday, followed by the Uptown Theater from 11/16/78 on Friday. With yet another strong show last night, Lesh and company confirmed the fact that regardless of how crazy the weekend may have been, one should never miss a Sunday show.
For the final installment at Terrapin Crossroads on Sunday night, the former Dead bassist brought back the setlist from the Dead’s show at Houston’s Hofheinz Pavilion on 11/18/1972. Phil took the stage once again with the same lineup he’s used throughout this run, with Anders Osborne and Stu Allen on guitars, Steve Molitz on keys, Nathan Graham on drums and Elliott Peck helping out on vocals. The band started out with “The Promised Land”, “Sugaree”, and “Mexicali Blues”, and continued into “Black-Throated Wind” and “Tennessee Jed”.
The band was then joined onstage by Phil’s son and Terrapin Family Band guitarist Grahame Lesh, who sat in for a mid-set run of “El Paso” of “Big Railroad Blues”. The band continued with Phil singing his own “Box of Rain” ballad from 1970’s American Beauty before welcoming Grahame back to the stage for “China Cat Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider”. The set would close out with a string of Dead hits in “Brown Eyed Women”, “Around & Around”, and “Casey Jones”.
Set two began with a lively rendition of “Bertha”, which was still a setlist staple in many of the Dead’s performances from that era. The set then transitioned into “Greatest Story Ever Told” from Bob Weir‘s then-new solo album, Ace, before the band welcomed Grahame back to the stage for a pair of Dead ballads, “He’s Gone” and “Jack Straw”. Set two was, of course, filled with an abundance of lively dance tunes including “Playing In The Band”, “Sugar Magnolia”, and a weekend-appropriate “One More Saturday Night” closer. The one-song encore would also allow the band to showcase their vocal harmonies on “Uncle John’s Band” to close out the successful run.
You can watch pro-shot videos from the performance below:
Phil Lesh & Friends – “The Promised Land” – 11/18/18
[Video: Nugs.net]
Phil Lesh & Friends – “Bertha” – 11/18/18
[Video: Nugs.net]
With the success of these three time-traveling concerts, fans can assume that Phil and his friends will mount more of these “On This Day In Dead History” shows again in the near future. Until then, fans can tune into the second set audio from the original performance from 11/18/1972 to see how the band performed on Sunday compared to the Dead.
Grateful Dead – 11/18/72 – Set Two
[Audio: Uploaded by Jonathan Aizen]
Setlist: Phil Lesh & Friends | Terrapin Crossroads | San Rafael, CA | 11/18/18
Set One: The Promised Land, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, Loser, Black Throated Wind, Tennessee Jed, El Paso*, Big Railroad Blues*, Box Of Rain*, China Cat Sunflower* > I Know You Rider*, Beat It On Down The Line, Brown Eyed Women, Around & Around*, Casey Jones
Set Two: Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, He’s Gone*, Jack Straw*, Deal, Playing In The Band*, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo*, Sugar Magnolia*, One More Saturday Night*
Encore: Uncle John’s Band
Notes: * with Grahame Lesh
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