On Monday, moe. celebrated New Year’s Eve by closing out their two-night stand at the Kodak Center in Rochester, New York. The Buffalo-born band opened up the festivities with an acoustic set that was followed by two full electric ones. moe.’s night included the debut of a Tom Waits cover and a pair of bust outs.
The quintet tapped “Time Again” to get the acoustic portion of their evening going. Next, the band looked to Little Feat’s “Willin’,” playing the tune for the third time since it was revived earlier this year after it had been shelved since 2015. moe. then offered up the debut of Tom Waits’ “Time” from the singer-songwriter’s 1985 LP Rain Dogs. “Macintyre Range” was dusted off next, as moe. served up the cut from The Conch for the first time since March 24, 2013. “Shoot First” and “New York City” brought the opening frame to a close.
The five-piece delivered a lengthy seamless run to open up their second stanza. The band stitched together “Billy Goat,” “Defrost,” “Sensory Deprivation Bank” and the new original “Who You Calling Scared?” to kick off the first of two electric sets. Longtime fan-favorites “Spine Of A Dog” and “Buster” kicked off the back half of the set. “Pastorus,” an instrumental that was debuted as a segue jam during this year’s Summer Camp, came ahead of the set-closing “Silver Sun.”
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moe. paired setlist staples “Seat Of My Pants” and “Akimbo” to begin their final set of 2018. The reflective “New Hope For The New Year” followed with “Raise A Glass” used ring in 2019. The jamband stalwarts unearthed their cover of Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ In The Years” which had been sitting on the shelf since July 25, 2009, next. Last night’s take featured bassist Rob Derhak‘s daughter Emma on vocals. “Not Coming Down” was tapped to bring the celebratory evening to a close. Watch full show and fan-shot video below:
Full Show Video
Willin’ Captured by Mike Maciunski
Time Captured by Mike Maciunski
Shoot First Captured by Mike Maciunski
Setlist (via Phantasy Tour)
Set I: Time Again, Willin, Time#, Macintyre Range##, Shoot First, New York City
Set II: Billy Goat > Defrost > Sensory Deprivation Bank > Who You Calling Scared?, Spine Of A AkimboBuster > Pastorus > Silver Sun
Set III: Seat Of My Pants > Akimbo, New Hope For The New Year, Raise A Glass*, Reeling In The Years^**, George
Encore: Not Coming Down
