2018 was a big year for the beloved jam band known as moe. The calendar year saw the rock band returning to their normal touring schedule thanks to the return of bassist Rob Derhak following cancer treatment in February, and fans were thrilled to have the full band back and firing on all cylinders with shows taking place again throughout the year. The band celebrated the New Year with a pair of shows at the Kodak Center in Rochester, New York on December 30th and 31st, with the latter performance being played to a sold-out crowd. The band’s New Year’s Eve gig on Monday was filled with a mix of acoustic and electric sets, in addition to a few notable covers as they looked to carry the strong musical vibes into 2019.
The first of three sets (plus an encore) for the night began with a six-song run of acoustic performances beginning with “Time Again” and a cover of Little Feet‘s “Willin’”. Next came a cover of Tom Waits‘ “Time”, which was the band’s live debut of the 1985 folk tune. The opening set continued with a trio of moe. originals, including “Macintyre Range” being played for the first time since 2013, followed by “Shoot First”, and “New York City”.
moe. returned for the second set with their instruments now plugged in as they began the next phase of their show with a transition of jam-friendly tunes starting with “Billy Goat”. The eight-song set meshed into two parts with the band then charging into “Defrost”, “Sensory Deprivation Bank”, and “Who You Calling Scared”. Following a brief pause, they started into “Sping Of A Dog”, which launched into another transition of tunes going right into “Buster”, “Pastorus” and “Silver Sun”.
The start of the third set saw the clock ticking closer and closer to midnight as the band began with “Seat Of My Pants” > “Akimbo”, and going into “New Hope For The New Year”. “Raise A Glass” was played as fans celebrated the timely arrival of 2019 at 12 a.m. before the band played their first song of the new year with a cover of Steely Dan‘s “Reeling In the Years”, featuring some guest vocals courtesy of Rob Derhak’s daughter Emma. The set and show came to a close with “George”, followed by a one-song encore of “Not Coming Down”.
The band shared the video of their entire New Year’s Eve performance to their Facebook following the show, which can be watched below.
moe. will head back out on tour next month with a run of winter performances scheduled to begin on February 15th with two shows at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine. Fans can click here to purchase tickets to shows on their upcoming winter 2019 tour.
Setlist: moe. | Kodak Center | Rochester, New York | 12/31/2018
Set One (Acoustic): Time Again, Willin’ (Little Feet cover), Time (Tom Waits Cover), Macintyre Range, Shoot First, New York City
Set Two: Billy Goat > Defrost > Sensory Deprivation Bank > Who You Calling Scared, Spine Of A Dog > Buster > Pastorus > Silver Sun
Set Three: Seat Of My Pants > Akimbo, New Hope For The New Year, Raise A Glass, Reeling In the Years* (Steely Dan cover), George
Encore: Not Coming Down
* w/ Emma Derhak on vocals
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