On Thursday, Southern rock outfit Blackberry Smoke opened up their Break It Down Tour, the band’s first-ever acoustic tour, with a performance at Lexington, KY’s Lexington Opera House.
Blackberry Smoke worked through a plethora of original material, as well as covers of Led Zeppelin‘s “Tangerine”, the Allman Brothers Band‘s “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”, The Rolling Stones‘ “Dead Flowers”, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers‘ “You Got Lucky”. The band returned to open their encore with “Live Wire” and “One Horse” down before diving into a tender acoustic take on Elton John‘s “Burn Down The Mission”.
Watch some awesome fan-shot footage of Blackberry Smoke paying homage to Sir Elton below:
Blackberry Smoke – “Burn Down The Mission”
[Video: Eric Almy]
Blackberry Smoke continues their 2019 acoustic tour tonight, Tuesday, March 19th, with a performance in Wabash, IN. This summer, Blackberry Smoke will offer nightly support to Tedeschi Trucks Band on their upcoming 2019 Wheels Of Soul Tour, along with Shovels & Rope. For ticketing information and a full list of Blackberry Smoke’s upcoming tour dates, head to the band’s website.
Setlist: Blackberry Smoke | Lexington Opera House | Lexington, KY | 3/14/2019
Set: Pretty Little Lie, Too High, Lay It All on Me, Sure Was Good, Tangerine (Led Zeppelin cover), Best Seat in the House, What Comes Naturally, Crimson Moon, Run Away From It All, Wish in One Hand (first time played in a waltz tempo 3/4 time), Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (The Allman Brothers Band cover), Medicate My Mind, Like an Arrow, Ain’t Gonna Wait, Believe You Me, Dead Flowers (The Rolling Stones cover), You Got Lucky (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover), Seems so Far, Ain’t Got the Blues
Encore: Live Wire, One Horse Town, Burn Down The Mission (Elton John cover), Ain’t Much Left of Me (Blue Moon of Kentucky & Alabama Bound snippets)
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