On Saturday night, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros continued their early-2019 tour with a performance at Portland, ME’s State Theatre. Following an electric Friday night show which featured a handful of Wolf Bros debuts in addition to guest spots by local Philadelphia hero Tom Hamilton (Ghost Light, JRAD), the trio delivered a stellar two-set performance along Maine’s Atlantic coastline.
The first set kicked off with a cover of Sonny Boy Williamson‘s classic “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl”, which was followed up by Bob Weir‘s “Cassidy”. A pair of RatDog tunes came next with “Even So” and “October Queen” before the three-piece moved forward with a cover of Willie Dixon‘s “Little Red Rooster”. A highlight of the evening followed, as Weir dusted off Bob Dylan‘s “Most Of The Time”, played last by Weir and his Campfire Band at Austin, TX’s Moody Theater in 2017. In the spirit of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros brought the first set to a close with “Loose Lucy” and “Throwing Stones”.
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – “Even So” > “October Queen”
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Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – “Most Of The Time”
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When the Wolf Bros returned to the stage for their second set, Weir, Jay Lane, and Don Was dove into “Bombs Away”, a deep cut from Weir’s 1978 Heaven Help the Fool solo album. The trio continued with “Mama Tried” and “Passenger”, which was followed up by a seamless run of jams including “Weather Report Suite”, “Let It Grow”, “Truckin”, “Fever”, and the second Bob Dylan cover of the night with “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall “. A full-throttle take on “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider” brought the second set to a close. The band returned for a lone encore of “Ripple” to help send the Portland faithful home happy.
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – “Mama Tried”
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Check out a beautiful gallery of photos below from last night’s Wolf Bros show courtesy of photographer Vic Brazen.
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros tour continues Wednesday, March 13th, with a performance at Red Bank, NJ’s Count Basie Theatre. For a full list of Wolf Bros’ upcoming tour dates, head to Weir’s website here.
Setlist: Bob Weir and Wolf Bros | State Theatre | Portland, ME | 3/9/2019
Set One: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Cassidy, Even So > October Queen, Little Red Rooster, Most Of The Time, Loose Lucy, Throwing Stones
Set Two: Bombs Away, Mama Tried, Passenger, Weather Report Suite > Let It Grow > Truckin’ > Fever, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall > China Cat Sunflower > I Know Your Rider
Encore: Ripple
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