Bob Weir & Wolf Bros completed a guest-filled, five-night trio run at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, CA over the weekend, welcoming special guests J.D. Souther, Molly Tuttle, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Steve Kimock, and more.
After kicking off the run on Monday with a live songwriting experiment with help from J.D. Souther, Weir returned on Tuesday and repeated the experiment, once again welcoming J.D. Souther as well as fiddle player Mads Tolling, who would return on the final night of the run. Wednesday featured the most special guests, with Molly Tuttle, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Souther, and fiddle player Ketch Secor all lending their voices throughout the night.
With a focus on songwriting dominating the first few shows, the band changed gears slightly on Friday and Saturday, welcoming guitarist Steve Kimock along with Mads Tolling or the instrumental peak of the run. Brian Switzer also joined the group on horns on Friday as Weir and Wolf Bros navigated a setlist loaded with Grateful Dead staples and few surprises. Bob Dylan covers were ubiquitous through all of the shows, with “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” bringing the run to close on Saturday night.
Click below to view photos and pro-shot videos of Bob Weir & Wolf Bros at The Guild Theatre. Scroll down to view the setlists.
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros With Mads Tolling – “Friend Of The Devil” – 4/4/23
Setlist: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros | The Guild Theatre | Menlo Park, CA | 4/4/23
Set 1: Friend of the Devil [1], Bertha, Brown-Eyed Women [1], Mission in the Rain, Ramble On Rose [1], Throwing Stones [1], Weather Report Suite [1], Let It Grow [1]
Set 2: Improvised Song [2], You’re Only Lonely (J.D. Souther) [1][2], New Kid in Town (Eagles) [1][2], Truckin’, Fever (Eddie Cooley) [1], Viola Lee Blues (Memphis Jug Band) [1], Maggie’s Farm (Bob Dylan) [1] > Viola Lee Blues reprise, Wharf Rat [1] > Sugar Magnolia [1]
Encore: Heartache Tonight (Eagles) [1][2] > Bright Lights, Big City (Jimmy Reed) [1][2]
[1] with Mads Tolling on fiddle
[2] with J.D. Souther on guitar
Setlist: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros | The Guild Theatre | Menlo Park, CA | 4/5/23
Set 1: Hell in a Bucket, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, West L.A. Fadeaway [1][2], Peggy-O (traditional) [1][2], I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob Dylan) [1][2][3], Lost Sailor >, Saint of Circumstance
Set 2: Improvised Song (Bob and J.D. Souther songwriting-acoustic guitars [Jay Lane sings Ancient Astronauts, his own song]), Heartache Tonight (Eagles) [1][4], Althea, He’s Gone, All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan), Dear Prudence (The Beatles), Nadine (Chuck Berry) [4], One More Saturday Night [4]
Encore: Ripple [1][2], Best of My Love (The Eagles) [1][2][3][4]
[1] with Molly Tuttle on guitar
[2] with Ketch Secor on fiddle
[3] with Ramblin’ Jack Elliot on guitar
[4] with J.D. Souther
Setlist: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros | The Guild Theatre | Menlo Park, CA | 4/7/23
Set 1: Cassidy [1][2][3], Good Morning, School Girl (Sonny Boy Williamson) [1][2][3], Loser (Jerry Garcia) [1], Tennessee Jed [1][2], El Paso (Marty Robbins) [1][2], Black-Throated Wind [1][2][3], I Need a Miracle [1], Bird Song (Jerry Garcia) [1][2][3]
Set 2: The Winners (Weir & Wasserman) [1], China Cat Sunflower [1][2][3], I Know You Rider (traditional) [1][2], Playing in the Band [1][2][3], Dark Star [1][2][3], Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles) [1][2][3], Standing on the Moon [1], Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad (Henry Whitter) [1][2][3]
Encore: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) [1][2][3]
[1] with Steve Kimock on guitar
[2] with Mads Tolling on fiddle
[3] with Brian Switzer on horns
Setlist: Bob Weir & Wolf Bros | The Guild Theatre | Menlo Park, CA | 4/8/23
Set 1: Jack Straw [1][2], Ashes and Glass (Ratdog) [1][2] > Don’t Let Go (Roy Hamilton) [1][2] > Ashes Glasses reprise, Row Jimmy, Queen Jane Approximately (Bob Dylan) [1], Mama Tried (Merle Haggard) [1][2] > Turn On Your Love Light (Bobby “Blue” Bland) [1][2]
Set 2: Me and Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson) [1], Greatest Story Ever Told [1][2], Come Together (The Beatles) [1][2], Estimated Prophet [1] [2] > Eyes of the World [1][2], Looks Like Rain [1][2], The Wheel (Jerry Garcia), U.S. Blues
Encore: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan)
[1] with Steve Kimock on guitar
[2] with Mads Tolling on fiddle
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