Dead & Company Resume Summer Tour Outside of Washington, D.C.

Final evening Useless & Firm resumed their summer season tour at Jiffy Lube Stay in Bristow, Va. The present marked the primary since they abruptly canceled a efficiency set for Wednesday, July 6, on the Saratoga Performing Arts Heart in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., after John Mayer’s father needed to be hospitalized for an emergency operation.

Useless & Firm’s righteously politically charged and cover-heavy present kicked off with “Man Good, Girl Smarter,” which was adopted by “New Speedway Boogie.” They continued with the heavy but empathetic tone with a canopy of Lemore James’ “It Hurts Me Too,” showcasing Mayer’s blues roots. Subsequent Useless & Firm carried out the tour debut of “Peggy-O” earlier than following with “Chilly Rain and Snow.” The set’s penultimate pairing got here within the type of “China Doll” and Weir’s deeply applicable and ever-pertinent “Throwing Stones.” They closed the primary set with the  dynamic and connective “Don’t Ease Me in.”

Useless and Firm returned to the stage and opened their second set with “Sugaree,” and continued the continuous melange of Grateful Useless classics flowing into “Taking part in within the Band” then “Uncle John’s Band” earlier than melding “Woman With A Fan” and the seminal “Terrapin Station.” Jay Lane–who as soon as once more was sitting in for Invoice Kreutzman–and Mickey Hart, rolled by way of “Drums” earlier than “Area” and saved the rhythm flowing because the ensemble tackled conventional “Going Down The Street Feelin’ Unhealthy.” After returning to “Taking part in within the Band,” Weir led the group by way of “Stella Blue” and a canopy of ‘Bobby Blue’ Bland’s “Activate Your Lovelight, to carry the set to a detailed.

After applause and a brief break, the band returned to the stage for an encore which noticed Mayer taking the reins on the 1987 observe “Black Muddy River” – Useless and Firm performed the descriptive track loudly, maybe in hopes the swamp across the bend could discover its different aspect.

Useless & Firm’s tour continues on Sunday at Residents Financial institution Park in Philadelphia, Pa.

Hearken to Useless & Firm’s subsequent present on nugs.web right here.

Hearken to a preview of “Man Good, Girl Smarter” from final evening’s present beneath:

Hearken to “Sugaree” from the night beneath:

Useless & Firm
Jiffy Lube Stay – Bristow, Va.
July 8, 2022

Set I: Man Good, Girl Smarter (King Radio), New Speedway Boogie, It Hurts Me Too (Elmore James), Peggy-O (Conventional) [1], Chilly Rain and Snow (Conventional), China Doll > Throwing Stones, Don’t Ease Me In (Conventional)

Set II: Sugaree, Taking part in within the Band > Uncle John’s Band > Terrapin Station > Drums > Area > Going Down the Street Feelin’ Unhealthy (Conventional) > Taking part in within the Band > Stella Blue > Flip On Your Love Mild (Bobby “Blue” Bland)

Enc.: Black Muddy River

[1] Tour debut

[2] w/ Santo and Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” tease

Jay Lane on drums instead of Invoice Kreutzmann