Phil Lesh returned to the Terrapin Crossroads Backyard stage on Sept. 23 for a socially-distanced, masked performance alongside his son Grahame, Stu Allen and Jason Crosby.
According to a post on Deadheadland, the show was announced via an email to a select group of Terrapin Crossroads customers: those who had tickets to the last two Backyard shows, which were tributes to Workingman’s Dead and Festival Express. The attendees were given strict guidelines about wearing masks at all times and maintaining proper social distancing.
The band performed such Grateful Dead favorites as “Uncle John’s Band,” “Eyes of the World” and “Jack Straw.” Lesh himself also relayed the mask requirements via a “Mask Rap.” Late in the set, they moved between “China Cat Sunflower” and “Playin’ In The Band,” before closing the show with “Ripple.”
Check out the full setlist below, as well as two fan-shot videos via the Deadheadland Films YouTube channel.
Phil Lesh and Friends
Sept. 23, 2020
Terrapin Crossroads Backyard, San Rafael, Calif.
Set: Uncle John’s Band, Mask rap, Eyes of the World, Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo, China Cat Sunflower > Playin in the Band, Ripple
16 Comments comments associated with this post
Dixie Lee
September 26, 2020 at 5:46 pmYes, the 60 year transformation from Hippie to Communist has been stunning to behold.
deadman
September 26, 2020 at 1:04 pmAs scumbag Trump once said” Republicans will believe anything you tell them”. You can’t fix stupid. Unless you are super rich, Trump hasn’t done shit for the working man. Are you really going to believe that piece of shit over the medical experts?
Junior Soprano
September 25, 2020 at 9:08 pmWhat a waste of time and money. Phil and Jill’s cash grab for a stage full of neighbors, lacking any musical skills.
Confused
September 25, 2020 at 1:28 pmI thought the whole origin of The Grateful Dead & “Counter Culture” in general was to “stick it to the gov’t” and just be left the fuck alone. Now these guys are up there on stage trying to sing through masks like good little sheep. Pretty sad! If Biden gets elected you can kiss live music as we knew it goodbye forever. Time to wake up folks!
Dazed
September 25, 2020 at 1:58 pmDaniel Carver said it best, WAKE UP WHITE PEOPLE! This constant pandering to black criminals and guys who want to cut their dicks off is gong to kill the country. Maybe time to flee America if the clown Biden gets elected. Not a chance, thank god for Texas and middle America…. MAGA!
Jeff Adelman
September 25, 2020 at 7:47 pmDump trump the man child chump aka don the John, CON, king of the LIE, BANKRUPTCY, Conspiracy theories, killing CIVILIANS…aka Donny BONE SPURS BUNKER boy #TRIGGERED
Junior Soprano
September 25, 2020 at 9:18 pmJust curious what the fuck has trump done to improve your life? MAGA my ass he is a complete and worthless POS and no 2nd term for that jerkoff
Junior Soprano
September 25, 2020 at 9:15 pmIf you are trying to look like a complete fucking Republican Clown, ya nailed it. Trump is the absolute worst Potus fucking ever. How has this asshole made your life better? New Bentley? Beach house in Malibu? Apt. on 5th ave?
The Anti- Cultist
September 25, 2020 at 11:03 pmTrump’s Maggats are profoundly ignorant.and very “dazed” and “confused”
Yes Dean Ween...
September 25, 2020 at 11:01 amAnd you’re probably voting for Trump.
Dean Ween
September 25, 2020 at 11:40 amWrong, but way to make it political numb nuts
Gene Wean
September 25, 2020 at 10:43 amAbsolutely. Especially when he’s on stage and miles away from anyone. Love Phil’s voice but singing through a mask is ridiculous. Just stay home if that paranoid.
Dean Ween
September 25, 2020 at 10:08 amThis covidiot mask shit needs to stop
B
September 25, 2020 at 10:42 amThanks for your opinion, stable genius.
Madness it is
September 25, 2020 at 9:04 amPhil sounds like he is singing through a mask…
STOP THE MADNESS
September 24, 2020 at 5:55 pmHoly shit that Ripple is a train wreck. How is it possible they can’t do it? Wooks roaming in the wild can play fucking Ripple. Stop Phil you can’t prop up your talentless kids.