Photo by GEP Productions, Inc

Nathaniel Rateliff sat in with Grace Potter at Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks on Wednesday night. The Colorado resident emerged at the start of Potter’s encore to sing on a cover of Van Morrison’s “Brand New Day.” Potter and Rateliff both recently performed at New York’s Beacon Theatre as part of the Love Rocks NYC benefit show; Rateliff covered Van Morrison’s “Caravan” with the evening’s house band during his segment while Potter covered Tom Petty’s “American Girl” and shared the stage with both Bon Jovi and Warren Haynes.

While most of Potter’s Red Rocks show was a true solo set which found her bouncing between guitar and keyboards–including on portions of both Phish’s “Tweezer” and the Grateful Dead’s “Friend of the Devil”–the evening’s encore did feature a few other musicians. After Rateliff left the stage, drummer Eric Valentine and bassist Alex Proctor emerged to back Potter for the rest of her first encore. Valentine, who is also Potter’s husband and producer, and Proctor, a close friend and studio collaborator, backed the evening’s host on “The Lion The Beast The Beat,” a medley of “Turntable,” Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” and the theme from the Twilight Hour, “Paris (Ooh La La)” and “Ah Mary.” Potter then returned to close the night with a solo take on “Release.”

Potter will perform at Telluride Bluegrass today.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s setlist via Setlist.fm

Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Nothing but the Water (I)
Every Heartbeat
Low Road
Apologies
I’m Coming Out
You and Tequila
Something That I Want
Stars
All Star
Empty Heart
Hallelujah
I’m Coming Out
Medicine
Gold Dust Woman
American Girl / 2:22 / The Divide / Joey
Tweezer
Love Is Love
Stuck in the Middle With You
Friend of the Devil
Let You Go
Delirious
Big White Gate
This Little Light of Mine / Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Encore:
Brand New Day (with Nathaniel Rateliff)
The Lion The Beast The Beat (with Eric Valentine and Alex Proctor)
Turntable / These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ / Twilight Hour Theme Song / Turntable (with Eric Valentine and Alex Proctor)
Paris (Ooh La La) (with Eric Valentine and Alex Proctor)
Ah Mary (with Eric Valentine and Alex Proctor)

Encore 2:
Release