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The Disco Biscuits celebrated their City Bisco run on July 9 and 10, returning to their hometown of Philadelphia for four sets of jams, complete with a sit-in by bassist Marc Brownstein’s Electron bandmate Tom Hamilton.

As a nod to the City of Brotherly Love, the run began with the band’s first-ever performance of the theme from Rocky aka “Gonna Fly Now.”

The band then bled into “Spaga” and the Pink Floyd classic “Run Like Hell.”

Interestingly, “Run Like Hell” would return later that evening in tandem with Hamilton’s encore appearance, which originated with the Electron/Biscuits favorite “Humuhumunukunukuapua’a.”

The Disco Biscuits’ second evening in Philadelphia – July 10 – also included the weekend’s biggest bustout, set-one ending rendition of “Trucker’s Choice,” last played on Nov. 17, 2017 (show gap: 117 shows).

The entire weekend was also dotted by the Biscuits exploratory, now-signature “Tractorbeam Jams.”

“Philly – it’s always been home,” the band wrote after the run.

Check out each night’s setlists and watch clips of each night’s opening below:

The Disco Biscuits
July 9, 2021
City Bisco, TD Pavilion at The Mann, Philadelphia

Set I: Gonna Fly Now#> Spaga> Run Like Hell> Spacebirdmatingcall> Tractorbeam Jam> Spacebirdmatingcall

Set II: Astronaut> Running into the Night> The Great Abyss> Clocks> Tractorbeam Jam> Astronaut> Running into the Night

Enc: Humuhumunukunukuapua’a%> Run Like Hell%

Notes:
#Theme from Rocky, First Time Played
%with Tom Hamilton

The Disco Biscuits
July 10, 2021
City Bisco, TD Pavilion at The Mann, Philadelphia

Set I: Mulberry’s Dream, Reactor> The Champions> Tractorbeam Jam> Crickets> Trucker’s Choice^

Set II: Mindless Dribble> Anthem> Gamma Goblins> Tractorbeam Jam*> Abraxas> Story Of The World

Enc: We Like To Party

Notes:
^last played 11/17/2017 (117 shows)
*Original mix, first time played