Dead & Company descended upon the St. Louis area on Sept. 13, and celebrated the event with an encore nod to local legend Chuck Berry.
The Hollywood Casino Amphitheater gig marked Dead & Co.’s first St. Louis-area show since 2015, and the band wasted no time, as the opening notes of “Iko Iko” sent the crowd into a serious dance groove.
Highlights from the outing included a tour debut of Johnny Cash’s “Big River,” a nice back-to-back “Jack Straw” and “U.S. Blues” to end the first half, and a “Drums”> “Space”> “Wharf Rat”> “Sugar Magnolia” to end the proceedings.
As previously mentioned Dead & Company honored Berry with their encore, a rocking “Johnny B. Goode.”
Music history buffs may also recall that Berry’s longtime keyboardist Johnnie Johnson, who the song was written for, was an early member of Bob Weir’s RatDog.
“It was so great to be back in St. Louis. We missed you all and hope you had as much fun as we did,” the band wrote afterwards. “See you all Wednesday night in Deer Creek!”
Check out the full setlist and watch clips of each set opener below:
Dead & Company
Sept. 13, 2021
Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis, Mo.
Set I: Iko Iko, Cold Rain and Snow, Ship of Fools, Big River, It Hurts Me Too, Black-Throated Wind> Jack Straw, U.S. Blues
Set II: Bertha> Good Lovin’, China Doll> Shakedown Street> Terrapin Station> Drums> Space> Wharf Rat> Sugar Magnolia
Enc: Johnny B. Goode
16 Comments comments associated with this post
Robert Bielecki
September 17, 2021 at 4:25 pmThe encore was scheduled to be Black Muddy River, but the were close to the time curfew and audibled Johnny B. Goode – its shorter.
The encore the next night was Black Muddy River.
There are no rivers near Indy!
Frank
September 17, 2021 at 8:11 amBobby did Johnny B Goode ? Groundbreaking !
Swagger Ghee
September 16, 2021 at 7:40 pmThe traveling nerd festival. So many pashminas and gas station tie dyes. Embarrassing.
Father Time
September 16, 2021 at 10:43 amPeople in their twenties following people in their seventies. Enough said.
Jack Jones
September 15, 2021 at 3:28 pmThose of us who toured with the Grateful Dead smile at this stuff…
I love Weir, but come on.
#onthebusin87
Tom Banjo
September 16, 2021 at 4:10 amSo right Jack J! There’s nothing left to do but smile, right? But alas! There are tears too! These newbies are arrogant and just don’t seem to have any clue about the history and culture. Our shows were filled with the most creatively crazed, amazingly artistic, anarcho-syndicalistic, PhD-earning weirdos. These kids just seem to enjoy partying to Dead covers.
RICHARD HENDRICKS
September 15, 2021 at 12:25 pmYeah im a wet blanket old fart who cant enjoy life or family or music. Might be time to just die as i sit here eating my cold limp dick soup!
Hendrix
September 15, 2021 at 6:56 pmThanks for sharing, DICK… Or is it LIMP DICK?
China Cat
September 16, 2021 at 3:54 amOr, you’re just a soulless cunt, Richard. We enjoyed more life than you’ll likely ever live. But who cares? Cram the plastic down your throat, you soulless cunt
Remember when?
September 15, 2021 at 11:26 amThe Grateful Dead represented risk? I do.
Me
September 15, 2021 at 11:24 amI was there. I fell asleep. This band blows.
dubs
September 15, 2021 at 10:48 amI love, “See you all Wednesday night in Deer Creek!”. He’s a regular Pied Piper
Richard Hendricks
September 15, 2021 at 11:08 amAs if any morons are following this crapfest show…
Loose Lucy
September 15, 2021 at 6:46 amDead and Co. give a nod to God when they play Here comes sunshine. See ya all on tour.
Steve
September 14, 2021 at 10:35 pmHow exciting…….
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