Photo by Vic Brazen

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead closed out their two-night Fillmore run in Philadelphia, Pa., last night. The band performed Grateful Dead favorites and debuted a cover of The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence.” Frequent collaborator, Stuart Bogie sat in on saxophone.

Friday night kicked off with “Greatest Story Ever Told” and “The Wheel,” totaling 33-minutes. Next, the band broke into a 14-minute long “Uncle John’s Band” before offering a famous pairing of “Lost Sailor” into “Saint of Circumstance” to end the set.

The second set featured a “Here Comes Sunshine” opener featuring notes from “The Eleven,” which was played at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia the night before. Joe Russo’s Almost Dead performed a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tell Me, Momma” and “Shakedown Street,” which featured notes of the set opener.

Set two continued with “Cumberland Blues” and a taste of “Scarlet Begonias” before launching into “Black-Throated Women” and “Alabama Getaway” to end the second set. Joe Russo’s Almost Dead returned to the stage for an encore performance of “Jack Straw.” 

Last night’s show began with “New Speedway Boogie” and continued with “Estimated Prophet” and “Dark Star” before breaking into a tease of “Here Comes Sunshine” from the previous night. The set continued with “St. Stephen” and followed with a cover of The Beatles “Hey Bulldog.” The first set ended with “Viola Lee Blues.”

Set two kicked off with “Easy Wind” and “China Cat Sunflower” before breaking into an epic “Eyes of the World.” Then, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead performed “Playing in the Band” and “Sugaree.”

Next, the band played “Throwing Stones” and followed up with “Brown-Eyed Women.” For their encore, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead debuted a cover of The Beatles, “Dear Prudence.” 

The band will take a brief break before returning to the road on March 17 for a two-night stand at The Sylvee in Madison, Wis. See the complete tour schedule here.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead 

Brooklyn Bowl– Philadelphia, Pa.

Feb. 11, 2022

Set 1: Greatest Story Ever Told, The Wheel, Uncle John’s Band, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance 

Set 2: Here Comes Sunshine, Tell Me, Momma, Shakedown Street, Cumberland Blues, Black-Throated Wind, Scarlet Begonias, Alabama Getaway 

Enc.: Jack Straw 

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead 

Brooklyn Bowl– Philadelphia, Pa.

Feb. 12, 2022

Set 1: New Speedway Boogie, Estimated Prophet, Dark Star, Here Comes Sunshine, St. Stephen, Hey Bulldog, Viola Lee Blues 

Set 2: Easy Wind, China Cat Sunflower, Eyes of the World, Playing in the Band, Sugaree, Throwing Stones, Brown Eyed-Women

Enc.: Dear Prudence