Photo by Josh Hitchens

Last night, Dead & Company played the second evening of their two-night stint at New York’s Citi Field, effectively closing out their summer tour. The final show at the Queens ballpark was a fleshed-out exploration of the great American songbook showcasing the Grateful Dead’s lasting impact through staples, covers and rarities.

Dead & Company opened the show with a five-song segue starting with Bob Weir’s “Playing in the Band,” which melded into Grateful Dead classic, “Uncle John’s Band.” On the latter, John Mayer joined Weir on vocals and continued to as the ensemble flowed into a cover of Traffic’s “Dear Mr. Fantasy.” Next, came a reprise of one of The Beatles’ most beloved songs, “Hey Jude.” The audience spread across the 41,000-capacity venue hummed as the distinct coda became apparent before Dead & Company closed the string of songs with “Ramble On Rose.” After roaring applause, Mayer handled vocals on “Brown-Eyed Women” before Weir joined him to share vocals (the women and the wine) on “Jackstraw.”

Dead & Company kicked off the second and final set of their summer tour with the reflective and appropriate “Truckin’.” They then treated fans to their first cover of Willie Dixon’s “Wang Dang Doodle” since 2017. They continued with their segued second set, jamming from “Franklin’s Tower” into “St. Stephen” into “The Eleven.” Next came “Drums” into “Space,” featuring Jay Lane. It’s notable that on Friday evening, Bill Kreutzmann handled the percussive staple, writing on Instagram after the show, “Grateful Dead music is medicine and so is our collective energy. That’s what I was missing. Last night healed me. Thanks for having me back.”

The ensemble carried on with a cover of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower,” which segued into the mellow, emotive and stilling cover of Bonnie Dobson’s “Morning Dew.” A cover of Jerry Garcia’s “Deal” served as the show’s penultimate track before Dead & Company treated their devoted fans to a reprise of “Playing in the Band,” bookending the show and bringing their summer travels to a close.

See the full setlist via Dead & Company’s Instagram below.

Dead & Company
Citi Field – New York, N.Y.
July 16, 2022

Set I: Playing in the Band (Bob Weir song) (>) Uncle John’s Band (Grateful Dead cover) Dear Mr. Fantasy (Traffic cover) (>) Hey Jude (The Beatles cover) (Coda only) Ramble On Rose (Grateful Dead cover) Brown-Eyed Women (Grateful Dead cover) Jack Straw (Grateful Dead cover)

Set II: Truckin’ (Grateful Dead cover), Wang Dang Doodle (Willie Dixon cover) (first time since 2017) (>) Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead cover) (>) Franklin’s Tower (Grateful Dead cover) St. Stephen (Grateful Dead cover) (>) William Tell Bridge (Grateful Dead cover) (>) The Eleven (Grateful Dead cover) (>) Drums (Grateful Dead cover) (with Jay Lane) (>) Space (Grateful Dead cover) (>) All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover) Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson cover), Deal (Jerry Garcia cover) (> ‘Playing in the Band’ reprise)

setlist via Setlist.fm