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Greensky Bluegrass continued their summer tour on Friday evening with a show at New York's Pier 17 rooftop venue, and the group welcomed out guitarist Scott Metzger for a couple tunes near the end of the night.
The show kicked off with a first set that featured Greensky staples like opener "Past My Prime" and "Living Over," before which dobro player Anders Beck addressed the NYC audience, saying, "This is an absolutely beautiful place to play music—but you knew that already." The set also included a cameo from tour manager Guido Batista, who added some vibraslap to "What You Need."
Set two opened with "For Sure, Uh Huh" followed by the title track from Greensky's most recent studio album, All For Money, and included a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "The Wind Cries Mary" within a rendition of "Broke Mountain Breakdown." Last night's big collaborative moment came at the end of the second frame, when Metzger, a New Jersey native and Brooklyn resident, came out for "I'd Probably Kill You" and "Don't Lie." Greensky returned to the stage for a two-song encore that rounded out with a cover of Billy Joel's "Big Shot" with a portion of the lyrics altered to "You had to be a big shot/ Party on a rooftop."
Check out the full setlist below. Greensky Bluegrass keep their summer tour rolling tonight at Jay Peak Resort in Jay, VT.
Greensky Bluegrass
Pier 17 - New York, NY
Set I: Past My Prime, No Idea, Living Over, Like Reflections, What You Need^, Gumboots, White House Blues, Broken Highways> It's Not Mine Anymore
Set II:For Sure Uh Huh, All for Money, Old Barns, Broke Mountain Breakdown> The Wind Cries Mary> Broke Mountain Breakdown Reprise, Ashes, Hit Parade of Love, I'd Probably Kill You*, Don't Lie*
Encore:Just to Lie> Big Shot
Notes: * w/ Scott Metzger
^ w/ Guido Batista
Source: phantasytour.com
