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The String Cheese incident is the latest band to pay tribute to the late Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, who passed on Sept. 23.
SCI's ode to Hunter arrived in the form of the classic Dead tune "Ripple," which came on Saturday night during the band's two-part encore at Oregon's Cuthbert Amphitheater.
Earlier in show (which was the band's second of three nights at the Northwestern venue), SCI showcased newer material - like the opener "Manga" - as well as old favorites like "Black Clouds" which bled nicely into early '00s tune "Close Your Eyes."
SCI chose to kick their encore off with a joyous take on "Sweet Spot," before slowing things down with "Ripple." (This performance marked the first time in over four years the band played the American Beauty classic; it last appeared on their July 31, 2015 setlist in Bridgeport, Conn.)
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Check out the full setlist below:
The String Cheese Incident
Sept. 28, 2019
Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, Ore.
Set I: Manga, Got What He Wanted > Will It Go 'Round In Circles > Got What He Wanted > Believe, Gone Crooked, Pack It Up, Black & White > One Step Closer
Set II: Vertigo, Black Clouds > Close Your Eyes, Catfish John, Valley of the Jig, Shantytown > Desert Dawn
Enc: Sweet Spot, Ripple*
Notes:
*Last played 7/31/15
