The String Cheese Incident closed out their six-show two-weekend destination event, The Jamaica Incident in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, on Saturday, Jan. 28. Their last show was full of jubilant jams and featured surprise special guest Bill Payne.
The String Cheese Incident opened with “Pickin’ To Beat The Devil” before welcoming Payne, a founding member of Little Feat – who are set to play their event after SCI’s at the same location – on stage for “Lost.” Payne laid down some funky keys on the track, which segued, to the delight of the crowd, into The Meters’ Grateful Dead favorite “Hey Pocky Way.” After the sit-in, the band showed some appreciation for the island surroundings with “Look At Where We Are,” followed by a jammed-out “MLT.” They closed the first set with “Piece Of Mine” > “Beautiful.”
The second set saw deep flowing jams, kicking off with “Looking Glass” > “Bend Down Low” > “Bumpin’ Real.” The band then tossed another nod to the Grateful Dead ethos with the inspired track “The Big Reveal.” Finally, The String Cheese Incident closed things out in classic style, with “Jellyfish” > “Rollover.” They encored with a smoking rendition of “Rosie.”
Find the full setlist below:
The String Cheese Incident
Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Jan. 29, 2022
Set I: Pickin' To Beat The Devil, Lost [1] > Hey Pocky Way [1], Look At Where We Are, MLT, Piece Of Mine > Beautiful
Set II: Looking Glass > Bend Down Low > Bumpin’ Reel, The Big Reveal, Jellyfish > Rollover
Encore: Rosie
Notes
[1] with Bill Payne on keyboards
