Last night, The String Cheese Incident kicked off their New Year’s Eve run at The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Ill. The Colorado natives debuted two originals to open their three-night run in the Windy City.
The night began with “Close Your Eyes” off the 2001 LP Outside Inside, led by keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth. Fan favorite “Black and White” came next, with the band pivoting into “Love is Like A Train.”
SCI then debuted a new original, “Lend Me a Hand,” featuring vocals by bassist Keith Moseley. The first set continued with the classic tunes “Don’t Say” and “Restless Wind,” and finished with “Hi Ho No Show.”
Set two opened up with a debut performance of “World Gone Crazy” sung by Billy Nershi. “Water” followed and led into “All Blues Jam” and “Let’s Go Outside.” Next, SCI covered Prue Prairie League’s “Pickin’ To Beat The Devil” for the second time, after a debut performance in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 5.
The set continued with the Beats Antique collaboration, “Bhangra Saanj.” The String Cheese Incident then went into “Shine,” followed by “All We Got” to cap off the second set.
The band returned to the stage for a “Ramble On” encore to end their first night in Chicago.
The String Cheese Incident
The Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, Ill.
Dec. 30, 2021
Set I: Close Your Eyes, Black and White > Love Is Like A Train, Lend Me A Hand^, Don’t Say > Restless Wind, Hi Ho No Show
Set II: World Gone Crazy*, Water > All Blues Jam > Let’s Go Outside, Pickin’ To Beat The Devil, Bhangra Saanj, Shine > All We Got
Enc.: Ramble On
Notes:
^ debut performance, Keith Moseley vocals
* debut performance, Billy Nershi vocals
