Over the weekend, Connecticut quintet Goose brought their summer tour to the West Coast. The band is currently on the road in support of their latest studio album, Dripfield, which dropped on Feb. 22. After last week's monumental display at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo., the ensemble followed up with a one-night stand at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday night. Then, on Sunday, they made their way to Los Angeles for a highly anticipated performance at the Greek Theatre.
Last night’s concert brought forth two blocks of music that each included sit-ins by previous collaborators and industry mainstays. The first set saw Lucius join Goose on stage during the final numbers of the first set. The two groups recently linked up at the Newport Folk Festival, where they played together during The Ocean State event. Then, later in the night, the band capped their City of Angels gig with a single song sit-in by The String Cheese Incident’s Jason Hann.
Set one got underway with a jammed-out take on “California Magic,” the tune provided an ideal entry point for keyboardist Peter Anspach to flex his fine fingerwork before the ensemble moved into their second number of the night, “Echo of a Rose.” A hot take on “Rockdale” came next before the band pulled out a geographically fitting “A Western Sun” ahead of a run-through of “Pancakes.”
Next, the night’s first guests, Lucius, arrived and lent their extraordinary talents on a cover of Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” The rendition of Gabriel’s 1986 number gave way to the final song of the first set, the original “Slow Ready” off Dripfield, which once more included Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig's accompaniment.
After a brief break, Goose returned to the stage and worked through “Madhuvan” off Shenanigans Nite Club before breaking into “Borne.” The previous number bled into “Hungersite” and later gave way to the title track “Dripfield.” Finally, during the night’s last number, the band welcomed The String Cheese Incident percussionist Hann to the stage to add support to a set ending “Hot Tea.”
Following last night’s concert in Los Angeles, Goose will pack up and travel to Stateline, Nev., for an Aug. 23 gig at South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, before appearing at Portland, Ore.’s Pioneer Courthouse Square on Thursday, Aug. 25. Tickets for Goose's upcoming concerts are on sale now and can be purchased here.
Scroll down to see the complete setlist from Sunday night’s show.
Goose
Greek Theatre – Los Angeles
Aug. 21, 2022
Set I: California Magic, Echo of a Rose, Rockdale, A Western Sun, Pancakes, In Your Eyes*^, Slow Ready^
Set II: Madhuvan, Borne > Hungersite > Dripefield, Hot Tea#
Notes:
* Peter Gabriel cover
^ With Lucius
# With Jason Hann
Setlist via Setlist.FM.








