# Dead & Company at Folsom Field, June 9, 2017

[AXS](http://www.deadandcompany.com/events/405263) presents [Dead & Company](http://www.deadandcompany.com/)  
2017-06-09  
[Folsom Field](https://www.axs.com/venues/125722/folsom-field-boulder-tickets)  
[University of Colorado in Boulder, 2400 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=University+of+Colorado+in+Boulder,+2400+Colorado+Avenue,+Boulder,+CO+80302+USA&hl=en)  
6:30 PM, Friday, June 9, 2017

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{{:2017:2017-06:deadco170609_backdrop.png?250|today's stage backdrop}}

## Set One

[6:59 PM band out]

01. [7:00 PM] _Dancing in the Street_ »
02. [7:12 PM] _Cold, Rain and Snow_ (J)
03. [7:20 PM] _Hell in a Bucket_
04. [7:30 PM] _Big River_ >
05. [7:36 PM] _Althea_ (J)
06. [7:47 PM] _New Speedway Boogie_
07. [7:56 PM] _the Music Never Stopped_ (B/J)  
[OB, JM & BW all swap to acoustics]
08. [8:07 PM] _Ripple_ (B/J)  
[set ends 8:12 PM]

## Set Two

[9:05 PM lights down, band out]

01. [9:06 PM] _St. Stephen_ >
02. [9:17 PM] _Estimated Prophet_ »
03. [9:30 PM] _Eyes of the World_ » 9:41 PM bass solo » 9:43 PM jam »
04. [9:45 PM] _Deal_ (J) >
05. [9:55 PM] _Let it Grow_ »
06. [10:07 PM] _Drums_ > 10:14 BK off, MH back to the beam »
07. [10:16 PM] _Space_ » 10:21 _A Love Supreme_ teases »
08. [10:24 PM] _the Other One_ »
09. [10:31 PM] _(Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew_  
[set ends 10:43 PM, all of for a minute]  
   
**Encore**
10. [10:45 PM] _Touch of Grey_ (B/J)  
[show ends 10:52 PM]


## Performers

[Dead & Company](http://www.deadandcompany.com/)

* [Oteil Burbridge](http://oteilburbridge.com/): bass, acoustic bass guitar (s1t08), harmony vox;
* Jeff Chimenti: piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, harmony vox;
* [Mickey Hart](http://mickeyhart.net/): drums, percussion;
* [Bill Kreutzmann](http://www.ocean-spirit.net/): drums, percussion;
* [John Mayer](http://johnmayer.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar (s1t08), lead & harmony vox;
* [Bob Weir](http://bobweir.net/): guitar, acoustic guitar (s1t08), lead & harmony vox.


## Notes

Got an Uber up to campus from Lafayette, walked about a half mile, then got into line about quarter past four. Might be 100-200 folks here, but it's a loose crowd, and we have shade, so I'm way psyched. The crush happens around 4:30, and after a bit more waiting, we get past search and up to ticketing/wrist banding, where we stand for over an hour. On the plus side, it's shady, and every now and then we hear a recognizable snippet of sound check: drums (duh!) and _Not Fade Away_, but most of the time it was just booms and bleeps 'cause we were exactly perpendicular to the PA.

5:40 out so, they begin ticket scanning, and very shortly thereafter we're speedwalking to our destination: past the back of the stands, up the steps to the bowl, down the steps to the field, back past the sound board and then forward to the promised land: about 12 square feet of blanket space 15' back from Oteil and John. Yay! Mission accomplished! Well worth the hassle, IMHO.

7 PM Time to rock. The band eases into a lethargic version of _Dancin' in the Street_. The arrangement is clearly based on that awesomely bouncy '76-'77 vibe, but there's just not enough life in it tonight. Maybe it's still too hot or something. Good try for a first attempt (for Dead & Co, anyway) ... needs more oomph!

_Cold, Rain and Snow_ is a slight improvement: John takes the reins from Bob, and the band is cooking at a faster tempo. Not really rockin' hard yet, but the energy level is a teensy notch higher.

_Hell in a Bucket_ is another slow burn: it's like the band is telling us to dance with lead weights on our ankles or something. C'mon guys!

_Big River_ is another trifle faster, and percolates along to a nice bouncy groove, courtesy of Oteil.

_Althea_ is slow compared to _Big River_, but probably not far off the mark for the usual slow blues shuffle that we're all used to. John clearly relishes singing the tune, and the crowd is happy to help sing along.

_Ripple_ might have ended the set in the same slow vein, but seeing and hearing it done on acoustics made the performance at least moderately interesting. And really, who's gonna complain about hearing _Ripple_, anyway?

Starting the second set with _St. Stephen_ seemed like a good statement of purpose, and John led the band through a couple nice jams despite muffing the lyrics once or twice.

The _Estimated_ » _Eyes_ combo was pretty strong, especially if you're a fan of those lazy, languous '74 versions of _Eyes of the World_, and the incredible jam that tended to pop up late in the tune. Did tonight match those peaks set some 40+ years ago? Nah, not even close. But it was still pretty darn fun, and only a grouch would complain more about it.

A Lucha Libre rooster mask has been attached to the drum rig behind Mickey above the beam; which he hits (the beam, not the mask, silly) before Weir even takes off his guitar at the end of _Let It Grow_ as the band transitions into _drums_.

_Space_ » _the Other One_ » _Dew_ was a pretty nice way to run things out, and I'm pretty happy by encore time. Another terrifically fun evening with about 25k like minded kooks!

{{tag>music Dead_&_Company Folsom_Field Oteil_Burbridge Jeff_Chimenti Mickey_Hart Bill_Kreutzmann John_Mayer Bob_Weir}}

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