# John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension at the Warfield, December 8, 2017

[Goldenvoice](http://www.goldenvoice.com/) & [AEG Live](http://www.axs.com/events/331287/john-mclaughlin-and-the-4th-dimension-jimmy-herring-and-the-invisible-tickets) present _Meeting of the Spirits_ featuring [John McLaughlin](http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/) & the 4th Dimension with [Jimmy Herring](http://www.jimmyherring.net/) & the Invisible Whip  
[the Warfield](http://www.thewarfieldtheatre.com)  
[982 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-4012 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=982+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-4012+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, December 8, 2017

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## Set One: Jimmy Herring & the Invisible Whip

[8:08 PM lights down, band out]

01. [8:09 PM] _John McLaughlin_
02. [8:13 PM] _Les Brers in A Minor_
03. [8:22 PM] _1911_
04. [8:30 PM] _Matt's Funk_
05. [8:38 PM] _Jungle Book Overture_
06. [8:48 PM] _Sketch Ballad_
07. [8:58 PM] _Black Satin_  
[set ends 9:04 PM]

## Set Two: John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension

[9:26 PM lights down, band out]

01. [9:28 PM] _Here Come the Jiis_
02. [9:37 PM] _Lila's Dance_
03. [9:46 PM] _New Blues Old Bruise_
04. [9:55 PM] _El Hombre Que Sabia_
05. [10:02 PM] _Light at the Edge of the World_
06. [10:11 PM] _Echoes From Then_  
[set ends 10:28 PM; John invites Jimmy Herring et al back onstage for a combined encore set]

## Set Three: Mega-Jam!

01. [10:30 PM] _Meeting of the Spirits_
02. [10:39 PM] _Birds of Fire_
03. [10:47 PM] _Lotus on Irish Streams_
04. [10:55 PM] _The Dance of Maya_
05. [11:05 PM] _Trilogy_
06. [11:19 PM] _Earth Ship_
07. [11:28 PM] _Eternity's Breath_ Part 1
08. [11:32 PM] _Eternity's Breath_ Part 2  
[set ends 11:37 PM; bows and applause, all off for a minute or two]  
   
**Encore**
09. [11:41 PM] _Be Happy_  
[show ends 11:47 PM]

## Performers

### John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension

[John McLaughlin](http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/) & the 4th Dimension

* Ranjit Barot: drums, vox;
* [Gary Husband](http://www.garyhusband.com/): drums, keyboards;
* Etienne Mbappé: 6-string bass, vox;
* [John McLaughlin](http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/): guitar, 12-string guitar.

### Jimmy Herring & the Invisible Whip

[Jimmy Herring](http://www.jimmyherring.net/) & the Invisible Whip

* [Jason Crosby](https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband): Fender-Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, 6-string violin, vox;
* [Jimmy Herring](http://www.jimmyherring.net/): guitar;
* [Kevin Scott](http://kevinscottmusic.com/): bass;
* [Jeff Sipe AKA Apt. Q258](http://jeffsipemusic.com/): drums, percussion;
* [Matt Slocum](http://www.matthewslocum.net/): Hammond B-3 organ, Hohner Clavinet, keyboards.

## Notes

{{:wip.png?nolink}}  **Whoa!**  This section is incomplete for now, sorry! {{:wip.png?nolink}}

Richard Ginell posted a review of Friday night's tour-closing Royce Hall show at [SFCV](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/none/guitar-legend-john-mclaughlin-retires-with-an-incendiary-farewell-concert)

Thanks to Vortexzephyr for sharing the setlist.

You can purchase a SBD recording of the 3rd Set from John McLaughlin's [Bandcamp](https://mahavishnujohnmclaughlin.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-san-francisco) page, yay!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery! 

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