# Hot Tuna at the Fillmore, February 22, 2020

[Live Nation](https://thefillmore.com/event/hot-tuna-david-bromberg-quintet-2/) presents [Hot Tuna](http://www.hottuna.com/) & the [David Bromberg](http://www.davidbromberg.net/) Quintet  
[the Fillmore](http://www.thefillmore.com/)  
[1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94109-7217 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1805+Geary+Blvd,+San+Francisco,+CA+94109-7217+USA&hl=en)  
9:00 PM, Saturday, February 22, 2020

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[{{20200222_promo_pic.jpg|50 Years of Hot Tuna!}}]

## Set One: David Bromberg Quintet

[8:58 PM lights down, band out: electric guitars for DB & MC]

01. [8:59 PM] _Big Road Blues_
02. [9:03 PM] _I'll Take You Back_  
[MC swaps to acoustic guitar]
03. [9:14 PM] _Hills of Isle au Haut_  
[MC swaps back to electric guitar]
04. [9:19 PM] _Who Will the Next Fool Be?_  
[DB swaps to acoustic guitar; MC swaps to acoustic mandolin]
05. [9:24 PM] _The Loving of the Game_  
[Both guys back to electric guitar]
06. [9:27 PM] _Just Because You Didn't Answer_  
[DB swaps to acoustic guitar; MC swaps to acoustic mandolin]
07. [9:33 PM] _A Maiden's Prayer_ »  
[DB swaps to acoustic mandolin; SZ sits out] 
08. [9:36 PM] ? (unidentified fiddle tune) > [9:38 PM NG swaps to mandolin]  
[JK brings the old mic up front, everyone gathers 'round for an a capella number]
09. [9:40 PM] _Standing in the Need of Prayer_  
[DB swaps to acoustic guitar; drop band; add Jorma Kaukonen: acoustic guitar]
10. [9:42 PM] _Buddy Brown's Blues_  
[Drop JK; band returns; next tune begins with JK & SZ only (on harmony vox), backing DB]
11. [9:48 PM] Medley: _the Strongest Man Alive_ » [9:50 PM; MC on acoustic guitar; JK & SZ back to drums & bass] _Maydelle’s Reel_  » _Jenny’s Chickens_  
[set ends 9:53 PM]

### Performers

* [David Bromberg](http://www.davidbromberg.net/): guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, vox;
* [Mark Cosgrove](http://www.mcosgrove.com/): guitar, mandolin, harmony vox;
* Nate Grower: violin, guitar, mandolin, harmony vox;
* Josh Kanusky: drums, harmony vox;
* Suavek Zaniesienko: bass, harmony vox.

### Special Guest

* Jorma Kaukonen: acoustic guitar.

## Set Two: Hot Tuna

[10:17 PM lights down, welcome, band out; JK starts on Gibson Chet Atkins electro-acoustic guitar]

01. [10:18 PM] _Serpent of Dreams_
02. [10:26 PM] _Second Chances_
03. [10:31 PM] _Barbeque King_  
[JK swaps to Gibson Firebird guitar]
04. [10:38 PM] _Walkin' Blues_  
[Back to the Chet Atkins]
05. [10:47 PM] _That'll Never Happen No More_
06. [10:53 PM] _I Am the Light of This World_  
[JK swaps back to the Firebird]
07. [10:57 PM] _Bowlegged Woman, Knock Kneed Man_
08. [11:11 PM] _Rock Me Baby_  
[Back to the Chet Atkins]
09. [11:19 PM] _Sea Child_
10. [11:25 PM] _Good Shepherd_  
[JK swaps back to the Firebird]
11. [11:35 PM] _Hit Single \#1_
12. [11:41 PM] _Baby What You Want Me to Do_  
[set ends 11:47 PM; bye from both Jorma and Jack; they don't really head off stage as much as take a few steps to the back, then turn around]  
   
**1st Encore**  
[JK now on a Gibson cherry burst SST electro-acoustic]
13. [11:48 PM] _Bar Room Crystal Ball_  
[11:55 PM thanks again; now they really head off; Jack back in two, Jorma back with the Firebird]  
   
**2nd Encore**
14. [11:57 PM] _Funky \#7_  
[show ends 12:09 AM, whew!]


## Performers

* Jack Casady: bass;
* Justin Guip: drums;
* Jorma Kaukonen: guitar, electro-acoustic guitar, vox.

## Notes

Typical busy Saturday night traffic heading into SF, but nothing worse than we bargained for, and we end up walking into the Fillmore about 8:30 PM, exactly when we planned.

It's filling up decently well, with a relatively thick crowd about half way back into the room, but Ting uses her slinky ways and we squirm into a nice spot dead center, about 15' back from the stage. Cowabunga! Let's hope now that it remains relatively idiot-free (present company excepted!).

Turns out that my prayer was answered: only had one drink spilled on my all night, and only one talkative idiot too. Guess I got lucky! Of course, the massive volume put out by Hot Tuna probably helped quite a bit. That old Maxell commercial of the guy getting blown away? Yeah, live electric Hot Tuna is kinda like that, but with more face-melting. Good thing I had my extra-super-duper ear plugs tonight. It's an interesting experience to watch Jack thumping on his bass and then realize that your chest is getting walloped by low frequency, high pressure sound waves that cause you to resonate like some strange bell. Not the sorta thing I want to do too often, but every now and then, yeah! That's the ticket!

[{{Maxell_guy.jpg|Getting blown away by Jack & Jorma}}]

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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