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Both Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, formerly of Grateful Dead, pulled from various rock groups like Dark Star Orchestra and RatDog  to put together Furthur–a band who’s name pays homage to the tour bus driven cross-country by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters back in the 60s.

With Jerry gone, the boys figured this was the best way to scratch their awful itch and get back to where they belong– the stage.

Still offering up many of The Dead’s most reputable tunes and new ones alike, Furthur is a treat that everyone should get to see… regardless of the distance.

If you are interested in checking them out click here for tour dates.

Here is the setlist:

Ripple (BW), Lazy River Road (JK), Peggy-O (CR), Two Souls in Communion (CR), Brokedown Palace (JG), A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (BW), They Love Each Other (CR), Mountains of the Moon (PL), Attics of My Life (All)

Scarlet Begonias (JG), Minglewood Blues (BW), Easy Wind (CR) >New Speedway Boogie (JG), Viola Lee Blues V1 (All) >High Time (CR), Caution Jam > Viola Lee Blues V2 (All) >Hard To Handle (CR) > Viola Lee Blues V3 (All) > Like A Rolling Stone (CR) >Sugaree (CR)

Not Fade Away Jam (Parade of floats) >Happy Birthday, Dear Phil! (Balloon drop) > Not Fade Away Jam, Playing in the Band (BW) > Jam >St. Stephen (All) >The Other One (BW) >Elevator (SM lead jam) >Unbroken Chain (PL), Comes a Time (CR) >Cream Puff War (CR) (w/two Go-Go dancers on stage) >Franklin’s Tower (PL, JG), Donor Rap & Phil thanks the audience and band, Johnny B. Goode (BW)