Bob Weir plays for 1st Real Audience since Pandemic began – sits in with Phil Lesh at Terrapin Crossroads Saturday

Saturday May 1, San Rafael California

Bob Weir dropped by to play 3 songs with his Grateful Dead bandmate/brother Phil Lesh this past Saturday afternoon, May 1, 2021. It was his first public performance in about 14 months, since the pandemic began, and concerts and tours were all put on hold around the world.

While Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. has done several live-streamed shows from his TRI studios, with audiences watching and joining virtually via Fans.com, and he has made other online appearances during this time, this was Bob Weir’s first time with a real live audience since Wolf Bros. in Chicago, March 11, 2020.

Bob Weir had just announced 4 shows in Colorado, which promptly sold out. And while that was touted as their return to the public stage, the Weir-wolf himself has already made that return.

Phil Lesh and The Terrapin All-Stars resumed performing shows this Spring, socially distant pod-style dinner shows on Terrapin Crossroads Backyard Stage in Beach Park, San Rafael California.

The Terrapin All-Stars, are a rotating group of mostly (but not exclusively) local musicians who have frequently performed at Terrapin with Phil in the past. The line-up on Saturday featured Jackie Greene guitar, Grahame Lesh guitar, Jason Crosby keyboards, John Molo drums – and for 3 songs, Bob Weir.

Photos (and Setlist) by Ting Vogel | videos by Doug Clifton

SETLIST
St. Stephen️ *
Uncle John’s Band *
Shakedown Street *
Mississippi Half-Step
Wharf Rat with Dark Star Tease
Midnight Hour
Jack Straw
Lovelight
Not Fade Away with Mountain Jam Tease
Donor Rap

*With Bob Weir

Terrapin Crossroads began producing some outdoor, limited attendance, socially distant, pod-style dinner shows there last Summer, with the first lifting of restrictions, closed again when there was a Covid scare within their ranks; Reopened again in September 2020 – only to shut down again in December when all of California returned to “stay at home“.

Terrapin Crossroads 1st outdoor dinner show of 2021 was on April 1st, and they have done a dozen or so since then, as well as 2 shows by Grahame Lesh‘s band Midnight North.

Terrapin Crossroads leases Beach Park from the city, the property is adjacent to their restaurant, and in the pre-pandemic days would be regularly open to the public, as well as a frequent home to concerts, both free and ticketed, by Phil, his friends, and various other bands. Originally they were required to do at least 7 free concerts each year, and Phil easily fulfilled this part of the deal and beyond. While these outdoor shows have been very limited tickets, and therefor on the expensive side ($112.50 per person, and purchasing of pod-tables of 2, 3, and 4 adds up!) – as restrictions are lifted, perhaps we can expect some lower prices and even free events later in the year. Phil said from stage one night that he expects Terrapin to be going at full force by Fall.

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Listen to Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. Chicago 3.11.2020:

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