👆 photos taken from nugs.net stream.
Watch an interview with Bill Kreutzman and the beginning of the show:
Billy & The Kids
Thursday 4/27/2023
Saenger Theatre
New Orleans, Louisiana
Billy and The Kids
Bill Kreutzman drums
Aaron Manger keyboards
Reed Mathis bass/guitar
James Casey sax
Tom Hamilton Guitar
and special guests George Porter Jr. bass, Molly Tuttle guitar/vocals, Jeff Franco drums
Set I
Good Times Roll * > am ( Cars)
Truckin’ > rm
Scarlet Begonias th rm
Fire on the Bayou # > (Neville Brothers)
Sugaree # gpj
China Doll ^ mt
Sunflower, Vol. 6 ^ + > mt (Harry Styles)
Bird Song ^ mt
White Rabbit ^ mt (Jefferson Airplane)
Tangled Up in Blue ^ th (Dylan)
Setbreak 10:00pm CT
Set II ^
Get Back th (The Beatles)
Help on the Way > th
Slipknot! >
Eyes of The World > th
Standing on the Moon mt
Dead Flowers th (Rolling Stones)
Franklins Tower rm
Forever Young james (Dylan)
Take Me to the River th (Al Green)
Drums >
Iko Iko (Dixie Cups)
band Intros th
* First time Played
# George Porter Jr. bass guitar (Reed played guitar)
^ Molly Tuttle guitar (acoustic set 1, electric set 2)
+ First time played B&TK, MT has covered it before
Setlist support: Mark Palmer
This Billy and the Kids show was a fun mix of Grateful Dead classics, and some fun covers, including some surprises, like The Cars Let The Good Times Roll and Harry Styles Sunflower, Vol.6. Guest Molly Tuttle got to sing several songs, such a treat, and she joined the band for much of the first set on acoustic guitar, and all of the second set on electric.
A big highlight was James Casey’s vocals on the Bob Dylan song Forever Young.
This is the 1st performance from Billy and The Kids in 2023. With the sudden announcement that Bill K is not part of Dead & Company’s “Final Tour” there is lots of rumor about more shows from this line-up, and Billy hinted as such in the interview footage (above).
