Phil Lesh returns to playing music with performance at #SMARTtotheMart event in Larkspur, CA

by happycat! >^.^<m~ | Dec 14, 2019 | Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh, Phil Lesh Setlist, set lists, Video

Larkspur, CA
SMART at the Mart Opening Ceremony (https://www.facebook.com/events/421082205439000/ )
– celebrating the completion and opening of the Larkspur SMART Train Station, near the Marin Mart, and Golden Gate Ferry service,connecting Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit systems to the rest of the Bay.

Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
Grahame Lesh – guitar, vocals
Stu Allen – guitar, vocals
* Jared Huffman (congressman) – guitar, vocals

Casey Jones sa
Big Railroad Blues gl
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodle Doo pl
U.S Blues sa
The Weight jh *

(setlist support from Alex in Fans of Phil Lesh on Facebook)

Phil Lesh returned to the stage, playing music with his son Grahame Lesh, and frequent collaborator, Stu Allen. This was Phil’s first public appearance since end of Summer 2019, when he had to cancel some local shows, as well as shows on the east coast and other tour dates, due to his needing to get some minor back surgery. After recuperation and rest, Phil is back in the game!

While there is nothing on Phil’s schedule (that we know of right now) until Summer 2020, when his 80th year is being celebrated all weekend long as the theme of this years Lockn’ Festival (http://www.locknfestival.com/), now that we’ve had a taste, hopes are high Phil will begin doing a few sets here and there, before Lockn’! And a lot of people on the east coast still have their Phil-O-Ween tickets, and are awaiting the rescheduled dates.

Hopefully we’ll hear more Phil soon! He seemed thrilled to be able to play a few songs and see all of us. I saw him almost get choked up a few times. (I know I did. )

The party opened with a Train- themed set by Solo Rio, led through their 1st song, a rousing sing-along of Wagon Wheel, by our local U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (https://huffman.house.gov/ ), who was also on hand for the ribbon cutting at the Train Station earlier.

And of course, a Congressman from San Rafael rocks the guitar and knows all the words to The Weight, which he closed out Phil’s set with. I like that my Rep Rocks!

Huffman And Phriends’s summer tour date rumors are in the air…. 😉