Ratdog- Riverside Theater, 5/8/14

Backed by as strong line-up of virtuoso musicians, Bob Weir and Ratdog returned to Milwaukee for their first show in several years. Weir has had somewhat of a revival as an artist, collaborating with all sorts of different acts recently ranging from Wilco to The National.  Ratdog's show was a night of good ol' tunes and jams.  The first set was excellent.  The second meandered a bit, but definitely left the crowd with happy with their fix of jams and Dead covers.  The line-up of musicians Weir assembled, especially the guitar work of Kimock and upright bass by Wasserman provided some new takes on older tunes.

Line up:
Bob Weir- vocals/guitar
Rob Wasserman- upright bass
Robin Sylvester- bass
Jay Lane- drums/percussion
Steve Kimock- guitars
Jeff Chimenti- keyboards

Bobby in his manpris and birks

Kimock and Bobby

photos courtesy of GigShots by Stephen Bloch

Set List:

I: Jam > Playin in the Band > Cold Rain and Snow > I Need a Miracle, Ashes and Glass, Brown-Eyed Women, My Brother Esau, Sugaree > Deal

II: Peggy-O@, Fever@, Victim or the Crime@, Cassidy > Estimated Prophet > Playin in the Band (reprise) > Stuff > Dear Prudence > One More Saturday Night

E: U.S. Blues
@= solo acoustic tune