Joe Russo's Almost Dead

So grateful to see JRAD for the first time. Couldn t download my tickets at venue but the help was helpful! Printed my tickets and we walked right in. Great venue with no bad seats. Awesome people who shared the love. Friendly staff who remembered my face. And the band!!!! And the lights!!!! And the music!!!! My 15 year old daughter was wiped out after travel but as she rested during second set she said, I was able to interact with the music, instead of the music interacting with me. I m a JRAD fan now.

I could not have asked for a better show. The music flowed seamlessly. The band teased their way through the transitions and left us all smiling.

JRAD is fresh Dead. First Dead show was Woodstock 69. Seen hundreds of GD, Phil, Ratdog, Other Ones, DSO shows. JRAD loves what they are doing and gives everything! Thank you so much!!

JRAD brought so much energy to the show!! It was like an early 1980's Grateful Dead Show!

This band takes the classics & kicks them in to high gear

Joe Russo's band is pushing the music of the Grateful Dead to another level, still respecting what made it so endearing to us.

JRAD had A list players and was better than other Dead cover bands. Obviously Russo and Benevento have experience playing together as Duo and the rest of the group was super tight. Frankly, it was better than the Phil Lesh Birthday run at the Capitol Theater. See them if you can.

would have preferred show at 8 vs 9, but otherwise it was a great show.

Just amazing. Awesome show. Great energy. So much fun!! Thank you JRAD for bringing this music to an incredible level. Grateful!!

Been to the State many times, never seen it this slow to get in. Security is a great thing. I just think for a few more hundred bucks they could have hired a few extra people to do pat downs. I felt bad for the guys that were there. They seemed frustrated and overworked. Great show though totally worth the weight. JRAD was aswome, can't wait to see them again.

First time here and will definitely be back. Gorgeous venue, great sightlines, excellent sound, reasonable price drinks, short line for restrooms and beverages, and JRAD killed it as usual!!!

Great idea having floor be general admission. I was rewarded with 10th row center for being there early. Good set list and lots of jamming. Could've done with more songs and slightly less jamming but all in all an enjoyable show.

JRAD plays with a style and sound that is fun and upbeat! The band looks like they are having fun and play off the crowd well! The crowd was on go from the start and 3 hours of fun! Must See!

Visually rich and stunning venue with some of the worst acoustics that I've encountered. JRAD put on a tour-de-force show per usual.

Killer Morning Dew ! This band has grown into a force of nature. If you love Grateful Dead music JRAD IS A MUST !

The music was good, however it was way oversold. There was no access to the floor if you left to go to the bathroom, etc as it was too full and you were not allowed back to join friends, etc that you started the show with. There was very little space to find outside of the floor as there were too many people at this show. It took away from the music greatly when you are smelling the hair of the person in front and the person behind is packed into your backside.

Possibly the worst sound I've heard at the Pageant for a pro band charging close to 50 per ticket after fees. Never could hear the left side guitar player clearly, no matter where I stood. Not sure if it's the band's or the venue's fault. The music itself was worthy, although the last time I pay that much to see them there. They sounded like a different band at Red Rocks last summer.

In the band's defense I was still battling a cold and just not feeling the entire evening. The venue was extremely oversold so it was absolutely packed which is miserable if you don't have a table. One could not even find a comfortable place to stand and it required an excruciatingly long wait just to get water and soda and it was impossible to even get to a bathroom without having to elbow your way there. Band was talented but they like to go off on tangents every other song, which not even the Dead could always get away with. JRAD ended up playing far fewer songs simply because they stretched so many of their songs into boring psychedelic tangents. Tickets were unreasonably expensive for what this band is. There are other Dead cover bands that are far more fun and cheaper too.

Always a good time at the pageant! Love when we can bring drinks into the pit :)

Great representation of the Dead but with their own twist on jams. Would definitely go see them again

Versions of dead songs that were not in the style of the Grateful Dead. Tempos way too fast. Seems to me like they are capitalizing on the new wave of interest in Dead music for millenial fans. Good musicians but should go play some original music of their own

JRAD IS RAD .. venue gets pretty packed for sold out shows (maybe oversold) .. good experiences with staff

These guys have it dialed in. Great energy on stage and top level musicians.

I have never seen a bad JRAD show and the Fillmore show was no exception. Joe Russo's band is terrific and had fun at the Fillmore.

11 songs in 3.5 hours. Toooo much jam. Over the past 30 years i ve seen my share of dead, allmans etc and I love a jam band as much as the next guy but this was over the top. Still a good time but not sure I d go again.

Set list from Fox Theater show listed on JRAD Facebook: Show #130 Fox Theater Oakland, CA 2017-11-11 SOLD OUT ~ THANK YOU Set One (8:10pm - 9:28pm) The Eleven @ -> Feel Like A Stranger Jam # -> Candyman Greatest Story Ever Told $ > Mississippi Half Step % -> Playing In The Band Set Two (9:53pm - 11:28pm) Man Smart, Woman Smarter > Cats Under The Stars ^ -> Tell Me Momma -> Radar Love Jam & -> Tell Me Momma Reprise * -> China Cat Sunflower + -> I Know You Rider > Samson & Delilah Enc One: Jam -> Vampire Blues ## -> Touch Of Grey $$ Enc Two: Loser -> New Minglewood Blues @ - Started with 11 hits a la BIODTL for 11.11, Flipped Version - Started on the lyrics portion & the intro jam ended the song as it transitioned into Stranger # - With a DD Bass Solo $ - With a Wheel Tease (TH) % - With a TH/MB Duo Jam ^ - Jerry Garcia Band Cover, First Time Played by Almost Dead & - An Instrumental, incomplete version of a Golden Earing Cover, First Time Played by Almost Dead * - First Split Tell Me Momma + - With a Tell Me Momma Tease (SM) and a Feel Like A Stranger Tease (TH) @@ - With a TH / SM Duo Jam ## - With a Unknown Tease (SM) $$ - With a Black Throated Wind Tease Pre Show / Set Break Music: Costello s Motown Mix on Spotify Post Show Music: Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits Poster: Colortest ?Carl Kinsel? Let me know how you scored it... Thanks to the staff & crew at the Fox & to all of you! Great times on the West Coast - We'll be back soon, we promise!

JRAD blew me away. I was lucky enough to be pretty close to the band (5th row), and watching the on stage interplay between each member was really fun. They were incredibly tight. Their twist on each song kept you guessing. They "spaced" almost every song, and when they came back together out of a jam, they did it with a force and command that I haven't seen in a long time. Highlight for me was Help>Slipknot!>Throwing Stones. Keep it up guys and please come back to Nashville soon!

First time I've seen everyone on their feet for the entire show at The Ryman.