UPDATE: Tonight’s show in London has concluded. Setlist here. Rich Robinson sang the tour debut cover of Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ by Velvet Underground
HT faves The Black Crowes’ Lay Down With Number 13 World Tour continued on Wednesday night at 02 Academy in Glasgow, Scotland and then on Friday night in London, England for the first of two shows at HMV Forum that mark the end of the tour’s first leg. Each show contained a handful of tour debuts as the group works new lead guitarist Jackie Greene into the mix.
Thursday’s performance in Glasgow saw the tour’s first versions of the Joe Cocker cover Space Captain, Oh Josephine off 2008’s Warpaint LP, Garden Gate off 2009’s Before The Frost… album, Sometimes Salvation off 1992’s The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion and the Ry Cooder cover Boomer’s Story. Last night in London saw the Crowes deliver tour debut performances of Before The Frost…’s Good Morning Captain, covers of Little Feat’s Willin’ and Traffic’s Feelin’ Alright, Seeing Things from 1990’s Shake Your Money Maker and in honor of the holiday Good Friday off of 1996’s Three Snakes and One Charm.
We’ve put together a selection of videos from the last two shows together for your enjoyment including the tour debuts of Sometimes Salvation, Good Friday and Garden Gate, a stirring take on Thorn In My Pride, the group’s cover of Medicated Goo by Traffic, a ripping Wiser Time and Jackie on mandolin for She Talks To Angels…
First off, to show where Jackie Greene has been really impressing each night, check out his work in this version of Thorn In My Pride from Glasgow, especially around the 6:30 mark…
Feast your ears and eyes on the tour debut of Sometimes Salvation…
What better than Good Friday ON Good Friday?…
Medicated Goo was one of two Traffic covers The Black Crowes played last night…
Finally, here’s 27 glorious minutes of Wiser Time, She Talks To Angels, Garden Gate…
The Black Crowes will sell official recordings from this tour at its LiveBlackCrowes.com portal. Chris and Rich Robinson and Co. are wrapping up the European leg finale in London as we go to press.
