![]() ![]() ![]() During a pre-intermission version of "Sugaree," Mayer let a guitar solo pick up where the song's plea ("Just don't tell them that you know me") left off. Make room for MayerĪlthough Mayer's playing didn't dominate the program, the pop-rock hitmaker seized multiple chances to wow the estimated audience of 20,000. He executed piano licks to ramp up the energy of "Tennessee Jed," offered cascading notes to counter Mayer's work on "Let It Grow" and let loose juke-joint theatrics on "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad." Bass player Oteil Burbridge, meanwhile, made the most of his chance to sing "Fire on the Mountain" and he added muscular percussion to Hart-Kreutzmann collaboration "Drums/Space" (in which Kreutzmann shared a broad smile of enjoyment). Keyboard player Jeff Chimenti, relegated to a minor role during the 20 local performances, had a spectacular showing Wednesday. Weir, 71, was notably spry during renditions of "Saint of Circumstance" and "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad." "Circumstance" provided a graspable mantra for all who have accompanied the Dead's long, strange trip: "I sure don't know what I'm going for, but I'm gonna go for it, that's for sure." Wednesday's show distinguished itself from earlier Indiana visits by Dead & Company (20) by being something other than guitar hero Mayer propping up his band mates. View Gallery: Deadheads move and groove to Dead & Company at Ruoff Home Mortgage CenterĬheck out three more ways Dead & Company delivered an all-American masterpiece: 1. ![]()
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