To give some context to this amazing video... This is the show that Phi Lesh was supposed to play with SCI. It was going to be one full set of dead songs with Phil. Phil got sick and couldn't make the show last minute, so somehow Billy was able to step in. Us fans were greeted with an extra special treat. When Billy was announced to come on stage, Red Rocks erupted. Chills as I write this. Enjoy!
Music can be different from this, but it cannot be better! We are so blessed to have had SCI all these years; now we get Billy Strings! And all that on a foundation of the Grateful Dead! I have truly lived in a golden age of music!
@@gdpacnw5126 This is only part of it. They opened with Jack Straw -> Cold Rain and Snow -> Brown Eyed Women -> Peggy-O. I'm assuming they only posted this much of it because it's a medley and they played all the songs without stopping in between
Wow! I'm spoiled, I get to go all the time since it's 20 minutes from my home. In anyevent, when I go, I get the energy feels like my first, even though it's my 200th time. Glad you got to see a rippper
His incredible Halloween performance really highlighted his versatility. Going back and forth from standard bluegrass picking to avant-garde bluegrass to hard rock; all with amazing dexterity. I think he's a pretty good bluegrass singer too; especially when sharing a stage with Del McCrory, who makes him kick up his game a notch.
I actually found it pretty sloppy. I mean he's good, even really good, but compared to some of his contemporaries on electric (and by that I mean other players about his same age like Matteo Mancuso, Marcus King, Tim Henson, Mateus Asato, et al) he is not even close. I know guitar is not the Olympics and "best" is subjective, but those guys clearly have a significant edge on the electric. That being said I really enjoy his style, his fusion of traditional bluegrass with hard rock and metal, etc, and his singing and songwriting are excellent. I just wasnt blown away by his electric playing in this set
Was born in San Jose and the years 69 thru 75 spent a lot my time in S.F. listening to the Dead and most of the greatest bands/music put out in Winterland, Kezar and Fillmore and throughout the bay area.. Cheese captured Estimated like no other! Kang and Billy are true jam masters. And most of the concerts... I actually remember!
So Grateful for modern technology for allowing me to experience the joy of music of a show I should have been at!!! Life is for the living, people!!!! Dead Straight!!!!!
I wish i could've witnessed this. It wasn't til last year in 2023 when i first got into the Grateful Dead. Then i started venturing out and found Billy Strings and soon the String Cheese Incident. I'm gonna be 33 in less than 30 days, and one of my biggest regrets is not finding this music sooner.
Known Kyle since he was about 15 or so back in the Baltimore days. He was just blossoming into a gifted musician then. So proud of him to become so talented.
so glad this vid made it to YT. I was there with my good friends and it was one of my favorite nights of music ever. we all flew in for the weekend so it was a journey well worth it
@@NBrew92 I remember a friend named Nick who I saw mostly at Jerry Shows on Market Street. Sometimes I got stuck behind Him and His huge frame. I'd be dancing to the left and dodging to the right trying to see the band till finally His girl and He would notice me back there and pull me in front of them. Sigh... I wish I still danced with them. I hope they got back together though I'm quite sure they must still be grate Friends.
I’ve been playing for going on 40 years. And I still find this inspirational. Eyes of the world - these guys killed it. As well as the rest of it. They really are incomparable. Even though the covers are compared to a lot. They bring a different mojo.
Too few bands add enough covers. Important to do them justice and I don't mean perfect copying. Those covers act on another level in winning new listeners or guiding the dosed from getting lost in a bad way in unfamiliar music. The GD probably understood that or at least unknowingly threw that safety net out there. These guys are one of the most underrated "jam bands" out there while there are others that seem far over rated.
String cheese makes me want to tour again! They rock as a band and with Billy and others! Thank you!! Saw the string in a backyard in colorado and knew Oh yeah!! We are gonna have some fun! A culmination of so many great musicians past and present. I love them all!!
I remember being a youngster at a lake in NH that over looked the once "man in the rock" off 93 and hearing of Jerrys passing.. it was the only thing talked or mentioned about that day, I understand why as he was one of a kind.... and his music... well that just speaks for itself.. you cant re create it!!!
Our community is still growing,.that's so amazing and beautiful. DH since 77. Hope to c many of u at Shakedown St, at Oracle. The Haight will b popping all weekend. Magnolia for a pint First one to say u red this post gets a brew on me.
Eyes from 73 to 95 has always had me. 😆. I don't enjoy the more "cocaine" Eyes as much as the slower and expanding ones but the tempo could change noticeably from one tour to the next even in the post Brent years and they all sounded great to me.
'74 is the apex for EOTW in my opinion. Phil was at the top of his game and the band was locked into the groove. Freedom Hall 6/18/74 is probably my favorite.
Eyes of the World is the background music to golf tourney broadcast when providing over view of a hole. “So this par 5 dog left left features a tricky tee shot with tight landing spot nestled between several fairway bunkers. . .” 😂
I was in the fourth row, and if you decide to play a Dead set or two again, I am all in. Maybe a repeat with Phil without Covid, but this was so good we were blown away and so glad we decided to go on a fluke and get 4th row center, never eva miss a Sunday man.
Been to loads of concerts. Dead concerts, as you probably know were on a truly unexplainable event and they rate up with 99 out of a 100 shows, but... STI in Seattle, pier 89, it was a warm summer night, never heard of them. Omg, There is no there way to describe it other than this: I was a puppet being played and the strings were string cheese. 6 inches off the ground and everything. The crazy thing is, I was relatively sober 🌲 I will never forget that and nothing has ever came close. "String cheese incident" I get it😊
00:00 Estimated Prophet (w/ Billy Strings on guitar) 13:47 Eyes of the World (w/ Billy Strings on guitar) 29:50 The Other One (w/ Billy Strings on guitar) 44:49 Shakedown Street (w/ Billy Strings on drum kit)
It's Billy Strings' world. The rest of us just live in it. On other planets everyone looks like Billy Strings because Billy Strings is the Supreme Cool Being.
Man I love Red Rocks so much. Was there for the Dead in 03 and 04. So beautiful. That was such a good decade for live music. When phish took a break and all the other scenes blew up.
I read your comment before listening and thought it was hyperbole. I stand corrected. It seems that Billy has the Meidas Touch; everything he touches turns to gold.
@@mikel5582 I figured it was hyperbole too, but wow very impressive, and Billy the Kid sure is amazing. I think he might be the best at playing lead guitar on Grateful Dead songs since Jerry. And he’s right up there with Jerry. I’ve been to a whole lot of variations of the dead line up since Jerry died from the further festivals onward… And also some variations of Phil and friends… and other groups playing dead songs And unless I’m forgetting someone, I think Billy is the best I’ve seen … Assuming he could play this well on the majority of their songs.
Billy is very much an Alto and soprano with his licks, it’s the first time I’ve ever heard or seen him. I’d love to hear his guitar sing some Baritone, Base and tenor. Dark with the light. A little balance goes a long way. ✌️😎🌴🌞🌴
Frikking so good man.. im not sure who the main solo guy is in the yellow shirt but hese amazing I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT MY FIRST CONCERT, i saw them back in 2021.. havent listened to them in a very long time started again and dang i miss them and want to see them again…
When they started doing more of the electronic stuff, it seemed like they were just trying really hard to appeal to the rave crowd. It seemed forced, and from what I've seen brought in some unsavory people to the last few SCI shows I went to. Glad they're moving on from that.
I flew down to San Fran to see these guys, by myself which was odd to begin with. I go to this concert down town and since I was by myself nobody noticed me. The break came and, in ways i can only infer, I joined the party. I did what everybody else body was doing apparently because the very second I 'indulged', that whole area of that section instantly became my friends as if we knew each other. it was instant. That was years ago and it still mystifies me how the paradigm shift was so crystal clear. Whatever it was that I mean by indulge it didn't even hit my stomach, so it wasn't me. It was as if a green light appeared over my head saying : "He's cool". Funny, just writing this makes me laugh.
![The String Cheese Incident w/ Goose • "Animal / Texas" • Hulaween 2023 [4K]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JefKVqxqSAI/mqdefault.jpg)
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To give some context to this amazing video... This is the show that Phi Lesh was supposed to play with SCI. It was going to be one full set of dead songs with Phil. Phil got sick and couldn't make the show last minute, so somehow Billy was able to step in. Us fans were greeted with an extra special treat. When Billy was announced to come on stage, Red Rocks erupted. Chills as I write this. Enjoy!
Chills as I read this and I wasn’t there ….
Thanks bro for the info. Pretty cool. Thanks
incredible experiences only happen if you show up. Wish I could have
He got sick again… rip Phil
Went to a String Cheese Incident and a Grateful Dead concert broke out! Awesomeness
That could be one of the most amazing surprises that could be so much talent almost to much music talent might make your head blow off!!!!!
Musta been unreal!
awesome comment.
Or steal ur face
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Music can be different from this, but it cannot be better! We are so blessed to have had SCI all these years; now we get Billy Strings! And all that on a foundation of the Grateful Dead! I have truly lived in a golden age of music!
So true!
I was there. Insane
God bless string cheesus
Oh yeah oh yeah
billy string ssucks and hes gone back away fromt he dead so he will be forgotten in 2 years tops.
0:00 - Estimated Prophet
13:35 - Eyes of the World
29:25 - The Other One
44:49 - Shakedown Street
I love that an hour-long set of GD covers includes four distinct songs. Go, boys!
@@gdpacnw5126 This is only part of it. They opened with Jack Straw -> Cold Rain and Snow -> Brown Eyed Women -> Peggy-O. I'm assuming they only posted this much of it because it's a medley and they played all the songs without stopping in between
@@orinblank2056 That’s exactly what they did
Eyes billy was nice
Thank you for the set list/ time codes🙄💓🎸
Michael Kang's first solo in Estimated Prophet is fucking magnificent.
I also agree.
good thing he had his cheat sheet.
And forthwith thy shall be known as... The Infamous Billy Stringdusters Grateful Cheese Incident
That's a little too wordy, for my taste what about the Grateful Strings Incident?
😅😅😅
grilledful cheese
One of the best red rocks performances ever…
I recomended u check out Parcels red rocks performance, and then comeback e Tell me what u think
My first show at red rocks. Such a gift
Lucky you!
Wow! I'm spoiled, I get to go all the time since it's 20 minutes from my home. In anyevent, when I go, I get the energy feels like my first, even though it's my 200th time. Glad you got to see a rippper
You got an amazing show!!
I get that Billy is an amazing flatpicker, but its actually stunning how good he is rocking on the electric. Talk about being an all-rounder.
His incredible Halloween performance really highlighted his versatility. Going back and forth from standard bluegrass picking to avant-garde bluegrass to hard rock; all with amazing dexterity.
I think he's a pretty good bluegrass singer too; especially when sharing a stage with Del McCrory, who makes him kick up his game a notch.
He sucks on electric
Wasn’t particularly stunning for some of us
😉
I actually found it pretty sloppy. I mean he's good, even really good, but compared to some of his contemporaries on electric (and by that I mean other players about his same age like Matteo Mancuso, Marcus King, Tim Henson, Mateus Asato, et al) he is not even close. I know guitar is not the Olympics and "best" is subjective, but those guys clearly have a significant edge on the electric. That being said I really enjoy his style, his fusion of traditional bluegrass with hard rock and metal, etc, and his singing and songwriting are excellent. I just wasnt blown away by his electric playing in this set
nershi the goat
My first Red Rocks show & it was truly one of the best shows of my life.
My husband and I were there! We boogied our asses off!
Was born in San Jose and the years 69 thru 75 spent a lot my time in S.F. listening to the Dead and most of the greatest bands/music put out in Winterland, Kezar and Fillmore and throughout the bay area.. Cheese captured Estimated like no other! Kang and Billy are true jam masters. And most of the concerts... I actually remember!
So Grateful for modern technology for allowing me to experience the joy of music of a show I should have been at!!! Life is for the living, people!!!! Dead Straight!!!!!
I wish i could've witnessed this. It wasn't til last year in 2023 when i first got into the Grateful Dead. Then i started venturing out and found Billy Strings and soon the String Cheese Incident. I'm gonna be 33 in less than 30 days, and one of my biggest regrets is not finding this music sooner.
You've got lots of catching up to do! Dig deep,have fun,enjoy!
Wow impressed how Kyle was able to channel pigpen , Keith, Brent, Bruce and Vince on keys during set.
Don't forget Tom C. though I don't know if I would say channel as much as just feeling the music.
Kyle has a real ear for very small and intricate detail. It’s like his superpower
Seems like stretch. I hear Brent in there for sure though
Known Kyle since he was about 15 or so back in the Baltimore days. He was just blossoming into a gifted musician then. So proud of him to become so talented.
Kyle is the cats pajamas
These guys are so good. They can play any type of music.
That's what my friends said after they played at my bar 4/19/94 as the blue string incident
This was my 8th time seeing Cheese and my 2nd seeing billy and it may very be one of the best live shows I've been to.
It never gets old hearing people play music who are at the top of the game! A+
so glad this vid made it to YT. I was there with my good friends and it was one of my favorite nights of music ever. we all flew in for the weekend so it was a journey well worth it
I think I saw you in the crowd!
Some friends ofmine made the show lucky bastards!
@@butwhy9918 Sunday was WARM so I had my shirt off a good bit haha. Mid level in the stands, show center. Hope I saw you too 😂
Whats up Nick? Thought you lived in CO? Does your bro still live there?
@@NBrew92 I remember a friend named Nick who I saw mostly at Jerry
Shows on Market Street. Sometimes I got stuck behind Him and His huge frame. I'd be dancing to the left and dodging to the right trying to see the band till finally His girl and He would notice me back there and pull me in front of them. Sigh... I wish I still danced with them. I hope they got back together though I'm quite sure they must still be grate Friends.
I’ve been playing for going on 40 years. And I still find this inspirational. Eyes of the world - these guys killed it. As well as the rest of it. They really are incomparable. Even though the covers are compared to a lot. They bring a different mojo.
Too few bands add enough covers. Important to do them justice and I don't mean perfect copying. Those covers act on another level in winning new listeners or guiding the dosed from getting lost in a bad way in unfamiliar music. The GD probably understood that or at least unknowingly threw that safety net out there. These guys are one of the most underrated "jam bands" out there while there are others that seem far over rated.
Outstanding! Thank you for posting concerts for fans who can't make it to your live shows. This is so appreciated.
I tripped balls and danced this whole show
Thank you SCI!
String Cheese absolutely killed it on this!! Billy Strings WOW!! This entire video is absolutely amazing!!!
String cheese makes me want to tour again! They rock as a band and with Billy and others!
Thank you!! Saw the string in a backyard in colorado and knew
Oh yeah!! We are gonna have some fun! A culmination of so many great musicians past and present. I love them all!!
Well fn DONE! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I miss you, Jerry...
Happy birthday
I remember being a youngster at a lake in NH that over looked the once "man in the rock" off 93 and hearing of Jerrys passing.. it was the only thing talked or mentioned about that day, I understand why as he was one of a kind.... and his music... well that just speaks for itself.. you cant re create it!!!
Excellent concert, thanks for posting and sharing it.
They're nailing eyes of the world
Our community is still growing,.that's so amazing and beautiful. DH since 77. Hope to c many of u at Shakedown St, at Oracle. The Haight will b popping all weekend. Magnolia for a pint First one to say u red this post gets a brew on me.
Absolutely magnificent 👌 Eyes of the World from the 73 era has always been one of my favorite Dead tunes and SCI and Billy do it extremely well
Amen. It was just exactly perfect...
Eyes from 73 to 95 has always had me. 😆. I don't enjoy the more "cocaine" Eyes as much as the slower and expanding ones but the tempo could change noticeably from one tour to the next even in the post Brent years and they all sounded great to me.
@@davidr1676 oh don't get me wrong brother I enjoy most of the Eyes but am most fond of the 73 tours
'74 is the apex for EOTW in my opinion. Phil was at the top of his game and the band was locked into the groove. Freedom Hall 6/18/74 is probably my favorite.
Respect to these amazing artists! Keep on Bringing it Brothers!
We all love the fella in the yella! Thanks Cheese!
Eyes of the World is the background music to golf tourney broadcast when providing over view of a hole. “So this par 5 dog left left features a tricky tee shot with tight landing spot nestled between several fairway bunkers. . .” 😂
Watching Billy mess around on the drums for the latter third was just a blast. Dude looks so happy up there
He’s the greatest thing to happen to all forms of music in a long time
This is note for note/vibe for vibe. This is unreal! I just realized how rad this is! I am 42, huge dead fan!
I was chilling in row 70♿ & they did not disappoint!!
This is as good as it gets. Jerry would have been 80. I’m old 😂
Nobody brings Jerry back and where he wanted to to go like Trucks and Strings for me
What a great jamdition 🤯
I was in the fourth row, and if you decide to play a Dead set or two again, I am all in. Maybe a repeat with Phil without Covid, but this was so good we were blown away and so glad we decided to go on a fluke and get 4th row center, never eva miss a Sunday man.
I love that billy always goes for a gnarly guitar sound thats missing from so many jam bands
Billy continues to impress... can't believe this is the first time i came across this .....
Hell yea ..... SCI much respect
Big big love. This is masterclass
Been to loads of concerts.
Dead concerts, as you probably know were on a truly unexplainable event and they rate up with 99 out of a 100 shows, but...
STI in Seattle, pier 89, it was a warm summer night, never heard of them.
Omg, There is no there way to describe it other than this:
I was a puppet being played and the strings were string cheese.
6 inches off the ground and everything.
The crazy thing is, I was relatively sober 🌲
I will never forget that and nothing has ever came close.
"String cheese incident" I get it😊
sick! was there!
Dead Cheese Strings on the Rocks! Excellent!
Thanks for the great music *and* videos!
I like the sound of grateful cheese strings, cheers! 🎃
So wonderful. An hour of absolute joy, thank you for sharing!
Beautiful!!!!!! I’m a fan now❤️Thank you SCI….you rock The Dead🤩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I was saying if Cheese weren't Cheese, they would have been a Dead cover band. Awesomeness!
00:00 Estimated Prophet (w/ Billy Strings on guitar)
13:47 Eyes of the World (w/ Billy Strings on guitar)
29:50 The Other One (w/ Billy Strings on guitar)
44:49 Shakedown Street (w/ Billy Strings on drum kit)
Thank you
It's Billy Strings' world. The rest of us just live in it. On other planets everyone looks like Billy Strings because Billy Strings is the Supreme Cool Being.
I listen to this all the time thank you for posting ❤
Damn I miss Colorado, I guess a piece of my ❤ will always live there
I watch this a lot. It's super good.
When I first saw the set list for this show I spontaneously giggled
Yeah this is awesome. Love you SCI and Billy Strings!!!!
Man I love Red Rocks so much. Was there for the Dead in 03 and 04. So beautiful. That was such a good decade for live music. When phish took a break and all the other scenes blew up.
Dead and Company should listen to this!
they only need to listen to 82 year old Phil Lesh and pick up the pace!
they should hang it up, really
Word
I read your comment before listening and thought it was hyperbole. I stand corrected. It seems that Billy has the Meidas Touch; everything he touches turns to gold.
@@mikel5582 I figured it was hyperbole too, but wow very impressive, and Billy the Kid sure is amazing. I think he might be the best at playing lead guitar on Grateful Dead songs since Jerry. And he’s right up there with Jerry. I’ve been to a whole lot of variations of the dead line up since Jerry died from the further festivals onward… And also some variations of Phil and friends… and other groups playing dead songs And unless I’m forgetting someone, I think Billy is the best I’ve seen … Assuming he could play this well on the majority of their songs.
Wow. I would listen to this all day.
We've seen SCI a good number of times, and this is an excellent set!
Hearing the entire crowd “WOO” for the shakedown choruses gave me feels
Billy is very much an Alto and soprano with his licks, it’s the first time I’ve ever heard or seen him. I’d love to hear his guitar sing some Baritone, Base and tenor. Dark with the light. A little balance goes a long way. ✌️😎🌴🌞🌴
All bases covered in his touring band. Check them out!
Now that's a great cover
Amazing guitar work. Damn. Jerry's smiling 4sure.
Sounds amazing string cheese 🧀 😋 ✌️🇺🇲
Wow!! 😲Very impressed with all of it. They should do this more often.
Daaang✨🙏🏼✨tears of joy spilling out my face listening to this…soo much love, so much
Frikking so good man.. im not sure who the main solo guy is in the yellow shirt but hese amazing I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT MY FIRST CONCERT, i saw them back in 2021.. havent listened to them in a very long time started again and dang i miss them and want to see them again…
That’s Billy Strings !!!
He was just sitting in with the cheese boys that night -check out black clouds another phenomenal sit in with Billy👍
Thank you to everyone who filmed this, recorded the sound and edited it into this video. God Bless. ❤❤❤ Fucking Amazing.
That Eyes of the World is right up there with the Branford set ❤
wow these guys just keep sounding better and better
Awesome song choices too 👍🙌🔥
Thank you SCI ❤️
The editing of this video is also phenomenal
Thank you for this
Complete Mind Bending Set - Well Done Boys
Cheers
Wonderful shoot 🎥
Sick cover
Beautiful.
Great, great set!!
@stringcheese can you guys plz come back to Alpine Valley? Help get further fest going again I miss that so much! Much love ❤️
I attended this!! Was awesome!!
Immensely appreciated. Ty.
Wonderful Band
This vibe is well needed . Started getting weird and selfish. Billy changed the game.
Genuinely curious what you mean by your comment above?
That's funny you say that the name that we are considering for our Bob Weir cover band is called Getting Weirder.
When they started doing more of the electronic stuff, it seemed like they were just trying really hard to appeal to the rave crowd. It seemed forced, and from what I've seen brought in some unsavory people to the last few SCI shows I went to. Glad they're moving on from that.
Billy saved music and the universe, he is indeed a golden god!
Awesome!!!love them,an billy!!!✌💙🦋
Love to hear ya poke around
So great. Thank you!
Happy Christmas & a blessed New Year to you and yours!! Here's hoping for a new year filled with lots of cheeeeese! ✌🏽💛 🧀
🤙
absolute BONKERS thank you for sharing
I flew down to San Fran to see these guys, by myself which was odd to begin with.
I go to this concert down town and since I was by myself nobody noticed me.
The break came and, in ways i can only infer, I joined the party.
I did what everybody else body was doing apparently because
the very second I 'indulged', that whole area of that section instantly became my friends as if we knew each other.
it was instant.
That was years ago and it still mystifies me how the paradigm shift was so crystal clear.
Whatever it was that I mean by indulge it didn't even hit my stomach, so it wasn't me.
It was as if a green light appeared over my head saying : "He's cool".
Funny, just writing this makes me laugh.
Spot on my friends
Can someone tell me of another band that has SO MANY other bands carring on their legacy like the Grateful Dead ? I THINK NOT....
The music never stopped..
Amazing❤💛🧡 rippin as always
Happy birthday Jerry
Wow. Amazing.
The drummer reading the lyrics off an iPad, while banging the drums, is pretty impressive. 28:12
i thought it was a washboard at first. I just know the words. LOLL
This is great!
Looking forward to seeing them at Hulaween 2023!!!!
Was in the middle of row 26 tripping my face off at this show. Best SCI concert I've been to.
Is that Running up that Hill before shakedown? Very cool!
Yea, Kyle teased it a few times throughout the weekend!
I got to see cheese at camp Zoe !! And then at red rocks I love both places and sci
Dancing my fins off! 😱🎶🕉🔥
Wow just WOW 🤩