The CHINA CATS: Tribute to the Grateful Dead
2016 Setlists
12/31/2016 New Year's Eve @ Don Quixote's, Felton, CA
Set One (acoustic):
Ripple*
Queen Jane Approximately*
Jack-a-Roe*
Black Muddy River
Rosa Lee McFall
Lazy River Road
Bird Song
Black-throated Wind
Promised Land
*with Dan Keller, mandolin
Set Two:
Golden Road
Eyes of the World
Cumberland Blues
Jack Straw
Althea
Cassidy
Sugaree
Playing in the Band
After Midnight
Set Three:
Here Comes Sunshine
Iko Iko
Countdown to HNY 2017
Sugar Magnolia>
Scarlet Begonias>
Sunshine Daydream
Help on the Way>Slipknot>
Franklin's Tower
Liberty
Encore:
Run for the Roses
Casey Jones
12/30/2016 Club Fox, Redwood City, CA
Golden Road
Jack Straw
Sugaree
Queen Jane Approximately
Rosa Lee McFall
Easy Wind
Run for the Roses
Cassidy
Deal
Promised Land
Rubin & Cherise
Dancing in the Streets
St. Stephen
Here Comes Sunshine
The Wheel
Lazy River Road
Help on the Way>Slipknot>
Franklin's Tower
Box of Rain
Sugar Magnolia>
Scarlet Begonias
Encore: Sisters & Brothers
12/16/2016 Hopmonk Tavern, Novato, CA
Cold Rain & Snow
Mama Tried>
Mexicali Blues
Ramble On Rose
Mr. Charlie
Candyman
Brother Esau
Bird Song
It's All Over Now
Deal
Touch of Grey
Samson & Delilah
Terrapin>
Corrina>
The Other One>
Spanish Jam>
Mind Left Body Jam>
The Other One>
Wharf Rat>
The Wheel
Loose Lucy
11/23/2016 - Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
Bertha
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sugaree
Me & My Uncle>
Big River
Beat It On Down the Line
Friend of the Devil
El Paso*
Jack-a-Roe
Let It Grow
Chinacat Sunflower>
I Know You Rider
Playing in the Band
Scarlet Begonias
Fire on the Mountain
Estimated Prophet
Eyes of the World
Row Jimmy
Sugar Magnolia
Brown-eyed Women
Throwing Stones
We Bid You Goodnight
*with Bill Laymon on bass
10/8/2016 - Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, NV
Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion
Viola Lee Blues
Help on the Way>Slipknot>
Shakedown Street
Cumberland Blues
Bird Song
Chinacat Sunflower>
I Know You Rider
Unbroken Chain
Queen Jane Approximately
Half Step Mississippi Uptown Toodle-oo
Playing in the Band
Morning Dew
encore: One More Saturday Night
10/7/2016 - Auburn Event Center, Auburn, CA
Jack Straw
Dire Wolf
Looks Like Rain
Sugaree
Greatest Story Ever Told
Peggy-O
My Brother Esau
Foolish Heart
Just a Little Light
Feel Like a Stranger
Here Comes Sunshine
Mr. Charlie
The Music Never Stopped
Terrapin Station>
Corrina>
Scarlet
Friend of the Devil
Liberty
Encore: Brokedown Palace
9/17/2016 - Don Quixote's, Felton
Bertha>
Good Lovin
Beat It On Down the Line
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Loser
Mama Tried>
Big River
Big Railroad Blues
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Tennessee Jed
Cassidy
West LA Fadeaway
Let It Grow
Samson & Delilah
Passenger
Help on the Way>Slipknot>
Dancing in the Streets>
Eyes of the World
Viola Lee Blues
Cumberland Blues
Ship of Fools
Sugar Magnolia>
Franklin's Tower
The Harder They Come
Johnny B. Goode
9/4/2016 - Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
i. Alabama Getaway
Candyman
The Race Is On
Dire Wolf
Black-throated Wind
Doin' That Rag
Operator
Catfish John
Passenger
Bird Song
Casey Jones
ii. US Blues
Easy Wind
St. Stephen>
The Other One>
Terrapin Station>
The Other One>
Corinna
She Belongs to Me
Throwing Stones>
Not Fade Away
encore: Why Don't We Do It In the Road
Touch of Grey
Michael Owens, drums; Matt Hartle, guitar & vocals; Scott Cooper, guitar and vocals; Steve Sofranko, keys & vocals; Burt Lewis, bass
8/27/16 - Baja Cantina, Carmel Valley
i. Let the Good Times Roll
Bertha
Brother Esau
Beat It On Down the Line
They Love Each Other
Doin' That Rag
Me & My Uncle>
Big River
West LA Fadeaway
Cumberland Blues
Deal
ii. Shakedown Street
Stagger Lee
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Jack-a-Roe
Here Comes Sunshine
Terrapin
Wharf Rat>
Truckin>
Throwing Stones>
Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
Will McCosker, drums; Scott Cooper, guitar, vocals; Steve Sofranko, keys, vocals; Matt Hartle, guitar, vocals; Roger Sideman, bass
8/20/2016 - Facebook Farmers Market, Menlo Park
i. Liberty
Althea
Mama Tried>
Mexicali Blues
Foolish Heart
Black-throated Wind
It Must Have Been the Roses
Just a Little Light
Sugaree
Let It Grow
ii. Sugar Magnolia
Bird Song
Keep On Growing
Women Are Smarter
He's Gone
Morning Dew
with Burt Lewis on bass
7/23/2016 - Club Fox, Redwood City, with Donna Jean Godchaux
I. Jack Straw
Half-Step Mississippi Uptown Toodle-Oo
Sugaree
Greatest Story Ever Told
Tennessee Jed
Crazy Fingers
Row Jimmy
Touch of Grey
The Music Never Stopped
II. Samson & Delilah
Scarlet Begonias>
Fire on the Mountain
Help on the Way>
Franklin's Tower
Estimated Prophet>
Eyes of the Women
Comes a Time
Black Peter
One More Saturday Night
Encore: Ramble on Rose
6/24/16 - Don Quixote's, Felton, CA
I. Cold Rain & Snow
El Paso
If I Had the World to Give
Half-Step Mississippi Uptown Toodle-Oo
Queen Jane Approximately
It Must Have Been the Roses
Cassidy
Broken Arrow
Brown Eyed Women
II. China Cat Sunflower>
I Know You Rider
Estimated Prophet>
Dark Star>
Corinna>
Uncle John's Band>
Let It Grow>
Stella Blue
Promised Land
Encore: Foolish Heart
Second Encore: Sugar Magnolia
6/18/16 - Baja Cantina, Carmel Valley, CA
Let the Good Times Roll
Jack Straw
They Love Each Other
Women Are Smarter
Touch of Grey
Box of Rain
Jack-a-Roe
Beat It On Down the Line
Looks Like Rain
Deal
Estimated Prophet>
Eyes of the World>
Sugar Magnolia
Shakedown Street>
Scarlet Begonias>
Fire on the Mountain>
Sunshine Daydream
Standing on the Moon
Liberty
with Burt Lewis on bass (and vocals, Box of Rain)
4/3/16 - Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA
Jack Straw
Stagger Lee
El Paso
Sunrise
Dire Wolf
Brother Esau
Unbroken Chain
Foolish Heart
Looks Like Rain
Cassidy
China Cat Sunflower>
I Know You Rider
Comes a Time>
Here Comes Sunshine
St. Stephen>
Throwing Stones>
Not Fade Away>
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
The Mighty Quinn
drums: Michael Owens
rhythm guitar/vocals: Scott Cooper
bass/vocals: Roger
keyboards/vocals: Steve Sofranko
lead guitar/vocals: Matt Hartle
featured special guest - vocals: Sunshine Becker
3/11/16 - Don Quixote's
Promised Land
Bertha
El Paso
Row Jimmy
Me & My Uncle>
Big River
Bird Song
Black Throated Wind
Deal
The Music Never Stopped
Tennessee Jed
Greatest Story Ever Told
Playing in the Band>
Uncle John's Band>
He's Gone>
Truckin'>
The Wheel>
Crazy Fingers>
Estimated Prophet>
Eyes of the World>
UJB reprise>
Playin' reprise
Loose Lucy
Matt, Mike, Scott & Steve with Burt Lewis on bass
Liquid Lights by Analog Soup
2/5/16 - Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
Jack Straw
Half Step Mississippi Uptown Toodle-oo
Queen Jane Approximately
Keep On Growing
Friend of the Devil
All Over Now
Sugaree
Looks Like Rain
Stagger Lee
Alabama Getaway
Feel Like a Stranger>
Franklin's Tower
Tennessee Jed
Samson & Delilah
Terrapin Station
Hey Pocky Way
Standing on the Moon
Around and Around
Encore: They Harder They Come
The China Cats: Roger, Mike, Matt, Scott & Steve
1/2/2016 - Don Quixote's, Felton
Cold Rain & Snow
Brown-eyed Women
Promised Land
Sitting on Top of the World
Jack-a-Roe
Brother Esau
Row Jimmy
Easy Wind
Foolish Heart
The Music Never Stopped
Scarlet Begonias>
Fire on the Mountain>
Here Comes Sunshine>
Viola Lee Blues
St. Stephen>
Not Fade Away>
St. Stephen>
China Doll>
Morning Dew
Encore: One More Saturday Night
Help on the Way>Slipknot>
Franklin's Tower
2nd Encore: US Blues
Ripple
Steven Sofranko, keys, vocals
Matt Hartle, guitar, vocals
Michael Owens, drums
Burt Lewis, bass
Scott Cooper, guitar, vocals
Liquid lights projected by Analogue Soup