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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit open with “What’ve I Done to Help” at 8:03 p.m.
“One night, I’m gonna go put my forehead on Sadler’s forehead and we’re gonna rock the fuck out. One of these days, I’m coming out in the audience like that dude from Cowboy Mouth. But for now, we’re gonna rock out at a distance.”
“Did you tuck that thing away? Derry, why’d you put that thing away? Derry grows hair at four times the rate of a normal human being. When I saw him yesterday for the first time, it was the most beautiful fuckin thing I’ve ever seen. I hope we get to see that tonight, buddy.”
“I don’t think I’ve gone this long without seeing you, Jimbo, since I was about 15-years-old. Jimbo and I had a while where we weren’t ever separated. Bathroom trips were hard, but we had a small apartment.”
“This was the first song Chad played with me in the studio. It’s about our home, which isn’t much different than your home here.” (“Alabama Pines”)
Folks, not calling it JUST yet, but I think we have us a full band, regular set with not one Drive-By Truckers song.
SETLIST. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit. The Caverns. Pelham, Tenn. 10.8.20.
The team @thecaverns really went the extra mile tonight to make the thing work. Almost overly so. Plenty of distance between pods, staggered arrival times, temp checks/screenings, all concessions ordered via app and delivered. Can’t say enough about their effort to do the thing.
We never got to see that beautiful mane @tin_pony had tucked away, though.
I *think* this is the only setlist I’ve obtained in 111 of these shows, but my first rock and roll show in 215 days made it feel necessary.
Outside of solo/duo appearances, and “& Friends” shows, I think this is the first time I have seen this band in 13 years when a DBT song was not played. Nor a cover! I have some things to say about what I think REUNIONS era JI400U is gonna look like that’s probably for the blog.
