# Punch Brothers at the Guild Theatre, August 21, 2024

[the Guild Theatre](https://www.tixr.com/groups/guildtheatre/events/punch-brothers-104547) presents [Punch Brothers](http://www.punchbrothers.com/)  
[949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=949+El+Camino+Real,+Menlo+Park,+CA+94025+USA&hl=en)  
6:30 PM, Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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[{{:2024:2024-08:20240821_promo.jpg?300|promo art for the west coast tour!}}]

## Early Show

[6:42 PM] {lights down; band out without introduction}

01. [6:43 PM] _Sally Goodin_  
[6:46 PM] {applause; smiles onstage: go!}
02. [6:46 PM] _My Oh My_
03. [6:51 PM] _Movement and Location_  
[6:56 PM] {applause; CT has a dazed grin‚ like he's thinking "wow‚ they *REALLY* liked that one"}
04. [6:56 PM] Mashup: _Squirrel of Possibility_ (instrumental version) + {Pickles: the Power of Nodding} »
05. [6:58 PM] _Hell on the Hillside_  
[7:04 PM] {CT back announces the first few tunes; Pickles jokes about how early it is‚ then wisecracks about the West Coast tour and finally teases Brittany about bringing the new band to a hometown show}
06. [7:07 PM] _All Ashore_  
[7:14 PM] {CT: "You guys are awesome!"}
07. [7:14 PM] (instrumental TBD: maybe _Cattle in the Cane_ or _Jerusalem Ridge_?)
08. [7:23 PM] _This Girl_
09. [7:28 PM] {Pickles: Bad News Bearers}  
[7:31 PM] {tuning break; CT: "Here's another old one -- new for us -- we've messed with this one... a lot" (cackling)}
10. [7:31 PM] (unidentified tune \#2)  
[7:35 PM] {more tuning}
11. [7:36 PM] _The Angel of Doubt_
12. [7:41 PM] _Julep_  
[7:47 PM] {CT announces it's time for another installment of Breaking Trad}  
[7:48 PM] {Pickles instigates a very long digression about the origin of the next tune}
14. [7:52 PM] _Farmors Brudpolska (Grandmother's Bridal Polska)_  
[7:55 PM] {CT: TYSM‚ "We got one more for ya‚ raise 'em if ya got 'em!"}
15. [7:56 PM] _Rye Whiskey_  
[7:59 PM] {applause and encore break}  
   
**Encore**  
[8:00 PM] {a fan hollers "time for two more"; CT counters "how 'bout one real long one"; tuning break; Pickles teases CT: "you choose to tune now?"}
16. [8:01 PM] _Familarity_  
[8:12 PM] {final applause; band bow and then off for good}  
[8:13 PM] {early show ends}

## Performers

[Punch Brothers](http://www.punchbrothers.com/)

* [Chris "Critter" Eldridge](http://www.chriseldridge.net/): acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Brittany Haas](http://brittanyhaas.com/): violin, harmony vox;
* [Paul Kowert](http://paulkowert.com/): contrabass, harmony vox;
* [Noam Pikelny](http://noampikelny.com/): banjo, harmony vox;
* [Chris Thile](https://www.facebook.com/ChrisThile): mandolin, lead and harmony vox.

## Notes

My oh my what a wonderful day to see the Punch Brothers again! I'm so glad we motivated for this show, and even feel a little regret for not double-booking us into the late show too: they really are that good!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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