Stanford University Live presents Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; with opener JD McPherson
Frost Amphitheatre
Stanford University, 351 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
7:00 PM, Thursday, August 22, 2024

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[7:05 PM] {lights down; band out with walk-on theme music but without introduction}

1. [7:06 PM] Sunshine Getaway
   [7:09 PM] {Greetings from JD; BS swaps from bass to contrabass}
2. [7:09 PM] Lust for Life
   [7:13 PM] {BS swaps back to bass; JD: “Little Iggy Pop for ya‚ cuz why not?” JD follows with a brief talk about touring with RP/AK and his album coming out in Sep; tune ID}
3. [7:13 PM] Just Like Summer
   [7:17 PM] {JD: “Well this seems like it's going well”; ID's the next tune}
4. [7:17 PM] Lucky Penny
   [7:21 PM] {JD: “I could see the future”}
5. [7:21 PM] On the Lips
   [7:25 PM] {JD introduces the band; says this is the last tune and connects it to Romeo and Juliet and rock-n-roll}
6. [7:25 PM] Let the Good Times Roll
   [7:29 PM] {final applause & set break}

• Doug Corcoran: guitar;
• Chris Gelb: drums;
• JD McPherson: guitar, vox;
• Beau Sample: contrabass.

[8:00 PM] {lights down; band out without introduction}

1. [8:00 PM] Rich Woman (AK/RP) » [8:01 PM] {AK & RP sashay onstage fashionably late}
   [8:05 PM] {AD‚ VK & JDP all swap to new guitars during the pause; RP says 'hallo'!}
2. [8:05 PM] Fortune Teller (RP)
   [8:09 PM] {more guitar swaps; RP says it's time to dance in your seats (don't spill your drink!)}
3. [8:09 PM] Can't Let Go (AK/RP)
4. [8:13 PM] The Price of Love (AK)
   [8:18 PM] {SD swap to violin; RP talks about being bad at banter}
5. [8:19 PM] Rock and Roll (RP) »
   [8:23 PM] {SD swap to acoustic guitar; AK on violin} »
6. [8:23 PM] Please Read the Letter (RP)
   [8:30 PM] {SD swap to guitar; RP shushes the audience unnecessarily}
7. [8:30 PM] High and Lonesome (RP)
8. [8:35 PM] Last Kind Words Blues (AK) »
   [8:39 PM] {SD swaps back to violin; VK swaps to acoustic guitar} »
9. [8:39 PM] You Led Me to the Wrong (RP)
   [8:46 PM] {SD swap to acoustic guitar; VK back to guitar}
10. [8:46 PM] Trouble With My Lover (AK)
    [8:49 PM] {SD & AK both on violins}
11. [8:50 PM] In the Mood (RP)
    [8:52 PM] {SD swap to mandolin}
12. [8:52 PM] Matty Groves (incomplete) (AK) »
13. [8:54 PM] Gallows Pole (RP)
    [8:58 PM] {AK sets down her violin; VK swaps to acoustic guitar; RP introduces the band members}
14. [9:00 PM] The Battle of Evermore (RP)
    [9:07 PM] {SD & AK both on violins; VK on mellotron}
15. [9:08 PM] When the Levee Breaks (RP)
    [9:22 PM] {applause at end of set}
    [9:23 PM] {group bows; all off}
    
    Encore
16. [9:25 PM] Stick With Me Baby (AK/RP)
17. [9:28 PM] Gone Gone Gone (AK/RP)
    [9:31 PM] {final applause}
    [9:32 PM] {group bows; all off; parting words from AK & RP}
    [9:33 PM] {show ends}

• Jay Bellerose: drums;
• Dennis Crouch: contrabass;
• Stuart Duncan: violin, mandolin, acoustic guitar, guitar;
• Alison Krauss: violin, vox;
• Viktor Krauss: guitar, acoustic guitar, mellotron.
• JD McPherson: guitar, vox;
• Robert Plant: vox.

Last night's show was really good!

I especially liked the opening set: Lust for Life is a great song to cover!

Sound there in the center of the bowl was excellent, and there seemed to be fewer yahoos in the audience than usual: it's always nice to be surrounded by fans who are listening to the show instead of yammering with their friends.

I'm sure that I missed a few of the player changes during the main act. In one of the early songs, for example, Viktor sat at the mellotron as if he was going to play, but any time I looked at him he was still playing guitar, so I never noted it. Sometimes there's just too much going on to keep track of such shenanigans!

Props to the folks posting immediately to Setlist.fm for both JD McPherson and Plant/Krauss – that really helps with identification of some of the more obscure tunes played during the show!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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