Phish keyboardist Page McConnell and three/fourths of The Original Meters have embarked on a short tour that began last night at The Royale in Boston under the moniker The Meter Men and Page McConnell. The show was supposed to take place at The Sinclair but was moved to the larger Royale after a delay in the club’s opening. McConnell, bassist George Porter Jr., drummer Zigaboo Modeliste and guitarist Leo Nocentelli offered two sets filled with gems from The Meters’ songbook.
[Photo via @BizArchive]
Here’s a look at the setlist for last night’s show in Boston…
Set One: Fire on the Bayou, Cissy Strut/Cardova (medley), Look a Py Py, Africa, Pungee, The Dragon, Hey Pocky Way
Set Two: The Hand Clapping Song, The World, You’ve Gotta Change (You’ve Got To Reform), Just Kissed My Baby, This Is My Last Affair, Chug a Lug, People Say
Encore: Ain’t No Use
[Stage Setlist via @bizarchive]
Thanks to YouTuber IceHoleTour, we can watch their version of Hey Pocky Way…
The Meter Men and Page McConnell – Hey Pocky Way
[via @IceholeTour]
The tour moves to NYC where Page and The Meter Men are scheduled to perform at B.B. King’s in Times Square tonight and tomorrow night before finishing the tour in Washington D.C. on Friday.
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Thanks as always for keeping us all up to date with this great news/music. Wish we had video from the whole show as it sounds super funky- no pun intended.
SO wish this was an actual tour! I would just kill to see these guys together. Any chance that this goes beyond the short dates that we know of on the east coast?
Great show! NYC and DC heads, get in the door here, this was very, very funky.