The String Cheese Incident celebrates “The Colorado Incident” at the annual Red Rocks Run (photos/videos)

The cream cheese incident was welcomed as a hero in his home state on Saturday as part of the “Colorado incident.” Red Rocks AmphitheatreThe Centennial State celebration was the second of three themed concerts as part of the annual Homecoming weekend tour by Colorado-based Jamtrongrass fusion group.

After recruiting top talent Garbage man, George Porter, Jr.And Tarriona “Tank” Ball (Tank and the Bangas) on Friday for “The New Orleans Incident”, String Cheese stayed close to home for “The Colorado Incident”. After a glowing introduction by the painter and close friend of the band Jack MentoCheese oddly began “The Colorado Incident” with a trip to “Texas.” Despite not having much Colorado significance, the band delivered a highlight jam with the title track of their 2023 studio album. help meFurther down the setlist, Cheese brought his first guest of the evening, Dominic Lalli. The Big, Gigantic Saxophonist lent his horn for a cover of Post Malone‘s “Sunflower”—which Cheese released last month on its Electric Forest—and the SCI original “Pack it Up.” Just as Lalli said goodbye, a new challenger emerged as a singer Liz Oxnard came out to smash Deee-Lite‘s “Groove is in the Heart” and then help close the set by singing and providing percussion on a booming “Rosie.”

The Cream Cheese Incident – ​​“Texas” (Pro-Shot) – 7/13/24

The first six of The String Cheese Incident—Bill Nershi, Michael Kang, Kyle Hollingsworth, Michael Travis, Keith MoseleyAnd Jason Hann—took the stage unaccompanied to begin the second set with a lively “Valley of the Jig.” As the sun set behind the iconic Red Rocks, Cheese was given free rein to get the dance party going with “Roll Around the Sun” before bringing on the third and final guest of the evening, Beats Antiques‘ Dave Satori. The multi-instrumentalist brought an electric saz, a long-necked string instrument popular in Turkish culture and in the music of Beats Antiques, which fit perfectly with the “Bhangra Saanj” that followed. With no special guests, the Colorado-born sons of String Cheese took over the rest of the set themselves, catching “Restless Wind” and signing off with two big groupings of “Just One Story” > “The Big Reveal” and “Shantytown” > “Kashmir” (Led Zeppelin) with a dubstep ending orchestrated by none other than Jason Hann. Finally, to reach the halfway point of the program, Cheese spread the love with the encore of “Sirens” and a quick reprise of “Just One Story.”

The String Cheese Incident returns to Red Rocks Amphitheatre tonight, July 14, and closes the tour with “The Nashville Incident” featuring Sam Bush, Jerry DouglasAnd Sierra Hull. For tickets and a full list of tour dates, visit the band’s website. View a gallery of images from “The Colorado Incident” courtesy of the photographer. Kit Tincher along with some fan-made videos from Steam Powered Aerodyne.

The Cream Cheese Incident – ​​“Lend Me A Hand” > “Betray The Dark” – 13.07.24

Setlist: The String Cheese Incident | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO | 13.07.24

Set One: Intro by Jack Mento, Texas, Lend Me A Hand, Betray The Dark, Let’s Go Outside, Sunflower (Post Malone) (1), Pack It Up (1), Groove Is In The Heart (Deee-Lite) (2), Rosie (3)
Second set: Valley Of The Jig, Roll Around The Sun, Bhangra Saanj (4), Restless Wind, Just One Story > The Big Reveal, Shantytown > Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)
Encore: Sirens > Just a Story (Reprise)

(1) with Dominic Lalli (Big Gigantic) on saxophone
(2) with Liz Oxnard on vocals
(3) with Liz Oxnard (vocals and percussion)
(4) with Dave Satori (Beats Antique) on electric saz