Jerry Cantrell has been very busy over the last couple years with his main project, Alice in Chains, which released its acclaimed sixth album, Rainier Fog, in 2018 and has been touring hard in support of it ever since. He took a slight detour this past weekend, however, playing two sold-out solo shows on December 6th and 7th at Los Angeles’ Pico Union Project. The concerts were billed as “An Evening With Jerry Cantrell,” and the AIC singer-guitarist had promised that he would be “accompanied by some cool friends performing songs you might expect, others I haven’t played in quite a while and maybe even one or two that I never have.” Needless to say, he delivered. Cantrell’s backing band included not one but two former members of the Dillinger Escape Plan — singer Greg Puciato and drummer Gil Sharone — plus bassist James Lomenzo, of Megadeth and Black Label Society fame, as well as guitarist Tyler Bates, who has played with and produced for Marilyn Manson. This notable collective performed a selection of Alice in Chains tunes, rarely played songs from Cantrell’s solo career and even some covers (of Credence Clearwater Revival and Elton John). See fan-filmed video below, as well as the setlists from both nights, as reported by setlist.fm.
An Evening With Jerry Cantrell setlist, December 6th:
Between
Cut You In
Fly
When the Sun Rose Again
A Job to Do
Brother
Solitude
My Song
No Excuses
Down in a Hole
Gone
Heaven Beside You
Angel Eyes
Would?
Hurt a Long Time
Over Now
Black Gives Way to Blue
Encore:
Whale & Wasp
Got Me Wrong
Rooster
Who’ll Stop the Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
Goodbye (Elton John cover)
Setlist, December 7th:
Between
Cut You In
Your Decision
When the Sun Rose Again
Right Turn
Solitude
A Job to Do
My Song
No Excuses
Gone
Down in a Hole
Don’t Follow
Angel Eyes
Would?
Whale & Wasp
The Killer Is Me
Black Gives Way to Blue
Encore:
Got Me Wrong
Who’ll Stop the Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
Rooster
Goodbye (Elton John cover)
