Hot Tuna: 1/24/1988

I’ve seen Hot Tuna a lot of times, so the shows tend to blend together in my memory, but this one stands out. I went with my friend Jon to this one, and Jon was also a huge Tuna fan, so we were pretty psyched.

The Carefree Theatre was an old movie theater in West Palm Beach that opened in 1947 and was converted to become a venue for smaller acts. It was a really cool place for a concert, because every seat was a great seat. That said, we had sixth row, so we were close to the stage.

This was the classic acoustic Hot Tuna duo, with just Jack and Jorma. They played a long time and the crowd was really into it. Great selection of songs, including “Good Shepherd,” which hearkened back to Jack and Jorma’s days with the Jefferson Airplane.

I was able to find a partial setlist on tunabase.com. Sorry I can’t fill in the blanks, but it was over 30 years ago. Rock on!

Set 1:

• I Know You Rider
• Hesitation Blues
• Walkin’ Blues
• I See The Light
• Candy Man
• 99 Year Blues
• Killing Time In The Crystal City

Set 2:

• Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning
• Ice Age
• Too Many Years
• Sea Child
• Trial By Fire
• San Francisco Bay Blues
• How Long Blues
• Good Shepherd
• I Am The Light Of This World

(missing rest of set)