Electric Forest; An amazing photo gallery from the great Aaron Bradley and a recap along with setlists. (PART 1 of 2)

Electric  Forest; An amazing photo gallery from the great Aaron Bradley and a recap along with setlists. (PART 1 of 2)

String Cheese successfully hosted the most extraordinary party on the festival circuit once again. There are many reasons why this festival sells out immediately while other mainstays have been dropping faster than a teenager at a Phish show. Where the look tries to be over the top is a understatment, the grounds that hosts this coveted event is always a freak out waiting to happen. A night time stroll would make Timothy Leary blush as the grounds transform into a psychedelic  paradise with many rabbit holes. 

The main reason this is a festival that is on most music lovers bucket list is the host band "The String Cheese Incident" who always shine brightest in the carnivals they manifest. They also had the foresight to mix electronica bands, D.J.s and producers before it was the norm. The end result is a musical paradise where everyone respects and genuinely loves each other as well as the scene. 

This year kept the Vibe alive and managed to up the ante as every possible situation went off without a hitch. S.C.I certainly held up thier end of the bargain with three magical nights of music. Each night having guest as they honered Prince, David Bowie and the recently departed Bernie Worroll. But Electric Forest is more than Cheese as you will see in the next gallery. 

Just take a look at these amazing setlists from "Cheese" over the weekend.

Sunday Night

Set I: Miss Brown’s Teahouse, These Waves > Djbouti Bump > Sometimes A River, Call Me the Breeze*, When Doves Cry*, Down a River, Close Your Eyes, Hi Ho No Show

Set II: You’ve Got the World, Way Back Home, Desert Dawn > Bumpin’ Reel^, Looking Glass > Rolloveer > Restless Wind^^

Enc: I Know You Rider^

Notes: *with Greensky Bluegrass 
^with Joel Cummins
^^with Anders Beck

Saturday Night. 

Set I: BollyMunster, Song In My Head> Dudley’s Kitchen, Sweet Spot, Falling Through the Cracks, Turn This Around > Can’t Wait Another Day, Beautiful

Set II: Believe, Stop Drop Roll, Kiss* > Let’s Dance^ > EOTO^^ > Space Oddity^^^, Search, Valley of the Jig> Kinky Reggae, Colliding, Jellyfish> Just One Story

Notes: *First time played (Prince) 
^First time played (David Bowie), with Karl Denson
^^with Karl Denson
^^^Last time played 12/31/02, with Karl Denson

Friday Night

Set One

Let's Go Outside, Shine, Long Journey Home, Sirens, Farther, Pack it Up > Get Down On It > Pack it Up, Best Feeling > Cold Sweat1, Rivertrance

Set Two

Joyful Sound > Rumble, Black Clouds, Way That It Goes, Give Me The Love, This Must be the Place >Impressions2, Outside And Inside, Rosie > DNCE "Cake By The Ocean" > Rosie

Notes

1 with GRIZ, 2 with trumpet guest (Russ Liq

Set I: Miss Brown’s Teahouse, These Wave e the Breeze*, aWhen Doves Cry*, Down a River, Close Your Eyes, Hi Ho No Show

Set II: You’ve Got the World, Way Back Home, Desert Dawn > Bumpin’ Reel^, Looking Glass > Rolloveer > Restless Wind^^

Enc: I Know You Rider^^

Notes: *with Greensky Bluegrass 
^with Joel Cummin

Set II: Joyful Sound > Rumble, Black Clouds, Way That It Goes, Give Me The Love, This Must be the Place >Impressions^, Outside And Inside, Rosie > Cake By The Ocean^^ > Rosie

Notes: *with GRiZ ^with Russ Liquid ^^Debut, DNCE

Source: Friendsofcheese.com