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Sturgill Simpson kicks off Johnny Blue Skies Tour in LA: Watch

Sturgill Simpson is about to return to performing after a three-year hiatus. He made up for lost time on Saturday night with a whopping three-hour performance at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. In July, he shared Passage of Desirehis first album under the new name Johnny Blue Skies; at last night's show he performed a handful of songs from that album, as well as some fan favorites from his back catalog. The 32-song setlist also included a number of covers, including references to Neil Diamond, the Doors, the Allman Brothers Band, Roy Orbison, When In Rome, princeand more. Someone in the audience made a two-part video of the whole thing, and you can check it out (and the full setlist) below.

SETLIST:
“Brace yourself for impact (live a little)”
“A good look”
“LA Woman” (cover by The Doors)
“Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)”
“It’s not just flowers”
“Best watchmaker on Mars”
“It doesn’t bother me”
“All said and done”
“Mint Tea” (Johnny Blue Skies song)
“Sing along”
“Voices”
“Midnight Rider” (Allman Brothers Band cover)
“Red Red Wine” (Neil Diamond cover)
“Railway of Sin”
“The Promise” (When In Rome cover)
“A Whiter Shade Of Pale” (cover by Procol Harum)
“Crying” (Roy Orbison cover)
“Turtles all the way down”
“Living the dream”
“If the sun never rises again” (song by Johnny Blue Skies)
“Long White Line” (Moore & Napier cover)
“I should be crazy” (Steven Fromholz cover)
“The Right Kind of Dream” (song by Johnny Blue Skies)
“All around you”
“Call to arms”
“You don’t miss your water” (William Bell cover)
“The fastest horse in town”
“Jupiter's Faerie” (Johnny Blue Skies song)
“Scooter Blues” (Johnny Blue Skies song)
“Living in sin”
“One For The Road” (Johnny Blue Skies song)
“Purple Rain” (Prince cover)

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