The Chapel
Details
- Date
- May 22, 2025
- Venue
- The Chapel San Francisco, California
- Billed As
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Gig Type
- Concert
- Guests
- Kelley Stoltz, Rusty Miller, Pete Straus , Kurt Bloch, Emma Swift, Luther Russell & Allyson Baker
Notes
"Robyn Hitchcock plays 1967"
Full band show.
Drums/Percussion - Kelley Stoltz
Bass - Pete Straus
Keyboards/Guitar - Rusty Miller
Guitar - Kurt Bloch
12 String Acoustic Guitar - Luther Russell (where noted)
Guitar/Backing Vocals - Allyson Baker (where noted)
Backing Vocals - Emma Swift (where noted)
Kelley Stoltz also opened.
From Robyn on social media
There comes a time when every mature groover wants to serenade their listeners with the highlights from their record collection. Conveniently for me, the core of my own personal faves comes from one year: 1967.
Having published 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, and released the companion acoustic album, I’m now playing 1967: Live and Electric at The Chapel in San Francisco.
This gig is a one-night only affair and promises to be a psychedelic rock affair. The band will be: Kelley Stoltz, Dr Pete, Rusty Miller, Seattle’s own Kurt Bloch and me.
Our set list is a relatively even split of songs from British and American bands of the era: the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Kinks, the Incredible String Band, the Doors, Love, Captain Beefheart and Country Joe & The Fish are among the artists that we’ll be covering. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Peace and love to Folkyeah Presents for having us. It's gonna be a stone groove.
Setlist from SetlistFM
Full band show.
Drums/Percussion - Kelley Stoltz
Bass - Pete Straus
Keyboards/Guitar - Rusty Miller
Guitar - Kurt Bloch
12 String Acoustic Guitar - Luther Russell (where noted)
Guitar/Backing Vocals - Allyson Baker (where noted)
Backing Vocals - Emma Swift (where noted)
Kelley Stoltz also opened.
From Robyn on social media
There comes a time when every mature groover wants to serenade their listeners with the highlights from their record collection. Conveniently for me, the core of my own personal faves comes from one year: 1967.
Having published 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, and released the companion acoustic album, I’m now playing 1967: Live and Electric at The Chapel in San Francisco.
This gig is a one-night only affair and promises to be a psychedelic rock affair. The band will be: Kelley Stoltz, Dr Pete, Rusty Miller, Seattle’s own Kurt Bloch and me.
Our set list is a relatively even split of songs from British and American bands of the era: the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Kinks, the Incredible String Band, the Doors, Love, Captain Beefheart and Country Joe & The Fish are among the artists that we’ll be covering. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Peace and love to Folkyeah Presents for having us. It's gonna be a stone groove.
Setlist from SetlistFM
Set List
-
Baby You're a Rich Man
The Beatles
- Only a Northern Song The Beatles
-
Astronomy Domine
Pink Floyd
- Lucifer Sam Pink Floyd
-
See Emily Play
Pink Floyd
-
Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
-
Soul Kitchen
The Doors
-
The Crystal Ship
The Doors Robyn and Rusty only
-
No Face, No Name, No Number
Traffic Robyn and Rusty only
- Andmoreagain Love Robyn and Luther only
- Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine Country Joe and the Fish segues into
- Sunshine Superman Donovan
-
Electricity
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band with Allyson Baker
-
Zig Zag Wanderer
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band with Allyson Baker, Robyn vocals only.
-
I'm Waiting for the Man
Velvet Underground
-
The End
The Doors
-
I Am the Walrus
The Beatles with Luther
-
Rain
The Beatles with Emma and Luther
Encore
-
A Day in the Life
The Beatles Robyn solo acoustic walking in the crowd
Media
Audio recording of show
Video of complete performance
Alternate video of Astronomy Domine
Alternate video of Waterloo Sunset
Alternate video of I Am the Walrus & Rain
Another alternate video of I Am the Walrus
And another alternate video of I Am the Walrus
Alternate video of A Day in the Life
Another alternate video of A Day in the Life
Reviews
Photos by michaelz1 on Flickr
Playlist of videos of most of the show on YouTube
Review from Doom and Gloom from the Tomb
Since we spent some time with Captain Beefheart’s Safe As Milk this week, let’s spend some time with Robyn Hitchcock’s Safe As Milk. Last month, Robyn played a 1967-themed show in San Francisco — and he delivered his best Don Van Vliet impression on thrilling renditions of “Electricity” and “Zig Zag Wanderer,” with Kelly Stoltz, Kurt Bloch, Rusty Miller and Pete Straus providing a more than credible Magic Band simulacrum. Killer stuff — thanks to the taper.
Beefheart is just the beginning, of course. The assembled crew tackles an array of Summer of Love faves, from the Beatles to the Velvet Underground to the Kinks to the Pink Floyd. Wildest of all is the epic version of the Doors’ “The End,” with Hitchcock surreally channeling — not impersonating — the Lizard King, waiting for the summer rain. Everyone onstage and in the crowd seems to be having a blast throughout, as is only right and natural.
“Nineteen sixty-seven finished, but it never ended,” Robyn writes in his recent/recommended memoir. And at the Chapel on this spring evening, he’s absolutely right. Put some flowers in your hair and tune in/turn on.
Playlist of videos of most of the show on YouTube
Review from Doom and Gloom from the Tomb
Since we spent some time with Captain Beefheart’s Safe As Milk this week, let’s spend some time with Robyn Hitchcock’s Safe As Milk. Last month, Robyn played a 1967-themed show in San Francisco — and he delivered his best Don Van Vliet impression on thrilling renditions of “Electricity” and “Zig Zag Wanderer,” with Kelly Stoltz, Kurt Bloch, Rusty Miller and Pete Straus providing a more than credible Magic Band simulacrum. Killer stuff — thanks to the taper.
Beefheart is just the beginning, of course. The assembled crew tackles an array of Summer of Love faves, from the Beatles to the Velvet Underground to the Kinks to the Pink Floyd. Wildest of all is the epic version of the Doors’ “The End,” with Hitchcock surreally channeling — not impersonating — the Lizard King, waiting for the summer rain. Everyone onstage and in the crowd seems to be having a blast throughout, as is only right and natural.
“Nineteen sixty-seven finished, but it never ended,” Robyn writes in his recent/recommended memoir. And at the Chapel on this spring evening, he’s absolutely right. Put some flowers in your hair and tune in/turn on.