The Bitteroots at The Foundry
July 25, 2015 · Athens, GA
The Bitteroots played their first show ever in Athens, Georgia on July 25, 2015, headlining at The Foundry for their debut at the venue. The fourteen-song set mixed their own material with carefully chosen covers: "Cissy Strut" from The Meters, "Three More Days" written by Ray LaMontagne, the Derek and the Dominos classic "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?", "Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers Band, "Evidence" from Candi Staton, and "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones rounded out originals including "This Town", "Let's Go", "Desperate", "Try Me Again", "Rush Me", "Other Door", "Under the Big Sky", and "Sinnin'". Mark van Allen joined the band as a guest for the night.
Setlist
- Cissy Strut
- This Town
- Let's Go
- Three More Days
- Desperate
- Try Me Again
- Rush Me
- Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
- Whipping Post
- Evidence
- Other Door
- Under the Big Sky
- Gimme Shelter
- Sinnin'