The Dead South performing during the Served Cold Tour at the Scoot Inn in Austin, Texas on September 13, 2021, with Nathaniel Hilts, Scott Pringle, Colton "Crawdaddy" Crawford, and Danny Kenyon. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
The Dead South, a four-piece acoustic bluegrass set from Saskatchewan, infuse the genre's traditional trappings with an air of frontier recklessness, whiskey breakfasts and grizzled tin-pan showmanship. The sound, build on a taut configuration of cello, mandolin, banjo and guitar, speeds like a train past polite definitions of bluegrass into the grittier, rowdier spaces of the traditional world.
Currently one of the hottest tickets on both sides of the Atlantic, The Dead South's rise to touring juggernaut status is in part a very modern music biz fairytale, an algorithm-breaking success story in a one hundred-million view YouTube hit. The other factor, one simpler to see in terms of cause and effect, is their actual show, on stage they deliver, show after sold out show, a relentlessly great, high-energy frenzy that has resulted in nearly 50,000 tickets sold. The numbers are adding up for this Billboard charting, Juno Award winning, Next Big Sound Trendsetting, Road Gold certified band.
Amazing! Hands down our absolute favorite band, especially live. The Dead South always delivers and the energy in that room with the foot stomps and music is intoxicating. We have traveled far and wide to see them before and will continue to go whenever and wherever we can.Setlist for the show at the Scoot Inn
The chemistry between these guys is really amazing and very inspiring. Each one of them seems to have mutual respect for every other musician in the band, and they are indeed each one of them very fine musicians, yes indeed! They are an example of how genuine love for music and mankind can achieve real fine art!
Great show. Dead South and Hooten Hollers put on a great show, worth going to see them again.
Would definitely head there again. And, the band was as good as advertised!
Brilliant. Just discovered this band, this was our first time seeing them. Absolutely brilliant, will definitely see them every time they come into town and would even travel to see them. Opening band The Hooten Hallers also fantastic. Both bands thoroughly entertaining.
Wow. Great show! The Dead South put on an amazing show. An absolutely fantastic evening!
Regardless of your favorite genre, you will love this show. The harmony and string instruments together with the fluid jam based sound make these guys a must see.
- Diamond Ring
- Chew
- Blue Trash
- The Recap
- Boots
- Snake Man
- Black Lung
- Broken Cowboy
- Time for Crawlin'
- The Good Lord
- Fat Little Killer Boy
- In Hell I'll Be in Good Company
- Honey You
- Into the Valley
- Banjo Odyssey
The Dead South was the main act at the Scoot Inn with guests The Hooten Hallers. They continue across the United States and Europe with the last stop at Grinders KC in Kansas City, Missouri on August 5, 2022.
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