Last evening, longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter returned to the stage as he kicked off his first tour in nearly a decade. Opening with “Box of Rain,” his two set performance at the Paramount in Huntington NY, drew on material from the Grateful Dead canon (“New Speedway Boogie,” “Days Between,” “Attics Of My Life,”), his work with Bob Dylan (“Silvio”) as well as his own solo career (“Tales of the Great Rum Runners,” “Tiger Rose”).

Here is the complete setlist:

Set I: Box of Rain, Dire Wolf, Peggy-O, Cruel White Water, Ship of Fools, Candyman, Silvio, New Speedway Boogie

Set II: Deal, Tales of the Great Rum Runners, Jack Straw, Stella Blue, Tiger Rose, Days Between, Brokedown Palace, Reuben and Cherise, Attics Of My Life, Scarlet Begonias, Ripple

Enc: Boys In The Barroom (a cappella)

Last week we ran an interview with Hunter in which he discussed the medical concerns that led him to perform once again, as well as other aspects of his career.