r/TheAvettBrothers

WTF???????? Just saw them perform tonight at Rady’s Shell in SD… we have seen the Avett Brothers perform over 30 times and we have been left speechless tonight… Like seriously are we being punk’ed?! What bet did they lose?
Seriously… there was no banter or conversation between the band like there usually is. They seemed to be miserable to be up there, and I have never ever heard any foul language be used ever before tonight… F word left and right from MP. Why??? I’m at a loss. #savetheavettbros #saylove

My partner and I saw the AVVT/PTTN show in SF last night. We are long time AB fans, I’ve probably seen them in concert 10-15 times or so and loved it every time. Neither of us were familiar with the name Mike Patton and had zero info, just assumed he was an opening act. My partner bought ticket to this tour during the presale months ago and didn’t realize it was a collab tour.

On our way to the show we put the new collab music on in the car and listened for the first time. We ended up skipping through most of the songs, but figuring it was the kind of thing that maybe would grow on us over time.

The AVVT/PTTN show was definitely a collab partnership, not an AB show with a guest. There we’re a couple AB songs played mostly “ normally” (like Laundry Door and Murder in the City) but much of the concert was songs that were full of so much heavy drums/ distortion/ guitar you actually couldn’t hear the vocals much. The new collab songs were just very loud and heavy and repetitive. The crowd seemed mostly into it- I guess Patton is an SF native- and definitely skewed older than a normal AB show. Maybe it was a lot of old 80s/90s Faith No More fans? Sadly, it was not our vibe and even though it was a 2 hour drive there and back, we left at the encore break and felt mostly relieved.

Perhaps had we known what the show was about we would have enjoyed it more. But we thought we were going to a standard Avett Bros show and were pretty disappointed. I’m glad they as artists are having fun and stretching into new stuff but it wasn’t for us.

After seeing the show last weekend and seeing what this band is capable of I really think they would absolutely nail “Just A Man” by Faith No More. I don’t know if Scott, Seth, or Mike will see this, but just in case… Come on guys. You’d absolutely CRUSH it live.

I’m not a big folk fan but I love alternative rock. I loved the show for what everyone is hating on it for. I loved the metal/punk/hard rock influences. I loved the (too few) synths. Wish there were more dance/techno drums and synths. Would’ve been a top show of all time for me if they incorporated more electronic instruments. It’s still up there though. Was awesome.

Satan Pulls the String was one of my favorites. Haven’t found the name of my other favorite yet. They also played easy by the commodores which was great.

Edit: the other cover I liked that they did was Retrovetigo Mr. Bungle. Wayyyy better than the recorded version.

Edit: also liked the line about the diving bell and the butterfly in “It’s Natural”

This might be old news, but just came across it posted on tAB’s socials. Excited to see this blend of musician and acting power! Story seems exciting too.

The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton.
Live at the SF Masonic Auditorium. May 8, 2026.

SETLIST:
0:00 - Family Trees
0:45 - Disappearing
3:14 - The Ox Driver's Song
6:33 - Ain't No Man
10:44 - No Hard Feelings
16:15 - Too Awesome
20:03 - May It Last
25:17 - Digging the Grave
28:39 - King of the Road
32:11 - Dark Night of My Soul
37:10 - Murder in the City
41:48 - It's Natural
48:19 - Ashes to Ashes
54:03- To Be Known
59:33 - Easy
1:03:09 - Satan Pulls the Strings
1:06:55 - Laundry Room
1:12:33 - Heaven's Breath
1:16:41 - My Rifle, My Pony and Me
1:21:09 - Received
Encore:
1:29:46 - The D Bag Rag
1:32:15 - Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild, Wild Women
1:37:39 - Retrovertigo
1:44:02 - It Is Well With My Soul

It's not uncommon to see Seth playing an electric guitar - that red Les Paul shows up at every show I've been to. (He had an awesome white SG on Friday in San Francisco at the AVTT/PTTN show!)

I can't remember ever seeing Scott play an electric live, though. He played what looked like a Guild Polara on a few songs. What a unique choice! It also looked like it had some carvings on the body. I couldn't get a good picture with the lighting, but wondered if anyone had details?

Just message me! Will let you know then about tickets.

Does anyone have a link to the version of the song without Bonnie (the female vocalist)? I know there was a link going around a few years ago on this sub, but the link is broken now.

Going to the Outlaw Fest at Alpine Valley in August. Does anybody know if the Avett Brothers will play a full length concert or if it’s a shortened set because of all the other names on the lineup?

I recently joined and plan to get tickets to an event early if possible. Site says tickets go on sale early for guild members tomorrow, but I am unsure how the process works. Anyone care to enlighten me? Thanks