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BATH — Local musicians will gather to “recreate” The Band’s iconic farewell concert, depicted in the 1978 Martin Scorsese documentary “The Last Waltz.”
The concert featuring Maine bands The Boneheads, Maine Dead Project, Colwell Brothers, the Fogcutters and Dave Mallet’s backup band will perform music that was performed in The Band’s Nov. 25, 1976 concert.
The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St.
The original concert featured The Band — Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson — as well as Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Paul Butterfield and other royalty of the 1960s and 1970s rock scene.
The local musicians will appear in character, and organizers say “hearing a Joni Mitchell doppelganger perform ‘Coyote,’ or a Neil Young stand-in sing ‘Helpless,’ will offer a nostalgic evening of live music not to be missed.”
While a full Thanksgiving dinner will not be served (5,000 guests attended the pre-show dinner at Winterland in San Francisco on Nov. 25, 1976), ticketholders will hear favorite songs like “Caravan” (Van Morrison), “Baby, Let Me Follow You Down” (Bob Dylan), “Such a Night” (Dr. John) and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” (The Band), among many others.
For ticket and other information, visit www.chocolatechurcharts.org or call 207-442-8455.
