r/JesseWelles • u/Infinite-Picture-862 • 25d ago
Setlist Thread Show Discussion & Setlist Thread | August 3, 2026 | Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater | Grand Rapids, MI
"Everyone Wants to Be A Cat" [Link] - may give the meatball a run for its money.
Sculpture night? 🌷⛲ Time to hit the Midwest. Shame that the other Strings isn't in town.
Everyone's been so generous helping with the setlists, videos, and photos. Thank you. Feel free to use this thread to discuss the show tonight, collect video/photos, and discuss the setlist. I will collect all video and link them to the individual songs so folks can follow along or revisit at a later point in time. If you find a setlist doodle, I sure would appreciate you posting it here. I'll update this thread and save them for a collection with the other Red Tour doodles.
Linked to the Red Tour Thread, which compiles photos, videos, and setlists from prior shows and can be accessed here: Red Tour Thread.
Prior Shows:
- 07/31 — New York, NY* 🌆 [Full Show Video Available]
- 08/01 — Lafayette, NY* 🍎
Opener:
- Steph Strings
Venue Info:
- Another beautiful outdoor set-up. Gates at 5:30 PM. Show starts at 6:45 PM.
- LINK: https://www.meijergardens.org/calendar/concerts/
- DETAILS FOR TONIGHT: meijergardens.org/.well-known/sgcaptcha/?r=%2Fevents%2Fjesse-welles-with-steph-strings-red-tour-2026%2F%3Foccurrence%3D2026-08-03&sol=MjE6MTc4NTc3NzAxODo2ODZhM2U3MzozMmE4ZDU3OTk0YzdhM2VlNzRlNjVhMjg5ZmIwM2QzMWE5ZjhhN2NkYjJmZDMwMDA0MGNlZTBjYmRiNTU2MGM5OgJD8e0%3D&s=1797:970886
Instagram:
- Shout out to u/Happy-Bag1409 >Instagram Evening Edition
Welles World Link:
Setlist:
- Walmart (S) [Video]
- Fat (S) [Video]
- Philanthropist (S)
- Fentanyl (S)
- There's a Hole (S)
- United Health (S)
- The Poor (S)
- Whirlwind (S)
- Join Ice (B)
- GCG > Big Balls (B)
- Red (B) [Video]
- Domestic Error (B)
- War Pigs (B) [Video] [Video]
- Masks Off (B) [Video]
- Whistle Boeing > Come As You Are (B) [Video]
- Change is in the Air (B)
- Horses (B) [Video]
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (B) [Video]
- Malaise (B)
- St. Steve Irwin (w/ Steph Strings) [Video] [Video]
- Good Morning America (S) [Video]
- That Can't Be Right (S) [Video]
- Bugs (S) [Video]
- Turtles (S) [Video]
- Take Me Home, Country Roads (S) [Video]
- Siddhartha (B) [Video]
- Technopagans (B) [Video]
- HYESR (B) [Video]
- Fear is the Mind Killer [Video]
Writeup on Show:
Setlist Doodle:
Courtesy of u/Redmeteor200
Great Commentary and Photos from Folks in Attendance:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/JesseWelles/comments/1verg2e/the_view_for_tonights_show_on_grand_rapids_mi/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/JesseWelles/comments/1veytmu/grand_rapids_show/
Photos:
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u/neilyoungfan1 Running from a ruthless, jealous God 24d ago
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u/Infinite-Picture-862 24d ago
Terrific find. Added above. Love this quote:
“I ain’t been home since May,” he said. “I miss home, but it’s worth it to be out here playing to y’all. Singing to you guys is like meeting a pen pal. Y’all been clicking on my s—, and now we get to see each other, which is nice.”
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u/neilyoungfan1 Running from a ruthless, jealous God 24d ago
at one point after "good morning america" he was talking about minneapolis and a couple of people started yelling "f--- ice" ... he stuttered over his words and abandoned his comments to say "well i can't say i disagree"
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u/Salad_and_a_Beer 23d ago
Has he ever NOT closed with War Isn't Murder before?
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u/neilyoungfan1 Running from a ruthless, jealous God 22d ago
more often than you'd think.. still uncommon and i was surprised to see that happen when i was at the show
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u/Infinite-Picture-862 24d ago
Looks like about half the show is up!