STATELINE, Nev. – The absolute powerhouse jam band moe. graced the stage of the South Shore Room in Harrah’s Hotel & Casino on October 15, 2026. They brought a dynamite set with high energy throughout, lasting almost 3.5 hours with a short set break in the middle. To say that the hometown crowd, knowing this venue can end at 9:15 p.m. or go all the way like moe. did, was appreciative is an understatement. I haven’t seen the room itself that packed since Warren Haynes came to town in the Spring of 2025. moe. has been a staple on the jam band scene for over 3.5 decades, and this crowd is no stranger to their music.
The band opened the show with “Deep This Time” off their Sticks and Stones album, which, to me, foreshadowed the older tunes that would resurface in this show. They then went into a cover of “Revolving Door” and on into “Giants” off their latest album, and only one with keyboardist Nate Wilson, Circle of Giants. They eventually got into the early 2000s portion of their discography, hitting a hungry and nostalgic crowd with “Kyle” and “Lazarus,” and then into a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Have a Cigar” to close out the first set.
The second set was solid from start to finish and kept the warmed-up crowd dancing their booties off. The entire band was rocking pink microphones for cancer awareness as well as integrating some type of pink in their outfits, and Al Schnier even jammed a few tunes on a pink Fender Stratocaster that I think made everyone in the crowd think of the late Bob Weir on the eve of his first birthday since passing on into the great beyond. It felt like a fitting tribute, whether intentional or just a product of the divine. Bob Weir tributes aside, moe. is a band that is all too familiar with the terrible havoc cancer can reap, and they are currently auctioning off all the pink gear they are using on this tour to raise money for the American Cancer Society here. Check it out and if you got the moula, make a bid!
Finally, the band encored with a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink Cadillac,” reinforcing the wonderful work they are doing to fight cancer. After that, they hit the crowd with another tune from the early 2000s, “Okayalright,” leaving the crowd’s cups overflowing as they shuffled out of the venue to go home and rest or prepare for Day 1 of the Hangtime Music Festival starting the following day, as was the case for many in the crowd.
By Dylan Bradley
