On Friday, the unannounced special guest was My Morning Jacket who played an hour long set and then backed Roger Waters to close out the day. This was a reunion of sorts since the two performers played the Love for Levon tribute show at the Prudential Center in New Jersey similarly together. During Roger Waters’ set at Newport yesterday Amy Helm joined Waters, G.E. Smith and My Morning Jacket to play a Levon Helm tune. Roger Waters also played a John Prine tune and ended the day with Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young”.

On Saturday the unannounced long rumored special guest was James Taylor whose 1969 Newport set was interrupted by Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. No moon walk this time, only some technical difficulties, but a nice acoustic set anyway.

The Decemberists close out today’s festivities with more to come tomorrow.

Rock on

GQ