Lukas Nelson Joins Tedeschi Trucks Band In Bend For ‘Helpless,’ Rolling Stones Cover & More

By Scott Bernstein Aug 10, 2026 • 6:50 am PDT

Tedeschi Trucks Band concluded a run of Pacific Northwest shows featuring support from Lukas Nelson on Saturday, August 8 in Bend, Oregon. Nelson emerged at the end of TTB’s headlining set to add to a sequence of three covers and “Bound For Glory.”

The 12-piece ensemble kicked off their 19-song performance at Hayden Homes Amphitheater with a take on Derek & The Dominos’ “Keep On Growing,” one of seven covers they’d play in Bend. Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and company also drew heavily from their 2026 studio album Future Soul, performing six songs from the record.

TTB’s first surprise of the night came early when they dusted off I Am The Moon cut “Where Are My Friends?” for the first time since August 28, 2024. A few songs later, the group reprised the thematic jam they used one week earlier at Red Rocks to connect “Mountain Jam” and “Pasaquan,” this time segueing into it from “Let Me Get By.”

After a run of three Future Soul tracks, Tedeschi Trucks Band welcomed Lukas Nelson to the stage. Nelson’s third TTB guest appearance in a week began with Neil Young’s “Helpless.” The singer-songwriter remained onstage for a medley of The Rolling Stones classic “Loving Cup” and the Sleepy John Estes number “Leavin’ Trunk.”

Nelson’s sit-in came to a close with “Bound For Glory.” Susan, Derek and their bandmates returned to the stage to punctuate the night with an encore featuring their medley of Sly & The Family Stone’s “You Can Make It If You Try” and “Everyday People.”

Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band perform “Helpless” with Lukas Nelson in Bend below:

Several shows from the latest leg of Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Future Soul Tour 2026, including the stop in Bend, have been livestreamed by nugs. Replays are available for nugs subscribers.

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Lukas Nelson now head to California for a series of co-bills. The swing begins in Berkeley on August 12, continues in Santa Barbara on August 13 and hits San Diego on August 16.

Setlist (via TTBase.net)

Set: Keep On Growing, Shout Out, Made Up Mind, What in the World, Where Are My Friends?, Stand Back > Misunderstood, Isaac & Kebbi > Let Me Get By[1], Future Soul, Devil Be Gone, Who Am I, Hero, Helpless[2], Loving Cup[2] > Leavin’ Trunk[2], Bound for Glory[2]

Encore: You Can Make It If You Try > Everyday People

• [1] included same jam played on 8/1 between Mountain Jam & Pasaquan and on 8/5 after Let Me Get By
• [2] w/ Lukas Nelson