Grateful Dead – 1968-05-05

Central Park, New York, NY

no-torrents

Musicians

Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron McKernan - organ, vocals

Setlist

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Morning Dew , Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > New Potato Caboose , Alligator , Turn On Your Lovelight

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording

Average Song Gap

2.67

Songs By Album

Anthem of the Sun: 5
The Grateful Dead: 1

Songs Tags

jerry-ballad: 1

Show			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Morning Dew	jerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	The Grateful Dead	2	1
Cryptical Envelopment >		Jerry Garcia	Anthem of the Sun	2	0
The Other One >		Bob Weir	Anthem of the Sun	2	6
Cryptical Envelopment >		Jerry Garcia	Anthem of the Sun	0	6
New Potato Caboose		Bob Weir	Anthem of the Sun	3	10
Alligator		Ron McKernan	Anthem of the Sun	3	2
Turn On Your Lovelight		Ron McKernan		4	1

Tour

Grateful Dead Spring 1968

Also Appearing

Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Jefferson Airplane

Notes

Aftenoon free concert. Set list (including song order) uncertain.
LIA: November 24, 1968: Jam with Jefferson Airplane, Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI (POSSIBLE) (comment) An eyewitness reports, "The night before, 5/4/68 at the Fillmore East, Paul Kantner told the audience that they will be playing free in the park with the Dead tomorrow. The Dead opened 5/5/68 with Bob Weir saying to the NYC crowd, 'Welcome to San Francisco.'"
deadsources: May 5, 1968: Central Park, New York City | May 4-9, 1968: New York — John Kifner (New York Times, 6 May 1968)
deadessays: Deadbase Corrections Gary Lambert, who also attended, confirms: "They played some of the material that would turn up on Anthem of the Sun: The Other One, New Potato Caboose, though I didn't know those songs by name. I recognized Morning Dew from the first album. They finished with Turn On Your Lovelight."
setlists.net: Attendee kk remembers recalls Dew, Cryptical, O1, and Alligator.
deadessays: 1968 Show List | Missing 1968 Shows
hooterollin: Grateful Dead Performance List January-June 1968
Note varying attendance estimates, b/w 6,000 and 10,000.
review: Kifner 1968;
mention: Kennely 1968;
review: "10,000 See Free Concert in Park," Billboard, May 18, 1968 p. 14;

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Grateful Dead 1968-05-05 [Sun]

Central Park, New York, NY

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