1968-05-12 [Sun] Late

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Virginia Beach Civic Center, Virginia Beach, VA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron McKernan - organ, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Tour
Grateful Dead Spring 1968
Also Appearing
Wild Kingdom
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Notes
  • mandolincafe: comment from Michael Johnstone, who was a guitar player for opening act The Wild Kingdom: "Speaking of the Dead, my band opened for them in the summer of 68 at the Virginia Beach Dome and Jerry asked me to jam with them at sound check which I attempted to do but something I'd ingested earlier in the day was kicking in and causing my mind to wander so Jerry yelled across the stage for me to unplug and sit down. I was crushed. That story followed me all the way to California and across 4 decades and in the minds of some, I'm still "The guy who was too high to jam with the Dead...."
  • Two shows at 7 and 10 (per Deadesssays.com blog)
  • deadessays: Deadbase Corrections
  • deadessays: 1968 Show List
  • lostlivedead: The Grateful Dead in North Carolina and Virginia 1968-1995 (Building A Bridge To The New South)
  • deadlists: Poster image
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    Time
    10:00 PM