1969-08-01 [Fri] canceled

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Jerry Garcia's 27th birthday
Jerry Garcia
Bill Kreutzmann
Bob Weir
Phil Lesh
Ron McKernan
Mickey Hart
Tom Constanten
Cancel Reason
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Also Appearing
Ballet Afro-Haiti and Albert Collins
Notes
  • August 1 was the night the Light Artists' Guild, led by Jerry Abrams, struck the Family Dog. Garcia would not cross the picket line and had scheduled a proto-New Riders gig at UC Berkeley, presumably to avoid the hassles. He didn't quite escape them. Eyewitness reports say Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann, at least, broke the picket line and played, along with two flautists and a conguero. I am not sure about Phil Lesh, Tom Constanten, or Ron McKernan. It is possible that this could be considered as a Grateful Dead show without Jerry Garcia, as far as I know a singular occurrence in the 30-year history of that band. Attendance from Benksy. "Out on the Edge" had it at 300, but that could have been earlier in the night.
  • deadsources: August 1, 1969: Family Dog, Playland
  • GratefulSeconds: The Strike Show, Jerry's 27th Birthday, August 1, 1969, Jerry Won't Cross the Line
  • expost: "Picket Line Splits Grateful Dead," San Francisco Examiner, August 2, 1969, p. 3
  • ref: Johnson 19690808;
  • ref: Verne and Bill 19690807
  • ref: Verne 19690814;
  • ref: Bensky 1969;
  • ref: McNally 2002, 323-324;
  • Ticket Price
    $3.00
    In Attendance
    700
    Gross
    $2,100.00