1969-10-17 [Fri]

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Student Union Ballroom, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

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New Riders of the Purple Sage
John Dawson - acoustic guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
Mickey Hart - drums
David Nelson - electric guitar
Bob Matthews - bass
Guest Musicians
Bob Weir (partial show)

Complete Show:
Crossover [1] , Hello Trouble , Long Black Limousine , Six Days On the Road , The Next In Line [1] , Games People Play [1] , To Have the Hurting End [1] , Whatcha Gonna Do , The Race Is On [2][3] , Cathy's Clown [3] , Sawmill [3] , Mama Tried [3] , Me And My Uncle [3] , Fair Chance To Know

[1] Final known performance
[2] First known performance (by NRPS) last known performance on 1969-06-25 by John Dawson
[3] With Bob Weir
Also Appearing
The Fourth Way
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Notes
  • We might assume that Bob Mathews is still playing bass, as he was at Mandrake's just a few days before.
  • ad: Spartan Daily (San Jose State University), October 15, 1969, p. 4
  • preview: "Two Bands to Appear for Dance," Spartan Daily (San Jose State University), October 16, 1969, p. 3
  • ad: Spartan Daily (San Jose State University), October 16, 1969, p. 4
  • listing: San Francisco Chronicle, October 17, 1969, p. 43
  • lostlivedead: NRPS Tour Itinerary October 1969 (Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Oct 69 Tour Itinerary Updated): "The Student Union Ballroom had only opened on October 13, 1969. On the very first Friday that the ballroom was open October 17, 1969, the new, unknown New Riders Of The Purple Sage played there and broke in the room. Whether the Student Union Ballroom was the larger (Ron Barrett) or smaller (Loma Prieta) is moot, at this point. The raw New Riders, with the cutting-edge fusion band Fourth Way on the bill as well, would have been memorable indeed."
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    Time
    9:00 PM
    Ticket Price
    $1.50 / $2.00