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
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron McKernan - organ, vocals
Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show
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Setlist
Acoustic Set
Deep Elem Blues [1] , Friend Of The Devil [1] , Silver Threads And Golden Needles [1][2] , Black Peter [1]
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric
Deep Elem Blues [1] , Friend Of The Devil [1] , Silver Threads And Golden Needles [1][2] , Black Peter [1]
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric
Electric Set
Hard To Handle [3] , China Cat Sunflower [3] > I Know You Rider [3] , Me And My Uncle , New Speedway Boogie , Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Dire Wolf , Don't Ease Me In , Turn On Your Lovelight > The Main Ten > Uncle John's Band > Turn On Your Lovelight
Hard To Handle [3] , China Cat Sunflower [3] > I Know You Rider [3] , Me And My Uncle , New Speedway Boogie , Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Dire Wolf , Don't Ease Me In , Turn On Your Lovelight > The Main Ten > Uncle John's Band > Turn On Your Lovelight
[1] Only Jerry and Bob performing, apparently other band members were late.
[2] With Will Scarlett (?) on harmonica
[3] Not present on any circulating audio sources, but are on the video.
[2] With Will Scarlett (?) on harmonica
[3] Not present on any circulating audio sources, but are on the video.
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage, Tres Hombres, Swamp Grass, Bone, Tiger Trod, and Tuna Fish
Videos
Notes
- lostlivedead: Grateful Dead in New England 1970-72 (New England I)
- Billed as "An Evening With The Grateful Dead". The standard architecture was Acoustic GD, then New Riders, then Electric GD. For more, see JGMF, An Evening With the Gratetul Dead
- review: "Youths Converge on Campus for Program of Rock Music," Hartford Courant, May 4, 1970, p. 15.
- deadessays: May 3, 1970: Wesleyan University The show was free, and did not take place in the Fieldhouse, but on Foss Hill. Other local bands also played, which may have included Randy Burns & the Morning After, Bone, Joy, the Nighthawks, Trod Tiger & the Tunafish, and possibly Charisma.
- deadessays: Deadbase Corrections
- expost: Harry Jackson hung out and rapped with the whole band and scene May 15 and May 16. "On Tour with the Dead," Zygote III, July 22, 1970, pp. 41-44. Full-text via deadources, JGMF Reading Notes.
- cryptdev: The Grateful Dead Unplugged - 1968-1970