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
Don't Ease Me In , I Know You Rider , Friend Of The Devil , Me And My Uncle , Deep Elem Blues , Candyman , Cumberland Blues [1] , New Speedway Boogie [1] , Black Peter , Uncle John's Band
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric
Don't Ease Me In , I Know You Rider , Friend Of The Devil , Me And My Uncle , Deep Elem Blues , Candyman , Cumberland Blues [1] , New Speedway Boogie [1] , Black Peter , Uncle John's Band
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric
Electric Set
Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Cold Rain And Snow , Dire Wolf , Easy Wind , Beat It On Down The Line , High Time , Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Cosmic Charlie , Casey Jones , I'm A King Bee , Frozen Logger [2] , Not Fade Away > Turn On Your Lovelight > Darkness Darkness Jam [2][3] > Turn On Your Lovelight
Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Cold Rain And Snow , Dire Wolf , Easy Wind , Beat It On Down The Line , High Time , Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Cosmic Charlie , Casey Jones , I'm A King Bee , Frozen Logger [2] , Not Fade Away > Turn On Your Lovelight > Darkness Darkness Jam [2][3] > Turn On Your Lovelight
[1] With David Nelson on acoustic guitar
[2] First known performance
[3] Includes Saint Stephen and China Cat Sunflower themes
[2] First known performance
[3] Includes Saint Stephen and China Cat Sunflower themes
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Notes
- comment on deadlists entry for this show "Jerry plays electric guitar on Cumberland and New Speedway Boogie, while Bobby continues on acoustic guitar. Apparently David Nelson adds a second acoustic guitar to New Speedway and perhaps Cumberland"
- deadsources: May 6-7, 1970: MIT, Cambridge
- 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
- 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