1970-05-14 [Thu]

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Meramec Community College, St. Louis, MO

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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
Guest Musicians
David Nelson (partial show) - mandolin
John Dawson (partial show) - bass, vocals

Acoustic Set:
Don't Ease Me In , Friend Of The Devil , Deep Elem Blues , Silver Threads And Golden Needles , Candyman
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric

Electric Set:
Casey Jones , China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider , Mama Tried > High Time , Drums > Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Good Morning Little Schoolgirl , Me And My Uncle , Dire Wolf , Cold Rain And Snow , Attics Of My Life [1] , Cumberland Blues , New Speedway Boogie [2] > Nobody's Fault But Mine [2][3][4] > New Speedway Boogie [2] > Saint Stephen [2] > Not Fade Away [2] > Turn On Your Lovelight [2]

Electric Encore:
Cold Jordan [5]

[1] First known performance
[2] Released on Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 Bonus Disc
[3] Last known performance (by GD) 1966-07-16 (307 events ago)
[4] Theme only
[5] With John Dawson on bass and vocals and David Nelson on mandolin
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage and Aardvark
Images
Notes
  • comment on deadlists entry for this show "The encore [Cold Jordan] is with David Nelson, mandolin, and Marmaduke, bass vocals; it does not appear on the circulating tapes."
  • The canonical structure of the "An Evening With The Grateful Dead" shows in this period was acoustic Dead, New Riders, electric Dead. On Twitter, attendee Bob Simmons recalls that this one ran NRPS-AGD-EGD, which is also how we think 5/1/70 unfolded.
  • Mickey drums on the acoustic GD set.
  • Setlist information is likely incomplete
  • The venue has historically been rendered with two Rs, but this spelling is correct.
  • Most of these shows were billed as "An Evening With The Grateful Dead". The standard architecture was Acoustic GD, then New Riders, then Electric GD (sometimes two sets). For more, see JGMF, An Evening With the Gratetul Dead
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    High: 82.1 °F
    Low: 62.9 °F
    Feels Like High: 85.1 °F
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    Wind Speed: 16.1 mph
    Humidity: 81.1 %
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    Precipitation: 0.299 in. (rain)
    Partly cloudy throughout the day with afternoon rain.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Uncertain Setlist
    Time
    7:30 PM