1970-05-15 [Fri] Early

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Fillmore East, New York, NY

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Grateful Dead
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) - acoustic guitar and mandolin
John Dawson (partial show) - vocals

Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show
Acoustic Set:
Don't Ease Me In [1] , I Know You Rider [1] , The Rub [1] , Friend Of The Devil [2] , Long Black Limousine [1][3] , Candyman [2] , Cumberland Blues [2][4] , New Speedway Boogie [1][4] , Cold Jordan [2][5]
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric

Electric Set:
Casey Jones [1] , Easy Wind [2][6] , Attics Of My Life [2] , Saint Stephen [1] > Cryptical Envelopment [1] > Drums [1] > The Other One [1] > Cryptical Envelopment [1] > Cosmic Charlie [1]

Electric Encore:
Minglewood Blues [1]

[1] Released on Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3
[2] Released on Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 Bonus Disc
[3] Final known performance (by GD) next known performance on 1971-02-28 by NRPS
[4] With John Dawson on vocals and David Nelson on acoustic guitar
[5] With John Dawson on vocals and David Nelson on mandolin
[6] Released on Fallout from the Phil Zone
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Lights
Joe's Lights
Images
Notes
  • comment on deadlists entry for this show: "On Cumberland and New Speedway David Nelson joins in on acoustic guitar while Jerry shifts to electric. On Cold Jordan Nelson switches to mandolin. Marmaduke adds harmony vocals to the last three tunes. Pigpen plays organ on New Speedway"
  • deadsources: May 15, 1970: Fillmore East
  • deadsources: May 15-16, 1970: Fillmore East, NYC & Temple Stadium, Philadelphia
  • 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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    Weather
    High: 66.8 °F
    Low: 52.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 66.8 °F
    Feels Like Low: 52.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 18.3 mph
    Humidity: 59.7 %
    Moonphase: 0.32
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
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