1970-06-27 [Sat]

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Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Canada

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New Riders of the Purple Sage
John Dawson - acoustic guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
Mickey Hart - drums
David Torbert - electric bass
David Nelson - electric guitar
Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show
Partial Set:
Workin' Man Blues , I Don't Know You , Brown Eyed Handsome Man , Portland Woman , Honky Tonk Women

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording
Tour
GD-NRPS Summer 1970 Festival Express
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead
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Notes
  • This was a 2 day festival but the Dead and NRPS only played in the stadium in the 27th, not the 28th.
  • Setlist comes from Toronto Daily Star review, via LIA "The crowd started dancing when they played Honky Tonk Woman, and stayed on their feet through Working Man Blues, I Don't Know You, and Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" and from taper comments to LIA "the only cassette missing from the 12 I recorded at the festival is the one containing the bulk of the New Riders' set, so I only have the last two songs: Portland Woman and Honky Tonk Woman."
  • LIA provides local print news coverage from the time June 27-28, 1970: CNE Stadium, Toronto (Festival Express I) and June 27-28, 1970: Festival Express, Toronto and June 27, 1970: CNE Grandstand, Toronto
  • LIA's The Festival Express Guide provides a detailed account this tour, and more general news coverage of the tour June/July 1970: The Festival Express and June/July 1970: Festival Express in the news.
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    Weather
    High: 75.8 °F
    Low: 56.0 °F
    Feels Like High: 75.8 °F
    Feels Like Low: 56.0 °F
    Wind Speed: 21.9 mph
    Humidity: 62.2 %
    Moonphase: 0.79
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Ticket Price
    $16.00