New Riders of the Purple Sage 1970-06-28 [Sun]

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Coronation Park, Toronto, Canada

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Musicians
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
David Nelson - electric guitar
David Torbert - electric bass
John Dawson - acoustic guitar, vocals
Mickey Hart - drums
Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show
Run
GD & NRPS - Coronation Park June 1970
Tour
GD-NRPS Summer 1970 Festival Express
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead, James & the Good Brothers, January, The People's Revolutionary Concert Band, Si Potma, and P.M. Howard
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Notes
  • Free show set up in a nearby park in response to protests about the stadium show (see news coverage links). Bands played on the back of a flatbed truck.
  • Deadsources has 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: 52.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 75.8 °F
    Feels Like Low: 52.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 13.9 mph
    Humidity: 53.6 %
    Moonphase: 0.82
    Becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
    Ticket Price
    $0.00 / $0.00
    In Attendance
    500