1970-07-04 [Sat]

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McMahon Stadium, Calgary, 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
Guest Musicians
Bob Weir (complete show) - guitar
Phil Lesh (complete show) - electric bass

Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead and Great Speckled Bird at this show
Partial Set:
Glendale Train

Tour
GD-NRPS Summer 1970 Festival Express
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin, Delaney & Bonnie, Mashmakhan, James & the Good Brothers, Charlebois, Ian & Sylvia, Buddy Guy, and Tom Rush
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Notes
  • Deadlists: "Howard Mott, who attended this show … remarks that Bobby and Phil as well as Jerry took part in the NRPS set."
  • This was a 2 day festival but the Dead and NRPS only played in the stadium in the 4th, not the 5th.
  • deadsources: July 4-5, 1970: McMahon Stadium, Calgary (Festival...
  • 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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    In Attendance
    60000
    Gross
    $540,000.00