1970-07-08 [Wed]

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Southern Illinois University, Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, IL

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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
Acoustic Set:
Silver Threads And Golden Needles , Deep Elem Blues , Candyman , Black Peter , Cumberland Blues

Electric Set:
Good Lovin' , Casey Jones , High Time , Turn On Your Lovelight

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording
Title
2nd Annual Mississippi River Festival
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Notes
  • Setlist according to newspaper articles.
  • lostlivedead: July 8, 1970 Mississippi River Festival, Edwards, IL Grateful Dead (confirmed)
  • review by Doug Thompson, from the Alton Evening Telegraph, July 9 1970 via deadsources
  • review by Mimi Teichman, from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9 July 1970: via deadsources
  • deadessays: Deadbase Corrections
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    Weather
    High: 89.9 °F
    Low: 68.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 91.4 °F
    Feels Like Low: 68.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 18.3 mph
    Humidity: 60.9 %
    Moonphase: 0.17
    Clearing in the afternoon.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Uncertain Setlist
    Time
    8:30 PM
    Ticket Price
    $2.00 / $4.50
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    8500