1970-11-23 [Mon]

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Anderson Theatre, New York, NY

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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 (partial show)

Partial Set:
Mama Tried [1][2] , Cathy's Clown [2][3] , The Weight [4]

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording
[1] Final known performance (by NRPS) next known performance on 1970-12-12 by GD
[2] With Bob Weir
[3] Final known performance
[4] set closer
Tour
GD-NRPS November 1970 Northeast
Title
Hell's Angels Awakening for the Living
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead
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Notes
  • Hells Angels Benefit - "Hell's Angels Awakening for the Living"
  • No tape existing, setlist fragment comes from East Village Other review.
  • JGMF: GD/NRPS: November 23, 1970, Anderson Theatre (Hells Angels Benefit)
  • review: Crossland 1970, via Deadsources
  • ref: Rock: "The Anderson is a broken-down palace if ever there was one. It's beautiful inside but it's been closed for a while and has no power — it is pitch-dark inside. The Angels rent a huge generator and run the cables right smack down the middle of the aisle. The generator is so loud that it has to be set up outside on the street, but every time the door is opened this terrible thumpedy-thump just about obliterates the band. Noxious gas fumes blow in, too (somewhat masked by billowing clouds of marijuana smoke). Sandy has gotten hold of a couple of pounds of pot, and the girls have been rolling it up for days. He proceeds to pass the whole thing out into the audience. Pigpen peers out at the crumbling baroque decor of the Anderson through the smoke and fumes and says: 'If there was ever a Sistine Chapel in hell, this is it!'" (Scully 1996, 201).
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    Weather
    High: 56.9 °F
    Low: 26.0 °F
    Feels Like High: 56.9 °F
    Feels Like Low: 13.0 °F
    Wind Speed: 23.0 mph
    Humidity: 53.3 %
    Moonphase: 0.83
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Time
    8:30 PM
    Ticket Price
    $2.00