Grateful Dead – 1971-03-20

Fieldhouse, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

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Musicians

Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron McKernan - organ, vocals

Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show — View full show

Setlist

Set 1
Truckin' , Loser , Hard To Handle , Playing In The Band > Bertha , Deal , Me And My Uncle , Next Time You See Me , Me And Bobby McGee , Cumberland Blues , Big Boss Man , Good Lovin'

Set 2
Casey Jones , Sugar Magnolia [1] , Around And Around [2] , Uncle John's Band , Turn On Your Lovelight

[1] Garcia "China Cat Sunflower" starting riff and Weir "Looney Tunes" riff after
[2] Lesh "Louie Louie" riff over start

Average Song Gap

2.65

Songs By Album

Workingman's Dead: 3
American Beauty: 2
Garcia: 2
Ace: 1
Shakedown Street: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 7
cowboy: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Truckin'	garcia-hunter	Bob Weir	American Beauty	1	1
Loser	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Garcia	1	1
Hard To Handle		Ron McKernan		2	1
Playing In The Band >		Bob Weir	Ace	1	2
Bertha	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		1	2
Deal	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Garcia	7	3
Me And My Uncle	cowboy	Bob Weir		1	1
Next Time You See Me		Ron McKernan		2	2
Me And Bobby McGee		Bob Weir		1	1
Cumberland Blues	garcia-hunter	Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	1	5
Big Boss Man		Ron McKernan		1	4
Good Lovin'		Ron McKernan	Shakedown Street	3	3

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Casey Jones	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	1	2
Sugar Magnolia		Bob Weir	American Beauty	1	2
Around And Around		Bob Weir		15	14
Uncle John's Band	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	1	2
Turn On Your Lovelight		Ron McKernan		5	4

Tour

GD-NRPS March 1971 Midwest

Also Appearing

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Images

Notes

No encore was played on this date
deadessays: The Missing Shows of 1971: "in the second set you hear Garcia start playing China Cat after Sugar Magnolia. He stops - the audience is getting rowdy and abandoning their chairs. The Dead pause for a while, then resume with Around & Around."
Casey Jones and Sugar Magnolia shared on 30 Days of Dead 2023.
Several sections of this tape shared on The Tapers Section: 2007-03-19, 2015-05-04.
preview: Daily Iowan, March 20, 1971, p. 3, accessed via dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu. Tickets still available as of show date.
deadsources: Grateful Dead Sources: March 20, 1971: Fieldhouse, University of Iowa, Iowa City — Leona Durham (Daily Iowan, 23 March 1971)
gratefulseconds: Corn-fed Dead: I Think U of Iowa Paid $2,500 to Bo...

Recordings

SHNID	Type	Source
5582	SBD	gd1971-03-20.005582.Iowa City,IA.sbd.barbella.shn

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Grateful Dead 1971-03-20 [Sat]

Fieldhouse, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Musicians

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Set 1

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