1971-08-14 [Sat]

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Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA

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New Riders of the Purple Sage
John Dawson - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
David Nelson - electric guitar (lead), vocals
David Torbert - electric bass, vocals
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
Spencer Dryden - drums
Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show
Complete Set:
Hello Trouble [1] , Garden Of Eden , Down In The Boondocks , Superman , Workin' Man Blues , Portland Woman , Glendale Train , Sailin' , The Bottle Let Me Down [1] , Louisiana Lady , The Weight

[1] Final known performance
Run
NRPS & GD - Berkeley Community Theater August 1971
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead
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Notes
  • review: [negative] Hunt 1971: calls it lukewarm. Re NRPS, he says they sound like everyone else and that they "wound up their set with a disastrously arranged version of 'The Weight'."
  • review: Worsham 1971;
  • For these two nights at BCT, Bill Graham got $3,000, the GD got $21,000. See Tribe source.
  • expost: "Short shit," Berkeley Tribe, September 3-9, 1971, p. 13
  • lostlivedead: August 14-15, 1971 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA--Ned Lagin
  • deadsources: August 14-15, 1971: Berkeley Community Theatre
    • Historical
  • The Who release their fifth studio album Who's Next, reaching Number One in both the UK and the US.
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    Weather
    High: 70.1 °F
    Low: 55.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 70.1 °F
    Feels Like Low: 55.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 13.9 mph
    Humidity: 68.7 %
    Moonphase: 0.78
    Clear conditions throughout the day.
    Sellout
    Yes