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
With the support of Warner Brothers, which had declared October 1971 "Grateful Dead Month" and was heavily promoting Skullfuck, most of these gigs were broadcast over FM. See Lost Live Dead, Grateful Dead Live FM Broadcasts 1971 (FM IV). This was Keith's first tour with the Dead, and Garcia's last with the New Riders.