1973-03-16 [Fri]

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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

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Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Complete Release
Enjoying the Ride
Set 1:
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider , Jack Straw , Wave That Flag , Looks Like Rain , Ramble On Rose , Box Of Rain , Beat It On Down The Line , They Love Each Other , El Paso , Row Jimmy , Mexicali Blues , Bird Song , Playing In The Band [1]

Set 2:
Promised Land > Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told , Loser , Big River , Don't Ease Me In , Me And My Uncle , Dark Star > Truckin' > Morning Dew , Sugar Magnolia

[1] Released on The Music Never Stopped
Run
GD - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum March 1973
Tour
Grateful Dead Spring 1973 East Coast
Title
A Swell Dance Concert
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Notes
  • comments on opener from lostlivedead "The Grateful Dead had been booked for March 15, 16 and 19 at the Nassau Coliseum. Their scheduled opening act was their Marin County compatriots The Sons Of Champlin, who had recently released an album on Columbia as well (the great Welcome To The Dance). However, after the first night, the Sons found out that the entire family of bassist David Schallock had been murdered, in a terrible tragedy. The Sons all rushed home. Who filled in as the Dead's opening act? Well, apparently the New Riders played with the Dead the other two nights (there's even a tape of March 19)."
  • The first two shows sold out by word of mouth in two-and-a-half hours, and at one point Ticketron moved 6,000 tickets in 31 minutes (Grissim 1973). This led to addition of the third show on the 19th.
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    Weather
    High: 62.9 °F
    Low: 46.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 62.9 °F
    Feels Like Low: 42.6 °F
    Wind Speed: 13.9 mph
    Humidity: 82.4 %
    Moonphase: 0.42
    Precipitation: 0.17 in. (rain)
    Cloudy skies throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Confirmed
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    6000