1974-08-23 [Fri]

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Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Martin Fierro - saxophone, flute
Set 1:
It Ain't No Use , Wondering Why , Mystery Train , (I'm A) Road Runner , Sitting In Limbo , Favela > People Make The World Go Round

Title
Ethiopian Famine Relief
Also Appearing
Taj Mahal and Rowan Brothers
Audio
Images
Notes
  • NB Taj Mahal closed the show, sharing a billing with Jerry after the one or two GASB gigs they did. Photos confirm Garcia, Saunders, Fierro, Kahn, Kreutzmann.
  • cryptdev comments to Cory recalling Kreutzmann drumming.
  • announce: "Ethiopian Benefit," San Francisco Examiner, August 13, 1974, p. 31;
  • listing: San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook-19740818p08;
  • announce: "Famine Benefit," San Francisco Examiner, August 19, 1974, p. 35;
  • announce: UPI, "Ethiopians cite famine," Hayward Daily Review, August 22, 1974, p. 37;
  • listing: San Francisco Examiner, August 22, 1974, p. 37;
  • listing: "Weekend Scene," Oakland Tribune, August 23, 1974, p. 19;
  • preview: "Benefit Concert is Set Tonight," Independent Journal [San Rafael, CA], August 23, 1974, p. 20;
    • Torrents for Date
    Weather
    High: 74.0 °F
    Low: 56.0 °F
    Feels Like High: 74.0 °F
    Feels Like Low: 56.0 °F
    Wind Speed: 17.2 mph
    Humidity: 86.0 %
    Moonphase: 0.2
    Clear conditions throughout the day.
    Time
    7:30 PM
    Ticket Price
    $4.00