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 bill with Jerry after the one or two GASB gigs they did. Photos confirm Garcia, Saunders, Fierro, Kahn, Kreutzmann. Dave Tamarkin attended. Pat Lee has handbill, and his friend took pix. Mike Parrish reports Kreutzmann drumming.
  • announcements: "Ethiopian Benefit," San Francisco Examiner, August 13, 1974, p. 31 | "Famine Benefit," San Francisco Examiner, August 19, 1974, p. 35 | UPI, "Ethiopians cite famine," Hayward Daily Review, August 22, 1974, p. 37
  • listings: San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, August 18, 1974, p. 8 | San Francisco Examiner, August 22, 1974, p. 37 | "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