1974-09-18 [Wed]

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Parc des Expositions, Dijon, France

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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
Guest Musicians
Ned Lagin (partial show) - electric piano, synthesizer

Complete Release
30 Trips Around the Sun
Soundcheck:
Seastones [1] , Space [2] , Cumberland Blues , Brokedown Palace

Set 1:
Uncle John's Band [3] , Jack Straw , Friend Of The Devil [4] , Black Throated Wind , Scarlet Begonias , Mexicali Blues , Row Jimmy , Beat It On Down The Line , Deal , The Race Is On , To Lay Me Down , Playing In The Band

Set 2:
Seastones [5] , Loose Lucy , Big River , Peggy-O , Me And My Uncle , Eyes Of The World > China Doll , He's Gone > Truckin' > Drums > Caution [6][7][8] > Ship Of Fools , Johnny B. Goode

Encore:
U.S. Blues
[1] As per spiritcats, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, and Jerry Garcia joined for Ned's soundcheck, there is even a recording
[2] Jerry only
[3] Released on 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965 - 1995
[4] Last known performance (by GD) 1972-12-11 (108 events ago)
[5] with Ned Lagin on electric piano and synthesizer
[6] Last known performance (by GD) 1972-05-11 (167 events ago)
[7] Includes Bobby doing MLB Jam chord progression in the first few minutes, but the rest of the band doesn't follow, so I'm not calling out an MLB Jam. It just doesn't materialize, but Bobby tries.
[8] Theme only, no lyrics
Average Song Gap
13.58
Soundcheck
 Gap Analysis
Name Notes Lead Vocals Last Next
Seastones
  • As per spiritcats, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, and Jerry Garcia joined for Ned's soundcheck, there is even a recording
    		•  Instrumental last
    Space
  • Jerry only
    		•  Instrumental last
    Cumberland Blues Jerry Garcia last
    Brokedown Palace Jerry Garcia last
    Set 1
    		 Gap Analysis
    Name Notes Lead Vocals Last Next
    Uncle John's Band
  • Released on 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965 - 1995
    		•  Jerry Garcia 4 2
    Jack Straw Bob Weir 1 1
    Friend Of The Devil
  • Last known performance (by GD) 1972-12-11 (108 events ago)
    		•  Jerry Garcia 108 1
    Black Throated Wind Bob Weir 3 1
    Scarlet Begonias Jerry Garcia 1 1
    Mexicali Blues Bob Weir 1 2
    Row Jimmy Jerry Garcia 1 1
    Beat It On Down The Line Bob Weir 2 1
    Deal Jerry Garcia 1 2
    The Race Is On Bob Weir 16 2
    To Lay Me Down Jerry Garcia 8 6
    Playing In The Band Bob Weir 2 2
    Set 2
    		 Gap Analysis
    Name Notes Lead Vocals Last Next
    Seastones
  • with Ned Lagin on electric piano and synthesizer
    		•  Instrumental 1 2
    Loose Lucy Jerry Garcia 5 2
    Big River Bob Weir 1 1
    Peggy-O Jerry Garcia 3 2
    Me And My Uncle Bob Weir 1 2
    Eyes Of The World > Jerry Garcia 1 1
    China Doll Jerry Garcia 8 2
    He's Gone > Jerry Garcia 5 4
    Truckin' > Bob Weir 1 1
    Drums > Instrumental 5 2
    Caution (theme only) >
  • Last known performance (by GD) 1972-05-11 (167 events ago)
  • Includes Bobby doing MLB Jam chord progression in the first few minutes, but the rest of the band doesn't follow, so I'm not calling out an MLB Jam. It just doesn't materialize, but Bobby tries.
  • Theme only, no lyrics
    		•  167 6
    Ship Of Fools Jerry Garcia 2 2
    Johnny B. Goode Bob Weir 4 3
    Encore
    		 Gap Analysis
    Name Notes Lead Vocals Last Next
    U.S. Blues Jerry Garcia 1 1
    Tour
    Grateful Dead Europe 1974
    Videos
  • Some footage of the soundcheckfrom Steve Brown's home video
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    Notes
  • Hervé ex post says only 1,500 attended, because Dijonnais are lame.
  • review: Hervé 19740919.
  • preview: Hervé 19740917;
  • NedBase: Annotated Nedbase 1970 - 1975
  • deadessays: Deadbase Corrections
  • Cliff Hucker's Europe '74 Notebook post at the archive, "Barbarians in Europe" reviews the tour, and none too favorably.
  • Steve Brown's Grateful Dead Europe 1974 - Wall of Sound 8mmHomeMovies. Synopsis by Ned Lagin - "Steve's Super 8mm movies cover the 1974 Grateful Dead European tour. London's city life of the times and the Alexandra Palace set up of the Wall of Sound (2:02), Munich and the Olympic Halle (4:26), band (5:37, me at 6:01 reading the Sunday Times) and family members getting on the bus and the bus ride from Munich through Luxembourg to Zurich, hanging out on the street in Geneva with Jerry, Parish, Hunter, Keith, Donna, baby Zion, Bob Matthews, and others, and then Phil, Steve, Dan Healy, and me on our drive through the high Alps and villages of Switzerland (7:25), into rural France (with castles) and on to Dijon (14:58) ending in Paris."
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    In Attendance
    1500