1975-06-17 [Tue]

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Encore:
U.S. Blues
[1] First known performance
[2] Instrumental version (no lyrics)
[3] First Slipknot! as a segue in the Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower song sequence
Title
Bob Fried Memorial Boogie
Also Appearing
Kingfish, Keith & Donna Godchaux, and Mirrors
Notes
  • Prior notes had Donna absent for the GD set, but she was present and clearly audible for at least Franklin's Tower and Sugar Magnolia.
  • Bob Fried Memorial; billed as "Jerry Garcia And Friends". JLW 8/13/75 reports that the show grossed $17,120.83, costs of $9,883.78 (tho GD donated its services) (58% gross!), to a net benefit of $7,237.05. Expenses were $1,500 for the building to BG, $1k to BASS, $3k for production costs, $2k for advertising, misc $1k, and talent expenses $1k.
  • ref: Wasserman 19750813.
  • expost: Jerry Moore, "Retirement," Relix 2,5 (September-October 1975), pp. 6-7
  • Torrents for Date
    Weather
    High: 62.0 °F
    Low: 52.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 62.0 °F
    Feels Like Low: 52.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 39.1 mph
    Humidity: 66.1 %
    Moonphase: 0.29
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Show Certainty
    Setlist Certainty
    Sellout
    Yes
    Gross
    $17,120.83