1976-08-02 [Mon]

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Colt Park, Hartford, CT

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Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Set 1:
Promised Land , Mississippi Half Step , Mama Tried , Deal , Cassidy , Tennessee Jed , Big River , Brown Eyed Women , Minglewood Blues , They Love Each Other , Looks Like Rain , Loser , Lazy Lightning > Supplication

Set 2:
Might As Well > Jam [1] > Samson And Delilah , Candyman , Playing In The Band > Wharf Rat > Jam [2] > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Playing In The Band > Around And Around

Encore:
U.S. Blues , Sugar Magnolia
[1] A short, bluesy jam comes out of the MAW end riff and downshifts at the end to a loose transition.
[2] A very nice unique jam totaling about 7 minutes. Moves through a short drums and bass jam into a full band stomp.
Images
Notes
  • James Anderson photos from that day
  • "41 arrests, numerous injuries and drug overdoses, and the death of a Jamaica, NY youth", who crashed his car on the way home. Martin reports that Shelly Finkel of Contemporary Concerts, Inc., having apparently not heard of Altamont, had hired gang members for show security.
  • deadessays: The 1976 Out-Of-Nowhere Jams
  • gratefulseconds: 1976-08-02: 240 Seconds Over Hartford
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    Weather
    High: 79.1 °F
    Low: 56.0 °F
    Feels Like High: 79.1 °F
    Feels Like Low: 56.0 °F
    Wind Speed: 14.8 mph
    Humidity: 61.5 %
    Moonphase: 0.25
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Confirmed
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    22000