1976-11-12 [Fri]

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Freeborn Hall, UC Davis, Davis, CA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Ron Tutt - drums, vocals
Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Set 1:
Sugaree , Catfish John [1] , After Midnight , Knockin' On Heaven's Door , They Love Each Other , The Way You Do The Things You Do [1] , Midnight Moonlight [1]

Set 2:
I'll Take A Melody , Tore Up Over You , A Strange Man , Don't Let Go [2] , Ride Mighty High

[1] Released on GarciaLive Volume 17: Norcal '76
[2] Keith noodles some classical tunes after
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  • Sue: Show load-in for the crew at 12, sound check at 6, showtime at 8. BGP and the campus Entertainment Board co-promoting. Guarantee of $3,500 plus $1,750 production fee (lights and sound), on gross potential of $12,600.
  • announce: "Garcia at Davis," San Francisco Examiner, November 2, 1976, p. 20
  • ads: San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, October 31, 1976, p. 8 | California Aggie, November 11, 1976, p. 3
  • listing: Davis Argus, November 10-16, 1976, p. 12
  • review: [positive] Rain 1976
  • review: [positive] Krane 1976. Review subtitle "Fabulous Crowd Pleasers", reads "mellifluous (me-lif-loo-es, adj. (L. /mellifluus: mel, mellis-honey, fluete-to flow), flowing sweetly and smoothly; honeyed; said of words, sounds, etc. … Jerry Garcia has always liked this town, Davis". Lots of Bay Area kids at UC Davis. Kane talks about driving I-80 to and from Jerry Band shows, how nice to have them on campus - sounds like he liked JGB. gave a "memorable performance" to his loyal fans. Notes the JGB has played Crabshaw Corner in Sacto, not necessarily right before, but perhaps rerencing the known gigs of 1975-1976. Freeborn usually sounds like ass, but the reviewer says the band's gear sounded great." Kane praises "Garcia's magnificently mellow, fluid [playing] ... Never before have I seen Garcia dance, nor have I ever seen him smile so much. But he had a lot to smile about, and so did a crowded Freeborn." "He appeared very warm and comfortable. His music was doubly so." Kane mentions the Travis Bean, and I think Keith's grand piano. The review becomes illegible for most of the fourth and fifth columns.
  • JGMF: JGB at Freeborn Hall, November 12, 1976
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    Weather
    High: 68.1 °F
    Low: 50.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 68.1 °F
    Feels Like Low: 50.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 15.0 mph
    Humidity: 84.7 %
    Moonphase: 0.7
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Time
    8:00 PM
    Ticket Price
    $4.75 / $6.00