1977-12-11 [Sun]

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Recreation Hall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Buzz Buchanan - drums
Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Set 1:
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) , Catfish John , Simple Twist Of Fate , Sitting In Limbo , Mystery Train

Set 2:
Love In The Afternoon , I Second That Emotion , Gomorrah , Harder They Come , Russian Lullaby , Tore Up Over You , Mission In The Rain

Encore:
Lonesome And A Long Way From Home [1]
[1] contains "Close Encounters" theme
Tour
JGB Fall 1977
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  • Sue: Band got $12,500 guarantee, plus 70% over $21,500 (not triggered) plus $2,500 for sound and lights, on gross potential of $25k. From Foster review we infer 3,200 attended and 8,600 capacity. But contract makes it clear that capacity is 5,000.
  • exante: Nancy Huff, "WAR may hit University Park," Daily Collegian, October 10, 1977, p. 3 (first mention of possible JGB visit to campus that fall) | "Jerry Garcia Band to perform," Daily Collegian (Penn State University), December 9, 1977, p. 3 ("According to Rob Harris, Chairman of the University Concert Committee, there are still many tickets available") | Clifford 1977
  • ad: Daily Collegian, December 1, 1977, p. 17
  • review: [positive] Don Foster, "Garcia Great Four Hours," Daily Collegian, December 14, 1977, p. 16 ("I'd swear if there was some way of putting a tracer into his vibrations you would see them travel through his body to his fingertips, out to his guitar, and then into the audience")
  • expost: Wilson 1977
  • JGMF: JGB: November-December 1977 East Coast Tour Rarities | Brief Encounters of the Weird Kind: JGB at Penn State, December 11, 1977
    • Historical
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their second NFL season win their first ever game over the New Orleans Saints. The win ends their NFL record 26-game losing streak encompassing the entire 1976 season and the first 12 games in 1977.
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    Weather
    High: 15.2 °F
    Low: 5.3 °F
    Feels Like High: 7.4 °F
    Feels Like Low: -8.7 °F
    Wind Speed: 11.4 mph
    Humidity: 73.6 %
    Moonphase: 0.03
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Time
    8:00 PM
    Ticket Price
    $5.00
    Sellout
    No
    In Attendance
    3200