Jerry Garcia Band – 1978-03-12

Suffolk Forum, Commack, NY

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Musicians

Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
Buzz Buchanan - drums
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
Maria Muldaur - vocals

Setlist

Set 1
Harder They Come , Mission In The Rain , Simple Twist Of Fate , Tore Up Over You , Gomorrah , Mystery Train

Set 2
Love In The Afternoon , I Second That Emotion , Russian Lullaby , They Love Each Other , I'll Be With Thee , Midnight Moonlight

Encore
Rhapsody In Red

Average Song Gap

1.46

Songs By Album

Reflections: 3
Cats Under the Stars: 3
Compliments: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 4
dylan: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Harder They Come		Jerry Garcia		1	1
Mission In The Rain	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Reflections	2	1
Simple Twist Of Fate	dylan	Jerry Garcia		2	3
Tore Up Over You		Jerry Garcia	Reflections	1	2
Gomorrah	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Cats Under the Stars	1	1
Mystery Train		Jerry Garcia		1	1

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Love In The Afternoon		Jerry Garcia	Cats Under the Stars	1	1
I Second That Emotion		Jerry Garcia		2	3
Russian Lullaby		Jerry Garcia	Compliments	2	4
They Love Each Other	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Reflections	2	1
I'll Be With Thee		Donna Jean Godchaux		1	1
Midnight Moonlight		Jerry Garcia		2	1

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Rhapsody In Red	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Cats Under the Stars	1	4

Tour

JGB March 1978

Also Appearing

New Riders of the Purple Sage and Robert Hunter & Comfort

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Notes

Yellow ticket stub says "Ruffino & Vaughn & TM Concerts Presents Jerry Garcia". Sue: Hunter at 8, NRPS at 9:30, Garcia at 11:30, with pointed note "no strict curfew". Deal: $12,000 guarantee plus 70% on gross over $55k, on gross potential of $60,000.
Holy smokes, party all night. Eyewitnesses quoted by Corry says show probably ended around 5 AM.
ref: Billboard, March 25, 1978, p. 114
lostlivedead: March 12, 1978: Suffolk Forum, Commack, NY: Jerry Garcia Band/NRPS/Robert Hunter and Comfort
JGMF: Burnt to a Crisp on Long Island
stillunsung.com: Comfort setlist from this show

Recordings

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Suffolk Forum, Commack, NY

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Set 1

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