1978-03-12 Jerry Garcia Band

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

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

Audio

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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

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Weather

High: 48.8 °F
Low: 34.1 °F
Feels Like High: 43.6 °F
Feels Like Low: 28.0 °F
Wind Speed: 15.0 mph
Humidity: 74.5 %
Moonphase: 0.12
Partly cloudy throughout the day.

Time

8:00 PM

Ticket Price

$7.50 / $8.50

Sellout

Yes

In Attendance

8110

Gross

$61,115.00

Jerry Garcia Band 1978-03-12 [Sun]

Suffolk Forum, Commack, NY

Set 1

Set 2

Encore