1978-04-14 Grateful Dead

Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

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Musicians
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass

Released As

Friend Of The Devils: April 1978

Set 1:
Promised Land , Tennessee Jed , Me And My Uncle > Big River , Peggy-O , Looks Like Rain , Dire Wolf , It's All Over Now , Dupree's Diamond Blues , The Music Never Stopped

Set 2:
Samson And Delilah , Ship Of Fools , Dancin' In The Streets > Drums [1] > Space [2] > The Other One > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
Johnny B. Goode

[1] Garcia on steel drums, evident in James Anderson photos of the show.
[2] with Drummers

Average Song Gap

2.68

Songs By Album

Workingman's Dead: 2
Terrapin Station: 2
Ace: 1
Aoxomoxoa: 1
Blues for Allah: 1
From the Mars Hotel: 1
Anthem of the Sun: 1
American Beauty: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 5
cowboy: 2
weir-barlow: 2
jerry-ballad: 2

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Promised Land		Bob Weir		3	5
Tennessee Jed	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		2	3
Me And My Uncle >	cowboy	Bob Weir		2	4
Big River	cowboy	Bob Weir		2	4
Peggy-O		Jerry Garcia		1	2
Looks Like Rain	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Ace	2	3
Dire Wolf	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	1	2
It's All Over Now		Bob Weir		3	5
Dupree's Diamond Blues	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Aoxomoxoa	8	344
The Music Never Stopped	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Blues for Allah	3	5

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Samson And Delilah		Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	2	2
Ship Of Fools	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	3	2
Dancin' In The Streets >		Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	3	3
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		2	2
The Other One >		Bob Weir	Anthem of the Sun	6	4
Black Peter >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	3	7
Sugar Magnolia		Bob Weir	American Beauty	2	2

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Johnny B. Goode		Bob Weir		2	13

Tour

Grateful Dead April 1978

Images

Notes

James Anderson photos from this show

Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast: Friend Of the Devils: Virginia, 4/78

Sources

Weather

High: 66.8 °F
Low: 42.2 °F
Feels Like High: 66.8 °F
Feels Like Low: 36.7 °F
Wind Speed: 21.9 mph
Humidity: 30.5 %
Moonphase: 0.23
Clear conditions throughout the day.

Show Certainty

Confirmed

Setlist Certainty

Confirmed

Sellout

Yes

Grateful Dead 1978-04-14 [Fri]

Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Set 1

Set 2

Encore