Grateful Dead 1978-12-31 [Sun]

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Jerry's last of 73 performances at Winterland

Winterland, San Francisco, CA

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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
Guests
Greg Errico - drums
John Cipollina - guitar
Ken Kesey - harmonica
Lee Oskar - harmonica
Matthew Kelly - harmonica

Released As
The Closing of Winterland
Set 1
Sugar Magnolia > Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain , Me And My Uncle [1] > Big River , Friend Of The Devil , It's All Over Now , Stagger Lee , From The Heart Of Me > Sunshine Daydream [2]

Set 2
Samson And Delilah , Ramble On Rose , I Need A Miracle [3] > Terrapin Station > Playing In The Band > Drums [4][5] > Not Fade Away [3][6] > Around And Around [3][6]

Set 3
Dark Star [7] > The Other One > Dark Star > Wharf Rat > Saint Stephen > Good Lovin'

Encore
Casey Jones > Johnny B. Goode , And We Bid You Good Night [8]
[1] Technical difficulties and Bill Graham "Uncle Bobo" nickname story before.
[2] Last known performance (by GD) 1976-07-13 (162 events ago)
[3] With Matthew Kelly on harmonica
[4] With Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs and other Merry Pranksters on The Thunder Machine
[5] With Greg Errico on drums, Lee Oskar on harmonica, and Ken Kesey on harmonica
[6] With John Cipollina on guitar, Greg Errico on drums, and Lee Oskar on harmonica
[7] Last known performance (by GD) 1974-10-18 (189 events ago)
[8] Last known performance (by GD) 1976-12-31 (142 events ago)
Tour
Grateful Dead NYE 1978 California
Also Appearing
Blues Brothers and New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Notes
  • lostlivedead: Grateful Dead New Year's Eve Opening Acts 1970-79
  • gratefulseconds: Closing of Winterland, Play Until 7AM, Dark Star R...
  • Light Into Ashes hosted a cool discussion that includes this Dark Star 1978-1984: A Roundtable
  • Simulcast FM: KSAN, TV: KQED
  • ref: Billboard, January 13, 1979, p. 38;
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