1979-01-05 [Fri]

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Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

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Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Set 1:
Sugaree , Minglewood Blues , Candyman , Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues , From The Heart Of Me , Brown Eyed Women , It's All Over Now , Stagger Lee , The Music Never Stopped

Set 2:
Bertha > Good Lovin' , It Must Have Been The Roses , Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine > Black Peter > Around And Around

Encore:
Johnny B. Goode
Run
GD - Spectrum January 1979
Tour
Grateful Dead Winter 1979 East Coast
Images
Notes
  • ref: Billboard, January 20, 1979, p. 66
  • review: McKay 1979
  • gratefulseconds: The Grateful Dead Might Live Forever in Philly, January 5, 1979
  • deadthinking: a week in Jan 1979 (put on the snow tires)
  • This odd "run" is two successive Fridays, apparently this was done to make up for the cancelled November 1978 run
    • Historical
  • Death of Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, bandleader (b. 1922).
    • Sources
    Weather
    High: 32.1 °F
    Low: 23.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 29.9 °F
    Feels Like Low: 11.8 °F
    Wind Speed: 12.8 mph
    Humidity: 45.1 %
    Moonphase: 0.25
    Precipitation: 0.02 in. (snow)
    Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon snow.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Confirmed
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    18582
    Gross
    $144,130.00