1979-02-07 Grateful Dead

SIU Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

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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:
Don't Ease Me In [1] , Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues , Jack-A-Roe , Looks Like Rain , They Love Each Other , Minglewood Blues , Stagger Lee , Cassidy , Peggy-O , The Music Never Stopped

Set 2:
Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain , Dancin' In The Streets > Drums > Space > Black Peter > I Need A Miracle > Bertha > Good Lovin'

Encore:
U.S. Blues

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording

[1] Last known performance (by GD) 1974-08-06 (215 events ago)

Average Song Gap

12.86

Songs By Album

Shakedown Street: 4
Ace: 3
From the Mars Hotel: 2
Go to Heaven: 1
Reflections: 1
The Grateful Dead: 1
Blues for Allah: 1
Terrapin Station: 1
Workingman's Dead: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Don't Ease Me In	Last known performance (by GD) 1974-08-06 (215 events ago)	Jerry Garcia	Go to Heaven	215	2
Mama Tried >		Bob Weir		3	3
Mexicali Blues		Bob Weir	Ace	3	3
Jack-A-Roe		Jerry Garcia		5	1
Looks Like Rain		Bob Weir	Ace	3	1
They Love Each Other		Jerry Garcia	Reflections	4	2
Minglewood Blues		Bob Weir	The Grateful Dead	3	2
Stagger Lee		Jerry Garcia	Shakedown Street	3	1
Cassidy		Bob Weir	Ace	2	1
Peggy-O		Jerry Garcia		1	9
The Music Never Stopped		Bob Weir	Blues for Allah	3	3

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Scarlet Begonias >		Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	3	2
Fire On The Mountain		Jerry Garcia	Shakedown Street	3	2
Dancin' In The Streets >		Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	10	8
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		2	1
Black Peter >		Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	1	6
I Need A Miracle >		Bob Weir	Shakedown Street	1	1
Bertha >		Jerry Garcia		1	1
Good Lovin'		Bob Weir	Shakedown Street	1	1

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
U.S. Blues		Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	2	3

Tour

Grateful Dead Winter 1979 Midwest

Photos

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Notes

All circulating sources are incomplete and order is uncertain (the placement of Miracle > Bertha at the end of the second set)

In Steve Parish's book Home Before Daylight he talks about this show as the one where Jerry ate four valiums before the show. His performance definitely deteriorates during the set. Stagger Lee through Bertha is pretty bad. Also discussed on the Big Steve Hour, February 5, 2020, around 8:39 for a few minutes.

gratefulseconds: An Off Night in Carbondale, February 7, 1979

Historical

The Clash kicked off their first concert of their first American tour at the Berkeley Community Theatre outside San Francisco. Bo Diddley opened the show.

Supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini take over the Iranian law enforcement, courts, and government administration.

Pluto enters a 20-year period inside the orbit of Neptune for the first time in 230 years.

Torrents for Date

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Weather

High: 29.9 °F
Low: 11.9 °F
Feels Like High: 29.0 °F
Feels Like Low: -1.4 °F
Wind Speed: 18.3 mph
Humidity: 76.0 %
Moonphase: 0.35
Clearing in the afternoon.

Show Certainty

Confirmed

Setlist Certainty

Uncertain Setlist

Sellout

Yes

1979-02-07 [Wed]

SIU Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Set 1

Set 2

Encore