Grateful Dead 1979-02-17 [Sat]

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Rock for Life Benefit (to end environmental cancer)
Garcia's last known performance with Keith Godchaux and Donna Jean Godchaux
Jerry's first of 69 performances at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

benefit
show in calendar
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
Set 1:
Greatest Story Ever Told [1] , Don't Ease Me In , Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues , Friend Of The Devil , Passenger , High Time [2] , Looks Like Rain , Jack-A-Roe , Lazy Lightning > Supplication

Set 2:
Might As Well , I Need A Miracle > Bertha > Good Lovin' , From The Heart Of Me [3] , Big Railroad Blues [4] , Terrapin Station > Playing In The Band > Drums > The Wheel [5] > Shakedown Street > Space > Playing In The Band > Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
One More Saturday Night
[1] Last known performance (by GD) 1974-10-18 (209 events ago)
[2] Last known performance (by GD) 1977-05-26 (132 events ago)
[3] Final known performance
[4] Last known performance (by GD) 1974-10-19 (208 events ago)
[5] Last known performance (by GD) 1978-02-03 (87 events ago)
Also Appearing
Aaron Neville & Amasa Miller, America, and Chambers Brothers
Images
Notes
  • Keith and Donna's final show
  • Rock for Life Benefit.
  • ref: Billboard, March 3, 1979, p. 104.
  • gratefulseconds: February 17, 1979: The Dead Rock As We Watch the E...
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    Weather
    High: 56.0 °F
    Low: 43.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 56.0 °F
    Feels Like Low: 38.9 °F
    Wind Speed: 9.2 mph
    Humidity: 70.4 %
    Moonphase: 0.7
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Confirmed
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    14322
    Gross
    $107,415.00