1979-05-08 [Tue]

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Recreation Hall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 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
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
Set 1:
Promised Land , They Love Each Other , Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues , Brown Eyed Women , It's All Over Now , Row Jimmy , El Paso , Stagger Lee , Lazy Lightning > Supplication > Deal

Set 2:
Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain , Samson And Delilah , Terrapin Station > Playing In The Band > Drums > Space > The Other One > China Doll [1] > Playing In The Band > Good Lovin'

Encore:
Shakedown Street
[1] Last known performance (by GD) 1977-12-29 (110 events ago)
Tour
Grateful Dead Spring 1979
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Notes
  • gratefulseconds: Just A Little Nervous At Penn State: On Spring Tour in 1979
  • preview: Patrick Kiger, "Grateful Dead to Liven Rec Hall," Daily Collegian, May 08, 1979, p. 10
  • review: Patrick Kiger, "Garcia and Weir lead intense session in Rec Hall," Daily Collegian, May 09, 1979, p. 7
  • interview: "Dead Success a Mystery to Guitarist Jerry Garcia," Daily Collegian, May 10, 1979, p. 22
  • ref: Billboard, May 26, 1979, p. 41.
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    Weather
    High: 83.0 °F
    Low: 57.8 °F
    Feels Like High: 82.2 °F
    Feels Like Low: 57.8 °F
    Wind Speed: 14.8 mph
    Humidity: 52.6 %
    Moonphase: 0.39
    Clear conditions throughout the day.
    Show Certainty
    Confirmed
    Setlist Certainty
    Confirmed
    Ticket Price
    $10.00
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    5000
    Gross
    $50,000.00