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Grateful Dead
1979
-08-14 [Tue]
<<
>>
McNichols Sports Arena
,
Denver, CO
official-release
show in calendar
archive.org
reviews
Musicians
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass
Complete Releases
PlayDead - 1979-08-14
Setlist
Set 1
Jack Straw
,
Jack-A-Roe
,
Mama Tried
>
Mexicali Blues
,
Tennessee Jed
,
Easy To Love You
[1] ,
Passenger
,
Stagger Lee
,
The Music Never Stopped
Set 2
Promised Land
,
Ship Of Fools
,
Samson And Delilah
,
Terrapin Station
>
Playing In The Band
>
Drums
>
Space
[2] >
Not Fade Away
>
Stella Blue
>
Good Lovin'
Encore
U.S. Blues
>
Johnny B. Goode
[1] First known public performance
[2]
with Drummers
Average Song Gap
3.55
Songs By Album
Terrapin Station: 3
Ace: 2
Shakedown Street: 2
From the Mars Hotel: 2
Go to Heaven: 1
Blues for Allah: 1
Wake of the Flood: 1
Songs Tags
garcia-hunter: 6
cowboy: 2
weir-barlow: 2
jerry-ballad: 2
brent-song: 1
Set 1
Gap Analysis
Name
Tags
Lead Vocals
Album
Last
Next
Jack Straw
Bob Weir
4
3
Jack-A-Roe
Jerry Garcia
8
3
Mama Tried
>
cowboy
Bob Weir
2
3
Mexicali Blues
cowboy
weir-barlow
Bob Weir
Ace
2
3
Tennessee Jed
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
4
4
Easy To Love You
brent-song
Brent Mydland
Go to Heaven
first
1
Passenger
Bob Weir and Brent Mydland
Terrapin Station
2
8
Stagger Lee
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
Shakedown Street
5
3
The Music Never Stopped
weir-barlow
Bob Weir
Blues for Allah
7
3
Set 2
Gap Analysis
Name
Tags
Lead Vocals
Album
Last
Next
Promised Land
Bob Weir
2
1
Ship Of Fools
garcia-hunter
jerry-ballad
Jerry Garcia
From the Mars Hotel
7
1
Samson And Delilah
Bob Weir
Terrapin Station
4
3
Terrapin Station
>
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
Terrapin Station
5
3
Playing In The Band
>
Bob Weir
Ace
4
6
Drums
>
Instrumental
1
1
Space
>
Instrumental
2
2
Not Fade Away
>
Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...
2
1
Stella Blue
>
garcia-hunter
jerry-ballad
Jerry Garcia
Wake of the Flood
4
3
Good Lovin'
Bob Weir
Shakedown Street
1
2
Encore
Gap Analysis
Name
Tags
Lead Vocals
Album
Last
Next
U.S. Blues
>
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
From the Mars Hotel
2
3
Johnny B. Goode
Bob Weir
3
6
Timing Notes
Run
GD - McNichols Sports Arena August 1979
Images
Notes
Officially released via the
Play Dead app
.
Rain required moving from Red Rocks to McNichols. I have just averaged across the three Denver metro area shows.
ref: Billboard, September 1, 1979, p. 37;
ref: Scott et al. 1995.
Recordings
SHNID
Type
Source
178979
AUD
gd1979-08-14.178979.McNichols.Denver,CO.sony.ecm270.severson.miller.clugston.flac2496
178978
AUD
gd1979-08-14.178978.McNichols.Denver,CO.sony.ecm270.severson.miller.clugston.flac1648
152252
AUD
gd1979-08-14.152252.McNichols.Denver,CO.sennheiser.441.421.blend.eaton.miller.clugston.flac2496
152251
AUD
gd1979-08-14.152251.McNichols.Denver,CO.sennheiser.441.421.blend.eaton.miller.clugston.flac1648
119949
SBD
gd1979-08-14.119949.McNichols.Denver,CO.set2.sbd.walker.scotton.miller.flac16
93047
AUD
gd1979-08-14.093047.McNichols.Denver,CO.sennheiser.441.eaton.miller.flac16
32500
SBD
gd1979-08-14.032500.McNichols.Denver,CO.partial.set2.sbd.miller.flac16
9563
AUD
gd1979-08-14.009563.McNichols.Denver,CO.fob.aud.unk.munder.shn
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