1979-08-14 Grateful Dead

McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO

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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

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 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	cowboyweir-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-hunterjerry-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-hunterjerry-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

Run

GD - McNichols Sports Arena August 1979

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Notes

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.

Sources

Weather

High: 57.8 °F
Low: 51.2 °F
Feels Like High: 57.8 °F
Feels Like Low: 51.2 °F
Wind Speed: 11.4 mph
Humidity: 93.8 %
Moonphase: 0.75
Precipitation: 0.512 in. (rain)
Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain.

Show Certainty

Confirmed

Setlist Certainty

Confirmed

Ticket Price

$8.50 / $9.50

Sellout

Yes

In Attendance

9762

Gross

$92,651.00

Grateful Dead 1979-08-14 [Tue]

McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO

Set 1

Set 2

Encore