1979-11-04 Grateful Dead

Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

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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:
Minglewood Blues , They Love Each Other , Me And My Uncle > Big River , Althea , Easy To Love You , Brown Eyed Women , Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance > Deal

Set 2:
Alabama Getaway [1] > Greatest Story Ever Told , Ship Of Fools , Estimated Prophet > He's Gone > Jam > Drums > Space > The Other One > Wharf Rat > Around And Around

Encore:
U.S. Blues

[1] First known performance

Average Song Gap

3.14

Songs By Album

Go to Heaven: 5
From the Mars Hotel: 2
The Grateful Dead: 1
Reflections: 1
Garcia: 1
Ace: 1
Terrapin Station: 1
Anthem of the Sun: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 9
weir-barlow: 3
cowboy: 2
jerry-ballad: 2
brent-song: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Minglewood Blues		Bob Weir	The Grateful Dead	2	3
They Love Each Other	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Reflections	2	4
Me And My Uncle >	cowboy	Bob Weir		3	2
Big River	cowboy	Bob Weir		3	5
Althea	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Go to Heaven	3	1
Easy To Love You	brent-song	Brent Mydland	Go to Heaven	2	1
Brown Eyed Women	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		5	9
Lost Sailor >	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Go to Heaven	1	1
Saint Of Circumstance >	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Go to Heaven	1	1
Deal	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Garcia	1	2

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Alabama Getaway >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Go to Heaven	first	2
Greatest Story Ever Told		Bob Weir	Ace	13	7
Ship Of Fools	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	4	5
Estimated Prophet >	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	3	1
He's Gone >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		5	4
Jam >		Instrumental		1	1
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
The Other One >		Bob Weir	Anthem of the Sun	5	8
Wharf Rat >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia		3	4
Around And Around		Bob Weir		5	9

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
U.S. Blues	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	2	2

Tour

Grateful Dead Fall 1979 East Coast

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Notes

ref: Billboard, November 17, 1979, p. 40.

gratefulseconds: Alabama Debuts in Providence November 4, 1979

Historical

Iran hostage crisis begins: 500 Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the United States send the former Shah of Iran back to stand trial.

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Weather

High: 56.9 °F
Low: 38.9 °F
Feels Like High: 56.9 °F
Feels Like Low: 32.8 °F
Wind Speed: 15.0 mph
Humidity: 54.2 %
Moonphase: 0.5
Clear conditions throughout the day.

Show Certainty

Confirmed

Setlist Certainty

Confirmed

Sellout

Yes

In Attendance

13296

Gross

$118,051.00

Grateful Dead 1979-11-04 [Sun]

Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

Set 1

Set 2

Encore