1980-02-15 [Fri] Early

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Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
John d'Fonseca - drums
Ozzie Ahlers - keyboards
Complete Show:
Sugaree , Catfish John , How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) , Let It Rock , Sitting In Limbo , That's Alright Mama > Deal

Encore:
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Tour
JGB Winter 1980
Also Appearing
Rachel Sweet
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  • Sue re deal for the two shows: $23,098.20 guarantee plus 85% of gross over $50,772 plus 100% of difference between estimated and actual expenses plus $3,500 production fee. Gross potential $52,577. As was pretty typical for Boston, this was Scher co-pro with Don Law.
  • ad: Boston Phoenix, February 5, 1980, p. 11
  • Walter Keenan attended the show and confirms not only that Rachel Sweet was there, but also that she was booed off the stage ( DNC Garcia folder, 12/29/2011, 5:39 PM, #41377 ).
  • ref: Billboard, March 1, 1980, p. 24
  • review: [positive] Morse 19800216: "Rather than the single-note, snooze-solo trap that has hounded him in recent years, he blasted off hard-boiled chordal assaults that were a welcome revelation. Garcia, who is touring to pay for the film rights to Kurt Vonnegut's 'Sirens of Titan,' seemed liberated from the flabby constraints of his old solo band, which included the ball-and-chain tandem of Keith & Donna Godchaux."
  • expost: Morse 19800508: "When the Dead's Jerry Garcia was recently in Boston for a solo concert, his Dead Head fans gave a pretty rough response to opening act Rachel Sweet".
    • Torrents for Date
    Weather
    High: 38.0 °F
    Low: 26.0 °F
    Feels Like High: 29.7 °F
    Feels Like Low: 14.3 °F
    Wind Speed: 19.7 mph
    Humidity: 41.7 %
    Moonphase: 0.98
    Partly cloudy throughout the day.
    Time
    7:00 PM
    Ticket Price
    $8.50 / $9.50
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    2800
    Gross
    $25,438.50