1986-10-04 [Sat]

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Melvin Seals - keyboards
David Kemper - drums
Jacklyn LaBranch - vocals
Gloria Jones - vocals
Notes
  • Don't let the GD-centric folks fool you - this was Garcia's "Triumphant Return" to stage after his coma. Both of these first two shows sold out within 90 minutes. The stories have it that during "Forever Young" there was not a dry eye in the house.
  • review: [positive] Joel Selvin, "Cheering Fans Greet Jerry Garcia's Return," San Francisco Chronicle, October 6, 1986, p. 58 (via database).
  • review: [positive] Burr Snider, "Jerry's Back, and Deadheads are Grateful," San Francisco Examiner, October 6, 1986, pp. E1, E7.
  • announce: "Jerry Garcia Returning to the Stage," San Francisco Chronicle, September 26, 1978, p. 78 (via Newsbank database)
  • review: [positive] Blair Jackson, "Jerry's Back and How Sweet It Is!", Golden Road no. 12 (Fall 1986), p. 9.
  • review: [positive] Jimbo Juanis, "The Triumphant Return of the Jerry Garcia Band," Relix 13 (6), p. 26.
  • Historical
  • CBS-TV newsman Dan Rather was caught off guard and roughed up in NYC by one man, as another yelled the enigmatic, Kenneth, what is the frequency? R.E.M. was inspired to later write a song about the incident, and it was their first single off of their 1994 album Monster.
  • Torrents for Date
    Weather
    High: 77.1 °F
    Low: 56.0 °F
    Feels Like High: 77.1 °F
    Feels Like Low: 56.0 °F
    Wind Speed: 10.3 mph
    Humidity: 59.9 %
    Moonphase: 0.04
    Clear conditions throughout the day.
    Show Certainty
    Setlist Certainty
    Time
    8:00 PM
    Ticket Price
    $10.00
    Sellout
    Yes
    In Attendance
    700