NRPS & GD - Matrix July 1970 #2

Notes
  • Based on evaluation of the newspaper ads, we think these gigs were on 7/27 and 7/28. NRPS tapes from "7/29" and "7/30" seem to come from these dates, as well as the "7/30" acoustic Dead fragment.
  • ad: Good Times v.3 n.29 (July 24, 1970), p. 16, billing "Mickey Hart and the Heartbeats, with Jerry Garcia"
  • listing: San Francisco Chronicle July 27, 1970, p. 37, billing "Mickey Hart and the Heartbeats, with Jerry Garcia"
  • listing: [contra] Berkeley Tribe v.3 no.3 (no 55) (July 24-31, 1970), p. 28, billing Mance Lipscomb
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    These are the significant song events for this run.
    Date Venue Band Significance
    1970-07-27 [Mon] Matrix, San Francisco, CA New Riders of the Purple Sage
    • First known performance of Big Yellow Taxi
    1970-07-28 [Tue] Matrix, San Francisco, CA New Riders of the Purple Sage
    • First known performance of Sailin'
    • First known performance of Down In The Boondocks
    • First known performance of Runnin' Back To You
    • Only known performance of El Paso (by NRPS) last known performance 1970-07-14 by GD
    • First known performance of Me And Bobby McGee
    1970-07-28 [Tue] Matrix, San Francisco, CA Grateful Dead
    • First known performance of To Lay Me Down
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