Jerry Garcia’s Name-Claiming Journey Beyond the Grateful Dead

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  • GD: July 4, 1974, Titan Stadium, Oshkosh, WI (CXL)

    A mention in the Chicago Tribune of June 20, 1974 (1) notes that tickets are still available for the GD’s July 4th show at 10,000 seat Titan Stadium in Oshkosh, WI. I had though Corry had written this up over at Lost Live Dead, but I don’t see it there so I thought I’d at…

  • GD: April 12, 1971, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

    Funny … I didn’t have this show in my spreadsheet, came across it and wrote a post, only to see that it’s listed at Deadlists and boasts a gorgeous Miller sbd over at the LMA. Heh Heh. I guess all I can salvage is that tickets were still available as of the day of the…

  • GD: ca. December 27, 1970, canyon east of Laguna Beach, CA

    It seems that a rather loosely organized hippie gathering took place in a Canyon (presumably Laguna Canyon) east of Laguna Beach, CA starting on Christmas in 1970 and ending on Monday, 12/28. It was broken up by city police, who in good Orange Curtain fashion sang “Here Comes Santa Clause” as they rousted sleeping hippies…

  • GD: December 18-20, 1970, Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, reschedule for February 1971

    I guess these are famously canceled Dead shows, so nothing really new here. The (IMO terribly overrated) February 1971 GD run at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY was actually rescheduled from December 18-20, 1970. According to Deadlists, “There is tape in circulation of a radio ad announcing and apologizing for the cancellation (“The…

  • GD: November 18, 1970, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada (CANCELED)

    Political unrest in Quebec in the fall of 1970 caused cancellation of a GD show scheduled for November 18, 1970 at the Montreal Forum. Promoter Ken Walker of Toronto (who had dealt with a little show-related unrest as one of the “Festival Express” principals earlier in the year) seemed to be assigned responsibility, rather than…

  • GD: October 17, 1970, Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH

    I can’t seem to post to Deadlists anymore and no-one over there answers my emails asking to be added to the list or whatever. Anyway, here’s a bit of setlist info about the GD 10/17/70 show in Cleveland. Casey Jones (early in the show, maybe an opener? reviewer missed it by arriving late) Good Lovin’…

  • GD: 1970 “Caravan of Love” tour

    Found this fascinating little tidbit (1) that evokes a number of things worth mentioning: The Grateful Dead are traveling eastward across the country on their Caravan of Love, en route to an Aug. 25th appearance at the Isle of Wight Music Festival. The Dead would like to liven up the Washington area with a free…

  • GD: Sikeston, MO, September 4-6, 1970 (CANCELED)

    Grateful Dead Sikeston, MO September 4-6, 1970 TENTATIVE/PLANNED/CANCELED Small-town America was not happy with the thought of hosting hordes of obscene, lawless, hideous, dangerous, dirty, violent and *young* rock festival-goers in 1970. One such festival  planned for near Sikeston, MO for the (Labor Day) weekend of September 4-6, 1970. Bands listed on an advertising circular…

  • GD: May xx (between 23rd and 30th), 1970, Northwestern University (TENTATIVE)

    Grateful Dead Northwestern University Evanston, IL May xx (between 23rd and 30th), 1970 PLANNED Not sure it can be called a canceled gig, since this report characterizes plans as tentative. Furthermore, it might well have happened and we just don’t know about it. Further Productions, a Northwestern University student group, was hoping to book the…

  • GD: May 9, 1970, Ocala, FL (CANCELED)

    Grateful Dead Southeastern Livestock Pavilion Ocala, FL May 9, 1970 CANCELED Hard to know if this was ever finalized or not, but things sound certain enough as I read them. Apparently two fellows known as Ed Sanford and Lee Smith, both of Ocala, had countercultural leanings (my supposition) and planned a “New Renaissance Faire” for…