Grateful Dead 1970-05-03 [Sun]

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Foss Hill, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

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Musicians
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron McKernan - organ, vocals
Guests
Will Scarlett ? - harmonica

Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show — View full show
Acoustic Set
Deep Elem Blues [1] , Friend Of The Devil [1] , Silver Threads And Golden Needles [1][2] , Black Peter [1]
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric

Electric Set
Hard To Handle [3] , China Cat Sunflower [3] > I Know You Rider [3] , Me And My Uncle , New Speedway Boogie , Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Dire Wolf , Don't Ease Me In , Turn On Your Lovelight > The Main Ten > Uncle John's Band > Turn On Your Lovelight

[1] Only Jerry and Bob performing, apparently other band members were late.
[2] With Will Scarlett (?) on harmonica
[3] Not present on any circulating audio sources, but are on the video.
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage, Tres Hombres, Swamp Grass, Bone, Tiger Trod, and Tuna Fish
Videos
  • The Grateful Dead - Live at Wesleyan(acoustic set at 25:20, part of electric set at 51:00)
  • Wesleyan University Spring Concert May 3, 1970(acoustic set at 19:20, electric set at 45:00)
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    Notes
  • lostlivedead: Grateful Dead in New England 1970-72 (New England I)
  • Billed as "An Evening With The Grateful Dead". The standard architecture was Acoustic GD, then New Riders, then Electric GD. For more, see JGMF, An Evening With the Gratetul Dead
  • review: "Youths Converge on Campus for Program of Rock Music," Hartford Courant, May 4, 1970, p. 15.
  • deadessays: May 3, 1970: Wesleyan University The show was free, and did not take place in the Fieldhouse, but on Foss Hill. Other local bands also played, which may have included Randy Burns & the Morning After, Bone, Joy, the Nighthawks, Trod Tiger & the Tunafish, and possibly Charisma.
  • deadessays: Deadbase Corrections
  • expost: Harry Jackson hung out and rapped with the whole band and scene May 15 and May 16. "On Tour with the Dead," Zygote III, July 22, 1970, pp. 41-44. Full-text via deadources, JGMF Reading Notes.
  • cryptdev: The Grateful Dead Unplugged - 1968-1970
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    Weather
    High: 60.2 °F
    Low: 44.3 °F
    Feels Like High: 60.2 °F
    Feels Like Low: 44.3 °F
    Wind Speed: 9.2 mph
    Humidity: 68.7 %
    Moonphase: 0.93
    Cloudy skies throughout the day.