New Riders of the Purple Sage and Related Artists · 1970
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Fillmore West
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Family Dog at the Great Highway
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Family Dog at the Great Highway
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Family Dog at the Great Highway
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Peninsula School
Menlo Park
CA

outdoors

The Matrix
San Francisco
CA

Whatcha Gonna Do / Glendale Train / Lodi / If You Hear Me When I'm Leaving / Sweet Lovin' One / Portland Woman / Delilah / Dirty Business / Last Lonely Eagle / Hello Trouble / Big Yellow Taxi / The Weight
w/ Grateful Dead

Alfred University
Alfred
NY

Dirty Business / Last Lonely Eagle / Cecilia / Rainbow / Louisiana Lady / Honky Tonk Women
end of set. w/ Grateful Dead

Harpur College
Binghampton
NY

Working Man Blues Brown Eyed Handsome Man Truck Drivin' Man If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Whatcha Gonna Do? All I Ever Wanted Henry Lodi Saw Mill* The Race Is On* Mama Tried* Me And My Uncle* The Weight
John Dawson - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals David Nelson - Lead Guitar, Vocals David Torbert - Bass, Vocals Jerry Garcia - Pedal Steel Guitar Mickey Hart - Drums *With Bob Weir Opened for The Grateful Dead

Foss Hill, Wesleyan University
Middletown
CT

Workingman's Blues I Don't Know You Last Lonely Eagle Truck Drivin' Man Fair Chance To Know -John Dawson says Now for total complete utter Grateful Dead- ...crowd noise & talking... -Announcement: Dancing In The Trees - -Announcement: Tear Gas Eye Drops-
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums Other band Grateful Dead.

Dupont Gymnasium, MIT
Cambridge
MA

Whatcha Gonna Do? Six Days On The Road I Don?t Know You Portland Woman Henry Workingman's Blues All I Ever Wanted Fair Chance To Know Last Lonely Eagle Lodi with Bob Weir: The Race Is On Seasons Mama Tried Saw Mill Honky-Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Farrell Hall - S.U.N.Y.
Delhi
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
MA

w/ Grateful Dead

Meramec Community College
Kirkwood
MO

Six Days On The Road Whatcha Gonna Do? Brown-Eyed Handsome Man I Don't Know You Cecilia Can't Pay The Price If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Henry Garden Of Eden Fair Chance To Know Last Lonely Eagle Lodi Honky Tonk Woman The Weight
St. Louis Community College At Meramec This Show Was Played In Between Two Grateful Dead Sets John Dawson - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals David Nelson - Lead Guitar, Vocals David Torbert - Electric Bass, Vocals Jerry Garcia - Pedal Steel Guitar Mickey Hart - Drums

Fillmore East
New York
NY

EARLY SHOW: Six Days On The Road Watcha Gonna Do? I Don't Know You Henry Portland Woman Fair Chance To Know Last Lonely Eagle (cuts on MR)
LATE SHOW: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man Louisiana Lady If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Truck Drivin' Man All I Ever Wanted Workingman's Blues Henry I Don't Know You Lodi Last Lonely Eagle Mama Tried* Saw Mill* Me and My Uncle* Connection *
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums *w/Bob Weir Early set incomplete; songs listed above are all that exist on the master reel

Fillmore West
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Fillmore West
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Fillmore West
San Francsico
CA

Workingman's Blues Together Again I Don't Know You Only Daddy That'll Walk That Line Superman Henry I'm In Love With You Me & My Uncle* Mama Tried* Cecilia All I Ever Wanted Louisiana Lady Honky Tonk Women Whatcha Gonna Do? Glendale Train
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums * - w/Bob Weir

Fillmore West
San Francisco
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Civic Auditorium
Honolulu
HI

w/ Grateful Dead

Capitol Theater
Port Chester
NY

EARLY SHOW: Working Man Blues Whatcha Gonna Do Live And Let Live If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Henry Portland Woman Dirty Business Truck Drivin' Man Last Lonely Eagle Honky Tonk Women
LATE SHOW: Six Days On The Road Superman I Don't Know You Together Again (Instrumental) Fair Chance To Know Portland Woman Garden Of Eden Henry All I Ever Wanted Delilah Louisiana Lady Honkey Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Trans-Continental Pop Fest
Toronto
ON

w/ Grateful Dead

Fairgrounds - Winnipeg
Winnipeg
MB

w/ Grateful Dead

The Matrix
San Francisco
CA

Me And My Uncle* Dirty Business* Truck Drivin' Man+ Portland Woman* Henry+ All I Ever Wanted* The Bottle Let Me Down*
Workingman's Blues* Glendale Train* Cecilia* Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line* Last Lonely Eagle* Long Black Veil*# Delilah+ Brown Eyed Handsome Man* Fair Chance To Know* Turkey In The Straw+ Garden Of Eden* Louisiana Lady*
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - (*)electric guitar, (+)banjo Spencer Dryden - drums # "Kim" sings duet with Nelson on Long Black Veil. note: No pedal steel played at this show. Jerry played electric guitar (though it doesn't sound like his 1970 Grateful Dead gear) and banjo. Set one might be incomplete. On the tape that the current show info comes from Me And My Uncle fades in on the line, "Went to the bar room, ordered drinks for all."

Fillmore East
New York
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Fillmore East
New York
NY

Six Days On The Road Dirty Business Fair Chance To Know Glendale Train Garden Of Eden Henry
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums Some tape date discrepancies find this set as possibly 06/24/70 (Weinberg's AudMR dating, though possibly flawed).

Fillmore East
New York
NY

Whatcha Gonna Do? Truck Driving Man Dirty Business Lodi Last Lonely Eagle The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line Fair Chance To Know Henry Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums This set list could just as easily be for 07/12/70. The various recordings give such divergent evidence that things are too unclear to know for sure. This is dated as 07/11 simply to conform to the current notions of Deadlist.com

Fillmore East
New York
NY

Lodi If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Henry Portland Woman Truck Driving Man Last Lonely Eagle Workingman's Blues Superman Louisiana Lady The Weight
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums This set list could just as easily be for 07/11/70. The various recordings give such divergent evidence that things are too unclear to know for sure. This is dated as 07/12 simply to conform to the current notions of Deadlist.com

Euphoria Ballroom
San Rafael
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Euphoria Ballroom
San Rafael
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

The Matrix
San Francisco
CA

Whatcha Gonna Do Glendale Train Lodi If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Sweet Lovin' One Portland Woman Delilah Dirty Business Last Lonely Eagle Hello Trouble Big Yellow Taxi The Weight
Workingman's Blues Together Again I Don't Know You Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line Superman I'm In Love With You Me And My Uncle Mama Tried Cecilla All I Ever Wanted Louisiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums ***NOTE*** [Dec. 2003] This set list used to circulate as 07/30/70, but recent set list corrections have helped to correct the dates in question. Thus, 07/29/70 is now known to be the correct date for this show here. ***NOTE***

The Matrix
San Francisco
CA

Hello Trouble Glendale Train Kaw-Liga Sailin' Lodi
Superman Down In The Boondocks Cecilia The Bottle Let Me Down I'll Come Runnin' Back To You Connection Lady Came From Baltimore Live And Let Live Garden Of Eden The Race Is On* Cathy's Clown* El Paso* Mama Tried* Louisiana Lady Me And Bobby McGee* Honky Tonk Women
Dawson announces a set break after Lodi. Set one may be incomplete. John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums *w/Bob Weir on acoustic guitar and vocals ***NOTE*** [Dec. 2003] The set list that has been circulating as 07/30/70 is actually 07/29/70. With some recent set list corrections, it has become clear that the set list now listed here is the actual 07/30/70. This used to circulate as ??/??/70 Matrix. ***NOTE***

Fillmore West
San Francsico
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Fillmore West
San Francisco
CA

Six Days On The Road Whatcha Gonna Do? Glendale Train Brown Eyed Handsome Man Fair Chance To Know
partial set John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Fillmore West
San Francsico
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

The Matrix
San Francisco
CA

Hello Trouble Superman I Don't Know You I Am Your Man Together Again Portland Woman Big Yellow Taxi Glendale Train I'm Going On My Way Henry If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Sweet Lovin' One
Six Days On The Road Brown Eyed Handsome Man The Lady Came From Baltimore Fair Chance To Know Fun Fun Fun Workingman's Blues Cecilia Louisiana Lady The Weight Dirty Business
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals (out sick) David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Fillmore East
New York
NY

partial John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Fillmore East
New York
NY

Honky Tonk Women Workingman's Blues Superman I'm In Love With You Dirty Business Truck Drivin' Man Last Lonely Eagle Fair Chance To Know Glendale Train Louisiana Lady The Race Is On* Mama Tried* Sawmill* The Weight
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums *w/ Bob Weir on guitar and vocals

Fillmore East
New York
NY

Workingman's Blues I Don't Know You Superman Whatcha Gonna Do Portland Woman Glendale Train Fair Chance To Know All I Ever Wanted Henry Lodi Last Lonely Eagle Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Fillmore East
New York
NY

Hello Trouble If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Truck Drivin' Man Superman Glendale Train Death And Destruction Henry Last Lonely Eagle Cecilia Together Again Louisiana Lady The Weight Honkey Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar, vocals Mickey Hart - drums

Pasadena Civic
Pasadena
CA

opened for Grateful Dead

Winterland Arena
San Francsico
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Winterland Arena
San Francsico
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Colden Auditorium - Queens College
Flushing
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Marion Shea Auditorium - Paterson State College
Wayne
NJ

w/ Grateful Dead

Irvine Auditorium - U of PA
Philadelphia
PA

w/ Grateful Dead

Cleveland Music Hall
Cleveland
OH

w/ Grateful Dead

Guthrie Theater
Minneapolis
MN

w/ Grateful Dead

McDonough Arena - Georgetown University
Washington
DC

Six Days On The Road I Don't Know You Henry Portland Woman Glendale Train Dirty Business Lodi Last Lonely Eagle Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Keil Opera House
St. Louis
MO

If You Hear Me When I'm Leaving Henry Portland Woman Fair Chance To Know Dirty Business Cecelia The Weight Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

University Gymnasium, SUNY
Stony Brook
NY

EARLY SHOW: Six Days on the Road I Don't Know You Superman Glendale Train If You Hear Me When I'm Leavin' Henry The Weight Fair Chance To Know Last Lonely Eagle Lousiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
LATE SHOW: Workingman's Blues Whatcha Gonna Do Truck Drivin' Man Hello Trouble Portland Woman Sweet Lovin' One Dirty Business Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

University Gymnasium, SUNY
Stony Brook
NY

EARLY SHOW Six Days On The Road Long Black Veil I Don't Know You Lodi Superman Glendale Train Cecilia Henry I'm In Love With You Louisianna Lady Honky Tonk Women
LATE SHOW Workingman's Blues Whatcha Gonna Do Glendale Train Portland Woman Dirty Business Fair Chance To Know Last Lonely Eagle Louisiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Spencer Dryden - drums

Capitol Theater
Port Chester
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Capitol Theatre
Port Chester
NY

Microphone Check Working Man Blues I Don't Know You Watcha Gonna Do Glendale Train Portland Woman Fair Chance To Know All I Ever Wanted Truck Driving Man Lodi Me And Bobby McGee Louisiana Lady The Weight Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals David Nelson - Lead Guitar, Vocals David Torbert - Electric Bass, Vocals Jerry Garcia - Pedal Steel Guitar Mickey Hart - Drums

Capitol Theater
Port Chester
NY

Truck Driving Man Together Again Sweet Lovin? One false start Sweet Lovin? One Dirty Business Henry Last Lonely Eagle Connection Louisiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Capitol Theater
Port Chester
NY

Six Days On The Road Superman Whatcha Gonna Do? Glendale Train All I Ever Wanted Fair Chance To Know Portland Woman Cecilia Truck Driving Man Last Lonely Eagle Louisiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Action House
Island Park
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Action House
Island Park
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

46th St. Rock Palace
Brooklyn
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

46th St. Rock Palace
Brooklyn
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

46th St. Rock Palace
Brooklyn
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

46th St. Rock Palace
Brooklyn
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Fillmore East
New York
NY

w/ Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna

The Palestra
Rochester
NY

John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

Sargent Gym, Boston University
Boston
MA

w/ Grateful Dead

Middlesex Community College
Edison
NJ

w/ Grateful Dead

Anderson Theater
New York
NY

w/ Grateful Dead

Legion Stadium
El Monte
CA

John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Spencer Dryden - drums

Club Agora
Columbus
OH

Hello Trouble I Don't Know You Whatcha Gonna Do? Portland Woman Glendale Train Cecilia Delilah All I Ever Wanted Sweet Lovin' One Louisiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Spencer Dryden - drums note: This is the first known date with Spencer on drums.

Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa
CA

Workingman's Blues I Don't Know You Glendale Train Portland Woman Henry Dirty Business Superman Fair Chance to Know Lodi Lousiana Lady Honky Tonk Women
w/ Grateful Dead

Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Winterland Arena
San Francsico
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Legion Stadium
El Monte
CA

w/ Grateful Dead

Legion Stadium
El Monte
CA

Silver Threads & Golden Needles Cold Jordon I Hear A Voice A Callin' Swing Low Sweet Chariot
w/ Grateful Dead

KPPC-FM 106.7 Studio
Pasadena
CA

01 candyman (from record) 02 intro & talk 03 uncle john's band (from record) 04 talk 05 box of rain, f.o.t.d (from record) 06 Spiro T agnew & interview 07 "your disc jockey just made a mistake" 08 Louisiana Lady (from Record) 09 talk 10 Casey J0nes, high time (from record) 11 talk, Silver threads and golden needles (live) 12 talk, Cold Jordan, (LIve) 13 Talk, I hear a voice Calling (live). 14 Swing Low, sweet Chariot (live) 15 talk, musical interlude: KPPC W/. Ted Alvy DJ, Truckin' (record)

Legion Stadium
El Monte
CA

John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Spencer Dryden - drums

Winterland Arena
San Francsico
CA

w/ Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Stoneground

Matrix
San Francisco
CA

Hello Trouble Glendale Train Kaw-Liga Sailin' Lodi
Superman Down In The Boondocks Cecilia The Bottle Let Me Down I'll Come Runnin' Back To You Connection Lady Came From Baltimore Live And Let Live Garden Of Eden The Race Is On* Cathy's Clown* El Paso* Mama Tried* Louisiana Lady Me And Bobby McGee* Honky Tonk Women
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums *with Bob (Ace) Weir note: set one might be incomplete

First Demo
Unknown
Unknown

Henry All I Ever Wanted Last Lonely Eagle Cecilia
John Dawson - rhythm guitar, vocals David Nelson - lead guitar, vocals David Torbert - bass, vocals Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar Mickey Hart - drums

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