The Dead's set list that day wasĪs follows: 1) Casey Jones. But one audience member states, "I recorded the whole thing on cassette.
Nothing from the Dead's stadium show is available.
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Garcia's afternoon stage announcement about the free show is in the film. They would have returned to the stadium by 9. The Dead were likely the first band to play, starting the show around 7. Other bands included Ian & Sylvia, James & the Good Brothers, and several local bands. Per Deadlists: “According to Malcolm O'Brien the Dead played a free acoustic set from a flatbed truck, mostly tunes from Workingman's Dead and American Beauty.”Īccording to newspaper reports, the free park show started at 7 pm and ran til 4 am, with thousands of attendees. The audio is Friend of the Devil - however, it doesn't match the footage, so it could come from anywhere. (Fortunately for us, since that meant the Dead could play in Port Chester that day!)Ī short clip of an acoustic Dead set from this free show is in the film. This show was canceled before the tour started. The news articles linked at the bottom also provide more background, including a long Rolling Stone article with some details on the shows. The story behind the train tour is well-known and won't be repeated here, but for a short overview, see
Other researchers would have to say which dates the film footage & recordings of the Band and Janis come from. I focused entirely on the Dead's onstage appearances - I haven't looked into the other bands filmed on the tour. The second part consists of longer explanatory notes on our sources. The first part is an accurate itinerary for the tour, showing what songs come from where. This post lays out all the information we have on the Dead’s shows. The few parts of the Dead’s shows that are available have often been misdated, and there is not much information on what else was played. Bits and pieces have become available, but it’s unknown how much more survives. Despite the entire tour being filmed and recorded, very little of the Dead’s performances has come to light. The Festival Express was a short but legendary tour that played three cities in Canada in the summer of 1970.
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