Grateful Dead Question

[Yoda]

This is probably a Todd question, but I\'l appreciate any help.

My father\'s first GD show was somewhere between 72-74 at Roosevelt Stadium; The Band shared the bill, but played first (this leads me to believe that it was either 7/31/73 or 8/1/73).  All he remembers is that there were a lot of technical problems, which led to a lot of short breaks.  If I looks up reviews on Archive.org, it shows that there were technical and weather issues at the \'72, but that doesn\'t jive with The Band opening.  I wanted to listen to this show to see what he missed after he walked out.

Any help in dating this show would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

[kindm's]

This is probably a Todd question, but I\'l appreciate any help.

My father\'s first GD show was somewhere between 72-74 at Roosevelt Stadium; The Band shared the bill, but played first (this leads me to believe that it was either 7/31/73 or 8/1/73).  All he remembers is that there were a lot of technical problems, which led to a lot of short breaks.  If I looks up reviews on Archive.org, it shows that there were technical and weather issues at the \'72, but that doesn\'t jive with The Band opening.  I wanted to listen to this show to see what he missed after he walked out.

Any help in dating this show would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

http://www.setlists.net/?show_id=0868

[booztravlr]

if no one can help you out in the next couple hours i have the deadbase setlist book at home.

they only played 6 shows at roosevelt:
7/18/72, 9/19/72, 7/31/73, 8/1/73, 8/6/74, 8/4/76

[Yoda]

Yeah - I remember my father saying that due to the constant breaks, by time the dead finally got going it was really late and papers commented that the the dead played until dawn.  Needless to say, my father, who showed to see The Band, did not stay through the constant breaks.  

If you could look this up in the almanac, that would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

[kindm's]

Yeah - I remember my father saying that due to the constant breaks, by time the dead finally got going it was really late and papers commented that the the dead played until dawn.  Needless to say, my father, who showed to see The Band, did not stay through the constant breaks.  

If you could look this up in the almanac, that would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

http://www.setlists.net/?show_id=0868

was that not the show ??

[Stephengencs]

This is probably a Todd question, but I\'l appreciate any help.

My father\'s first GD show was somewhere between 72-74 at Roosevelt Stadium; The Band shared the bill, but played first (this leads me to believe that it was either 7/31/73 or 8/1/73).  All he remembers is that there were a lot of technical problems, which led to a lot of short breaks.  If I looks up reviews on Archive.org, it shows that there were technical and weather issues at the \'72, but that doesn\'t jive with The Band opening.  I wanted to listen to this show to see what he missed after he walked out.

Any help in dating this show would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

Todd was 10 years old in 1977, I am pretty sure that he wasn\'t rockin Roosevelt Staidum.....

However, that was the funniest post i have seen in a few days...thanks Ry.....

[booztravlr]

\'the band\' only opened for the dead at the roosevelt shows in \'73 so i think kindm was spot on with his link for 1973-07-31.

[Todd]

I was only 6 years old in \'73, but I do know that it rained like hell for the 1973-07-31 show. I\'m pretty sure I have copies of this show and the next night\'s.

[weekapaug19]

if that link is the correct show, that\'s one hell of a setlist "to me at least"

[Yoda]

Thanks everyone - I downloaded both shows, but wanted to know which show was the one.  I\'m assumed that Todd was the elder Deadhead, that\'s why I requested it from him.  

I\'ve listened to the the 7/31/73 show and there really doesn\'t seem to be any out of the ordinary breaks, but who knows.  My father doesn\'t like the dead anyway so he was probably pissed off about things that we\'ve come to expect and tolerate.

[FrankZappa]

the only show I\'ve heard with a bunch of stop/start was the woodstock set. As far as todd only being 6 or 10, please. I had a friend in elementary school whos dad was a deadhead. This kid was born in 79 and his first show was 1981. The whole family went every time they came around.

Not saying everyone did that, but it did happen.

[Todd]

I\'m assumed that Todd was the elder Deadhead, that\'s why I requested it from him.

Close, but I\'m beat by a few.

I\'ve listened to the the 7/31/73 show and there really doesn\'t seem to be any out of the ordinary breaks, but who knows.  My father doesn\'t like the dead anyway so he was probably pissed off about things that we\'ve come to expect and tolerate.

It down poured the hardest during The Band\'s set. So their set may have had the most technical problems. :shrug:

the only show I\'ve heard with a bunch of stop/start was the woodstock set. As far as todd only being 6 or 10, please. I had a friend in elementary school whos dad was a deadhead. This kid was born in 79 and his first show was 1981. The whole family went every time they came around.

Not saying everyone did that, but it did happen.

My first show was New Haven Coliseum May 11, 1981

[leith]

I had a friend in elementary school whos dad was a deadhead. This kid was born in 79 and his first show was 1981. The whole family went every time they came around.

Not saying everyone did that, but it did happen.

Happened alot out here. I know that.
One of the reasons we Deadheads always called it family. No matter what people want to remember about the end of the GD\'s run even in the end there were entire families enjoying the GOOD OL\' GRATEFUL DEAD together.

That type of fanbase will most likely never happen again.

[weekapaug19]

I had a friend in elementary school whos dad was a deadhead. This kid was born in 79 and his first show was 1981. The whole family went every time they came around.

Not saying everyone did that, but it did happen.

Happened alot out here. I know that.
One of the reasons we Deadheads always called it family. No matter what people want to remember about the end of the GD\'s run even in the end there were entire families enjoying the GOOD OL\' GRATEFUL DEAD together.

That type of fanbase will most likely never happen again.

Not to start a debate, but in my opinion that\'s a good thing that it will never happen.  A show is not a place for a baby or children.  Nevermind the sound levels for their hearing, seeing everything around is not a good influence

[leith]

I had a friend in elementary school whos dad was a deadhead. This kid was born in 79 and his first show was 1981. The whole family went every time they came around.

Not saying everyone did that, but it did happen.

Happened alot out here. I know that.
One of the reasons we Deadheads always called it family. No matter what people want to remember about the end of the GD\'s run even in the end there were entire families enjoying the GOOD OL\' GRATEFUL DEAD together.

That type of fanbase will most likely never happen again.

Not to start a debate, but in my opinion that\'s a good thing that it will never happen.  A show is not a place for a baby or children.  Nevermind the sound levels for their hearing, seeing everything around is not a good influence

Babies were not in the front row and there are ear plugs for babies in the crowd. As for the influences how do you figure it\'s bad ? Did you ever partake in a picnic w/ several families during setbreak at Frost Amphitheater? Did you ever place a child on the top of the "Royal Chairs" at the Greek in Berkley and watch the delight in her eyes as she could see everything going on around her?
Have you ever played frisbee... I could go on but as the saying goes THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A GRATEFUL DEAD CONCERT. If you were not there you just don\'t know.