Before its closing following the Grateful Dead’s 1978/1979 New Years celebration, The Winterland Arena played host to the Dead on 60 separate occasions. One of the main San Francisco breeding grounds for their brand of psychedelic rock, the Winterland was not only a hub for the Bay Area counterculture but the music scene at large, bringing in top flight talents like Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Janis Joplin and The Band regularly.
Today we look back to this date in 1974 when the Dead served up a heady, exploratory combination of “Dark Star” > “Morning Dew” at Winterland. This combination alone would be worth the price of admission. Take a listen below:
“Dark Star > Morning Dew” – 2/24/1974
[Video: Graeme Sweetapple]
Setlist: Grateful Dead | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, CA | 2/24/74
Set I: U.S. Blues, Mexicali Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Beat it on Down the Line, Candyman, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, El Paso, Loser, Playin’ in the Band
Set II: Cumberland Blues, It Must Have Been the Roses, Big River, Bertha, Weather Report Suite Prelude >Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let it Grow > Row Jimmy > Ship of Fools, Promised Land, Dark Star >Morning Dew, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away > Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad > Not Fade Away
Encore: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
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