There is currently no single, accurate page online where all the Grateful Dead shows and tapes from 1966 are listed. Setlist sources like deadlists and deadbase are considerably out of date, and recent tape and date discoveries are scattered across several sites, so I thought it would be useful to provide a simple complete show list for the year.
About 110 Dead shows are known from 1966, though there were certainly more forgotten shows played. We have recordings, mostly partial, from 21 shows (19% of the shows played, but in many cases only one surviving reel or a few songs per show) -- a smattering from winter/spring, a cluster in July and a few in November/December, and nothing at all from August through October.
Many of Owsley’s home recordings of the Dead’s rehearsals have surfaced, and are included along with the few film fragments that exist from the year. All the known songs played are listed.
Some of the many previous dating errors are noted, but it should be stressed that most 1966 tapes in the Vault have either the wrong dates or no dates on the labels, so a lot of the placements here are conjectural.
Thanks to Benjamin Miller for suggesting this list to me.
For later show lists, see:
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2018/06/1967-show-list.html
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2018/10/1968-show-list.html
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2019/11/1969-show-list.html
For later show lists, see:
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2018/06/1967-show-list.html
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2018/10/1968-show-list.html
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2019/11/1969-show-list.html
Other bands that played with the Dead are listed on their own page:
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-shared-stage-1965-1975.html
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-shared-stage-1965-1975.html
1966
1/1/66 Beaver Hall, Portland, OR (Sat.)
Acid Test. The date is uncertain (it could have been Christmas 1965).
1/4/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Tues.)
1/5/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Wed.)
1/7/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Fri.)
SETLIST:
Mindbender
On the Road Again
She Belongs to Me
I'll Go Crazy
Can't Come Down
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Parchman Farm
Midnight Hour
The Only Time Is Now
Early Morning Rain
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
On the Road Again
She Belongs to Me
I'll Go Crazy
Can't Come Down
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Parchman Farm
Midnight Hour
The Only Time Is Now
Early Morning Rain
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
1/8/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
Acid Test.
RECORDING:
I’m A King Bee
Hog For You Baby
Caution>
Death Don’t Have No Mercy
(The Lestatkatt file contains multiple mixes from the Prankster recordings, as well as a fragmentary Tastebud from an unknown show.)
FILM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t5bb_qRAKA (footage from several Acid Tests including 3/19, but the color King Bee appears to be from this show)
1/13/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Thu.)
SONGS: “All of My Love,” Hog For You Baby
1/14/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
Mime Troupe Benefit.
1/15/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Sat.)
1/16/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Sun.)
1/22/66 Longshoreman’s Hall, San Francisco (Sat.)
SONG: Midnight Hour
1/23/66 Longshoreman’s Hall, San Francisco (Sun.)
Trips Festival. (It’s uncertain whether the Dead actually played on the 23rd, since Garcia’s guitar broke.)
FILM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG_4yU7Stfo (good luck spotting the Dead)
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2013/02/january-1966-san-francisco-acid-tests.html
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2013/02/january-1966-san-francisco-acid-tests.html
1/66 Bear’s house, Berkeley
HOME RECORDING:
Viola Lee Blues (many takes)
Cardboard Cowboy
(Recorded the week before moving to Los Angeles.)
1/66 Bear’s house, Berkeley
HOME RECORDING:
Wandering Man
1/28/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Fri.)
RECORDING:
I
/You Don’t Have To Ask
II
Viola Lee Blues
I Know You Rider
Midnight Hour (plug pulled)
(Reel labeled “Pauley Ballroom #2,” date deduced from stage talk.)
1/29/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Sat.)
1/29/66 Sound City Studios, San Francisco – Members of the Dead were present at a Merry Pranksters recording session that night, apparently after playing at the Matrix, but this was not an Acid Test or a Dead performance. Garcia, asked to sing, protests that his voice is shot.
2/6/66 Northridge Unitarian Church, Los Angeles (Sun.)
Acid Test. (A newspaper report confirms that it took place on the 6th.)
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/06/february-6-1966-acid-test-unitarian.html
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/06/february-6-1966-acid-test-unitarian.html
RECORDING:
/Tastebud
Mindbender
One Kind Favor
Beat It On Down the Line
The Only Time Is Now/
Though the reel is dated “2/6,” I don’t believe it actually comes from an Acid Test, but from a nearby show. (Bear, who recorded it, also said he did not attend this Acid Test.)
Weir, on the 1/28 tape, starts to announce an event happening in Los Angeles on Saturday the 5th, but is cut off. Lesh, in a rehearsal, also mentions playing in LA “Saturday night.” It’s unknown whether they thought this Acid Test would be on Saturday as usual, or if they had another show planned that day.
2/12/66 Youth Opportunities Center, Compton (Sat.)
Acid Test.
RECORDING:
“Who Cares” rap
“New Orleans” vamp*
Twist & Shout*
(* - with harmonica player)
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-XX-XX.sbd.GEMS.81254.flac16 (tracks 6-9 - unlabeled reel)
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-06-01.136658.sbd.sirmick.flac1648 (bass & drum puttering, band discussion – reel labeled “Acid Test #3,” probably from this evening)
2/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Hi Heel Sneakers
Viola Lee Blues
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-06-01.136642.watts.sbd.mr.dat48k.sirmick.flac16 (reel labeled “Watts” – early Viola Lee)
2/23/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
It’s a Sin jam>La Bamba jam>It’s A Sin jam (instrumental – titles conjectural)
2/25/66 Empire Studios, Los Angeles (Fri.)
Acid Test. Moved from the Cinema Theater.
The tape labeled “2/25/66 Ivar Theater” was misdated – no actual Dead show at the Ivar Theater is known.
The Free Press newspaper ad for this Acid Test also states, “Saturday night too, but elsewhere,” so there may have been another event on the 26th.
2 or 3/66 Unknown location
RECORDING:
Big Railroad Blues
Sick and Tired
Empty Heart
(Released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.” This show is a total mystery, unless more of it comes out of the Vault. A bandmember calls for “Otis” (You Don’t Have To Ask) after Sick and Tired, but it sounds like these three songs are consecutive.)
2 or 3/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Walkin' The Dog*
Big Boss Man
Beat It On Down the Line
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
You See a Broken Heart*
One Kind Favor
Promised Land*
Big Boss Man
Beat It On Down the Line
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
You See a Broken Heart*
One Kind Favor
Promised Land*
(Available on “San Franciscan Nights vol. 2” collection. * - released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.”)
2 or 3/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Space (labeled “tuning”)
Blues Jam
2 or 3/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Not Fade Away
(Released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.”)
3/2/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Betty and Dupree
Stealin’
(Released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.”)
3/3/66 AIAA Hall, Los Angeles (Thu.)
With the film “Psychedelic Experience.”
3/9/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Unknown Pigpen song
Who Do You Love
Jam
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-03-09.136654.practise.sbd.mr.dat48k.sirmick.flac16 (reel labeled “LA Practice”)
3/10/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles
HOME RECORDING:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (several takes)
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-03-10.136655.sbd.sirmick.flac16
3/66 Bear's house, Los Angeles
SONGS: I Know You Rider, You Don't Have To Ask
(Scully played these demos for an LA Free Press reporter on a March 19 visit, saying they would be released as a single.)
3/66 Bear's house, Los Angeles
SONGS: I Know You Rider, You Don't Have To Ask
(Scully played these demos for an LA Free Press reporter on a March 19 visit, saying they would be released as a single.)
3/12/66 Danish Center, Los Angeles (Sat.)
RECORDING:
I
/Viola Lee Blues
/One Kind Favor
I Know You Rider
You See A Broken Heart
It's A Sin/
Beat It On Down The Line
Heads Up
Next Time You See Me
/One Kind Favor
I Know You Rider
You See A Broken Heart
It's A Sin/
Beat It On Down The Line
Heads Up
Next Time You See Me
II
Slow R & B Instrumental
/Death Don't Have No Mercy
Midnight Hour/
Slow R & B Instrumental
/Death Don't Have No Mercy
Midnight Hour/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-03-19.sbd.scotton.81951.sbeok.flac
(Often dated "3/19/66," but there's no evidence this is from an Acid Test.)
(Often dated "3/19/66," but there's no evidence this is from an Acid Test.)
3/19/66 Carthay Studios, Los Angeles (Sat.)
Acid Test. Moved from the Grand Ballroom, UCLA.
FILM: Viola Lee Blues - http://original.livestream.com/davidaron/video?clipId=pla_410150df-2908-4a68-9db8-2dfd2701dcd1
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/01/march-19-1966-carthay-studios-los.html
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/01/march-19-1966-carthay-studios-los.html
3/25/66 Trouper’s Club, Los Angeles (Fri.)
RECORDING:
I
/Stealin'
Instrumental
Hey Little One
Hog For You Baby
You Don't Have To Ask
Instrumental
Hey Little One
Hog For You Baby
You Don't Have To Ask
II
Cold Rain And Snow
Next Time You See Me/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-03-25.sbd.unknown.38.sbeok.shnf
Cold Rain And Snow
Next Time You See Me/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-03-25.sbd.unknown.38.sbeok.shnf
4/6-9/66 Unknown (Wed.-Sat.)
Phil Lesh starts to announce something happening on these dates on the 3/25 tape, but it cuts off. The assumption is Phil was announcing upcoming shows, but they’re unknown and most likely weren’t played.
4/66 Bear’s house, Los Angeles?
HOME RECORDING:
Good Lovin’
Standing on the Corner
Cream Puff War
(Released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.” Due these songs' ties to the 5/19/66 show, I think this was recorded near the end of their Los Angeles stay. No home demos after the move to Olompali are known.)
4/22/66 Longshoreman’s Hall, San Francisco (Fri.)
SONG: Midnight Hour
4/23/66 Longshoreman’s Hall, San Francisco (Sat.)
4/24/66 Longshoreman’s Hall, San Francisco (Sun.)
Trips Festival.
RECORDINGS:
/It’s A Sin
Viola Lee Blues
Midnight Hour
Beat It On Down the Line
Blues Jam w/ Jorma & Jack/
Beat It On Down the Line
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl>
You Don’t Love Me>
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
(Though respectively labeled “Longshoreman’s Hall 3rd Night” & “1st Night,” it’s possible that neither of these tapes are actually from the Trips Festival. The “3rd Night” tape is the earlier show, in any case, since the “1st Night” BIODTL is considerably rearranged.)
5/7/66 Harmon Gym, U of California, Berkeley (Sat.)
SONG: Midnight Hour
5/14/66 Veterans Memorial Hall, Berkeley (Sat.)
5/19/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Thu.)
Straight Theater benefit.
RECORDING:
I
/Beat It On Down The Line
Standing On The Corner
Mindbender
It Hurts Me Too
Viola Lee Blues
I Know You Rider
It's A Sin
Sick And Tired
Cream Puff War/
Standing On The Corner
Mindbender
It Hurts Me Too
Viola Lee Blues
I Know You Rider
It's A Sin
Sick And Tired
Cream Puff War/
II
Sittin' On Top Of The World
New Minglewood Blues
Cold Rain And Snow
Tastebud
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Good Lovin'
You Don't Have To Ask/
Sittin' On Top Of The World
New Minglewood Blues
Cold Rain And Snow
Tastebud
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Good Lovin'
You Don't Have To Ask/
(The Vault reels of this show are labeled “2/23/66” and “3/12/66.”)
5/22/66 Rancho Olompali, Novato (Sun.)
Party/jam session.
5/28/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sat.)
5/29/66 California Hall, San Francisco (Sun.)
LEMAR benefit.
SONG: Dancing in the Street.
5 or 6/66 Unknown location
RECORDING:
On The Road Again
Next Time You See Me
I Know You Rider
Hey Little One*
Cold Rain And Snow
I’m A King Bee* >
Caution*
Stealin'/
Next Time You See Me
I Know You Rider
Hey Little One*
Cold Rain And Snow
I’m A King Bee* >
Caution*
Stealin'/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-02-25.sbd.unknown.1593.sbefail.shnf (tracks 1-8; the track 9 Stealin' is from 7/17)
(Commonly misdated “2/25/66,” and labeled as “3/12/66” in the Vault, it’s actually from the spring. * - released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.”)
6/66 Buena Vista Studio, San Francisco
STUDIO RECORDINGS:
Stealin’
Don’t Ease Me In
Tastebud
Cardboard Cowboy
Cold Rain And Snow
You Don’t Have To Ask
I Know You Rider
(Some takes released on “Birth of the Dead.”)
6/66 Pauley Ballroom, U of California, Berkeley
One of the Dead’s 1966 reels was (mis)labeled “Pauley Ballroom #2,” confirming Deadbase’s entry of an unknown show there.
6/3/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
FILM: Mindbender - https://www.facebook.com/chris.dileo.5/videos/10211791762644198/
6/4/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
6/7/66 Stockton Ballroom, Stockton (Tue.)
6/8/66 Stockton Ballroom, Stockton (Wed.)
6/9/66 Stockton Ballroom, Stockton (Thu.)
A poster exists and the promoter recalls the shows, but the dates seem implausible and have been questioned – weeknight runs in 1966 were extremely rare.
6/10/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Fri.)
6/11/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sat.)
6/12/66 LSD conference party, mansion, somewhere in Marin County (Sun.)
6/17/66 Veterans Hall, San Jose (Fri.)
6/18/66 Veterans Hall, San Jose (Sat.)
7/3/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
RECORDING:
I
/Nobody's Fault But Mine
Dancing In The Street
I Know You Rider/
/He Was A Friend Of Mine
Next Time You See Me
Viola Lee Blues
Big Boss Man
Sittin' On Top Of The World/
/Keep Rolling By
Dancing In The Street
I Know You Rider/
/He Was A Friend Of Mine
Next Time You See Me
Viola Lee Blues
Big Boss Man
Sittin' On Top Of The World/
/Keep Rolling By
II
New Minglewood Blues
Cold Rain And Snow
Tastebud
Beat It On Down The Line
Cream Puff War
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing*
Cardboard Cowboy
Gangster Of Love*
You Don't Have To Ask
Midnight Hour
New Minglewood Blues
Cold Rain And Snow
Tastebud
Beat It On Down The Line
Cream Puff War
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing*
Cardboard Cowboy
Gangster Of Love*
You Don't Have To Ask
Midnight Hour
https://archive.org/details/gd1966-07-03.139751.sbd.miller.clugston.flac1648 (part of first set)
(Full show released on “30 Trips.” * - released on “Rare Cuts.”)
7/8/66 Armory, Santa Venetia (Fri.)
7/9/66 Armory, Santa Venetia (Sat.)
7/14/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Thu.)
7/15/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
7/16/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
RECORDING:
I
/I Know You Rider
Big Boss Man*
Standing On The Corner*
Beat It On Down The Line
In The Pines*
Cardboard Cowboy
Nobody's Fault But Mine*
Next Time You See Me
He Was A Friend Of Mine
Cream Puff War
Big Boss Man*
Standing On The Corner*
Beat It On Down The Line
In The Pines*
Cardboard Cowboy
Nobody's Fault But Mine*
Next Time You See Me
He Was A Friend Of Mine
Cream Puff War
II
Viola Lee Blues*
Don't Ease Me In*
Pain In My Heart*
New Minglewood Blues
Sittin' On Top Of The World*
You Don't Have To Ask
Cold Rain And Snow
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue*
Dancing In The Streets/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-16.sbd.miller.89555.sbeok.flac16
Viola Lee Blues*
Don't Ease Me In*
Pain In My Heart*
New Minglewood Blues
Sittin' On Top Of The World*
You Don't Have To Ask
Cold Rain And Snow
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue*
Dancing In The Streets/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-16.sbd.miller.89555.sbeok.flac16
(* - released on “Birth of the Dead,” undated.)
Also: Midnight Hour (encore with Jefferson Airplane, not recorded - see comments here)
7/17/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
RECORDING:
/Big Boss Man
Cold Rain And Snow
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Cream Puff War
I’m A King Bee*
Stealin'
Dancing In The Streets/
Cold Rain And Snow
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Cream Puff War
I’m A King Bee*
Stealin'
Dancing In The Streets/
Next Time You See Me*
One Kind Favor*
He Was a Friend of Mine*
Keep Rolling By*
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-07-17.sbd.miller.21064.sbeok.shnf (partial)
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-07-17.sbd.miller.21064.sbeok.shnf (partial)
(* - released on “Birth of the Dead,” without date. Since the last four tracks didn’t circulate, they’re presumed to come from a Vault reel of this show, but they may be from 7/15. Deadbase asserts that “this is most or all of the second set, since the first reel of this show is no longer playable.” David Gans said twenty years ago that another reel of 7/17 was “unusable because of damage to the reel,” but that may not reflect the current Vault holdings. The lack of known reel labels makes it quite possible that a stray reel may be from 7/15.)
7/29/66 PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC (Fri.)
Trips Festival.
RECORDING:
I
Standing On The Corner
I Know You Rider
Next Time You See Me
Sittin’ On Top Of The World
You Don't Have To Ask
Big Boss Man
Stealin'
Cardboard Cowboy
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Cream Puff War
I Know You Rider
Next Time You See Me
Sittin’ On Top Of The World
You Don't Have To Ask
Big Boss Man
Stealin'
Cardboard Cowboy
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Cream Puff War
II
Viola Lee Blues
Beat It On Down The Line
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-30.sbd.GEMS.94631.flac16
Viola Lee Blues
Beat It On Down The Line
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl/
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-30.sbd.GEMS.94631.flac16
(Released on the debut album 50th-anniversary
edition)
7/30/66 PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC (Sat.)
Trips Festival.
RECORDING:
Dancing In The Streets
Cold Rain and Snow*
I’m A King Bee
One Kind Favor*
You Don't Have To Ask
Hey Little One*
Beat It On Down The Line
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
New Minglewood Blues*
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-29.sbd.GEMS.94633.flac16
Cold Rain and Snow*
I’m A King Bee
One Kind Favor*
You Don't Have To Ask
Hey Little One*
Beat It On Down The Line
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
New Minglewood Blues*
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-07-29.sbd.GEMS.94633.flac16
(* - released on the debut album 50th-anniversary edition. See the notes on the dating of these shows.)
7/31/66 PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC (Sun.)
Trips Festival.
RECORDING:
/Viola Lee Blues
Don’t Ease Me In
Tastebud
(The date of this reel is speculated – the reel was mislabeled “possibly 2/12/66.” If it is from this run, it could also possibly be from a second set on 7/30.)
8/3/66 bandstand, English Bay Beach, Vancouver, BC (Wed.)
Free park show, shut down by the police.
8/5/66 Pender Auditorium, Vancouver, BC (Fri.)
Contrary to Deadbase, the Dead did not also play on the 6th.
SONG: Midnight Hour.
8/12/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
8/13/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
(One site lists the Dead playing in Golden Gate Park with Country Joe & the Fish on 8/13, but they didn't. Deadlists asserts there were “numerous unscheduled performances” in Golden Gate Park that summer, but there’s no specific trace of one. The Dead were still living in Lagunitas, and moved to 710 Ashbury in September.)
8/19/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Fri.)
8/20/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sat.)
8/26/66 IDES Hall, Pescadero (Fri.)
8/27/66 IDES Hall, Pescadero (Sat.)
Per one witness, the Dead did not play on the 28th. “It was a 3 day gig, but the Dead just played for 2 nights. There were
less than 10 of us there the first night, maybe 25 the 2nd night.”
9/66 house party, Loma Mar
SONG: Midnight Hour.
Larry Rogers (who attended the Pescadero shows) writes: “I told them I was having a party soon and asked if they would like to come and to play. I asked them at the Pescadero event. Garcia was all for it… It was my house… There were no neighbors and we were surrounded by redwoods and off the beaten path… There were maybe 20 folks there, lots of LSD… I remember that they played Midnight Hour for about an hour.”
Larry Rogers (who attended the Pescadero shows) writes: “I told them I was having a party soon and asked if they would like to come and to play. I asked them at the Pescadero event. Garcia was all for it… It was my house… There were no neighbors and we were surrounded by redwoods and off the beaten path… There were maybe 20 folks there, lots of LSD… I remember that they played Midnight Hour for about an hour.”
9/2/66 La Dolphine, Hillsborough (Fri.)
9/4/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
(Deadbase lists a 9/5/66 Rancho Olompali performance, which seems unlikely since they no longer lived there. But I’ll note that Monday, Sept. 5 was Labor Day, and an October newspaper article seems to describe a recent Olompali party, so it may be possible.)
9/10/66 Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley (Sat.)
"Picnic -- Community for New Politics presents The Grateful Dead. Swimming, dance & food."
9/11/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
"Picnic -- Community for New Politics presents The Grateful Dead. Swimming, dance & food."
9/11/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
Both/And jazz club benefit.
SONGS: Beat It On Down the Line, Midnight Hour
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2012/02/september-11-1966-jazzrock-show.html
(Ralph Gleason: "After a couple of warm-up numbers, including a fine Muddy Waters blues sung by Pig Pen, the band went into "Midnight Hour" and Pig Pen made it into a one-man blues project. He sang for almost 20 minutes..." Mojo Navigator: "The Grateful Dead, who were not billed, closed the show with a set played on other people’s equipment. The first few songs were a bit loose, but the Dead rounded into form with a good version of “Happy Home,” then did one of the best “Midnight Hour”s I’ve ever heard by them. Pigpen was in excellent voice, as was Bob Weir.")
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2012/02/september-11-1966-jazzrock-show.html
(Ralph Gleason: "After a couple of warm-up numbers, including a fine Muddy Waters blues sung by Pig Pen, the band went into "Midnight Hour" and Pig Pen made it into a one-man blues project. He sang for almost 20 minutes..." Mojo Navigator: "The Grateful Dead, who were not billed, closed the show with a set played on other people’s equipment. The first few songs were a bit loose, but the Dead rounded into form with a good version of “Happy Home,” then did one of the best “Midnight Hour”s I’ve ever heard by them. Pigpen was in excellent voice, as was Bob Weir.")
9/16/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Fri.)
9/17/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sat.)
9/23/66 Pioneer Ballroom, Suisun City (Fri.)
9/24/66 Pioneer Ballroom, Suisun City (Sat.)
9/30/66 International Room, SF State College, San Francisco (Fri.)
10/1/66 Women’s Gym, SF State College, San Francisco (Sat.)
10/2/66 Commons lawn, SF State College, San Francisco (Sun.)
“Whatever It Is.”
Garcia also apparently played the organ in the Pranksters’ broadcast on 10/2:
10/6/66 Panhandle, San Francisco (Thu.)
Love Pageant Rally – free park show.
REPORT: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/03/october-6-1966-panhandle-san-francisco.html
REPORT: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/03/october-6-1966-panhandle-san-francisco.html
SONG: Alice D. Millionaire? (According to Deadbase, but how did they know? No source is known. It may just be speculation since this was an “LSD rally” - the SF Chronicle's "LSD Millionaire" article on Owsley had appeared only the previous day.)
10/7/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
The tape that used to circulate with this date was a fake from other dates.
10/8/66 Mt. Tamalpais Ampitheater, Mill Valley (Sat.)
Afternoon Phil Drath benefit.
10/8/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
10/9/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
10/14/66 TMU Deck, Stanford U, Palo Alto (Fri.)
10/15/66 Heliport, Sausalito (Sat.)
10/16/66 Panhandle, San Francisco (Sun.)
Artists’ Liberation Front – free park show.
10/21/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
10/22/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
10/23/66 Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek (Sun.)
SONG: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
10/26/66 North Face Ski Shop, San Francisco (Wed.)
REPORTS: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2015/03/october-26-1966-north-face-ski-shop-san.html
https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/north-faces-epic-1966-opening-party-featuring-the-grateful-dead-w446385
REPORTS: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2015/03/october-26-1966-north-face-ski-shop-san.html
https://www.mensjournal.com/gear/north-faces-epic-1966-opening-party-featuring-the-grateful-dead-w446385
10/28/66 Freeborn Hall, UC Davis, Davis (Fri.)
https://jgmf.blogspot.com/2019/08/gd-at-freeborn-hall-friday-october-28.html
10/31/66 California Hall, San Francisco (Mon.)
SONGS: Viola Lee Blues, Alice D. Millionaire
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2013/03/october-31-1966-california-hall-sf.html
REVIEW: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2013/03/october-31-1966-california-hall-sf.html
10/66 Columbus Recorders, San Francisco
Recording session with Jon Hendricks.
SONGS: Fire in the City*, Sons and Daughters
(* - released on “Birth of the Dead.”)
11/66 KFRC Radio, San Francisco
11/4/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Fri.)
11/5/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sat.)
11/12/66 Old Cheese Factory, San Francisco (Sat.)
It’s rumored that the Dead also played unbilled at a Hell’s Angels dance at Sokol Hall this date, but no evidence has surfaced.
11/13/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sun.)
Zen Mountain Center benefit.
11/18/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
11/19/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
RECORDING:
I
Cold Rain And Snow
Hi-Heel Sneakers
Pain In My Heart
Beat It On Down The Line
Cream Puff War
The Same Thing
He Was A Friend Of Mine
Dancing In The Street/
Hi-Heel Sneakers
Pain In My Heart
Beat It On Down The Line
Cream Puff War
The Same Thing
He Was A Friend Of Mine
Dancing In The Street/
II
Smokestack Lightning
I’m A King Bee
Midnight Hour
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-11-19.sbd.miller.94106.sbeok.flac16
Smokestack Lightning
I’m A King Bee
Midnight Hour
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1966-11-19.sbd.miller.94106.sbeok.flac16
(Old copies were misdated 3/17/67.)
11/20/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
11/20/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
The poster for the regular Bill Graham Fillmore run lists a 2-7 pm show on Sunday, while the benefit poster lists a 3-midnight show, so the listed times clash. If the Dead played two shows at the Fillmore that day, the times must have been rearranged, but it’s possible the usual Sunday afternoon show was simply replaced by the benefit.
11/23/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Thu.)
11/28/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Mon.)
11/29/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Tue.)
RECORDING:
(Set I missing.)
II
Me And My Uncle
The Same Thing*
Stealin'*
Big Boy Pete
One Kind Favor
Early Morning Rain
Cold Rain And Snow
Viola Lee Blues
The Same Thing*
Stealin'*
Big Boy Pete
One Kind Favor
Early Morning Rain
Cold Rain And Snow
Viola Lee Blues
III
Down So Long
Something On Your Mind
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
I Just Want To Make Love To You
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-11-29.sbd.ret.20448.sbeok.shnf
Down So Long
Something On Your Mind
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
I Just Want To Make Love To You
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-11-29.sbd.ret.20448.sbeok.shnf
(* - released on “Historic Dead.”)
11/30/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Wed.)
12/1/66 The Matrix, San Francisco (Thu.)
RECORDING:
I
Minglewood Blues
Betty And Dupree
Next Time You See Me
I Know You Rider
Big Boss Man
One Kind Favor
Alice D. Millionaire
Me And My Uncle (1)
Cream Puff War
Betty And Dupree
Next Time You See Me
I Know You Rider
Big Boss Man
One Kind Favor
Alice D. Millionaire
Me And My Uncle (1)
Cream Puff War
II
You Don't Love Me
Beat It On Down The Line
It Hurts Me Too
On The Road Again
Yonder's Wall*
My Own Fault*
Down So Long
Cold Rain And Snow
Viola Lee Blues
You Don't Love Me
Beat It On Down The Line
It Hurts Me Too
On The Road Again
Yonder's Wall*
My Own Fault*
Down So Long
Cold Rain And Snow
Viola Lee Blues
III
/Deep Elem Blues
Something On Your Mind
Big Boy Pete
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)
Dancing In The Street
Me And My Uncle (2)
/Deep Elem Blues
Something On Your Mind
Big Boy Pete
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)
Dancing In The Street
Me And My Uncle (2)
(* - with guest singer/harmonica)
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-12-01.sbd.sirmick.26968.sbeok.shnf
http://www.archive.org/details/gd66-12-01.sbd.sirmick.26968.sbeok.shnf
12/2/66 Pauley Ballroom, U of California, Berkeley (Fri.)
12/9/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
12/10/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
12/11/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sun.)
12/14/66 Gym, College of Marin, Kentfield (Wed.)
Date uncertain – show is unverified, reported by a witness.
12/17/66 Ladera School, Ladera (Sat.)
REPORTS: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/02/december-17-1966-ladera-school-ladera-ca.html
http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2017/02/december-17-1966-christmas-dance-ladera.html
REPORTS: http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2017/02/december-17-1966-ladera-school-ladera-ca.html
http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2017/02/december-17-1966-christmas-dance-ladera.html
12/20/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Tue.)
12/21/66 Continental Ballroom, Santa Clara (Wed.)
12/23/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Fri.)
12/24/66 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco (Sat.)
RECORDING:
I Know You Rider
It Hurts Me Too
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Dancing in the Street
Midnight Hour
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Overseas Stomp (Lindy)
(Formerly thought to be from 9/16/66. Released on “Vintage Dead” and “Historic Dead” with no date, these songs could come from either show, in any order. An announcer introduces Midnight Hour, “Once again, the Grateful Dead,” which may be an encore.)
12/28/66 Governor’s Hall, Sacramento (Wed.)
SONG: Death Don’t Have No Mercy
12/29/66 Armory, Santa Venetia (Thu.)
12/30/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Fri.)
12/31/66 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco (Sat.)
SONG: Midnight Hour?
1/1/67 Panhandle, San Francisco (Sun.)
After the 9pm-9am New Year’s show at the Fillmore, the Dead then proceeded to play a free “New Year’s Day Wail” show in the park the next day. Not surprisingly, it was the last show they ever played on January 1st.
Fall 1966 American Legion Hall, South Lake Tahoe
According to an unverified Lost Live Dead witness, the Dead played a sparsely-attended show here at some point this fall.
This turned out to be 10/28/66.
Late 1966 Commercial Recorders?, San Francisco
STUDIO RECORDING:
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
(Released on “Rare Cuts & Oddities.” According to Rock Scully’s book, demos of Early Morning Rain and You Don’t Have To Ask were also recorded, among others (though he may have confused these with earlier studio sessions). The band may also have taped demos at Coast Recorders. See http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2011/10/dead-in-studio-1966.html )
NOTE ON SONG TITLES
Deadbase 50 notes that some familiar song titles went by different names at the time:
You Don’t Have To Ask was called Otis On A Shakedown Cruise. (Scully calls it that in a March ’66 newspaper article; the Dead also call for “Otis” before playing it on 5/19 and on 7/30.)
Cardboard Cowboy was called No Left Turn Unstoned - Weir introduces it that way on 7/29, and Lesh gave the title in a later interview. The Dead also nicknamed it “The Monster" (because "it was just so big and ugly and hard to play," Lesh said).
He Was A Friend Of Mine was actually Mark Spoelstra’s song Just A Hand To Hold.
I’ve bowed to convention and kept the common titles, as they’re labeled on official releases.
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