Orange County Fairgrounds

August 04, 1968

Costa Mesa, CA US

Average: 5 (1 vote)

Notes:

"First Annual Newport Pop Festival" - also: Jefferson Airplane; Eric Burdon & The Animals; The Byrds; Big Brother & The Holding Co.; Electric Flag; Canned Heat; Iron Butterfly; QMS; The Charles Lloyd Quartet; Things To Come; Country Joe & The Fish; Illinois Speed Press - Sonny & Cher cancelled

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Comments

 

first Dead show

First time to hear the Dead live. 40 years later, I remember a lot, but would really appreciate any and all memory-jogging photos/setlists (never have heard of a tape recording) of that weekend. I remember Jerry or Bob telling the crowd "we don't play that anymore" to shouted requests for stuff from the 1st album. Jerry was beaming and definitely the leading driving musical energy. Long jams. Hot sunny day. Terry Haggerty plays heavenly----go listen