Got the summertime blues? Go on a long, strange tour with me through time. Every day in the month of July, we’ll feature a vintage recording from the Dead. Tune in on YouTube and join the chat as we explore the wonders of summer tours past. We will get by, we will survive!

Our next stop on the We Will Get By Streaming Tour is the NY State Pavilion in the summer of 1969. The Dead played a run of shows in Flushing Meadows on the 11th and 12th and shared the bill with Joe Cocker.

Their set on the 11th came on the heels of the Dead’s appearance on Playboy After Dark where they famously dosed the punch at the party. The show itself is a great representation of early Grateful Dead—raw, brimming with energy, and bluesy.

While this recording has it’s warts, it’s pretty good as far as 1969 recordings go. Some highlights and notables about this show include the final “Dupree’s Diamond Blues” until 1977, Jerry jumping on the pedal steel guitar for “Dire Wolf” and “Silver Threads” and a spectacular “Death Don’t Have No Mercy.”

Setlist
Dupree’s Diamond Blues, Dire Wolf, Hard To Handle*, Silver Threads*, Casey Jones, Sitting On Top Of The World, Big Boss Man, Mama Tried, High Time, Drums-> Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) Jam-> The Other One-> Cryptical Envelopment-> Death Don’t Have No Mercy-> Turn On Your Love Light

Thanks to Jonathan Aizen for the recording.