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January 12, 1979

Philadelphia, PA US

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Average: 4.2 (6 votes)

Set List:

Jack Straw
Candyman
El Paso
Tennessee Jed
BIODTL
Peggy-O
Passenger
Deal

Samson
Roses
Dancin
Drumz
NFA
GDTRFB
Sugar Magnolia

U. S. Blues

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Attendees of this show

obron, aplisko, DaveStrang, munclemex, hitmeister, marijuanabob, billydee, gloucestercitydeadhead, intrepid, spikean, valleygirl2010, seltz, ktrainor106, honestbob, Stealyoursurfbordfromunderyourfeet, CherylB, drc456, roseagle, corrinaandmarin, louatchick, Mr.Natural, Mud, swa, poorPeter, AlaskaDeadHead1, stroukoa, rcs616, DeadHeadDaveMo, Moonchild 1294, Lionsghost, ppkgmsy, swirlygirl116, digitunes, nicklas59, sandwich girl, jackstraw27, lacmck, michaelC, SCDeadhead, serenegreen, smilin.dave, New York Guy, jerseyjed369, ruk1nd, billytell, Curly, jwsamuel, redeft, aikox2, DinoBam, kusinit, burntbabyboomer, aliceDmillionair, snowindian, flahead, Gonzo in TN, theQsterdeadhead, BEGGERSPAY, Cosmic.Wimpout, RickyB, Nikolai, stealyourboognish, laser, Socrateazer, 10sejed, Gary Goodman, estimatedprofits, dupree49, WHARFRAT917, cosmicdave, rgreene, grapefuldave, SocietysPliers, Dice, Ted S, eclipse, Mayor of Bay Terrace, jgarcia12857, croc, DedHedMom, mickyfun, bigdancingbear, ribbsey, Uncle Jimmie, wolf, jackl921, kazak714, tdewey, bg905, gregp123, Terry Tolkin, EnglishtowneAndy, micgram1999, legionmary, WackaloonQ, HDDave, Brian Jones, lostsailor23, bonz713, timbowser, fotd313, ScottL57, gleng1, kdole45, Live Life in Real Time, bribenk, Cloud37, johnnydomino, mcleary, Queer Deadhead, Tony_S, oncefuzzy, dalton, bkind-fg2all, stagger-lee, mikegordon, dgoldstein2, EDupree, jdwilgus, dmhdead, starjfa, NYLifer, bolzee, TERRIPIN, mcumm1165, BlackandWhite.Peter, kennyony, Thom, pomo1, snoone, stu, bradleyg, MAXROD, dreamtime, sbd61, dzemma, kuu

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The only B-day show I almost caught..more .f--king snow

After Novembers snow storm, near misses and lucky to be alive driving. Nobody could get a car.We were screwed....Anybody want to buy an unused 1-12-79 ticket

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nyc
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Joined: Jul 11 2007
i believe this was my first

i believe this was my first show with my brother, keith and donna and my best friend tells me that they were not there but i have pictures and unless i was really trippin more than i thought that was keith and donna on stage with jerry, bobby, mickey, phil and billy....

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DeBary, FL 32713
United States
28° 52' 16.8384" N, 81° 19' 44.184" W
Joined: Jun 24 2007
K&D were there; I don't

K&D were there; I don't believe Donna left the tour until Providence or Hartford or something.

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South Central PA
United States
41° 17' 50.928" N, 76° 22' 24.06" W
Joined: Jun 13 2007
Aaand the winner is...........

My first. Nuff said.

Whoa!!! What have you gotten yourself into?

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between now and then
United States
Joined: Jun 4 2007
its strange how no one comes round any more

This was the first time I saw several shows in a row. It started in Philadelphia and ended a week later with this show. I thought the first set was ok. Second set was was really enjoyable, maybe because it was the first time in a week they didn't play Good Lovin'. Also found it odd they played Roses at both Philly shows. Loved the Dancin/Jerry,Bill Jam into drums. During the week I didn't hear anything about Kieth and Donna leaving. I always thought a female voice as part of the harmony added to the Dead experience. This show marked an end of the Kieth/Donna era for me. After the show it snowed again. My ride down from NY continued to the Volunteer Jam, I had to take Amtrack back.

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Snow after the Show

I drove to this concert from Keansburg,NJ. During the concert I remember looking outside and seeing snow coming down. After the concert made the long, snowy drive back to Jersey.

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New York, NY
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40° 45' 21.7944" N, 73° 59' 13.0236" W
Joined: Sep 10 2007
thoughts

I received some upgrades to some of the shows on this tour so it seemed like a good time to give the tour a second listen. To put it bluntly, this is not a good show. In looking over my notes from the 1st set, let me just pull out 3 words I used in describing what I heard: "forced," "competent," "uninspiring." That's not good. The 1st set is forgettable. Set 2 starts off the same way. Samson has some life to it, which is something I guess. Roses features a somewhat pretty but clearly lazy solo. Then something happens, a spark flies, FrankenJerry comes alive, and for 25 minutes we get an [at least somewhat] inspired Dancing in the Street. Now, I don't think this is a great version, but it is at least very good, and in this show at least, it is a highlight. The pre-drums jam with just Jerry and the drummers is especially noteworthy. It's still based on the Dancing theme so I include it as part of the song (thus, the 25 minute Dancing). Post-drums is ok, it's better than the 1st set but I wouldn't call any of it better than good at best. In sum, this is a show that I will never listen to again, twice is more than enough, excepting the Dancing. Subpar show, 5/10 overall

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