Field House - May 3, 1970
Field House
May 03, 1970
Middletown, CT US
Notes:
also: NRPS
Set List:
Workin' Man BluesI Don't Know You
Last Lonely Eagle
Truck Drivin' Man
Fair Chance To Know
Me And My Uncle
New Speedway Boogie
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Dire Wolf
Don't Ease Me In
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This show was recorded from the audience. A tape has surfaced, which was apparently some kind of sociology class project. While the recording might seem unlistenable to some ears, I actually find it quite fascinating, and extremely enjoyable.
I don't remember how I heard about this show. I hitchhiked up from New Haven with a friend who was going to go to Wesleyan in the fall. Maybe he got word somehow. Anyway, I heard they had a day off and wanted to play somewhere. I mostly remember how casual the whole thing was - they just set up on the grass. Very cool to be that close to them. Pig Pen really rocked, a force of nature.
Yeah, I'm sure any tape of this show would be rough, but I'd love to hear it. I think this was just the second time I saw them, the first being Montreal Expo 8/6/67 with Jefferson Airplane, a mind-blowing thrill.
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Location
Wrong city - this is actually the date of the outdoor show at the practice fields (Field House) at Wesleyan University (Barlow's alma mater?) in Middletown, Conneticut. I know because it was the first show I ever saw. NRPS (with Jerry on pedal steel), then acoustic set (great Black Peter), then electric set. Not more than 2 or 3 thousand in attendance. It was great and I was hooked