Set 1:
Promised Land, Dire Wolf, Mexicali Blues-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Looks Like Rain, Peggy-O, It's All Over Now, Deal, Lazy Lightning-> Supplication
Set 2:
Bertha-> Good Lovin', Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet-> Eyes Of The World-> Stella Blue-> Franklin's Tower-> Around & Around,
E: Johnny B. Goode
- Weather:
- High: 14.1 °F
- Low: -5.7 °F
- Feels Like High: 1.0 °F
- Feels Like Low: -21.1 °F
- Wind Speed: 11.6 mph
- Humidity: 56.5 %
- Moonphase: 0.72
- Precipitation: 0.024 in. (snow)
- Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon snow.
- Show Certainty Confirmed
- Setlist Certainty Confirmed
- Ticket Price $8.50 / $9.50
- Sellout Yes
- In Attendance 4381
- Gross $38,802.00
Jerry's voice is back at full strength which adds the final touch to this start of the Midwest leg of the 1978 winter tour. The show starts off solid, building to serious jams in Deal and Lazy Lightning> Supplication before launching into a second set crowned by non-stop action from Estimated>Eyes on, including a unique Stella>Franklin's sequence.
From Daily Dose Of The Dead: "But for me, the most interesting musical moment of the night takes place late in the second set, when the band plays a spectacular version of Stella Blue and then shifts, very confidently, into Franklin’s Tower. Not only is the late-blooming Franklin’s Tower unusual, but the Stella>Franklin’s pairing is unique – the Dead never did this before and they aren’t going to do it again. After killing the transition, the usual Grateful Dead being the Grateful Dead shenanigans take place and equipment problems threaten to derail the whole song, with Jerry laughing through it. However, with around three minutes to go, the crew irons things out, and, as if to reward the fans for putting up with the weird glitches, the boys rear back and deliver a tremendous blast of energy during the last part of the song, playing so loudly that it throws the speakers off and radio signals start to bleed through. This is a classic Grateful Dead moment and it’s makes this very nice 1978 show even more interesting for the casual listener."
