Great North Special

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Local Support]

• 1:51 Dry Corner, Shabason & Krgovich
• 5:31 Metropolitan Mirage, Daydream Plus
• 9:12 Ayé Mo Júbà, Kunlé

[Headliners]

• 12:54 It's All Over Now, 12/28/79
• 20:47 Truckin', 10/30/80
• 30:14 West LA Fadeaway, 3/22/90

[Encore]

• 39:39 So Long Jerry, Ween
• 45:13 So Many Roads, 10/1/94
• 52:29 Keep Your Day Job, 9/20/82

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 8/27: Mark Thackaway @ Drums n' Flats
• 10/20: Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country @ Annabel's
• 11/13: Bela Fleck @ Koerner Hall

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1] 9/15/88

• 1:29 Hell in a Bucket
• 7:33 Sugaree
• 18:28 Deal

[Set 2]

• 28:16 Let the Good Times Roll, 3/24/90
• 32:06 Shakedown Street, 10/25/79
• 46:20 Built to Last, 7/17/89
• 51:07 One More Saturday Night, 3/24/90

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 6/19: Trey Anastasio @ Massey Hall
• 6/20: Special Delivery @ Collective Arts
• 6/20: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac
• 6/23: Steve Earle @ Danforth Music Hall
• 7/11: Cherry Garcia Band @ Toronto Island Marina

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1]

• 1:31 Brown-Eyed Women, 3/26/73
• 6:25 Althea, 9/27/81
• 14:04 Row Jimmy, 6/3/76

[Set Break]

• 23:51 Number, Charlotte Cornfield
• 26:34 Pulp Mill, Grey Divorce
• 29:39 Honey, Ora Cogan

[Set 2] 10/18/94

• 35:16 Help on the Way >
• 38:59 Slipknot! >
• 44:56 Franklin's Tower

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 5/8: Mark T and Lost Roses @ Black Swan
• 5/9: Bertha @ Babeville (Buffalo NY)
• 5/29: Whose Cat is Dead? @ Rosario's
• 5/30: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern
• 6/6: Harvest Wind @ Penny's
• 7/17: Charlotte Cornfield @ Hillside Festival (Guelph, ON)

// // TAGS: // rock, music, Toronto, Canada, Americana, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Jam Band

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1]

• 01:14 Dark Hollow, 10/7/80
• 05:00 Rosa Lee McFall, 10/26/80
• 07:50 Iko Iko, 10/7/80
• 11:36 The Race is On, 10/13/80

[Set 2]

• 15:24 Bird Song, 10/10/80
• 23:26 Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie, 9/30/80
• 29:43 New Speedway Boogie, 5/1/70

[Set Break] Trey Anastasio

• 38:22 Waste
• 42:30 Taste

[Encore]

• 49:22 She Belongs to Me, 1992
• 53:26 Ripple, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 5/1: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac
• 5/29: Whose Cat is Dead @ Rosario's
• 5/30: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern

// // TAGS: // r

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1]: 2/1/78

• 01:39 Estimated Prophet >
• 13:27 He's Gone

[Set Break]

• 24:27 Nobody But You, The Sheepdogs
• 27:55 The Ballad of Stu Rankin, The Mirrors
• 30:59 Trans Canadian Blues, Bobby Dove

[Set 2]: 1/31/78

• 36:05 Scarlet Begonias >
• 47:37 Fire on the Mountain

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac
• 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's
• 4/4: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch
• 4/18: Mars Hotel @ the Mod Club

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1]: 2/18/71

• 01:45 St. Stephen
• 08:11 Wharf Rat >
• 15:14 Beautiful Jam

[Set 2]: 2/24/74

• 18:34 Eyes of the World >
• 31:09 China Doll

[Set 3]: 2/21/95

• 37:45 Friend of the Devil
• 44:59 Broken Arrow
• 50:25 Liberty

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 2/28: The Lizards @ Rosario's
• 3/6: Whose Cat is Dead? @ Rosario's
• 3/7: Beggar's Waltz @ The Gull
• 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac
• 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's
• 4/18: Mars Hotel @ the Mod Club

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Come for the giveaway, stay for the lost '67 Dead show at Meridian Hall, and re-download to hear me say "Angine de Poitrine". Just another Saturday nite in Toronto.

Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1]

• 02:17 Deep Elem Blues, 8/5/67
• 08:08 Cold Rain and Snow, 8/5/67
• 11:26 That's It For The Other One, 8/5/67

[Set 2]

• 22:03 Fabienk, Angine de Poitrine
• 29:05 Me and My Uncle, Billy Strings
• 32:33 Cassidy, Billy Strings

[Encore] Pounds of Sin

• 42:40 The Music Never Stopped
• 47:47 Slipknot! >
• 50:56 Deal

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace
• 2/28: The Lizards @ Rosario's
• 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac
• 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's
• 4/18: Mars Hotel & Zuffalo @ Mod Club

Mamma mia! Get ready for classic Dead, local favorites, and a tribute to Bobby that'll have you shouting "I am! I am! I am!"

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Grateful Dead unless noted

[Set 1]

• 01:18 Jack Straw, 12/1/79
• 06:56 Sugaree, 12/1/79

[Set Break] Artist // Dead connection

• 25:02 If I Had A Dollar, Zuffalo // Whose Cat Is Dead
• 27:28 118 Ossington, Danceland // Cherry Garcia Band
• 31:44 Wunderlust, Mark Thackway // Mark T Band

[Set 2]

• 37:55 Let It Grow, Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 1/30: Soup @ Penny's
• 1/31: Caution Jam @ Grossman's Tavern
• 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace

Today we say goodbye to Bobby 🥀 My idols are dead and my enemies are in power.

Did he Go To Heaven? Or Hell in a Bucket? Follow @greatnorthspecial and DM your answer. Grand prize goes to whoever can prove it.

[Set 1]

• 02:34 Only a River, Bob Weir, Blue Mountain
• 07:58 Lost Sailor, Bobby & Phil, 3/2/18
• 14:30 Black-Throated Wind, Wolf Bros, 4/2/22

[Set 2]

• 23:20 Take Me To The River, Ratdog, 9/16/22
• 27:36 Let It Grow, Wolf Bros, 2/26/23

[Encore]

• 43:38 Saint of Circumstance, Bobby & Phil, 3/2/18
• 53:13 I Know You Rider, The Dead, 6/15/03

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 1/18: Mark T Band @ Noonan's
• 1/23: Whose Cat Is Dead? @ Black Swan Tavern
• 1/24: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac
• 1/26: Danceland @ The Local
• 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace

Happy New Year! Spark that giant joint and get ready for some jams from New Year's Eve past.

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Grateful Dead unless noted.

[Set 1]

• 01:51 Dancin' in the Street, 12/31/71
• 10:12 The Eleven, 12/31/69
• 21:22 Greatest Story Ever Told, 12/31/80

[Set 2]

• 26:38 Dark Star >, 12/31/78
• 37:59 Black Peter >, 12/31/71
• 46:25 Dark Star, 12/31/78

[Encore]

• 48:20 Brokedown Palace, 12/31/80
• 54:44 One More Saturday Night, 12/31/71

Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA

• 12/31: Dead Gratitude @ Castro's
• 1/10: Beggar's Waltz @ Rivoli
• 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace