Grateful Dead 8/14/1971 Brokedown Palace

December 19, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized

Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals 
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan - vocals, organ, percussion 
Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums

Just a month after closing down the Fillmores, Bill Graham presented this two-night stand at the Berkeley Community Theater with the Grateful Deadand New Riders of the Purple Sage. These were marathon shows for Jerry Garcia, who was onstage with both bands. These were to be some of the last ever performances by the original five-piece Grateful Dead lineup. Just a few weeks after this show, front man Pigpen was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. The following month the group would begin rehearsals with Keith Godchaux, changing the sound of the band forever. Pigpen would return the following year, but would not be healthy enough to join the fall tour that October.

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