1977 was a golden year in Grateful Dead history. The band had thoroughly settled in with their newest additions, the Godchauxs, and were playing some of the best music of their career. As with most years of their career, the Dead spent most of the year on the road, performing across the country with eager fans following their every beckon call.
The group kicked off a major spring tour on April 22nd, before settling into the Passaic, NJ Capitol Theatre for a three night run from 4/25 through 4/27. There was some serious magic in the air for the run’s finale, which saw the Dead open with Chuck Berry’s “Promised Land” and roar through an extended version of “Mississippi Half-Step.” Lengthy versions of “Sugaree,” “Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain,” “Terrapin Station” and “Morning Dew” highlight this particularly tasty treat.
Another treat, of course, is the full video that has been captured by Music Vault and shared for your viewing pleasure. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show:
Setlist: Grateful Dead at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ – 4/27/77
Setlist:
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:49 – Promised Land
0:05:22 – crowd noise
0:07:06 – Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
0:15:05 – crowd noise
0:19:49 – Looks Like Rain
0:27:10 – crowd noise
0:29:19 – Sugaree
0:40:48 – crowd noise
0:43:02 – El Paso
0:47:43 – crowd noise
0:49:43 – Row Jimmy
0:58:42 – crowd noise
1:00:40 – New Minglewood Blues
1:05:46 – Banter
1:07:05 – Loser
1:15:36 – crowd noise
1:17:27 – The Music Never Stopped
1:24:33 – Intermission
1:35:44 – Estimated Prophet
1:44:04 – crowd noise
1:45:53 – Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain
2:07:00 – crowd noise
2:08:34 – Ramble On Rose
2:15:42 – crowd noise
2:18:32 – Samson And Delilah
2:25:34 – crowd noise
2:29:24 – Terrapin Station
2:39:50 – Morning Dew
2:52:00 – Banter
3:02:46 – Johnny B. Goode
[originally published 4/27/16]