Jerry Day 2018 presents Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, Melvin Seals & JGB, and the Gary Gates Band
Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre
McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA 94121 USA
11:30 AM, Sunday, August 5, 2018

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• 11:30 AM: Announcements; Comments from SF Assessor Carmen Chu
• 11:45 AM - 12:30PM: Gary Gates Band
• 12:45 PM: Comments from SF Board of Supervisors President Malia Cohen
• 1:00 PM: Melvin Seals & JGB
• 2:45 PM: Comments from Dennis McNally
• 3:00 PM: Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

Missed it, dang!

[1:00 PM? announcements, band out]

1. [1:nn PM] Lay Down Sally
2. [1:nn PM] I Saw Her Standing There
   [We arrive late, drat! about 1:35 PM]
3. [1:nn PM] the Harder They Come (ZN)
4. [1:46 PM] Eyes of the World (SB) £
5. [2:00 PM] Dancing in the Street (LC)
6. [2:10 PM] My Sisters and Brothers (ZN)
   [Add Stu Allen]
7. [2:18 PM] Help on the Way (ZN) » Slipknot! »
8. [2:28 PM] Terrapin Station tease » Midnight Moonlight (ZN)
   [set ends 2:36 PM]

Melvin Seals & JGB

• Sunshine Becker: £ flute, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
• Lady Chi: lead and harmony vox;
• Peter Lavezzoli: drums;
• John-Paul McLean: bass;
• Zack Nugent: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Melvin Seals: Hammond B-3 organ, Roland RD700 keyboard, harmony vox;
  
  - with special guest -
• Stu Allen: guitar.

[3:00 PM announcements and band introduction by Bo Putnam, band out]

1. [3:06 PM] Cream Puff War (SA)
   [Add Melvin at the B-3]
2. [3:10 PM] Greatest Story Ever Told (NL)
   [Melvin off]
3. [3:23 PM] Peggy-O (SA)
4. [3:28 PM] Mama Tried (NL)
5. [3:32 PM] Tons of Steel (SS)
6. [3:38 PM] Bird Song (SA)
7. [3:51 PM] Let It Grow (NL)
   [Add Bo Putnam: harmonica]
8. [4:04 PM] Don't Ease Me In (SA)
   [4:09 PM pause for shots; Bo off]
9. [4:13 PM] Shakedown Street (SA)
10. [4:31 PM] Playing in the Band (NL) »
11. [4:42 PM] China Doll (SA) »
12. [4:52 PM] Playing in the Band reprise »
13. [4:59 PM] Foolish Heart (SA) »
14. [5:08 PM] drums »
15. [5:16 PM] Days Between (SA)
16. [5:26 PM] Sugar Magnolia (NL)
    [set ends 5:35 PM; all off, back in a minute]
    
    Encore
17. [5:38 PM] Brokedown Palace (SA)
18. [5:43 PM] And We Bid You Goodnight
    [show ends 5:46 PM; final words and thanks from Tom]

Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

• Stu Allen: guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Jeremy Hoenig: drums;
• Nate LaPointe: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Justin Purtill: bass, harmony vox;
• Jerry Saracini: drums;
• Steve Sofranko: Hohner Clavinet D6, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, lead & harmony vox;
  
  - with special guests -
• Bo Putnam: harmonica;
• Melvin Seals: Hammond B-3 organ.

• I was kind of bummed to miss the start of the show, but between martial arts obligations and Sunday traffic, our attendance at Jerry Day is always kind of dicey. Happily, we didn't miss too much music, and by the time we arrived, the chilly fog had receded enough to leave us in warm sunshine: all the better for celebrating the occasion!
• It seems funny to me that the JGB repertoire has tilted over so far into the Grateful Dead songbook, but I can't really complain about the performance: it was darn fun!
• Dennis McNally did take time for a few words between sets, but I wasn't paying enough attention to note when he spoke or what he said: sorry Dennis!
• I thought it was really nice of Bo to acknowledge Pat Nevins for his help getting Jerry Day started (in 2003!)
• Stu and pals put on a terrific set, and while the chilly wind portended the return of the fog threatened, it stayed sunny and cool past the end of the show: just exactly perfect!
• And how about a loud shout of thanks to Roger McNamee and Brad Serling? Thanks to them you can watch archived video of the whole event via YouTube OR the Moonalice archive.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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