Grateful Dead show guide

May 2, 1970 · West Gym, Harpur College

May 2, 1970 at West Gym, Harpur College · Binghamton, NY, US · Primal era · 2 circulating recordings · Archive listener rating around 5

Setlist Songs

Don't Ease Me In · I Know You Rider · Friend Of The Devil · Dire Wolf · Beat It On Down The Line · Black Peter · Candyman · Cumberland Blues · Deep Elem Blues · Cold Jordan · Uncle John's Band · Saint Stephen · Cryptical Envelopment · Drums · The Other One · Cryptical Envelopment · Cosmic Charlie · Casey Jones · Good Lovin' · Drums · Good Lovin' · Cold Rain And Snow · It's A Man's World · Dancin' In The Streets · Morning Dew · Viola Lee Blues · Feedback · And We Bid You Good Night

Highlights

I Know You Rider · Uncle John's Band · St. Stephen · The Other One · Good Lovin' · Morning Dew · Viola Lee Blues · St. Stephen > That's It For The Other One

Guide Note

Harpur College is a full-course 1970 experience: acoustic warmth, New Riders context, and a fierce electric landing. It is one of the clearest gateways into the Workingman's-era transition.

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