Grateful Dead show guide

May 4, 1977 · The Palladium

May 4, 1977 at The Palladium · New York, NY, US · Post-Hiatus era · 3 circulating recordings · Archive listener rating around 5

Setlist Songs

Mississippi Half Step · Big River · They Love Each Other · Minglewood Blues · It Must Have Been The Roses · Cassidy · Deal · Looks Like Rain · Brown Eyed Women · Dancin' In The Streets · Estimated Prophet · Scarlet Begonias · Fire On The Mountain · Terrapin Station · Playing In The Band · Comes A Time · Playing In The Band

Highlights

Dancing In The Street · Scarlet Begonias · Fire On The Mountain · Terrapin Station · Comes A Time · Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain · Terrapin Station > Playing In The Band > Comes A Time > Playing In The Band

Guide Note

May 4 leans more architectural than May 3, saving its biggest statements for the second set. The long Dancing plus the Terrapin to Playin' suite give it both momentum and emotional lift.

Open Deadhead High · Independent fan project. Setlist data attribution: gdshowsdb by Jeff Smith, MIT License. Listening links point to Archive and Relisten.