Grateful Dead show guide

May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden

May 7, 1977 at Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US · Post-Hiatus era · 4 circulating recordings · Archive listener rating around 5

Setlist Songs

Bertha · Cassidy · Deal · Jack Straw · Peggy-O · Minglewood Blues · Mississippi Half Step · Big River · Tennessee Jed · The Music Never Stopped · Terrapin Station · Samson And Delilah · Friend Of The Devil · Estimated Prophet · Eyes Of The World · Drums · The Wheel · Wharf Rat · Around And Around · U.S. Blues

Highlights

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo · Peggy-O · Terrapin Station · Estimated Prophet · Eyes Of The World · Wharf Rat · Eyes Of The World > Drums > The Wheel > Wharf Rat

Guide Note

Boston balances first-set precision with a broad, patient second set. It is a strong example of how relaxed the band could sound in 1977 without losing definition.

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