The Set List

Grateful Dead, Egypt '78, Ready For Release

Rhino Records has inked Sept. 30 as the date of release for  a 2-CD/1-DVD set of highlights from the Dead's shows Sept. 14-16, 1978 at the Gizah Sound and Light Theater.
Rhino's press release reads: In the fall of 1978, author and counterculture icon Ken Kesey reported to a close friend that he had recently witnessed "the latest Rocking of the Cradle of Civilization." The course of events that he went on to recall was the Grateful Dead's assorted family, friends and fellow Pranksters--"Pyramidiots" of various origins--descent upon Egypt's Nile Valley that culminated in three legendary concerts performed at the foot of the Great Pyramid in Gizah. Although perhaps unintentionally, the entire adventure might have been easily seen, as Kesey did, as one very special contribution to the then-critical Middle Eastern peace effort. To commemorate the 30-year anniversary of this cosmic convergence of sound and sphinx, Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino will release "Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978," a collection of highlights from this historic three-night stand.
Track Listing

Disc 1
1. "Jack Straw"
2. "Row Jimmy"
3. "New, Minglewood Blues"
4. "Candyman"
5. "Looks Like Rain"
6. "Stagger Lee"
7. "I Need A Miracle"
8. "It's All Over Now"
9. "Deal"

Disc 2
1. "Ollin Arageed"
2. "Fire On The Mountain"
3. "Iko Iko"
4. "Shakedown Street"
5. "Drums"
6. "Space"
7. "Truckin'"
8. "Stella Blue"
9. "Around And Around"

DVD
Track Listing
1. "Bertha"
2. "Good Lovin'"
3. "Row Jimmy"
4. "New, Minglewood Blues"
5. "Candyman"
6. "Looks Like Rain"
7. "Deal"
8. "Ollin Arageed"
9. "Fire On The Mountain"
10. "Iko Iko"
11. "I Need A Miracle"
12. "It's All Over Now"
13. "Truckin'"
Featurette: "The Vacation Tapes"

Dead.net Exclusive Bonus CD
1. "Bertha"
2. "Good Lovin'"
3. "El Paso"
4. "Ramble On Rose"
5. "Estimated Prophet"
6. "Eyes Of The World"
7. "Terrapin Station"
8. "Sugar Magnolia"

The Grateful Dead ... With Strings

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere concert of Lee Johnson’s Dead Symphony No. 6, an orchestral exploration of “Saint Stephen,” “China Doll,” “Stella Blue” and other Grateful Dead tunes.
Premiere will take place at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Aug. 1, which would have been Jerry Garcia’s 66th birthday.
For the one-night-only performance, Pro Video Group of Baltimore will re-create a psychedelic video display behind the orchestra during the performance.
The hall's lobby will transform into a counterculture museum featuring Grateful Dead memorabilia and other rock ‘n’ roll gems from the 1960s and 1970s. Rare Grateful Dead photographs by Amalie  R. Rothschild, the house photographer for the Fillmore East in New York, will also be auctioned online and in the lobby the night of the performance. All proceeds will benefit the BSO.
Johnson started working on the symphony in 1995, shortly after Garcia’s death.The Russian National Orchestra recorded Dead Symphony No. 6 and released a CD last year.
The BSO has not announced a conductor nor soloist(s) for the performance.

Set List: Grateful Dead, Hollywood Bowl, 1974

Sirius will launch its all-Grateful Dead channel on Sept. 7 with the only known recording of the band’s July 21, 1974 concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The Dead’s Bob Weir will host a show following the performance, with other members of the Dead doing host duties for the channel’s other original shows.  (Sam Thielman)

That show (Gallo's first Dead show) was three sets. The first: The Promised Land, Tennessee Jed, Me And My Uncle, Sugaree, Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > It Must Have Been The Roses, El Paso, Scarlet Begonias, Around And Around
Set 2 (Phil & Ned): Seastones
Set 3: China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Big River, Row Jimmy, Playin' In The Band > Wharf Rat > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam > Playin' In The Band, Ship Of Fools, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues

Sirius Answers Request for Daylong Version of 'Dark Star'

Sirius will air a sneak preview of its Grateful Dead Channel Aug. 1-9 on channel 17.
The Grateful Dead Channel will feature studio, live and unreleased concert recordings, plus new commentary from  Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh and Bob Kreutzmann. Archival interviews from Jerry Garcia will also be part of the mix.
Channel 17 is titled Jam-On, Sirius’ home for jam bands. Regular programming resumes Aug. 10.  There is no date set yet for the launch of the Grateful Dead Channel though it will occur this summer.