Benefits

Benefits

A List of Benefits Played by the Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia

v 01, March 11, 2016

DATE	GD	JG	VENUE	CITY	STATE	ACT1	NOTES
19660519	1		Avalon Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	Straight Theater Benefit, "A Reading and Dance Concert"
19660529	1		California Hall	San Francisco	CA	GD	LEMAR Benefit Ball - "Aid the end of marijuana prohibition"
19660911	1		Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	GD	BOTH AND Jazz Club Benefit; GD not billed, played on other people's equipment.
19661008	1		Mount Tamalpais, Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre	Marin County	CA	GD	1st Congressional District Write-In Committee for Phil Drath and Peace Benefit. "Bola Sete replaced Joan B. and Mimi Farina cancelled" (Dead.net).
19661113	1		Avalon Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	Zen Mountain Center Benefit
19661120	1		Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Jon Hendricks and John Handy were MCs. Stokely Carmichael spoke. 3pm to Midnight Show
19670129	1		Avalon Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	Mantra Rock Dance - Krishna Consciousness Comes West, SF Kristna temple Benefit
19670205	1		Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	GD	uncertain; Benefit for the US Strike Committee
19670212	1		Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	GD	Abe Lincoln's Birthday Party, Council for Civil Unity Benefit. Ross: Notes: VDC Study Group Benefit--council For Civic Unity.
19670305	1		Avalon Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	New Stage and Straight Theatre Benefit
19670412	1		Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	GD	Busted - SF Mime troupe Benefit
19670530	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	HALO Benefit
19671001	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Jazz '68. DB XI: "Potpourri", "A Benefit for the Economic Opportunity Program"
19671022	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	Marijuana Defense Benefit
19671112	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit for the Bands. LIA says there is confirmation that this actually happened.
19680318		1	Pier 10	San Francisco	CA	Traffic	KMPX-FM Strike Benefit; Garcia sits in with Traffic.
19680320	1		Avalon Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	KMPX-FM strike benefit
19680403	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	KMPX-FM Strike Benefit
19680522		1	Carousel Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	Tuesday Night Jam	"Jam Session with Jerry Garcia and others" (Express Times ad). A report in Billboard (Lehman 1968), this was a benefit concert to promote bringing jazz into schools, with an organization called the Jazz Action Movement (JAM). SFET listing has "Jerry Garcia and others".
19680604		1	Carousel Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	Tuesday Night Jam	Top left: "Benefit Tuesday". "Jam" - Jerry Garcia, Elvin Bishop, Barry Melton, Tim Davis, Lonnie Turner, Steve Miller, Fred Walk, Dino, Marcus Magnificent Malone, plus others.
19680619	1		Carousel Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit for the Black Man's Free Store. I am persuaded by Light Into Ashes (Deadessays blog reference) that the circulating tape is the Celestial Synapse show of 2/19/69. RJG doesn't mention Havens, but after GD lists Little Andre and others.
19680714	1		Marina Green	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit Jazz Action Movement, 10 am - 5 pm, free admission, donations accepted. Barb listing says "playing from top of Dooley Foundation medical showboat, spons. SF Arts Comm.", gives 1:30 start time.
19680901	1		Palace of Fine Arts Theatre	San Francisco	CA	GD	Haight-Ashbury Medical Clinic benefit - afternoon concert
19681117	1		Eagle's Auditorium	Seattle	WA	GD	DB50: "DeadLists has this as a benefit for Indian rights"
19681117	1		Eagle's Auditorium	Seattle	WA	GD	DB50: "DeadLists has this as a benefit for Indian rights"
19690312	1		Fillmore West	San Francisco	CA	GD	SF State Strike Committee Benefit
19690315	1		Hilton Hotel	San Francisco	CA	GD	"Black and White Ball" - San Francisco Symphony Benefit. MIJ: "The theme is 'Where It's Happening'" - sounds like quite a bunch of hipsters.
19690317	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	Barb: "A "Superjam" dance and concert will be thrown at Winterland this Monday, St. Patrick's Nite, to benefit the Chosen Family that was busted and burned out at Rancho Olompali in Novato.
19690528	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	People's Park Benefit ("People's Park Bail Ball").
19690611		1	California Hall	San Francisco	CA	Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck	Scientology Benefit
19691115	1		Lanai Theater	Crockett	CA	GD	Moratorium Day Gathering (Benefit)
19691119		1	Fillmore West	San Francisco	CA	NRPS	Family Dog Benefit; originally advertised for Winterland; HMFD = Big Brother
19700317	1		Kleinhans Music Hall	Buffalo	NY	GD	Show with Buffalo Symphony Orchestra. Benefit for the BSO. Elaborate show well documented by Gerland.
19700318		1	Family Dog On The Great Highway	San Francisco	CA	NRPS	Benefit for the Sons of Thunder. Uncertain if NRPS happened (w/ JG), not least since GD would probably have stayed on East Coast between Buffalo and Port Chester shows.
19700519		1	Peninsula School	Menlo Park	CA	NRPS	Corry Arnold originally pinned a NRPS show at the Peninsula School in Menlo Park to 4/28/70, but it happened 5/19/70, per Stanford Daily: "Today from 3:30 to sundown the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (with Jerry Garcia of the Dead) will play at the Peninsula School, on Peninsula Way near Willow Road, Menlo Park. Tickets $1.50 at the gate, a benefit for the school's scholarship fund. + *"
19700621	1		Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	NRPS/GD	American Indian Benefit (Pit River Indians).
19701123		1	Anderson Theatre	New York	NY	NRPS/GD	Hells Angels Benefit
19701223		1	Winterland	San Francisco	CA	NRPS/GD	Benefit for the Montessori School and Bear
19710122		1	Gymnasium, Lane Community College	Eugene	OR	NRPS/GD	Benefit: Approximately 20% of the profits (after expenses) from this dance-concert will go to LCC's student financial aids program, while a larger percentage will go to the Eugene White Bird Clinic [non-profit/"free" health clinic] (Lane 1971a).
19710303	1		Carousel Ballroom	San Francisco	CA	GD	Airwaves Benefit. At the building then known as Fillmore West, but not promoted by Bill Graham and advertised as Carousel Ballroom, so we use that name here. Shades of Joy with Martin Fierro. Sellout, made $7k for the community radio beneficiaries. Great party. Hot Tuna appeared at the last minute. Dead played a 2 1/2 hour set ending at 3:30 am.
19710305	1		Oakland Auditorium Arena	Oakland	CA	GD	Black Panther Benefit. Barb expost calls it a "sullen bad vibes environment", 6,500 capacity hall half-full, of which 800 were black. Strnage note that two Chicanos were going who had seen the Dead in Sac the night before, and thought "they'd dig 'em two nights in a row".  When the Dead came on, only a thousand people, including a sprinkling of blacks, were left. Ended at 11.
19710324	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit for the Sufi Choir of San Francisco. LIA says NRPS did not appear.
19710603		1	Friends and Relations Hall	San Francisco	CA	NRPS	Benefit for the Bear Tribe. Naked Tripper in Berkeley Tribe.
19710804	1		Terminal Island Correctional Facility	San Pedro	CA	GD	Owsley benefit.
19710903		1	Harding Theatre	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit for Head Start of Marin County. As of 12/15/2015 LIA is skeptical that these took place, urges tagging as CXL.
19710904		1	Harding Theatre	San Francisco	CA	GD	Benefit for Head Start of Marin County. As of 12/15/2015 LIA is skeptical that these took place, urges tagging as CXL.
19711003		1	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University	Palo Alto	CA	JGMS	Pamoja Scholarship Fund Sunday Afternoon Music Series; note that Grushkin review identifies bassist as Charlie Conn, but I suspect it's John Kahn. I wonder if Hugh Masekela was with Big Black at this point? Personnel: Fogerty confirmed by Michael Parrish, who attended. Tribe: "bring blankets (it gets frosty early these days)". Benefit for the Pamoja Scholarship Fund.
19720305	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	American Indian Benefit. DB50: "An eyewitness reports the Dead playing a jam with some of the Native Americans after the encore"
19720325		1	Academy of Music	New York	NY	Jerry Garcia and Friends	Best to call this "Bo Diddley backed by the Grateful Dead", n'est-ce pas? Hells Angels Benefit.
19720827	1		Old Renaissance Faire Grounds	Veneta	OR	GD	Springfield Creamery Benefit.
19720922		1	Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	JGMS	United Farmworkers Union Benefit. According to Merl Jr., this is the show for which Jerry flew in and out from the east coast.
19721009	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	Roadie Benefit.
19721108		1	Longshoreman's Hall	San Francisco	CA	JGMS	High Altitude Traders Benefit
19730525		1	Bimbo's 365 Club	San Francisco	CA	OAITW	Benefit for the Summerland Project.
19730602		1	Marin Civic Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	JGMS	Benefit for the Autistic Class of the Henry C. Hall Elementary School in Larkspur, organized by Sausalito Is Spring.
19730930		1	Community Center	Stinson Beach	CA	OAITW	"Jerry Garcia and his bluegrass group, Old and In The Way, will perform a benefit concert for the Bolinas-Stinson School District" music program.
19731002		1	Winterland	San Francisco	CA	JGMS	Legal Aid Benefit. Norm Van Maastricht tells a funny story of being surrounded by "huge, evil-looking bikers" backstage at this gig, his buddy unwittingly grabbing a beer from their cooler and skee-daddling out of there
19731005		1	Civic Auditorium	Santa Cruz	CA	OAITW	New listing as of 4/22/2012. Corry: "I have since been in touch with a fellow blogger who actually attended the show. More importantly, he recalls that Old And In The Way's performance was broadcast on the radio, and it was announced from the stage. I no longer recall whether it was the college radio station (KZSC) or the local community station (KUSP), but it does mean that there is a chance that someone made a tape. Poster from cryptdev's post gives "Jelly Roll Community Productions Presents Old & In the Way [subbed with personnel, Jerry Garcia up top over Vassar, Peter, David and John] and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Special Guest Bruce Frye". At bottom it says "A Jelly Roll Jamboree". Goldberg reports that fire marshal turned some ticket holders away. "This writer is getting a little bored with Jerry Garcia and his country rock groups ... it's jut not exciting music."
19731104		1	California State College Sonoma	Rohnert Pak	CA	OAITW
19731128		1	Palace of Fine Arts Theatre	San Francisco	CA	Jerry Garcia & Mickey Hart	Benefit for 3HO North Yoga.
19740119		1	Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	JGMS	Benefit for the Community Learning Center. Hosted by Emory Douglas.
19740902		1	Marx Meadow, Golden Gate Park	San Francisco	CA	JGMS	Attendance estimates range from 7,000-7,500. Benefit for the People's Ballroom. "Asked by the Barb if he sympathized the White Panther politics of the People's Ballroom, Garcia replied, 'I don't support them or not support them, but I'd just as soon play as not".
19750323	1		Kezar Stadium	San Francisco	CA	GD	SNACK Benefit. Perry: "The reunited Dead came on to enthusiastic cheers. Their set was entirely taken. up with "Space Age," a long, noodlmg space shuffle written for the event."
19750615		1	Civic Auditorium	San Francisco	CA	JGMS	Benefit for the Community Fairs Broadcast Foundation. Billed on handbill as "Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders and Friends"
19750617	1		Winterland	San Francisco	CA	GD	Bob Fried Memorial; billed as "Jerry Garcia And Friends"
19770205		1	Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara	Isla Vista	CA	JGB	Benefit: Proceeds to go to Red Wind Foundation
19770205		1	Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara	Isla Vista	CA	JGB	Benefit: Proceeds to go to Red Wind Foundation.
19770623		1	Auditorium, Santa Rosa High School	Santa Rosa	CA	JGB	Poster: Benefit Concert for the Survival of the Forest Community of Camp Meeker.
19770623		1	Auditorium, Santa Rosa High School	Santa Rosa	CA	JGB	Poster: Benefit Concert for the Survival of the Forest Community of Camp Meeker.
19770812		1	Pier 31	San Francisco	CA	JGB	Greenpeace Benefit. Handbill: "Celebration - Jerry Garcia & Band | Wilderness - Greenpeace - Save the Whales Voyage 1977". Noon show time, $5 donation, tickets "on sale at the gate Friday morning at the foot of Bay Street and Embarcadero, Pier 31". Also 9 pm film "Save the Whales".
19780113	1		Arlington Theatre	Santa Barbara	CA	GD	Pacific Alliance benefit - "Stop Nuclear Power"
19780322		1	Veteran's Hall	Sebastopol	CA	JGB	Benefit for the Sonoma County Stump.
19781117		1	Rambler Room, Loyola University	Chicago	IL	Bob Weir & Friends	Hunger Week Benefit
19790217	1		Oakland Coliseum Arena	Oakland	CA	GD	Rock for Life Benefit.
19790423		1	Old Waldorf	San Francisco	CA	Reconstruction	Greenpeace No Nukes Benefit, "with special guest Jerry Garcia". Photographer Chris Stone took some amazing pix this night. Follow link via JGMF.
19790423		1	Old Waldorf	San Francisco	CA	Reconstruction	Greenpeace No Nukes Benefit, "with special guest Jerry Garcia". Photographer Chris Stone took some amazing pix this night. Follow link via JGMF.
19791123	1		Community Concourse Golden Hall	San Diego	CA	GD	Notes: Benefit For SF Emergency Found. (aids)
19791124	1		Community Concourse Golden Hall	San Diego	CA	GD	Notes: Benefit For Stanford Children's Hospital
19791226	1		Oakland Auditorium	Oakland	CA	GD	SEVA Benefit
19800113	1		Oakland Coliseum Arena	Oakland	CA	GD	Notes: Cambodian Boat Peoples' Benefit.
19801226	1		Oakland Auditorium	Oakland	CA	GD	SEVA Benefit
19810425		1	Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	Garcia, Weir, Kahn, Hart, Kreutzman	"Sing out for Sight" Benefit
19810522		1	Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	Friends	nuclear disarmament benefit
19810822		1	Fairfax Pavilion	Fairfax	CA	JGB	Phil replaces Kahn on bass. Ticket bills as "Benefit Fairfax Schools - Birthday Celebration for Jerry Garcia"
19810907		1	Concord Pavilion	Concord	CA	JGB	Benefit for B.A.M.A.
19811212	1		Fiesta Hall, San Mateo County Fairgrounds	San Mateo	CA	GD	Dance for Disarmament Benefit
19820216	1		Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	GD	benefit
19820217	1		Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	GD	benefit
19820528	1		Moscone Convention Center	San Francisco	CA	GD	Notes: Vietnam Veterans' Benefit. ??? KFRC.  Also: Country Joe
19820625		1	The Palladium	New York	NY	JGJK	Standard Garciaverse note (Deadbase probably) was "Benefit for Sandy Alexander". Handbill says "Friends of Erik present a Benefit Concert for a Very Special Person", $15 a ticket, show begins at 12:30 a.m. Ticket stub (Ticketron or something) confirms $15, gives start time 11:59 PM, and words "… And Friends" and ".... Alexander" are visible.
19830329	1		Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	GD	benefit
19830330	1		Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	GD	benefit
19830331	1		Fox-Warfield	San Francisco	CA	GD	benefit
19840328	1		Marin County Veterans Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit (1st one)
19840329	1		Marin County Veterans Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19840331	1		Marin County Veterans Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19840401	1		Marin County Veterans Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19840621	1		Kingswood Music Theatre	Maple	ON	GD	SEVA Benefit. Ken Kesey emcee.
19840828		1	Wolfgang's	San Francisco	CA	JGJK	Benefit for the Rodney K. Albin Memorial Fund.
19850309	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19850310	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19850312	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19850313	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19850413	1		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre	Irvine	CA	GD	Notes: Sanctuary Benefit. w/ Avocado Prod.
19850827		1	Wolfgang's	San Francisco	CA	JGJK	benefit For Haight-Ashbury Food And Shelter program
19860418	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19860419	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19860421	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19860422	1		Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19860515		1	Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	JGJK	Seva and the Hog Farm Present Wavy Gravy's 50th Birthday Benefit for Just About Everything.
19861114		1	Marin County Veterans Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	JGJK	Bread and Roses Benefit. Note that Peter Rowan is co-billed, first time since ca. November '81 that I recall seeing that combination.
19861122		1	The Warfield	San Francisco	CA	Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir & Mickey Hart	Jane Dornacker Benefit
19870215		1	Veteran's Memorial Auditorium	Petaluma	CA	Olatunji and his Drums of Passion	Montessori Children's House of Petaluma Presents A Benefit For World Music In Schools: Olatunji and His Drums of Passion, featuring Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Carlos Santana, Bobby Vega & Friends
19871106	1		Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center	Oakland	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19871107	1		Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center	Oakland	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19871108	1		Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center	Oakland	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19871217		1	The Warfield	San Francisco	CA	Garcia, Weir, Baez	An AIDS benefit concert, Humanitas International and BGP presents Joan Baez and Friends
19880426		1	Marin County Veteran's Auditorium	San Rafael	CA	JGAB	Creating Our Future Benefit
19880715	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19880716	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19880717	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19880924	1		Madison Square Garden	New York	NY	GD	Benefit for the rainforests: Cultural Survival, Greenpeace & Rainforest Action Network
19881204		1	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	Oakland	CA	Garcia, Weir & Wasserman	Bridge School Benefit
19890322		1	Gift Center Pavilion	San Francisco	CA	Garcia, Kahn & Weir	Artists' Rights Today (ART) legal fund benefit, for poster artists.
19890506	1		Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University	Palo Alto	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19890507	1		Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University	Palo Alto	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19890527		1	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium	Oakand	CA	John Fogerty & Friends	AIDS Benefit (In Concert Against AIDS)
19890802		1	Biltmore Hotel	Los Angeles	CA	Latino Session	Benefit for the National Hispanic Arts, Education and Media Institute
19890817	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit. Rescheduled from 8/20/89.
19890818	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19890819	1		Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19891206	1		Oakland Coliseum Arena	Oakland	CA	GD	Earthquake Relief Benefit
19900429		1	South of Market Cultural Center	San Francisco	CA	Jerry Garcia, Nick Gravenites, Pete Sears and Animal Mind	Brian Willson Defense Committee Benefit
19900520		1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium	Hilo	HI	JGB	Bill Graham Presents and Bob Peyton Entertainment. "Earth Day Concert - A Benefit for the Ocean Recreation Council of Hawaii."
19900608	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19900609	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19900610	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19910503	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19910504	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19910505	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19911103	1		Polo Field, Golden Gate Park	San Francisco	CA	GD	"A benefit for Laughter, Love, and Music"- memorial for Bill Graham.
19920519	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19920520	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19920521	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19930525	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19930526	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19930527	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19930918	1		Madison Square Garden	New York	NY	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19930925	1		Boston Garden	Boston	MA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19940608	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19940609	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19940610	1		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	Sacramento	CA	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19940924		1	Berkeley Community Theater	Berkeley	CA	Phil Lesh & Friends	A Benefit for the Berkeley Public Education Foundation To Save Music in Berkeley Schools.
19941009	1		USAir Arena	Landover	MD	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit
19950702	1		Deer Creek Music Center	Knoblesville	IN	GD	Rex Foundation Benefit