RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 1973. It is scheduled to be released as a four-disc CD on June 30, 2023, and as an eight-disc LP on July 28, 2023.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | June 30, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | June 10, 1973 | |||
| Venue | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
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At this concert, the warm-up bands were Wet Willie and the Allman Brothers Band. Joining the Grateful Dead onstage for their third set of music were Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers Band, along with Merl Saunders.
The song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" was previously released on the album Postcards of the Hanging.
The June 10 concert recording is also scheduled to be released on June 30, 2023, as part of the five-show, 17-CD box set Here Comes Sunshine 1973.
Track listing
Disc 1
- First set, part one:
- "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)
- "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller)
- "Ramble On Rose" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
- "Jack Straw" (Bob Weir, Hunter)
- "Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, John Perry Barlow)
- "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter)
- "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins)
- "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "El Paso" (Marty Robbins)
Disc 2
- First set, part two:
- "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter)
- Second set, part one:
- "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Big River" (Johnny Cash)
- "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter)
Disc 3
- Second set, part two:
- "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry)
- "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron McKernan, Weir, Hunter)
- "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter)
- "Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter)
- "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter)
Disc 4
- Third set:
- "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan)
- "That's All Right" (Arthur Crudup)
- "Promised Land" (Berry)
- "Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin)
- "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead)
- "Drums" > (Kreutzmann)
- "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin)
- "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry)
Personnel
Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Keith Godchaux – keyboards
- Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
Additional musicians
- Dickey Betts – guitar (third set)
- Butch Trucks – drums (third set)
- Merl Saunders – organ (third set)
Production
- Produced by Grateful Dead
- Produced for release by David Lemieux
- Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
- Cover art: Masaki Koike
References
- Bernstein, Scott (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Preps Massive 'Here Comes Sunshine 1973' Box Set Featuring 5 Previously Unreleased Shows". JamBase. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- Iahn, Buddy (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Issuing 17 CD Limited Edition 'Here Comes Sunshine 1973' Box". The Music Universe. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- Rapp, Allison (May 2, 2023). "Grateful Dead Announces 'Here Comes Sunshine 1973' Box Set". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- Dunworth, Liberty (May 3, 2023). "The Grateful Dead to Share Previously Unreleased 1973 Concerts in New Boxset". NME. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
