# Jerry Day 2018 at Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre, August 5, 2018

[Jerry Day 2018](http://www.jerryday.org/) presents [Stu Allen & Mars Hotel](http://www.stuallen.net/), [Melvin Seals & JGB](http://www.jgbband.com/blog/), and the [Gary Gates Band](http://www.garygatesband.com/)  
[Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre](http://www.jerryday.org/event.html)  
[McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA 94121 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=McLaren+Park,+San+Francisco,+CA+94121+USA&hl=en)  
11:30 AM, Sunday, August 5, 2018

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## Official Schedule

* 11:30 AM: Announcements; Comments from SF Assessor Carmen Chu
* 11:45 AM - 12:30PM: Gary Gates Band
* 12:45 PM: Comments from SF Board of Supervisors President Malia Cohen
* 1:00 PM: Melvin Seals & JGB
* 2:45 PM: Comments from Dennis McNally
* 3:00 PM: Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

## Set One: Gary Gates Band

Missed it, dang!

## Set Two: Melvin Seals & JGB 

[1:00 PM? announcements, band out]

01. [1:nn PM] _Lay Down Sally_
02. [1:nn PM] _I Saw Her Standing There_  
[We arrive late, drat! about 1:35 PM]
03. [1:nn PM] _the Harder They Come_ (ZN)
04. [1:46 PM] _Eyes of the World_ (SB) £
05. [2:00 PM] _Dancing in the Street_ (LC)
06. [2:10 PM] _My Sisters and Brothers_ (ZN)  
[Add Stu Allen]
07. [2:18 PM] _Help on the Way_ (ZN) » _Slipknot!_ »
08. [2:28 PM] _Terrapin Station_ tease » _Midnight Moonlight_ (ZN)  
[set ends 2:36 PM]

### Performers

[Melvin Seals & JGB](http://www.jgbband.com/blog/)

* [Sunshine Becker](https://www.facebook.com/sunchsongs/): £ flute, percussion, lead and harmony vox;
* [Lady Chi](https://www.ladychimusic.com/): lead and harmony vox;
* [Peter Lavezzoli](http://www.peterlavezzoli.com/): drums;
* [John-Paul McLean](https://johnpaulmclean.com/): bass;
* Zack Nugent: guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Melvin Seals](http://www.melvinseals.com/): Hammond B-3 organ, Roland RD700 keyboard, harmony vox;  
   
- with special guest -
* [Stu Allen](http://www.stuallen.net/): guitar.

## Set Three: Stu Allen & Mars Hotel

[3:00 PM announcements and band introduction by Bo Putnam, band out]

01. [3:06 PM] _Cream Puff War_ (SA)  
[Add Melvin at the B-3]
02. [3:10 PM] _Greatest Story Ever Told_ (NL)  
[Melvin off]
03. [3:23 PM] _Peggy-O_ (SA)
04. [3:28 PM] _Mama Tried_ (NL)
05. [3:32 PM] _Tons of Steel_ (SS)
06. [3:38 PM] _Bird Song_ (SA)
07. [3:51 PM] _Let It Grow_ (NL)  
[Add Bo Putnam: harmonica]
08. [4:04 PM] _Don't Ease Me In_ (SA)  
[4:09 PM pause for shots; Bo off]
09. [4:13 PM] _Shakedown Street_ (SA)
10. [4:31 PM] _Playing in the Band_ (NL) »
11. [4:42 PM] _China Doll_ (SA) »
12. [4:52 PM] _Playing in the Band_ reprise »
13. [4:59 PM] _Foolish Heart_ (SA) »
14. [5:08 PM] drums »
15. [5:16 PM] _Days Between_ (SA)
16. [5:26 PM] _Sugar Magnolia_ (NL)  
[set ends 5:35 PM; all off, back in a minute]  
   
**Encore**
17. [5:38 PM] _Brokedown Palace_ (SA)
18. [5:43 PM] _And We Bid You Goodnight_  
[show ends 5:46 PM; final words and thanks from Tom]

### Performers

[Stu Allen & Mars Hotel](http://www.stuallen.net/)

* [Stu Allen](http://www.stuallen.net/): guitar, lead & harmony vox;
* [Jeremy Hoenig](http://www.jeremyhoenig.com/): drums;
* [Nate LaPointe](http://natelapointe.com/): guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Justin Purtill](http://www.justinpurtill.com/): bass, harmony vox;
* [Jerry Saracini](http://jerrysaracini.wix.com/): drums;
* [Steve Sofranko](https://www.facebook.com/sofranko): Hohner Clavinet D6, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, lead & harmony vox;  
   
- with special guests -
* [Bo Putnam](https://www.facebook.com/bo.putnam): harmonica;
* [Melvin Seals](http://www.melvinseals.com/): Hammond B-3 organ.

## Notes

* I was kind of bummed to miss the start of the show, but between martial arts obligations and Sunday traffic, our attendance at Jerry Day is always kind of dicey. Happily, we didn't miss too much music, and by the time we arrived, the chilly fog had receded enough to leave us in warm sunshine: all the better for celebrating the occasion!
* It seems funny to me that the JGB repertoire has tilted over so far into the Grateful Dead songbook, but I can't really complain about the performance: it was darn fun!
* Dennis McNally did take time for a few words between sets, but I wasn't paying enough attention to note when he spoke or what he said: sorry Dennis!
* I thought it was really nice of Bo to acknowledge [Pat Nevins](https://www.facebook.com/shakeyzimmerman/) for his help getting Jerry Day started (in 2003!)
* Stu and pals put on a terrific set, and while the chilly wind portended the return of the fog threatened, it stayed sunny and cool past the end of the show: just exactly perfect!
* And how about a loud shout of thanks to [Roger McNamee](http://www.moonalice.com/) and [Brad Serling](nugs.net)? Thanks to them you can watch archived video of the whole event via [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf4wiLA-14) OR the [Moonalice archive](http://www.moonalice.com/tour/2018-08-05/16th-annual-jerry-day-jerry-garcia-amphitheater).


## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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