Grateful Dead setlist, December 31, 1979

Oakland Civic Auditorium
Oakland, California

Why it’s special: With John Cipollina.

25 songs in three sets and an encore. Night 75 of 1979’s 75.

Set one

  1. Jack Straw
  2. Franklin's Tower
  3. Mama Tried
  4. Mexicali Blues
  5. Tennessee Jed
  6. Looks Like Rain
  7. Alabama Getaway
  8. Promised Land

Set two

  1. Sugar Magnolia
  2. China Cat Sunflower
  3. I Know You Rider
  4. Samson and Delilah
  5. Ship of Fools
  6. Lost Sailor
  7. Saint of Circumstance
  8. Deal

Set three

  1. Althea
  2. Minglewood Blues
  3. Uncle John's Band
  4. Drums
  5. Space
  6. Not Fade Away (with John Cipollina)
  7. Stella Blue (with John Cipollina)
  8. Sunshine Daydream (with John Cipollina)

Encore

  1. Good Lovin'

Previous night: December 30, 1979, Oakland Civic Auditorium
Next night: January 13, 1980, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

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