Show Details
Recreation Hall (Pennsylvania State University)
University Park, PA
USA
December 11, 1977
Set List
Set 1
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- Catfish John
- Simple Twist Of Fate
- Sitting Here In Limbo
- Mystery Train
Set 2
- Love In The Afternoon
- I Second That Emotion
- Gomorrah
- Harder They Come
- Russian Lullaby
- Tore Up Over You
- Mission In The Rain
Encore
- Lonesome And A Long Way From Home
Lineup
-
Jerry Garcia guitar, vocals
-
John Kahn
bass -
Keith Godchaux
keyboards -
Buzz Buchanan
drums -
Donna Jean Godchaux
backing vocals -
Maria Muldaur
backing vocals
2 Comments
(4) Members were there
2 Comments
Michael Noel | Monday, January 26th, 2026
Well, this was my first almost Dead show. I saw the ’79 & ’80 shows at Rec Hall that followed. I gotta say, if I had to choose between a Dead show or a Jerry show, I pick Jerry. I was blown away by the setlist which was really pretty standard for his solo outings. I had know idea. He opened with a Motown song and I loved it. Then a James Taylor song…then a reggae tune. I loved his solo lp up to this show. Very excited about the entire set. Lots of energy. Keith and Donna were great. John Kahn was an absolute monster on the bass. Rec Hall even then was a dumpy, old gym, with questionable sonics. Sound crew eventually dialed it in and they sound was really good
I went to Shippensburg St College and we had far better shows than PSU while I was there, but we never had Jerry or the Dead
Rob Arthur | Saturday, July 12th, 2025
I’m no judge for rating this show, my first Jerry concert. The Rec Hall reverb was nasty, the crowd super noisy, and I didn’t know but a few songs. But I loved it.
Great thanks for the company of Ken, Bob, Jim, Shelley, Pat, and Tony.
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Michael Noel | Monday, January 26th, 2026
Well, this was my first almost Dead show. I saw the ’79 & ’80 shows at Rec Hall that followed. I gotta say, if I had to choose between a Dead show or a Jerry show, I pick Jerry. I was blown away by the setlist which was really pretty standard for his solo outings. I had know idea. He opened with a Motown song and I loved it. Then a James Taylor song…then a reggae tune. I loved his solo lp up to this show. Very excited about the entire set. Lots of energy. Keith and Donna were great. John Kahn was an absolute monster on the bass. Rec Hall even then was a dumpy, old gym, with questionable sonics. Sound crew eventually dialed it in and they sound was really good
I went to Shippensburg St College and we had far better shows than PSU while I was there, but we never had Jerry or the Dead
Rob Arthur | Saturday, July 12th, 2025
I’m no judge for rating this show, my first Jerry concert. The Rec Hall reverb was nasty, the crowd super noisy, and I didn’t know but a few songs. But I loved it.
Great thanks for the company of Ken, Bob, Jim, Shelley, Pat, and Tony.