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Grateful Dead · Buffalo
The night after Cornell has its own canonical show, setlist, and performance sequence—valuable context for exploring how recurring songs changed.
May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium · Last editorial source review 2026-10-29
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4 documented research notes
- May 9performance
The official show archive identifies War Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo.
- May 9setlist
The set begins with Help on the Way, Slipknot! and Franklin’s Tower in sequence.
- May 9setlist
The second half includes Estimated Prophet, The Other One and Comes a Time.
- 2017release
Buffalo is one of the four concert dates packaged in Get Shown the Light.
Questions still open
- Compare distinct transitions with Cornell only after reviewing recordings, not merely adjacent song titles.
Source bibliography · 2 references
- Grateful Dead · Buffalo May 9, 1977 show record ↗artist official
- Rhino · 2017 Cornell and May 1977 archival release ↗label official