Grateful Dead
1977-05-09
Buffalo show immediately following Cornell; all four dates May 5, 7, 8 and 9 appear on Get Shown the Light.
- Venue
- War Memorial Auditorium
- City
- Buffalo, NY
- Show / set
- Verified
- 2026-10-28
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Known recording & release pointers (1)
May 1977: Get Shown the Light · 1977-05-09
Official archival box setRhino Records / Grateful Dead · Official commercial release information; availability may change.
Rhino identifies this performance as one of four complete shows in its 2017 official Betty Board-derived box set.
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The night after Cornell has its own canonical show, setlist, and performance sequence—valuable context for exploring how recurring songs changed.
- May 9 The official show archive identifies War Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo.
- May 9 The set begins with Help on the Way, Slipknot! and Franklin’s Tower in sequence.
- May 9 The second half includes Estimated Prophet, The Other One and Comes a Time.
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