Dark Star
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre
If only we could have every single show of 1970, in original pristine soundboard quality, restored to the vault. Can you imagine 6/24/70 sounding like 5/15/70 or 2/13/70??? Nevertheless, having the audience perspective of 6/24/70 is eye opening, to say the least. The crowd energy of the late 60s/early 70s...there’s nothing like it! Especially during Dark Star! With that being said, we’ll have to take what we have and be happy with it! Anyhoo... This whole show is phenomenal. The transitions. The song choices. And, the performance! Everything just rips! The weaving in and out of Dark Star really ties the whole set together so well. 1970 really was a landmark year for GD. Perhaps it’s the lack of quality sources that puts a slight damper on things. Being happy with what we have means listening to the aud sources and hearing through the crowd noise and mediocre quality recordings. For a 1970 aud, 6/24 is quite good! Really good. I just want to mention another really quick, which is not on here that i can find... 11/5/70 Dark Star... please give it a listen! It’s worthy and then some!