Great North Special
1 episodes Last Updated: Apr 17, 25
Take a trip from Canada to the Cosmos as host Billy Sunday explores music by the Grateful Dead and their spiritual companions.
Episodes
Apr 17, 2025
001: Festival Express
Today is all about the Festival Express, a tour that took the Dead, the Band, Janis Joplin, and others across Canada by train in 1970. We're playing classic performances and hard-to-find jams from this legendary run of shows. Follow @greatnorthspecial on Instagram to see photos and posters from the tour. Set 1: Uncle John's Band Hard to Handle Set 2: The Band - The Weight Buddy Guy - Money Janis Joplin - Cry Baby Set 3: Rick, Janis, Jerry, Bob - Ain't No More Cane Delaney, Jerry, Leslie - Blue Yodel #1 Ian, Sylvia, Jerry - CC Rider Encore: New Speedway Boogie China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider