Ringo turns 70, Beatles and Grateful Dead Remembered

Jul 7, 2010 by Anonymous

Richard Starkey, better known as Ringo Starr is celebrating his 70th birthday today. Ringo played Red Rocks twice including the first ever major rock concert there in 1974. While there were 2,000 tickets left unsold to that show, many people that were at the concert think that an overall lack of security and common knowledge that it was easy to sneak in make it one of the most well attended shows in Red Rocks’ history. Ringo returned to the stage 36 years later with his All Starr Band. Happy Birthday Ringo!

And speaking of Red Rocks… it was 32 years ago today, The Grateful Dead played the first of what would end up being 20 shows at Red Rocks. The setlists…

7/7/78

Set 1: Jack Straw, Candyman, Me & My Uncle > Big River, Friend Of The Devil, Cassidy, Tennessee Jed, Passenger, Peggy-O, Music Never Stopped

Set 2: Cold Rain & Snow, Beat It On Down The Line, Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Dancing In The Streets > Drums > Not Fade Away > Nobody’s Fault But Mine > Not Fade Away > Black Peter > Around and Around, E:U.S. Blues, E: Johnny B. Goode

7/8/78

Set 1: Bertha > Good Lovin’, Dire Wolf, El Paso, It Must Have Been The Roses, Minglewood Blues, Ramble On Rose, Promised Land, Deal

Set 2: Samson & Delilah, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet > The Other One > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Wharf Rat > Franklin’s Tower > Sugar Magnolia, E:Terrapin Station, E: One More Saturday Night, E: Werewolves of London