Aug. 4, 2004:
On a gray Wednesday, thousands converged on the Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain to celebrate the Dead.
The reunited members of the Grateful Dead – Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart – and new member, Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes, took the stage just after 7:30p.m. and got the fans out of their seats and dancing with their hit song, “Sugar Magnolia.”
- The Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir performs on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004 at the Ford Pavilion on Montage Mountain. Times-Shamrock Archives
- An unidentied young girl, shares the stage for the first song with The Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004 at the Ford Pavilion on Montage Mountain. Times-Shamrock Archives
From that point, the jams kept the crowd going. During its first set, the group performed a new song, “You Remind Me,” along with covers of Van Morrison’s “Into the Mystic” and Sugar Boy and His Cane Cutters’ “Iko Iko.”
The group filled its second set with Grateful Dead classics, such as “St. Stephen,” “Hell in a Bucket,” “Drums,” “Sunshine Dream” and “Touch of Grey.” It finished with an encore, “Attics of My Life.”
“They’re better now,” Sean Potts of York told the Scranton Times. “I think they’re a lot tighter.
- Carissa Dewey, 21, of Peckville, is shrouded in plastic, as she tries to stay dry from a steady rain on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004 before The Dead concert held at Ford Pavilion on Montage Mountain. Times-Shamrock Archives
- Pamela Smith, 27, of Toronto, Ohio and her 5 year old son Brandon try to keep warm and dry with a blanket under a steady rainfall on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004 before seeing The Dead perform at Ford Pavilion on Montage Mountain. Times-Shamrock Archives
The original members of the Grateful Dead disbanded following the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995. The group reformed in 1998 and started playing as the Other Ones, but in 2003 they changed the name to the Dead.
The Grateful Dead previously performed in the area at the Catholic Youth Center in Scranton on April 13, 1971. A recording of the concert is available on the Internet Archives.
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Advertisement for The Grateful Dead show on April 13, 1971 at Catholic Youth Center in Scranton. The ad appeared in the Scranton Times on April 12. Times-Shamrock Archives