5/15:2026, The Asheville Yards, Asheville, NC

[PoetryGirl]

• BERKELEY COMMUNITY THEATRE - AUGUST 22, 1972
   
   

Setlist

• Bertha
  Greatest Story Ever Told
  Loser
  Black Throated Wind
  Friend of the Devil
  Big River
  Bird Song
  Beat it on Down the Line
  Tennessee Jed
  Me and My Uncle
  Playing in the Band
  He’s Gona
  Promised Land
  
  Brown Eyed Women
  Mexicali Blues
  Truckin'
  drums
  The Other One
  Stella Blue
  El Paso
  Ramble On Rose
  Not Fade Away
  Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
  Hey Bo Diddley
  Not Fade Away
  
  

  Filler: Piece of My Heart

   Koritz replacing Dini on drums. 

   

  This show is part of a 4 night run at the Berkeley Community Center. The venue held 3500 people and all 14000 tickets were sold. Graham estimated 20% of ticket purchases were repeat patrons. 

[PoetryGirl]

All the cowboy songs! Some two stepping was in order and cutting  a rug on a Friday night to speed the welcome of the weekend. Wowzah.  BIODTL was a welcome listen and toe tapping. Solid respite and vibes from the brunt of the world. I danced my heart out and hugged and met beautiful people. 🥰😍💃🏻
 

[John A]

Oh, dear... to have experienced these BCT shows, in The Boys' backyard no less (hell, Phil even went to Berkeley High School). The absolute peak of their powers.

 

Talk about hitting some DSO recreation pay dirt.  And Veneta was right around the corner. Goodness gracious. 

 

I caught DSO doing the show on this run with Dark Star -> Morning Dew, down the street from the BCT at the UC Theatre on University Ave. Perhaps as good as I've witnessed them play; at the least I've not seen better than the Dar Star -> Dew itself. And with a flask from the bottle of Mitcher's Barrel Proof Bourbon that Rude had smuggled in from the bottle he'd hauled from Kentucky - the cherry from mixed case he'd driven out for me. Actually, I think Meili might have smuggled it in. Anyway, you get the picture. 

[PoetryGirl]

They sounded good last night! Vocally solid, and I swear Lisa just nails it like a steel jack hammer. 🦁 Skip laid down a nice bass solo in “He’s Gone”( I believe that was where it struck me as esp. outstanding.). Dino solo drums in Truckin smoked. Playing in the Band space took me to other places 😇. GDTRFB was meaty in that NFA sandwich. Full Other One busted outta Truckin in good fashion. Mattson and Barraco traded a little Beatles lick in Playing  before emerging out of the jazzy portion ~ Eleanor Rigby. 😉 

 

def Meili smuggled in the Mitchner’s - yum. Ole Rude with the small batch KY whiskey. Makes me think of spending time in IN casino after KY shows 2021- we drank whiskey and gambled until almost the breakfast buffet emerged. I kept up just fine- funny how that can happen and other times alcohol hits all wrong.  I am still mad / sad at the SOB. 🤨Gone are the days… 

[PoetryGirl]

Oh And Eaton played through an amp without rest of rig  this show. I guess bc the era of show? Sounded great. Cotter does his thing. 

[gr8fulpair]

A few differences in the set list from last night vs the one Jenn found. Correct date and venue, but here’s what I got. 

Bertha

Greatest Story

Loser

Btw

Birdsong

Biodtl12

TN Jed

Me and my uncle 

Friend of the devil 

Playin

He’s gone

Promised land

 

Bew 

Mexicali

Truckin>drums

Other one

Stella

El Paso

Ramble on rose

Not fade> GDTRFB > Bo Diddley

 

Take another little piece 

 

8-22-72 Berkeley 

 

just your average 23 song barn burner, haha. First set we were up close and tight, and what a treat to get He’s gone. A promised land set closer made us head for the water station. Second set we moved back to the spinner gallery. That ended up being a good move. Esp by the time GDTRFB dropped!! Always a joy getting down with people you love. Our son just relocated from the west coast to Asheville, so me and mama were happy to be getting down with last night!! Western NC done, now Big City middle NC, then coastal NC!!

[PoetryGirl]

Yeah, I thought the Promise Land ended Set 1. Dead.net is different. Reversed Playin-> He’s Gone. There was a NFA reprise after GDTRFB

[John A]

Set 1: Bertha ; Greatest Story Ever Told ; Loser ; Black Throated Wind ; Bird Song ; Beat It On Down The Line ; Tennessee Jed ; Me And My Uncle ; Friend Of The Devil ; Playing In The Band ; He's Gone ; The Promised Land 

 

Set 2: Brown Eyed Women ; Mexicali Blues ; Truckin' > drums > The Other One > Stella Blue ; El Paso ; Ramble On Rose ; Not Fade Away > Going Down The Road Feeling Bad > Hey Bo Diddley > Not Fade Away 

 

People should really start using Grateful Sets as a set list source.