The Palladium, New York, NY
I got tickets in advance for the early show, and was enjoying the new Cats Under the Stars album a lot. A very exciting show, Garcia’s Cats Under the Stars was kind of a big release and this seemed like an especially great tour to see, and it was a limited run due to the various Grateful Dead shows. Jerry smiled big time while waving to the audience during How Sweet It Is. Maria Muldaur joined Donna on vocals and seemed to want to dance all night. Jerry's chemistry with John Kahn was very special, and it was quite amazing to see it live.
We sat in the lower balcony, which was a great scene at the Palladium. My first show at the Palladium, I convinced a friend to drive in from Queens and we parked on the street in the city, after the spending the day in Queens laughing our asses off to Jerry Lewis movies on TV.
Unlike the Grateful Dead tour that year, it was not difficult to get tickets. In fact, there is a page online about the shows that states that the late show did not even sell out.