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Grateful Shows is a tour-by-tour deep dive meditative analysis on selected Grateful Dead live concerts. Each season covers one tour in depth—six shows, fully experienced, with setlist analysis, historical facts, philosophical and fictional rumblings. Companion ebooks go even deeper. Season 2: March 1986 - The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows at two of the East Coast’s most renowned venues: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Packed with energy and featuring a number of bust-outs, the tour was unforgettable, including the legendary “Box of Rain” in Hampton. However, a closer look suggests this might not have been either the highlight or the best show of the tour. 🎸 Grateful Dead live history · concert documentation · music history podcast 🗺 One tour at a time · six shows per season · VW bus not included
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- 2 weeks ago31 min
Mystery Theatre | Grateful Dead · Greek Theatre, University of California · September 12, 1981 | S4E02
🎸 SEPTEMBER EAST & WEST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1981═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Mystery Theatre | Grateful Dead · Greek Theatre, University of California · September 12, 1981 | S4E02 · Grateful Dead · The Greek Theatre, Brekeley, CA · September 12, 1981 · ⬅ Previous: Greek Theatre 9-11-81➡ Next: Greek Theatre 9-13-81═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Grateful Dead - Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA, September 12, 1981Set 1Shakedown StreetGreatest Story Ever ToldFriend Of The Devil >El PasoBird Song >CassidyTennessee Jed >Looks Like RainChina Cat Sunflower >I Know You RiderSet 2Scarlet Begonias >Fire On The MountainC.C. RiderEstimated Prophet >Eyes Of The World >Drums >Not Fade Away >Wharf Rat >Around & Around >One More Saturday Night🎵 EncoreIt's All Over Now Baby BlueGood Lovin'═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISThe Grateful Dead at the Greek Theatre. A late-afternoon start morphs into a full-on full-moon night that reaches both musical and spiritual peaks. The show of the run, and some say one of the best of the year. You’d think a first set, Looks Like Rain>China>Rider would be a highlight. Tonight, you would be wrong. A magical second set awaits. Check it out."An Eyes unfolds; the maturation is complete. And what a transition. Garcia blesses us with a favorite introductory lick. It curls upward like a prayer that eternal hope will endure in our lives. Once the prayer is answered, he delves into Eyes proper."Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes.🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review:Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts
- 3 weeks ago28 min
Greek To Me | Grateful Dead · Greek Theatre, University of California · September 11, 1981 | S4E01
🎸 SEPTEMBER EAST & WEST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1981═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Greek To Me | Grateful Dead · Greek Theatre, University of California · September 11, 1981 | S4E01 · Grateful Dead · The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA · September 11, 1981 · ⬅ Previous: March 1986 Recap➡ Next: Greek Theatre 9-12-81═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Set 1New Minglewood BluesThey Love Each OtherMama Tried ->Mexicali BluesCandyman ->Little Red RoosterCumberland Blues ->Beat It On Down The LineAltheaLost Sailor ->Saint Of Circumstance ->DealSet 2Feel Like A Stranger ->Franklin's TowerMan Smart (Woman Smarter)He's Gone ->Truckin' ->Drums ->Space ->The Other One ->Morning Dew ->Johnny B. Goode🎵 EncoreDon't Ease Me In═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISThe Grateful Dead return to the Greek Theatre for the first time in fourteen years, but is it worth the wait? Three shows in three nights by the bay. It doesn’t get much better than this. We take a first flight to the West Coast and prepare to be humbled by both the music and the scene. A hot minglewood starts it off, and after many first-set highlights, the band kicks the energy higher until it reaches a peak with a glorious Morning Dew.A quick quote from Truckin':"Now here’s an anthem worth sinking one’s teeth into. Two iconic songs in a row, bursting with enough lexicography to cover your friend’s micro-bus’s entire back window. WALSTIB, indeed" Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes.🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review:Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts(open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like)🎙 Podchaser</str
- 4 weeks ago12 min
March 1986 Tour Recap | Grateful Dead · Hampton to Philadelphia· March 19-25, 1986 | · S2E07
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — March 1986 Tour Recap | Grateful Dead · Hampton to Philadelphia· March 19-25, 1986 | · S2E07 · Grateful Dead · Tourbook 2 Recap · March 19-March 25 1986 · ⬅ Previous: The Spectrum 3-25-86➡ Next:═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ══════🎙 TOUR ANALYSISFinal analysis of the six night spent on the Grateful Dead Spring tour of March 1986Readings from the East Coast tour which spanned shows from the following two venues:Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VAMarch 19, 1986March 20, 1986March 21, 1986The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAMarch 23, 1986March 24, 1986March 25, 1986A short recap of all that went down and a hint of what is to comeSee you next tour on Grateful Shows!Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on:🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes.🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review:Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts(open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like)🎙 Podchaser — rate & review:Grateful Shows on Podchaser(Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show)📲 Share this episode with one person:If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow.👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more):www.gratefulshows.com/links————————————————— ══════ ───────────🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURSShall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got:🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist:GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COASTGritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in
- Sep 30, 202624 min
The Quest for Fire | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 25, 1986 | S2E06
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — The Quest for Fire | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 25, 1986 | S2E06 · Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia· March 25, 1986 · ⬅ Previous: The Spectrum 3-24-86➡ Next: March 1986 tour recap═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 1986Set 1Feel Like A StrangerTennessee JedC.C. RiderTons Of SteelIt Must Have Been The RosesDesolation Row >Don't Ease Me InSet 2Scarlet Begonias >Touch Of Grey >Looks Like Rain >Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad >Drums >Space >Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues >Black Peter >Throwing Stones >Turn On Your Lovelight🎵 Encore:Brokedown Palace═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISLast night of the tour and both the band and ourselves are starting to feel fatigued. The first set does little to alleviate this feeling, but is notable for the first ever Desolation Row which clocks in at over ten minutes and sung virtually flawlessly. The great East Coast Scarlet>Fire drought continues with a spirited Scarlet>Touch that takes us not into to the promised land but to a Looks Like Rain. Yes it was a solid last night of the tour, but not getting the Fire sticks far longer than necessary.from the podcast:"We are showered in Blissful Mist, a great name for some kind of product. Alcoholic drink, aftershave, room deodorizer. Whatever it is, we’ll buy it. Few can dish it out like Bobby when it comes to post-heartbreak brooding. And kudos to Dan Healy for ramping up the vocal effects: the delay, the knob-twiddling, and Bobby’s screams, all quantifiers that life does indeed rain on your parade." Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely h
- Sep 23, 202626 min
The Last Sailor | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 24, 1986 | S2E05
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — The Last Sailor | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 24, 1986 | S2E05 · Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA · March 24, 1986 · ⬅ Previous: The Spectrum 3-23-86➡ Next: The Spectrum 3-25-86═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 1986Set 1Alabama Getaway ->Greatest Story Ever ToldDire Wolf ->Little Red Rooster ->Brown Eyed WomenBrother EsauRamble On RoseEl PasoBox Of RainSet 2Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodleloo ->Woman Are SmarterHigh TimeLost Sailor ->Saint Of Circumstance ->Drums ->Space ->Morning Dew ->🎵 Encore:In The Midnight Hour═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISThe second Box of Rain of the tour is the highlight of the set, but one would be remiss into thinking that it was the only well played tune of the set. Night two at The Spectrum and there are still plenty of surprises including the final Lost Sailor ever. Some may bid it good riddance but not us. It is a bittersweet moment, which may be eclipsed by the monumental Morning Dew out of Space. On the night of a partial lunar eclipse it is apt imagery.host to dish out these words:"A home is built on a foundation of the familiar, and no one builds a house quite like Bobby. So you gentlemen of a certain cut, gather one and all. It is time to lay down at his feet flowers, trinkets, expressions of thanks, and to pay tribute to your master, he who has propelled us into a host of adventures, unimaginable lands, and incomprehensible life events. "Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — espec
- Sep 16, 202629 min
Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | S2E04
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐ ——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | S2E04 · Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia,PA · March 23, 1986 · ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/21/86➡ Next: The Spectrum 3/25/86═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 1986Set One1. Gimme Some Lovin'>2. Deal3. Willie And The Hand Jive4. Candyman5. Cassidy6. West L.A. Fadeaway7. Mama Tried >8. Big River9. Might As WellSet 21. Shakedown Street >2. Samson And Delilah3. He's Gone >4. Spoonful >5. Drums >6. Space >7. The Other One >8. Comes A Time >9. Good Lovin'🎵 Encore:Keep Your Day Job═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISThe best first set of the tour? Could be, as we get more bust outs and a an ultra-rare Willie and the Hand Jive. The Dead are on fire from the first song. How about that Deal! Never miss a Sunday show! And this is especially true when it's a Palm Sunday in the City of Botherly Love. Shakedown Street never fails to impress in Philly and this one is no different. And that's only the first song. A great set on a great night with the Grateful Dead."Jerry is too busy playing to care about what anyone thinks, the healthiest way to deal with most situations. The pacing is perfect, the vibe is perfect, the situation is perfect. As perfect as a Gimme Some Lovin’>Deal to open the first night at the Philadelphia Spectrum, when a ticket to paradise could be had for less than twenty bucks can be."Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real differ
- Sep 9, 202626 min
Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | S2E03
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | S2E03 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum· Hampton, VA · March 21, 1986 · ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3-20-86➡ Next: The Spectrum Philadelphia 3-23-86═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Grateful Dead -Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 21, 1986 Set 1(I'm A) Road RunnerDupree's Diamond BluesNew Minglewood BluesBird SongTons Of Steel >Supplication Jam >Let It GrowSET 2Uncle John's Band >Terrapin Station >Playing In The Band Reprise >Drums >Space >I Need A Miracle >Stella Blue >Sugar Magnolia🎵 EncoreIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISThe Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows!Its the final night of three in Hampton, and many think this is the best of the three. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold this excerpt from the podcast:"The Grateful Dead locate an escape route in the form of a Supplication Jam that flows smoothly and softly throughout the Coliseum, washing away 899,999 tons of whatever that was. The water clears the last bits of debris from the Brent tune, opens up, and draws us into the cool, crystal sound. "Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes.🍎 Apple P
- Sep 2, 202630 min
Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | S2E02
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐——————————————————📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | S2E02 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA · March 20, 1986 · ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum March 19, 1986➡ Next: Hampton Coliseum March 21, 1986═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 20, 1986 · Set 1Touch Of Grey >Little Red RoosterFriend Of The DevilIt's All Over NowRow JimmyMe And My Uncle >Mexicali BluesAltheaBox Of RainSet 2Aiko Aiko >Estimated Prophet >Eyes Of The World >Drums >Space >Wharf Rat >Throwing Stones >Not Fade Away🎵 EncoreU.S. Blues═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSISThe Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows!"The future will hold many more versions of Box of Rain. Performance-wise, many of them will be better than this. But years from now, when it seems like the world has forgotten about light, hope, possibilities, and long, heartfelt hugs from strangers, any Deadhead can still recall, with perfect clarity, exactly what they were doing the day they heard the Grateful Dead play “Box of Rain” in Hampton."Check it out.📚 LINKS & RESOURCES🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten🔗 Navigate The Series🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning!S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order):Tour PlaylistGrateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time.═══ ——————————————————⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHAREReviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes.🍎 Apple Podcasts
About Grateful Shows
Grateful Shows is a tour-by-tour deep dive meditative analysis on selected Grateful Dead live concerts. Each season covers one tour in depth—six shows, fully experienced, with setlist analysis, historical facts, philosophical and fictional rumblings. Companion ebooks go even deeper. Season 2: March 1986 - The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows at two of the East Coast’s most renowned venues: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Packed with energy and featuring a number of bust-outs, the tour was unforgettable, including the legendary “Box of Rain” in Hampton. However, a closer look suggests this might not have been either the highlight or the best show of the tour. 🎸 Grateful Dead live history · concert documentation · music history podcast 🗺 One tour at a time · six shows per season · VW bus not included
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