Delaplane, VA — Despite various viewpoints, 1985 was an outstanding year for the Grateful Dead. Twenty years ago tonite the Dead performed at the cozy, hometown Berkeley Community Theater.
The setlist is as follows:
1) Aiko, Little Red Rooster, Dupree’s Diamond Blues, Me and My Uncle>Big River, West L.A. Fadeaway, Looks Like Rain>Dont Ease Me In
2) Touch of Grey, Playin’ in the Band>Drums>Space>He’s Gone>Throwing Stones>Not Fade Away>Lovelight
E: U.S. Blues
Didn’t make this show, but caught the heart of the early summer tour by taking a week off while serving as a capitol hill press secretary:
6/25 — Blossom Music Center/Cuyahoga Falls, OH
6/27 — SPAC/Saratoga Springs, NY
6/30, 7/1 — Merriweather Post Pavillion/Columbia, MD
what a great little run! probably the hottest consecutive brief run of shows i ever saw. Check out the 6/25 Cuyahoga (Cleveland metro) show:
1) Day Tripper, West L.A., CC Rider, Dire Wolf, Beat it on Down the Line, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle>Big River, Big Railroad Blues, Jack Straw>Might as Well
2) Gimme Some Lovin’>China Cat>Rider, Playin’ in the Band>Drums>Space>China Doll>Sugar Magnolia
E: Touch of Grey
Great time to be young, free and American. Still is…