Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | S2E04
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986
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Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia,PA · March 23, 1986 ·
⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/21/86
➡ Next: The Spectrum 3/25/86
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═══🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST:
Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 1986
Set One
1. Gimme Some Lovin'>
2. Deal
3. Willie And The Hand Jive
4. Candyman
5. Cassidy
6. West L.A. Fadeaway
7. Mama Tried >
8. Big River
9. Might As Well
Set 2
1. Shakedown Street >
2. Samson And Delilah
3. He's Gone >
4. Spoonful >
5. Drums >
6. Space >
7. The Other One >
8. Comes A Time >
9. Good Lovin'
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The 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."
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