Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E08
🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986
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Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA · March 23, 1983 · Set 2
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Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 1986
Set 2
1. Shakedown Street >
2. Samson And Delilah
3. He's Gone >
4. Spoonful >
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6. Space >
7. The Other One >
8. Comes A Time >
9. Good Lovin'
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10. Keep Your Day Job
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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. Make sure to check out all six shows!
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.
From the Podcast:
"Bobby rides in on the donkey of sound, with discarded garments lining the path before him that leads to salvation. Church is in session. Preach it, Bobby! The time has come to heal our inner child, the child in our arms, and the child who has kept us from ever enjoying life because of an outdated set of religious beliefs. “If I HAD MY WAY!” Oh, it is time—time to tear this place down, all right! No, not the Spectrum; you just spent the better part of ten minutes convincing us not to give up on Philly. You’ll get our Spectrum when you pull the spirit of the Broad Street Bullies out of the Fed Shero fog. "
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