Dead Show/podcast for 6/20/25

This week, a show that is often overlooked because no soundboard or official release has ever seen the light of day - June 4, 1977 from the Forum in Los Angeles California. 

While this is an audience recording, it is a damm fine one, and it gets better as the show goes on.. the performance is stellar as well, and the band just keeps getting tighter and tighter. This nice long first set contains a number of highlights including a fine 'Jack Straw' a great 'Lazy Lightning>Supplication' and a fine 'Music Never Stopped'. 

Grateful Dead
The Forum
Inglewood, CA 6/4/1977 - Saturday

One     

The Promised Land [4:10] 
Tennessee Jed [8:47] 
El Paso [4:09] 
Peggy-O [7:00] 
Jack Straw [5:01] 
Friend Of The Devil [7:41] 
Lazy Lightnin' [3:14] >
Supplication [4:29] 
Candyman [6:17] 
New Minglewood Blues [4:38] 
Brown Eyed Women [5:06] 
The Music Never Stopped [6:34] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod062025.mp3  

Such beauty is always transitory.......... 

Dead Show/podcast for 6/12/25

This Friday the 13th we get to hear the remainder of the band's spontaneous performance at the Chateau d'Herouville in France on June 21, 1971.

I'm unsure if this was a 'second set' or if it was just broken down that way, but it features an outstanding 'That's It for the Other One' into a great 'Wharf Rat'.. Jerry adds an early 'Sing Me Back Home' as well.. 

Great early Dead.. hope you enjoy it! 

 

Grateful Dead
Chateau d'Herouville
Herouville, France 6/21/1971 - Monday

Two     

Casey Jones
That's It For The Other One >
Wharf Rat
Sugar Magnolia
Sing Me Back Home
Johnny B. Goode

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod061325.mp3 

 

thank you for listening and for your kind support!  
 

Dead Show/podcast for 6/6/25

This week the Deadpod goes back to a crazy show that happened back on June 21, 1971, which was only the band's second performance in Europe.

Apparently they were invited to a outdoor festival in France by a rich fashion designer, who paid for the their transport, equipment and entourage to travel to Europe to play at this free festival. Well they were put in up some kind of nice Chateau, and the festival was rained out with a huge downpour. They sat around for a day or two and decided to break out the instruments and play at the grounds of the Chateau for the locals and those who traveled with them. The result is what we have here.. apparently the Chateau had quite a nice wine cellar which was liberated for the event and the audience spent a good deal of the time throwing each other into the pool.. 

I'm not at all sure that there were 'sets' in this show - this is how deadlists.com broke it down so I went with that - we'll hear the remainder next week..  

 

Grateful Dead
Chateau d'Herouville
Herouville, France 6/21/1971 - Monday

One     

Truckin'  
Loser  
Me And Bobby McGee  
Next Time You See Me  
Morning Dew  
#Me And My Uncle  
Hard To Handle  
China Cat Sunflower > 
I Know You Rider  
Promised Land  
Deal  
Playing In The Band [4:27]  
Big Boss Man [5:50]  
Black Peter [7:53]  
Bertha [5:30]   

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod060625.mp3  

 Profitez du spectacle !

Dead Show/podcast for 5/30/25

This week we present the second set from the band's performance at the Greek Theater in Berkeley California on May 22, 1982.

A fine recording that starts off with a tight 'China>Rider', to lead off a nice pre-drums set. 'Man Smart, Woman Smarter' always got the crowd fired up and we also have a Brent number, and a great 'He's Gone' into Drums.. post Drums highlights include a nice 'Not Fade Away' and a rockin' 'Good Lovin' to close the set. While it is a Saturday show, we get a 'U.S. Blues' encore !  

Grateful Dead
Greek Theatre - University of California
Berkeley, CA 5/22/1982 - Saturday

Two     

China Cat Sunflower [6:51] >
I Know You Rider [5:28] >
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) [6:21] 
Never Trust A Woman [5:51] 
Lost Sailor [6:25] >
Saint Of Circumstance [6:40] >
He's Gone [10:#33] >
Drums >
Space [9:19] >
Not Fade Away [10:05] >
Wharf Rat [8:28] >
Around And Around [3:48] >
Good Lovin' [8:31]

Encore     
U.S. Blues  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod053025.mp3  

Thank you so much for your kind support of the Deadpod!  

Dead Show/podcast for 5/23/25

This week we venture back to a favorite venue, the Greek Theater at the University of California at Berkeley for the middle show of a three night run in the spring of 1982. Astute listeners will remember that I played the first night of this run just about a year ago, and this show is at least equally worth hearing.. 

The band treats us to a 'Jack Straw' opener, which then goes into a nice long 'Sugaree' with plenty of fireworks from Garcia. 'Cassidy' follows, then a funky 'Tennessee Jed' into a 'New New Minglewood Blues'. As always, the 'Cumberland Blues' that follows is a rocker, but the 'Lazy Lighting>Supplication' combo is no slouch! The set closes with a smokin' hot 'Deal'.

 

 Grateful Dead
Greek Theatre - University of California
Berkeley, CA 5/22/1982 - Saturday

Set 1:

Jack Straw >
Sugaree
Cassidy
Tennessee Jed >
New New Minglewood Blues
Cumberland Blues
Lazy Lightning >
Supplication
Deal 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052325.mp3 

home cooking is always best.... 

Dead Show/podcast for 5/16/25

A sweet second set graces this week's Deadpod - from May 5, 1978 at Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire. 

A very nice 'Bertha' starts things out with some unusual Garcia work throughout, leads into a short 'Good Lovin'. 'Ship of Fools' comes next, followed by a rather lengthy 'discussion' - made me laugh.. Then we are treated to a smokin' 'Estimated Prophet' into a somewhat speedy 'Eyes of the World' but both are really very good. Space leads into a nice 'Not Fade Away' then Jerry brings us 'Stella Blue' before we get the rocker 'Around and Around' to close the set. 

The encore is a wonderful version of "Werewolves of London'.

 

 Grateful Dead
Thompson Arena - Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 5/5/1978 - Friday

Two     

Bertha [6:49] >
Good Lovin' [6:18]
Ship Of Fools [7:28]
Estimated Prophet [12:29] >
Eyes Of The World [12:33] >
Drums [16:54] >
Space [3:49] >
Not Fade Away [11:16] >
Stella Blue [10:08] >
Around And Around [9:14]

Encore     
Werewolves Of London [7:43]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod051625.mp3 

 

..."and his hair was perfect'..