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05/09/81
Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY

Set 1:
Mississippi Half-Step
Franklin's Tower
Feel Like A Stranger
Bird Song
Little Red Rooster
Candyman
Mama Tried
Mexicali Blues
Looks Like Rain
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider

Set 2:
Lost Sailor
Saint Of Circumstance
Ship Of Fools
Estimated Prophet
Eyes Of The World
Drums
Nobody's Jam
Truckin'
Black Peter
Around And Around
One More Saturday Night

Encore:
Brokedown Palace

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Comments:

perrins? nothing??? I expect every show I hear to see a comment from you!
-steve (09/23/2008)


Steve-O: As a matter of fact, I was enjoying this 2nd night of a 3 night run, but could not post until the very end.

I
Half Step>Franklin's-Chilled out version(1/2 Step)to start off this 11 song first set!

Stranger-Nice verbal back and forth between Bobby & Brent

Candyman-middle part of the standard 1st set mini country and western sweet. Jerry's voice and axe are worked marvels.

II
Sailor>Saint>Ship>Estimated>Eyes. Only time this combo played. Jerry for the most part took the soulful songs for this set and show overall.

Truckin-"sex change" lyric within chorus

Truckin>Black Peter-Truckin ends with a slow blues crawl into a short spacy jam and into slow funky Brent organ. Top notch fills by Brent along with Jerry's masterful guitar work.

Saturday Night-Not on tape

E: Brokedown-Falst start but still a sheer delight to walk out of the Coliseum, especially when cased by the FEDS unfortunately.


-Perrinswolf (09/23/2008)


haha, nice Perrin. I def appreciate your tid bits from each show.
-steve (05/18/2009)


Sat 5th Row Center, owed to a couple of Miracles found on the ground on Thursday night. Loved the show made sweeter by the shear miracle I was there to experience it and then to be 5 rows back made it even sweeter still.
-WharfRat121486 (12/10/2009)


A great Saturday Night show at The Nausea Mausoleum. And if I remember correctly, this was when Bob Weir substituted "ever since she went and had her sex change" for "living on reds, vitamin c and cocaine" during Truckin'. Wasn't a big fan of that change, but I am glad they eventually went back to the original.
- (05/09/2012)


Don't forget the sweet Birdsong
-fz (12/18/2020)


I’m making my through the 1981 tour and this stop on Long Island is great so far. Brent and Jerry are on fire. What a weird setlist though. Half step into Frank into feel like a stranger. Having only seen the band from 91 on I’m not used to Frank without help and slip. This show is much better than the last few nights.
- (05/09/2022)


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Band Configuration
(04/16/79 - 07/23/90)

Lead Guitar: Jerry Garcia
Rhythm Guitar: Bob Weir
Bass: Phil Lesh
Keyboards: Brent Mydland
Drums: Bill Kreutzmann
Drums: Mickey Hart

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