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Set 1:
Bertha
Greatest Story Ever Told
They Love Each Other
It's All Over Now
Brown-Eyed Women
Hell In A Bucket
Ramble On Rose
The Music Never Stopped
Might As Well

Set 2:
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Lost Sailor
Saint Of Circumstance
Drums
Eyes Of The World
Truckin'
Black Peter
Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
U.S. Blues

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This was my first of 3 shows and a great trip along with the music.
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Jerry's voice was on and his axe was filled with slow soulful licks during Black Peter.
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Great second set. especially love the eyes comin outta space, very unexpected. Jerry just goes from his normal space noodlin to a fast paced strum that melts down into eyes before your... well... before your eyes. (no better way i coulda said that, punny, i know).

Then the jam between Eyes and Truckin' sounded like they planned on going into Black Peter, but jerry had different plans. you can hear some Peter rifts right before truckin drops by. Then of course jerry doesn't tease too hard, and lets the audience have the black peter they swayed out of a few minutes before. Guess it's true what they say, when jerry wants to play truckin, theres not much any of the other boys can do about it, just gotta keep ridin the bus where ever it rolls.

Defenitley putting this on my list of favorites.
-Murphy (11/13/2013)

my wife and i were married the day before this show, in Vegas. We did it for the show and had seats right behind the board in the first row. bobby was walking around the casino with a hooker on each arm. people were paging dead song characters on the casino speakers. "paging mr. straw, mr. jack straw from withcita"
- (04/05/2014)

Jerry remembers lyrics better than Bob at this show.
-Anonymous (04/08/2015)

How do you know they were hookers????

I don't think Weir being a rock star needs to pay to get laid!!!

I call BS!
-Anonymous (10/24/2017)

28th BUCKET. Are the boys getting tired of playing it?
-Yo (04/26/2019)

Came here because someone on FB commented that Jerry modified words on Might As Well as tribute to John Lennon. Not sure that's the case, but after listening to MAS, I downloaded the full show. It's a great show!
- (04/27/2024)

4/6/84


I’m listening to my 6th show and my first (maybe only) back to back nights in different venues. I think it’s the 1st time I’ve heard this show since (I swore there was a Scarlet>Fire in this show) No stories, just a review of the music many years later.

I listened to the majority of the first set at the gym ( you should see my six-pack, in the fridge) Bertha>Greatest Story is one of those combos that always seems to work. TLEO was sweet, All Over Now was great rockabilly, BEW did what it needed to do (I count this song among their greatest in terms of songwriting), and Hell was closer to heaven. It was slower than normal (dare I say almost D&C pace?) but kinda fun. Another 1st set fave of mine, Ramble on Rose was wonderful. I always love a show where Music Never Stopped doesn’t end the set so I’m looking forward to hearing the next 2 songs. Same is true with Let It Grow. Love the song, but if another tune follows at the end of the set (in the 80s or maybe late 70s) then that set is AMAZEBALLS!!!! (unless of course it sucks). Well, Bob barely keeps it together throughout the vocal parts, but JUST barely. The song seemed like it was on the edge of a trainwreck until the outro. Then it just takes off into a blistering jam that carries it all the way into a rockin’ Might As Well. Great 1st set.

2nd set opens with a really great China>Rider. Rollicking all the way through. Sailor>Saint was a tune I didn’t like very much in the 80s, but now I really enjoy it, and though Bob struggles with the words to Saint again, it’s a great version that falls into a cool jam before Drums. Nothing too special about D/S but it all comes together into a really nice Eyes that, while not quite stellar, is still very strong. There’s a false start into Black Peter until either Garcia changes his mind or Bob signaled him and Truckin’ ensues and proceeds to slay the crowd (i think, i’m listening to a soundboard). Bob tries to push into Nobody’s Fault, but Garcia finishes what he started with Black Peter. It was gut wrenching, really nice version, while Sugar Mag rocks. I never liked Sugar Mag after drums as it meant that the show was over. This a rollicking version that’s capping off a pretty damn good show. Healy puts a ridiculous amount of reverb on Bob’s voice during Sunshine Daydream. It sounds like he’s in the bottom of a well. US Blues sends all out into the casino.

Grade: A-

- (08/02/2024)

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