Grateful Shows

About Grateful Shows

Grateful Shows is a tour-by-tour deep dive meditative analysis on selected Grateful Dead live concerts. Each season covers one tour in depth-six shows, fully experienced, with setlist analysis, historical facts, philosophical and fictional rumblings. Companion ebooks go even deeper. Season 2: March 1986 -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! 🎸 Grateful Dead live history · concert documentation · music history podcast 🗺 One tour at a time · six shows per season · VW bus not included

Publisher

J.Y. Pod

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Jan 2026

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Greek To Me | Grateful Dead · Greek Theatre, University of California · September 11, 1981 | S4E01

   🎸 SEPTEMBER EAST & WEST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1981 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Greek To Me | Grateful Dead · Greek Theatre, University of California · September 11, 1981 | S4E01 · Grateful Dead · The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA · September 11, 1981 · ⬅ Previous: March 1986 Recap ➡ Next: Greek Theatre 9-12-81 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 (https://grateful-shows.captivate.fm/episode/phil-bombs-5-4-80-set-1/) 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Set 1 New Minglewood Blues They Love Each Other Mama Tried -> Mexicali Blues Candyman -> Little Red Rooster Cumberland Blues -> Beat It On Down The Line Althea Lost Sailor -> Saint Of Circumstance -> Deal Set 2 Feel Like A Stranger -> Franklin's Tower Man Smart (Woman Smarter) He's Gone -> Truckin' -> Drums -> Space -> The Other One -> Morning Dew -> Johnny B. Goode 🎵 Encore Don't Ease Me In ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead return to the Greek Theatre for the first time in fourteen years, but is it worth the wait? Three shows in three nights by the bay. It doesn’t get much better than this. We take a first flight to the West Coast and prepare to be humbled by both the music and the scene. A hot minglewood starts it off, and after many first-set highlights, the band kicks the energy higher until it reaches a peak with a glorious Morning Dew. A quick quote from Truckin': "Now here’s an anthem worth sinking one’s teeth into. Two iconic songs in a row, bursting with enough lexicography to cover your friend’s micro-bus’s entire back window. WALSTIB, indeed" Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten (https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1981/09/11?source=3854262) 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 (https://grateful-shows.captivate.fm/episode/phil-bombs-5-4-80-set-1/) 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-shows/id1869263428) (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/grateful-shows-6341379) (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links (https://gratefulshows.com/links.html) ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL (https://gratefulshows.com/links.html) If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   March 1986 Tour Recap | Grateful Dead · Hampton to Philadelphia· March 19-25, 1986 | · S2E07

   🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ ⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — March 1986 Tour Recap | Grateful Dead · Hampton to Philadelphia· March 19-25, 1986 | · S2E07 · Grateful Dead · Tourbook 2 Recap · March 19-March 25 1986 · ⬅ Previous: The Spectrum 3-25-86 ➡ Next: ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 (https://grateful-shows.captivate.fm/episode/phil-bombs-5-4-80-set-1/) 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ ═══🎙 TOUR ANALYSIS Final analysis of the six night spent on the Grateful Dead Spring tour of March 1986 Readings from the East Coast tour which spanned shows from the following two venues: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA March 19, 1986 March 20, 1986 March 21, 1986 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA March 23, 1986 March 24, 1986 March 25, 1986 A short recap of all that went down and a hint of what is to come See you next tour on Grateful Shows! Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 (https://grateful-shows.captivate.fm/episode/phil-bombs-5-4-80-set-1/) 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-shows/id1869263428) (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/grateful-shows-6341379) (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links (https://gratefulshows.com/links.html) ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL (https://gratefulshows.com/links.html) If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   The Quest for Fire | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 25, 1986 | S2E06

   🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ ⭐ Production Note: This episode has been remastered for better audio quality and a more concise flow. We’ve combined the previous two-set format into this single episode, featuring expanded commentary and a more curated selection of excerpts. To keep our feed clean, the original unedited versions have been removed. Enjoy this new, streamlined version of the show!⭐ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — The Quest for Fire | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 25, 1986 | S2E06 · Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia· March 25, 1986 · ⬅ Previous: The Spectrum 3-24-86 ➡ Next: March 1986 tour recap ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 (https://grateful-shows.captivate.fm/episode/phil-bombs-5-4-80-set-1/) 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 25, 1986 Set 1 Feel Like A Stranger Tennessee Jed C.C. Rider Tons Of Steel It Must Have Been The Roses Desolation Row > Don't Ease Me In Set 2 Scarlet Begonias > Touch Of Grey > Looks Like Rain > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Drums > Space > Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues > Black Peter > Throwing Stones > Turn On Your Lovelight 🎵 Encore: Brokedown Palace ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS Last night of the tour and both the band and ourselves are starting to feel fatigued. The first set does little to alleviate this feeling, but is notable for the first ever Desolation Row which clocks in at over ten minutes and sung virtually flawlessly. The great East Coast Scarlet>Fire drought continues with a spirited Scarlet>Touch that takes us not into to the promised land but to a Looks Like Rain. Yes it was a solid last night of the tour, but not getting the Fire sticks far longer than necessary. from the podcast: "We are showered in Blissful Mist, a great name for some kind of product. Alcoholic drink, aftershave, room deodorizer. Whatever it is, we’ll buy it. Few can dish it out like Bobby when it comes to post-heartbreak brooding. And kudos to Dan Healy for ramping up the vocal effects: the delay, the knob-twiddling, and Bobby’s screams, all quantifiers that life does indeed rain on your parade." Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten (https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1986/03/25?source=3883451) 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 (https://grateful-shows.captivate.fm/episode/phil-bombs-5-4-80-set-1/) 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grateful-shows/id1869263428) (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/grateful-shows-6341379) (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links (https://gratefulshows.com/links.html) ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST (https://player.captivate.fm/collection/6727e739-51dd-49f0-956b-f97c866b2705) Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY (https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links) 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL (https://gratefulshows.com/links.html) If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

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