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Grateful Dead
1981
-05-08 [Fri]
<<
>>
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
,
Uniondale, NY
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Musicians
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass
Guests
Ken Kesey
- harmonica
Setlist
Set 1
Jack Straw
,
Peggy-O
,
Me And My Uncle
>
Big River
,
Loser
,
C.C. Rider
,
Althea
>
Let It Grow
>
Don't Ease Me In
Set 2
Shakedown Street
>
Samson And Delilah
,
Terrapin Station
>
Playing In The Band
>
Drums
[1] >
Space
[2] >
Not Fade Away
>
Stella Blue
>
Sugar Magnolia
Encore
U.S. Blues
[1]
[1] With Ken Kesey on harmonica
[2]
with Drummers
Average Song Gap
4.11
Songs By Album
Go to Heaven: 2
Wake of the Flood: 2
Terrapin Station: 2
Garcia: 1
Shakedown Street: 1
Ace: 1
American Beauty: 1
From the Mars Hotel: 1
Songs Tags
garcia-hunter: 6
cowboy: 2
weir-barlow: 1
jerry-ballad: 1
Set 1
Gap Analysis
Name
Tags
Lead Vocals
Album
Last
Next
Jack Straw
Bob Weir
5
4
Peggy-O
Jerry Garcia
3
3
Me And My Uncle
>
cowboy
Bob Weir
6
3
Big River
cowboy
Bob Weir
6
3
Loser
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
Garcia
7
10
C.C. Rider
Bob Weir
3
2
Althea
>
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
Go to Heaven
3
2
Let It Grow
>
weir-barlow
Bob Weir
Wake of the Flood
2
4
Don't Ease Me In
Jerry Garcia
Go to Heaven
2
2
Set 2
Gap Analysis
Name
Tags
Lead Vocals
Album
Last
Next
Shakedown Street
>
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
Shakedown Street
7
3
Samson And Delilah
Bob Weir
Terrapin Station
4
4
Terrapin Station
>
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
Terrapin Station
5
4
Playing In The Band
>
Bob Weir
Ace
4
2
Drums
>
Instrumental
2
1
Space
>
Instrumental
2
1
Not Fade Away
>
Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...
5
5
Stella Blue
>
garcia-hunter
jerry-ballad
Jerry Garcia
Wake of the Flood
5
4
Sugar Magnolia
Bob Weir
American Beauty
4
3
Encore
Gap Analysis
Name
Tags
Lead Vocals
Album
Last
Next
U.S. Blues
garcia-hunter
Jerry Garcia
From the Mars Hotel
3
5
Timing Notes
Run
GD - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum May 1981
Tour
Grateful Dead Spring 1981
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