Grateful Dead 1981-10-16 [Fri]

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OOPs Concert
Bob Weir's 34th birthday

Melk Weg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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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
Acoustic Set
On The Road Again [1] , Dire Wolf , Monkey And The Engineer , Bird Song , Cassidy , Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie , The Race Is On , Ripple

Electric Set
Playing In The Band > Hully Gully [2] > The Wheel > Samson And Delilah > Gloria [3] > Turn On Your Lovelight [4] > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Playing In The Band > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia

[1] Crowd sings Happy Birthday to Bobby before
[2] Only performance
[3] Last known performance (by GD) 1968-01-30 (1020 events ago)
[4] Last known performance (by GD) 1972-05-24 (587 events ago)
Run
GD - Melk Weg October 1981
Tour
Grateful Dead Fall 1981 Europe
Images
Notes
  • McNally (2002, 543) notes that "Lesh was already walking on air, because he'd just seen Leonard Bernstein conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in a program of Brahms and Mozart, one of the cherished experiences of his lifetime," but the whole band "had a ball" at this gig on borrowed gear.
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    Weather
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    Low: 35.7 °F
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    Wind Speed: 10.3 mph
    Humidity: 86.1 %
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    Partly cloudy throughout the day.