1985-02-20 Grateful Dead

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals

Set 1:
Cold Rain And Snow > Day Tripper [1] , West L.A. Fadeaway , Mama Tried > Big River , Tennessee Jed , Looks Like Rain > Don't Ease Me In

Set 2:
Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Playing In The Band > Drums [2] > Space > The Wheel > Black Peter > Turn On Your Lovelight

Encore:
U.S. Blues

[1] First performance in Set 1
[2] With Dragon Dance through crowd

Average Song Gap

5.35

Songs By Album

Ace: 2
From the Mars Hotel: 2
The Grateful Dead: 1
In the Dark: 1
Go to Heaven: 1
Shakedown Street: 1
Garcia: 1
Workingman's Dead: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Cold Rain And Snow >		Jerry Garcia	The Grateful Dead	10	6
Day Tripper	First performance in Set 1	Bob Weir		5	12
West L.A. Fadeaway		Jerry Garcia	In the Dark	5	3
Mama Tried >		Bob Weir		8	4
Big River		Bob Weir		8	3
Tennessee Jed		Jerry Garcia		9	5
Looks Like Rain >		Bob Weir	Ace	5	3
Don't Ease Me In		Jerry Garcia	Go to Heaven	3	3

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Scarlet Begonias >		Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	3	6
Fire On The Mountain >		Jerry Garcia	Shakedown Street	3	10
Playing In The Band >		Bob Weir	Ace	4	3
Drums >	With Dragon Dance through crowd	Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
The Wheel >		Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...	Garcia	3	1
Black Peter >		Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	11	4
Turn On Your Lovelight		Bob Weir		3	3

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Notes	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
U.S. Blues		Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	9	3

Run

GD - Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center February 1985

Title

Chinese New Year

Also Appearing

Chinese Symphony Orchestra

Images

Notes

As per Golden Road account of events, the Dragon Dance occurred during Drums on both the 19th and 20th. A bit of history on Lion and Dragon dances and the GD's use of them from Gene Ching excepted from Masters of Kung Fu, October 1994.

ref: Billboard, March 16, 1985, p. 47: sold out run

Torrents for Date

Weather

High: 61.1 °F
Low: 47.0 °F
Feels Like High: 61.1 °F
Feels Like Low: 41.7 °F
Wind Speed: 23.0 mph
Humidity: 61.4 %
Moonphase: 0.03
Clear conditions throughout the day.

Show Certainty

Confirmed

Setlist Certainty

Confirmed

Time

8:00 PM

Ticket Price

$15.00

In Attendance

6803

Gross

$102,045.00

1985-02-20 [Wed]

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

Set 1

Set 2

Encore