1985-02-20 Grateful Dead

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

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, 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

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 6
cowboy: 2
beatles: 1
in-the-dark: 1
weir-barlow: 1
jerry-ballad: 1

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

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Scarlet Begonias >	garcia-hunter	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 >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
The Wheel >	garcia-hunter	Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...	Garcia	3	1
Black Peter >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	11	4
Turn On Your Lovelight		Bob Weir		3	3

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

Run

GD - Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center February 1985

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

Sources

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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.

Grateful Dead 1985-02-20 [Wed]

Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

Set 1

Set 2

Encore