Grateful Dead – 1987-08-13

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

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

Setlist

Set 1
Big Boss Man [1] , Jack Straw , Row Jimmy , It's All Over Now , Loser , Cassidy , Far From Me , Box Of Rain

Set 2
Uncle John's Band > Estimated Prophet > He's Gone > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Gimme Some Lovin' > Stella Blue > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away

Encore
Not Fade Away Reprise > Touch Of Grey > Knockin' On Heaven's Door [2]

[1] Last performance (by GD) 1985-04-08 (148 events ago)
[2] First performance as encore

Average Song Gap

12.76

Songs By Album

Wake of the Flood: 2
Garcia: 2
In the Dark: 2
Ace: 1
Go to Heaven: 1
American Beauty: 1
Workingman's Dead: 1
Terrapin Station: 1
Run for the Roses: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 7
weir-barlow: 3
in-the-dark: 2
brent-song: 1
jerry-ballad: 1
dylan: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Big Boss Man		Jerry Garcia		148	4
Jack Straw		Bob Weir		4	6
Row Jimmy	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Wake of the Flood	10	4
It's All Over Now		Bob Weir		8	4
Loser	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Garcia	6	4
Cassidy	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Ace	4	4
Far From Me	brent-song	Brent Mydland	Go to Heaven	4	2
Box Of Rain		Phil Lesh	American Beauty	11	6

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Uncle John's Band >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	4	7
Estimated Prophet >	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	8	5
He's Gone >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		5	2
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
The Wheel >	garcia-hunter	Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...	Garcia	5	4
Gimme Some Lovin' >		Brent Mydland and Phil Lesh		5	4
Stella Blue >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	Wake of the Flood	3	4
Throwing Stones >	weir-barlowin-the-dark	Bob Weir	In the Dark	3	3
Not Fade Away		Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...		3	6

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Not Fade Away Reprise >		Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia		14	9
Touch Of Grey >	garcia-hunterin-the-dark	Jerry Garcia	In the Dark	11	2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	dylan	Jerry Garcia	Run for the Roses	10	7

Run

GD - Red Rocks Amphitheatre August 1987

Tour

Grateful Dead Summer 1987 High Altitude

Images

Notes

Cassidy, Far From Me and Box Of Rain shared on 30 Days of Dead 2024.
Several sections of this tape shared on The Tapers Section: 2007-08-13, 2018-09-24, 2021-02-22, 2023-05-08, 2025-04-14, 2026-04-20.

Recordings

SHNID	Type	Source
163642	AUD	gd1987-08-13.163642.Morrison,CO.sennheiser.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac2496
163641	AUD	gd1987-08-13.163641.Morrison,CO.sennheiser.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac1648
160468	AUD	gd1987-08-13.160468.Morrison,CO.fob.beyer.m201.holbrook.flac2448
160466	AUD	gd1987-08-13.160466.Morrison,CO.fob.beyer.m201.holbrook.flac16
142090	AUD	gd1987-08-13.142090.Morrison,CO.fob.schoeps.cmc3.mk41.oade.jacobs.miller.clugston.flac16
82098	AUD	gd1987-08-13.082098.Morrison,CO.nak.300.cp4.beckham.suraci.flac16
81988	AUD	gd1987-08-13.081988.Morrison,CO.nak.100.cp4.pasternak.flac16
21348	SBD	gd1987-08-13.021348.Morrison,CO.sbd.larson.shn
7992	SBD	gd1987-08-13.007992.Morrison,CO.sbd.shn

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Weather

High 86.1 °F / Low 55.1 °F, Rain, Partially cloudy

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Grateful Dead 1987-08-13 [Thu]

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Musicians

Setlist

Set 1

Set 2

Encore

Recordings

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