Grateful Dead – 1987-09-15

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

official-release

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

Complete Releases

PlayDead - 1987-09-15

Setlist

Set 1
Hey Pocky Way , Minglewood Blues , When Push Comes To Shove , Me And My Uncle [1] > Mexicali Blues , Row Jimmy , Queen Jane Approximately , Tennessee Jed , The Music Never Stopped

Set 2
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider , Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Gimme Some Lovin' > Black Peter [2] > Sugar Magnolia

Encore
It's All Over Now Baby Blue

[1] Beer Barrel Polka noodling before
[2] All Along The Watchtower tease before

Average Song Gap

4.25

Songs By Album

Wake of the Flood: 2
The Grateful Dead: 1
In the Dark: 1
Ace: 1
Blues for Allah: 1
Aoxomoxoa: 1
Terrapin Station: 1
Garcia: 1
Workingman's Dead: 1
American Beauty: 1

Songs Tags

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

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Hey Pocky Way	brent-song	Brent Mydland		2	5
Minglewood Blues		Bob Weir	The Grateful Dead	3	7
When Push Comes To Shove	garcia-hunterin-the-dark	Jerry Garcia	In the Dark	3	3
Me And My Uncle >	cowboy	Bob Weir		2	7
Mexicali Blues	cowboyweir-barlow	Bob Weir	Ace	7	3
Row Jimmy	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Wake of the Flood	5	8
Queen Jane Approximately	dylan	Bob Weir		5	25
Tennessee Jed	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		8	24
The Music Never Stopped	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Blues for Allah	5	6

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
China Cat Sunflower >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Aoxomoxoa	4	5
I Know You Rider		Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia		4	5
Estimated Prophet >	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	3	10
Eyes Of The World >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Wake of the Flood	3	10
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
The Wheel >	garcia-hunter	Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...	Garcia	4	5
Gimme Some Lovin' >		Brent Mydland and Phil Lesh		4	5
Black Peter >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	6	3
Sugar Magnolia		Bob Weir	American Beauty	3	5

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
It's All Over Now Baby Blue	dylan	Jerry Garcia		12	5

Run

GD - Madison Square Garden September 1987

Tour

Grateful Dead Fall 1987

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Notes

China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider shared on 30 Days of Dead 2022.
Several sections of this tape shared on The Tapers Section: 2007-09-10, 2010-02-22, 2012-09-03, 2012-09-10, 2013-12-23, 2013-12-30, 2017-09-03, 2017-09-04, 2019-03-11, 2021-04-05, 2021-04-24, 2023-06-12, 2024-01-15, 2025-03-24, 2026-03-23.

Recordings

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154305	AUD	gd1987-09-15.154305.MSG.NY,NY.sennheiser.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac1648
125699	AUD	gd1987-09-15.125699.MSG.NY,NY.at.835.laurentus.flac16
115933	AUD	gd1987-09-15.115933.MSG.NY,NY.nak.300.cp4.gidley.flac2448
90103	AUD	gd1987-09-15.090103.MSG.NY,NY.nak.300.cp4.damico.flac16
76347	SBD	gd1987-09-15.076347.fixed.MSG.NY,NY.sbd.miller.flac16
21981	SBD	gd1987-09-15.021981.MSG.NY,NY.sbd.miller.shn
20176	SBD	gd1987-09-15.020176.MSG.NY,NY.sbd.shn
15388	AUD	gd1987-09-15.015388.MSG.NY,NY.schoeps.cmc44.bottiglio.willy.shn

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Grateful Dead 1987-09-15 [Tue]

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Musicians

Complete Releases

Setlist

Set 1

Set 2

Encore

Recordings

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