Grateful Dead – 1988-09-23

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

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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, vocals

Guests
Daryl Hall - guitar, vocals
John Oates - guitar, vocals

Complete Releases

PlayDead - 1988-09-23

Setlist

Soundcheck
Every Time You Go Away [1][2] , What's Going On [1][2]

Set 1
Let The Good Times Roll , Hell In A Bucket , Cold Rain And Snow , Walkin' Blues , Loser , Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again , Dupree's Diamond Blues , Promised Land

Set 2
Samson And Delilah , Ship Of Fools , Victim Or The Crime > Foolish Heart > Jam [3] > Drums > Space > I Will Take You Home > The Other One > Stella Blue > Sugar Magnolia

Encore
U.S. Blues [4]

[1] Multiple takes
[2] With Daryl Hall on guitar and vocals and John Oates on guitar and vocals
[3] Brent and Drummers
[4] birthday joke on Billy before

Average Song Gap

7.9

Songs By Album

Built to Last: 3
From the Mars Hotel: 2
In the Dark: 1
The Grateful Dead: 1
Garcia: 1
Aoxomoxoa: 1
Terrapin Station: 1
Anthem of the Sun: 1
Wake of the Flood: 1
American Beauty: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 6
jerry-ballad: 2
weir-barlow: 1
in-the-dark: 1
dylan: 1
brent-song: 1

Soundcheck			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Every Time You Go Away		Daryl Hall			last
What's Going On		Daryl Hall			last

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Let The Good Times Roll		Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...		7	10
Hell In A Bucket	weir-barlowin-the-dark	Bob Weir	In the Dark	6	3
Cold Rain And Snow		Jerry Garcia	The Grateful Dead	8	4
Walkin' Blues		Bob Weir		7	2
Loser	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Garcia	11	8
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again	dylan	Bob Weir		4	4
Dupree's Diamond Blues	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Aoxomoxoa	8	10
Promised Land		Bob Weir		4	5

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Samson And Delilah		Bob Weir	Terrapin Station	6	4
Ship Of Fools	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	5	24
Victim Or The Crime >		Bob Weir	Built to Last	3	3
Foolish Heart >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Built to Last	3	7
Jam >		Instrumental		54	18
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
I Will Take You Home >	brent-song	Brent Mydland	Built to Last	6	8
The Other One >		Bob Weir	Anthem of the Sun	4	3
Stella Blue >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	Wake of the Flood	9	4
Sugar Magnolia		Bob Weir	American Beauty	5	2

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
U.S. Blues	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	6	2

Run

GD - Madison Square Garden September 1988

Tour

Grateful Dead Fall 1988

Videos

Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden 09/23/88 Set1

Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden 09/23/88 Set2

Images

Notes

Tape from the souncheck is dated the 23rd, but this guest appearance is from the 24th, so it is possible the tape is misdated.
Madison Square Garden, New York City September 1988 Report originally aired Dead Head TV episode 007 - October 1988.

Recordings

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Grateful Dead 1988-09-23 [Fri]

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Musicians

Complete Releases

Setlist

Soundcheck

Set 1

Set 2

Encore

Recordings

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