1985-12-31 Grateful Dead

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

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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
Baba Olatunji - percussion

Set 1:
Not Fade Away [1][2] > Touch Of Grey , Tons Of Steel , C.C. Rider , Dupree's Diamond Blues , Cassidy > Brown Eyed Women , Let It Grow

Set 2:
Midnight Hour > Sugaree [3] , Man Smart (Woman Smarter) , Ship Of Fools , Playing In The Band > Terrapin Station > Drums > Space [4] > Truckin' > Black Peter > Throwing Stones [5] > Not Fade Away [5]

Encore:
Not Fade Away Reprise [5][6] > Turn On Your Lovelight [5][7] , Brokedown Palace

[1] Last performance in Set 1 1982-05-28 (238 events ago)
[2] NFA crowd chant precedes this tune, see attached flyer
[3] Last performance in Set 2 1983-07-30 (170 events ago)
[4] with Drummers
[5] With Baba Olatunji on percussion
[6] Second set ends with NFA crowd chant, when band returns for encore NFA is resumed briefly before going into Lovelight.
[7] First performance as encore

Average Song Gap

6.41

Songs By Album

In the Dark: 3
Ace: 2
American Beauty: 2
Aoxomoxoa: 1
Wake of the Flood: 1
Garcia: 1
From the Mars Hotel: 1
Terrapin Station: 1
Workingman's Dead: 1

Songs Tags

garcia-hunter: 9
in-the-dark: 3
weir-barlow: 3
jerry-ballad: 2
brent-song: 1

Set 1			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Not Fade Away >		Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...		5	0
Touch Of Grey	garcia-hunterin-the-dark	Jerry Garcia	In the Dark	2	7
Tons Of Steel	in-the-darkbrent-song	Brent Mydland	In the Dark	46	4
C.C. Rider		Bob Weir		4	2
Dupree's Diamond Blues	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Aoxomoxoa	2	3
Cassidy >	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Ace	2	4
Brown Eyed Women	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia		3	5
Let It Grow	weir-barlow	Bob Weir	Wake of the Flood	2	5

Set 2			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Midnight Hour >		Bob Weir		3	4
Sugaree	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Garcia	2	4
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)		Bob Weir		11	2
Ship Of Fools	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	From the Mars Hotel	11	15
Playing In The Band >		Bob Weir	Ace	3	1
Terrapin Station >	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	Terrapin Station	4	5
Drums >		Instrumental		1	1
Space >		Instrumental		1	1
Truckin' >	garcia-hunter	Bob Weir	American Beauty	6	3
Black Peter >	garcia-hunterjerry-ballad	Jerry Garcia	Workingman's Dead	6	1
Throwing Stones >	weir-barlowin-the-dark	Bob Weir	In the Dark	2	5
Not Fade Away >		Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, an...		0	3

Encore			Gap Analysis
Name	Tags	Lead Vocals	Album	Last	Next
Not Fade Away Reprise >		Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia		21	3
Turn On Your Lovelight		Bob Weir		2	5
Brokedown Palace	garcia-hunter	Jerry Garcia	American Beauty	2	5

Run

GD - Oakland Coliseum Arena NYE 1985

Also Appearing

Neville Brothers and Olatunji

Grateful Dead [4K Remaster] 1985 12 31 Set 1 [MATRIX/FLAC24]

Grateful Dead 4K Remaster 1985 12 31 Set 2 MATRIX/FLAC24

Grateful Dead [Preview - 1080p Restoration] December 31, 1985 (source testing)

Midnight Hour (Live at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/31/1985)

Grateful Dead - Playing In The Band (Live in Oakland, CA, 12/31/85) [Official Video]

Grateful Dead: So Far *AI REMASTER* STEP 1/5

Grateful Dead - 12/31/85 Oakland Coliseum set 1 (PRO shot)

Grateful Dead Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/31/85 1st Set Only Audience

Images

Notes

gratefulseconds: December 31, 1985: Audience Suggests NFA, Band Says Love Is Real NotFade Away

ref: Billboard, January 18, 1986, p. 35;

Sources

Weather

High: 55.1 °F
Low: 47.9 °F
Feels Like High: 55.1 °F
Feels Like Low: 47.9 °F
Wind Speed: 5.8 mph
Humidity: 95.5 %
Moonphase: 0.66
Cloudy skies throughout the day.

Show Certainty

Confirmed

Setlist Certainty

Confirmed

Sellout

Yes

In Attendance

15000

Gross

$275,710.00

Grateful Dead 1985-12-31 [Tue]

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1

Set 2

Encore