Grateful Shows

J.Y. Pod

Grateful Shows is a tour-by-tour deep dive meditative analysis on selected Grateful Dead live concerts. Each season covers one tour in depth-six shows, fully experienced, with setlist analysis, historical facts, philosophical and fictional rumblings. Companion ebooks go even deeper. Season 2: March 1986 -The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows at two of the East Coast’s most renowned venues: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Packed with energy and featuring a number of bust-outs, the tour was unforgettable, including the legendary “Box of Rain” in Hampton. However, a closer look suggests this might not have been either the highlight or the best show of the tour. Make sure to check out all six shows! 🎸 Grateful Dead live history · concert documentation · music history podcast 🗺 One tour at a time · six shows per season · VW bus not included

  1. The Return of the Mothership | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum· March 19, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E01

    EPISODE 1

    The Return of the Mothership | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum· March 19, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E01

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — The Return of the Mothership | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum· March 19, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E01 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · May 11, 1980 · Set 1 ⬅ Previous: May 1980 Recap ➡ Next: Hampton Coliseum S2 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, March 19, 1986 Set 1 Hell In A Bucket Stagger Lee C C Rider Cold Rain And Snow> Beat It On Down The Line Big Railroad Blues> Looks Like Rain Visions Of Johanna The Music Never Stopped> Don't Ease Me In ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows! From the podcast: Spring arrives not with the sorrowful bleat of a lamb laboring along the slaughter line, but with the roar of a proud March lion, sweeping into town on the heady exhaust of the Grateful Dead, projecting Motorcycle Dreams and Diaries. ...they are pushing through the wailings, screams, and overall mayhem to rid the Hampton Coliseum of the cobwebs it has worn since the last time the Grateful Dead played here nearly a year ago to the day. Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    21 min
  2. The Return of the Mothership | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 19, 1986 | Set 2· S2E02

    EPISODE 2

    The Return of the Mothership | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 19, 1986 | Set 2· S2E02

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — The Return of the Mothership | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 19, 1986 | Set 2· S2E02 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 19, 1986 · Set 2 ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/19/86 Set 1 ➡ Next: Hampton Coliseum 3/20/86 Set 1 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 19,1986 Set 2 China Cat Sunflower>I Know You RiderPlaying In The Band>Drums>Space>The Wheel>Truckin'>Black Peter>Around And Around>Johnny B. Goode 🎵 Encore The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows! From the podcast: Now, we have reached Drums, and by God, we will embrace the power and glory within. We generate energy by pounding our feet on solid ground, knowing that the vibrations reach deep beneath the earth's surface, feeding our overlords with the constant rhythm of life. We feel them stirring. We sense their restlessness, writhing through a forced hibernation that lasted a year. They have taken on the shape of the Hampton Coliseum itself. Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    19 min
  3. Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | Set 1· S2E03

    EPISODE 3

    Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | Set 1· S2E03

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | Set 1· S2E03 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 20, 1986 · Set 1 ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/19/86 S2 ➡ Next: Hampton Coliseum 3/20/86 S2 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 20, 1986 · Set 1 Touch Of Grey >Little Red RoosterFriend Of The DevilIt's All Over NowRow JimmyMe And My Uncle >Mexicali BluesAltheaBox Of Rain ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows! From the podcast: The future will hold many more versions of Box of Rain. Performance-wise, many of them will be better than this. But years from now, when it seems like the world has forgotten about light, hope, possibilities, and long, heartfelt hugs from strangers, any Deadhead there can still recall, with perfect clarity, exactly what they were doing the day they heard the Grateful Dead play “Box of Rain” in Hampton. Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    19 min
  4. Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | Set 2· S2E04

    EPISODE 4

    Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | Set 2· S2E04

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Just the Box | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 20, 1986 | Set 2· S2E04 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 20, 1986· Set 2 ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/20/86 S1 ➡ Next: Hampton Coliseum 3/21/86 S1 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 20, 1986· Set 2 Aiko Aiko >Estimated Prophet >Eyes Of The World >Drums >Space >Wharf Rat >Throwing Stones >Not Fade Away 🎵 Encore U.S. Blues ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows! From the podcast “Something better” ain’t this version of Throwing Stones. Bobby is a half step ahead of everyone—a double-bogey version. So much for par for the course. The mistakes lead to intriguing dance moves and split-second confusion, ultimately contributing to the performance's chaotic vibe. The show has strayed so far from the Box of Rain that it feels destined to wait in the corner while the other kids at the party play games and fight over second helpings of cake. This Throwing Stones would have to rip the roof off this place to even right the Mothership. Conjecture, but we’re willing to place a small wager that it isn’t happening. Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    20 min
  5. Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E04

    EPISODE 5

    Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E04

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E04 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 21, 1986· Set 1 ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/20 Set 2 ➡ Next: Hampton Coliseum 3/21 Set 2 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead -Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 21, 1986 Set 1 (I'm A) Road RunnerDupree's Diamond BluesNew Minglewood Blues Bird SongTons Of Steel >Supplication Jam >Let It Grow ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows! From the podcast: Virginia fillies start looking good. But when haven’t they? And this set's looking better as time passes; perhaps the third night’s the charm. Brent takes the reins and leads us on a pleasant ride across a vast expanse of possibilities. It’s enough to make heads bob and limbs wiggle. And best of all, he knows when to quit. He transitions skillfully to a wailing slide that heightens the energy, adding even more intensity. Oh, the howlers are out, perfectly timed with a Garcia run that pierces the sky and resonates in our heads at just the right moment. That’s a sign for sure. The groove is found, and we’re here to ride it—spellbound. Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    15 min
  6. Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E06

    EPISODE 6

    Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E06

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Mothership Departures | Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum · March 21, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E06 · Grateful Dead · Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 21, 1986· Set 2 ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/21/86 Set ➡ Next: Philadelphia Spectrum 3/23/86 Set 1 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA · March 21, 1986 Set 2 Uncle John's Band >Terrapin Station >Playing In The Band Reprise >Drums >Space >I Need A Miracle >Stella Blue >Sugar Magnolia 🎵 Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows in two of the most celebrated venues the East Coast has to offer: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. With plenty of energy and a slew of bust-outs, the tour was one to remember, containing the legendary Box of Rain in Hampton. But a closer look reveals why this may not have been either the show or the song of the tour. Be sure to check out all six shows! From the podcast: Catching lightning in a bottle, Garcia is in excellent vocal form for this performance. Maybe he found peace during the downtime granted by Drums. A great call, and there’s no doubt he will pull it out tonight, just one more time. We love it. Somehow, he has conjured a final magic trick to vocally redeem himself. The ups and downs of touring, of life...Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    21 min
  7. Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E07

    EPISODE 7

    Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E07

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 1 · S2E07 · Grateful Dead · Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA · March 23, 1986 · Set 1 ⬅ Previous: Hampton Coliseum 3/21/86 Set 2 ➡ Next: The Spectrum 3/23/86 Set 2 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 1986 Set 1 Gimme Some Lovin'>DealWillie And The Hand JiveCandymanCassidyWest L.A. FadeawayMama Tried >Big RiverMight As Well ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows at two of the East Coast’s most renowned venues: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Packed with energy and featuring a number of bust-outs, the tour was unforgettable, including the legendary “Box of Rain” in Hampton. However, a closer look suggests this might not have been either the highlight or the best show of the tour. Make sure to check out all six shows! The best first set of the tour? Could be, as we get more bust outs and a an ultra-rare Willie and the Hand Jive. The Dead are on fire from the first song. How about that Deal! From the podcast "Jerry is not cheap with the jamming on this version either, regardless of set placement. It has already obliterated last summer’s version in rainy Hershey; he solos with intent. “Behold the heat!” he says. This is ferocious and mean, meant to strip away lingering Hampton memories, as if to say, “The time is now, the place is here, and the friends with you are all that exists. You are a single point of light, and our shared time is the only element occupying this space.” Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    20 min
  8. Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E08

    EPISODE 8

    Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E08

    🎸 MARCH 1986 EAST COAST · GRATEFUL DEAD · 1986 ═══ 📄 FREE DOWNLOAD — Free May 80 tour sample PDF (Penn State 5/6/80). Let the words be yours... Free when you join our list. 👉 https://grateful-shows.kit.com/links No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. ═══ —————————————————— 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Show — Special Philly | Grateful Dead · The Spectrum · March 23, 1986 | Set 2 · S2E08 · Grateful Dead · The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA · March 23, 1983 · Set 2 ⬅ Previous: The Spectrum 3/23/86 Set 1 ➡ Next: The Spectrum 3/24/86 Set 1 ═══ 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ 🎸 OFFICIAL SETLIST: Grateful Dead - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 1986 Set 2 1. Shakedown Street > 2. Samson And Delilah 3. He's Gone > 4. Spoonful > 5. Drums > 6. Space > 7. The Other One > 8. Comes A Time > 9. Good Lovin' 🎵 Encore: 10. Keep Your Day Job ═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows at two of the East Coast’s most renowned venues: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Packed with energy and featuring a number of bust-outs, the tour was unforgettable, including the legendary “Box of Rain” in Hampton. However, a closer look suggests this might not have been either the highlight or the best show of the tour. Make sure to check out all six shows! Never miss a Sunday show! And this is especially true when it's a Palm Sunday in the City of Botherly Love. Shakedown Street never fails to impress in Philly and this one is no different. And that's only the first song. A great set on a great night with the Grateful Dead. From the Podcast: "Bobby rides in on the donkey of sound, with discarded garments lining the path before him that leads to salvation. Church is in session. Preach it, Bobby! The time has come to heal our inner child, the child in our arms, and the child who has kept us from ever enjoying life because of an outdated set of religious beliefs. “If I HAD MY WAY!” Oh, it is time—time to tear this place down, all right! No, not the Spectrum; you just spent the better part of ten minutes convincing us not to give up on Philly. You’ll get our Spectrum when you pull the spirit of the Broad Street Bullies out of the Fed Shero fog. " Check it out. 📚 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Follow along with music on: Relisten 🔗 Navigate The Series 🗺 NAVIGATE THIS TOUR 🎯 New to the show? Start at the very beginning! S1E01 → Baltimore May 4, 1980 📋 Tourbook 1 Index (all 6 shows in order): Tour Playlist Grateful Shows covers Grateful Dead touring history - on tour at a time. ═══ —————————————————— ⭐ RATE, REVIEW & SHARE Reviews genuinely help new listeners find the show — especially on Apple Podcasts, where ratings affect visibility. If this series has been worth your time, leaving a quick review makes a real difference. It takes less than 2 minutes. 🍎 Apple Podcasts — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Apple Podcasts (open the link, tap the star rating, add a line if you'd like) 🎙 Podchaser — rate & review: Grateful Shows on Podchaser (Podchaser lets you review individual episodes too — not just the show) 📲 Share this episode with one person: If someone you know loves music history, the Grateful Dead, or deep-dive storytelling — send them this episode. Word of mouth is how independent podcasts grow. 👉 Everything in one place (all platforms, ebook, support & more): www.gratefulshows.com/links ————————————————— ═══ ═══ ─────────── 🗺 EXPLORE OTHER TOURS Shall we go - to other tours? Why not. So far here's what we've got: 🎸 Grateful Dead May 1980 East Coast Tour— Complete Playlist: GRATEFUL DEAD MAY 1980 EAST COAST Gritty, underrated Grateful Dead. From Baltimore to Maine, heady times in a downtrodden America's election year. ── WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE ────────────── ═══ ═══ 🎙 GRATEFUL SHOWS PODCAST Exploring the world of Grateful Dead live shows- one tour at a time, through history philosophy, fiction and poetic meditations. Six shows per tour. Countless fun. 📖 Full May 1980 Tourbook Ebook: Coming late April 📄 Free PDF Tourbook Sampler: GET IT HERE ✉️ Email updates & new episodes: JOIN THE PARTY 🔗 All links, platforms & more: GRATEFUL SHOWS PORTAL If this episode was useful, be kind and share with a friend. It's the single best thing you can do for the show. Forever Grateful. 🙏 © 2026 Grateful Shows Podcast ═══ Mentioned in this episode: End roll CTA tourbook 1 The Music Never Stops — subscribe and claim your free show! Subscribe to the free newsletter, connect on socials, join the community, and explore more at https://gratefulshows.com/links.html

    24 min

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Grateful Shows is a tour-by-tour deep dive meditative analysis on selected Grateful Dead live concerts. Each season covers one tour in depth-six shows, fully experienced, with setlist analysis, historical facts, philosophical and fictional rumblings. Companion ebooks go even deeper. Season 2: March 1986 -The Grateful Dead welcome spring with six shows at two of the East Coast’s most renowned venues: the Hampton Coliseum and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Packed with energy and featuring a number of bust-outs, the tour was unforgettable, including the legendary “Box of Rain” in Hampton. However, a closer look suggests this might not have been either the highlight or the best show of the tour. Make sure to check out all six shows! 🎸 Grateful Dead live history · concert documentation · music history podcast 🗺 One tour at a time · six shows per season · VW bus not included