Live concert by The Beatles at Shea Stadium, New York, 1965.

**Grateful Dead** 1985-12-30 Oakland Coliseum Oakland, CA Soundboard Recoding 320 kbps Artwork Included 1st Set: 01. Tuning 02. Gimme Some Lovin' > 03. Greatest Story Ever Told 04. West L.A. Fadeaway 05. My Brother Esau > 06. Stagger Lee 07. Little Red Rooster 08. Tennessee Jed > 09. Looks Like Rain > 10. Don't Ease Me In 2nd Set: 01. Tuning 02. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) > 03. Samson And Delilah > 04. He's Gone > 05. I Need A Miracle > 06. Crazy Fingers > 07. Drums > 08. Space > 09. The Other One > 10. Wharf Rat > 11. Sugar Magnolia Encore: 01. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue **Grateful Dead - 1985-12-30 - Oakland, CA (SBD)** On September 3, 1977, me, my buddies and, along with 150,000 others, made the pilgrimage to Englishtown NJ, to see the Grateful Dead for the first time at what be the largest concert in the state's history. The day was hot - over 100 degrees - and the band was even hotter. Another performance that added to the legend of 1977. I would see 49 more after that, at least 1 show every year except 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1992, with the last show being June 18, 1995, just 2 month's before we lost Jerry Garcia. My long strange trip with the Dead was short compared to folks who saw hundreds of concerts, but it was memorable, as over a dozen shows that I attended were good enough to be officially released. It's been 3 decades since we lost Jerry, and I still miss the magic. This soundboard recording captures the Grateful Dead across the Bay Bridge from their home turf in San Francisco, at the oakland Coliseum on Dececmber 30, 1985, 40 years ago today. That year, the Grateful Dead celebrated their 20th anniversary. Deadheads tend to passionately debate the quality of the music from 1985. Some feel that the band, inspired by their milestone anniversary, played their best shows of the 1980s. Others don't believe the music was much different from the prior years, and certainly not up to the standard of 1987 or 1989. I tend to lean in the direction that 1985 provided many inspired moments, especially during the Spring run, though it’s clear that by year's end, Jerry was mired deep in a cloud of drugs which would eventually contribute to his near death coma in 1986. In any event, in honor of the band's 20th anniversay celebration, we'll bring you another show from 1985 tomorrow.

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