My Uncle ~ Mexicali Blues - Grateful Dead - 10-31-1980 Radio City, NY set2-03

Oct 31st 1980, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

Acoustic Set : The Grateful Dead had put down their acoustical instruments around 1970 ... only to bring them back up here in 1980. Initially, it was a 15 night stand at the Warfield Theatre, SF, Ca (Sept 25th to Oct 14th). Then a 8 night stand in New York City (Radio City Music Hall) from October 22nd to THIS Oct 31st concert which closed the whole thing. (You can find official recordings on "Reckoning" and an official Vault DVD for parts of this show). But it was indeed a delight to see to the boys play acoustic at the time !

Electric Sets : at the time, it was arguably "another" transitional period for the Dead. Many of "us" were STILL into the 1974-1978 mode and not yet onto par with the "Go To Heaven" LP songs like Shakedown, Don't Ease, Lost Sailor even Good Lovin' ! ... In retrospect though, this was a hot period too for the Dead. Great fun and new energy. Brent Mydland was just 1 ½ years into the band ...

And the band keeps rollin' on !
Some of the uploads come from the TV Simulcast and others from the official video.

Set 1 (acoustic)
introduction (with Phils bass amp fucking up !)
Heaven Help The Fool
Sage & Spirit
Little Sadie
Monkey & The Engineer
Must Have Been The Roses
Cassidy
Bird Song ~
Ripple

Set 2 (electric)
Jack Straw ~
Cold Rain & Snow
Me & My Uncle ~
Mexicali Blues
Ramble on Rose ~
Little Red Rooster
Brown Eyed Women ~
Looks Like Rain ~
Deal

Set 3 (electric)
Don't Ease Me In ~
Lost Sailor ~
Saint Of Circumstance ~
Franklin's Tower ~
drums ~ (not uploaded by Lolo)
space ~ (not uploaded by Lolo)
Fire On The Mountain ~
Not Fade Away ~
Stella Blue ~
Goin Down The Road Feelin Bad ~
Good Lovin'
encore : Uncle John's Band