Grateful Dead show guide

May 6, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

May 6, 1981 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US · Brent era · 9 circulating recordings · Archive listener rating around 5

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Setlist Songs

Alabama Getaway · Greatest Story Ever Told · They Love Each Other · Cassidy · Jack-A-Roe · Little Red Rooster · Dire Wolf · Looks Like Rain · Big Railroad Blues · Let It Grow · Deal · Minglewood Blues · High Time · Lost Sailor · Saint Of Circumstance · He's Gone · Caution · Spanish Jam · Drums · Space · The Other One · Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad · Wharf Rat · Good Lovin' · Don't Ease Me In

Highlights

Alabama Getaway · Cassidy · High Time · He's Gone · Wharf Rat · Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance · He's Gone > Caution Jam > Spanish Jam > Drums > Space > The Other One > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Wharf Rat > Good Lovin'

Guide Note

This Nassau show starts in sharp rocker mode and turns exploratory in the back half. The long jam sequence after He's Gone is the clear reason collectors keep returning to it.

Open Deadhead High · Independent fan project. Setlist data attribution: gdshowsdb by Jeff Smith, MIT License. Listening links point to Archive and Relisten.