March 27, 1985 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

March 27, 1985 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US · Brent era · 16 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4.5

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Setlist Songs

Mississippi Half Step · Hell In A Bucket · West L.A. Fadeaway · Mama Tried · Big River · Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues · Brown Eyed Women · Tons Of Steel · Might As Well · Shakedown Street · Uncle John's Band · Playing In The Band · Drums · Space · Stella Blue · Turn On Your Lovelight · Touch Of Grey

Setlist Highlights

Playing In The Band · Turn On Your Lovelight · Shakedown Street

Unusual Tracks

Mississippi Half Step (first live performance in 149 shows) · Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (first live performance)

Guide Note

Nassau's first set is set apart by Mississippi Half-Step's documented 148-event gap and the first Grateful Dead performance of Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, followed later by Tons Of Steel and Might As Well. Set two forms a Shakedown Street > Uncle John's Band > Playing In The Band arc that resolves through Stella Blue > Turn On Your Lovelight and a Touch Of Grey encore.

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