Grateful Dead show guide

June 24, 1985 · Riverbend Music Center

June 24, 1985 at Riverbend Music Center · Cincinnati, OH, US · Brent era · 10 circulating recordings · Archive listener rating around 5

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Setlist Songs

Alabama Getaway · Greatest Story Ever Told · They Love Each Other · Minglewood Blues · Tennessee Jed · My Brother Esau · Loser · Let It Grow · Iko Iko · Samson And Delilah · He's Gone · Smokestack Lightning · Cryptical Envelopment · Drums · Space · Comes A Time · The Other One · Cryptical Envelopment · Wharf Rat · Around And Around · Good Lovin' · U.S. Blues

Highlights

Let It Grow · Smokestack Lightnin' · Comes A Time · The Other One · Wharf Rat · Iko Iko > Samson And Delilah > He's Gone > Smokestack Lightnin' > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > Space > Comes A Time > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Wharf Rat > Around And Around > Good Lovin'

Guide Note

River Bend is one of those 1985 shows where the second set keeps uncorking surprises. The deep sequence after He's Gone makes it essential for listeners who want the year at its most adventurous.

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