Listen To The Music Play: 12/30/19

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12-30-1966 (Friday) Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

Set 1: Unknown

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Pigpen, Bill | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Uncertain Setlist

Other Artist(s): Jefferson Airplane (headliner), Quicksilver Messenger Service ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=116

Show Links: http://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2015/12/grateful-dead-performance-list-july.html, http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2012/06/grateful-dead-tour-itinerary-december.html

12-30-1967 (Saturday) Psychedelic Supermarket, Boston, MA

Set 1: Unknown

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Pigpen, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Possible | Setlist Status: Uncertain Setlist

Show Notes: According to Lost Live Dead blog, Dennis McNally tells a story about the Dead playing Boston and flying home for the NYE shows, but they didn't play.

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=239

Show Links: http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2009/11/december-8-9-1967-psychedelic.html, http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2015/09/deadbase-corrections.html, http://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2016/04/grateful-dead-performance-list-july.html

12-30-1969 (Tuesday) Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA

Set 1: Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin', Mama Tried, New Speedway Boogie, Casey Jones, Black Peter, Me And My Uncle, Midnight Hour, Cumberland Blues, Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Cosmic Charlie

Set 2: Uncle John's Band > Mason's Children > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Dark Star > Alligator > Drums > The Eleven > Alligator > Feedback > And We Bid You Good Night

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Pigpen, Tom, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: Cosmic Charlie - 2/2 times played to close E1 | Good Lovin' - Only time played to open E1

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd69-12-30.sbd.miller.28469.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1969-12-30.sbd.unknown.15372.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd69-12-30.sbd.cotsman.14037.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1969-12-30.sbd.unknown.4575.sbefail.shnf (SBD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=517

Show Links: http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2010/07/grateful-dead-tour-itinerary-december.html

12-30-1977 (Friday) Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA

Set 1: Mississippi Half Step, Me And My Uncle, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain, Row Jimmy, Big River, Peggy-O, Passenger, Ramble On Rose, Let It Grow

Set 2: Samson And Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Saint Stephen > Sugar Magnolia, E: U.S. Blues, E: Good Lovin'

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Keith, Donna, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: Good Lovin' - 2/9 times played as an encore

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1061

12-30-1978 (Saturday) Pauley Pavilion, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA

Set 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other, Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues, Loser, Looks Like Rain, Stagger Lee, Passenger, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues, Sugaree, Promised Land

Set 2: I Need A Miracle > Bertha > Good Lovin', Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Playin' In The Band > Shakedown Street > Drums > Ollin Arrageed > Jam > Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Around And Around, E: One More Saturday Night

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Keith, Donna, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Guests: Drums, Ollin Arrageed - with Hamza El Din - Around And Around - with Lee Oskar

Song Breakouts: Last Saint Stephen 1978-01-22 (70)

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.142711.sbd.set1.eaton.miller.clugston.flac1644 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.123103.sbd.miller.flac16 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.sbd.miller.tetzeli.fix-18092.34261.reflac.flac16 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd78-12-30.sbd.miller.18092.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.123100.mtx.dusborne.flac16 (MTX) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.137674.neumankm88.troy.smith.sirmick.sbeok.flac16 (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.sbd.tonyg.8826.shnf (SBD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1978-12-30.137675.neumankm88.troy.smith.sirmick.sbeok.flac24 (AUD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd78-12-30.aud-schug.warner.19417.sbeok.shnf (AUD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1142

12-30-1979 (Sunday) Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Minglewood Blues, Candyman, Me And My Uncle > Big River, Ramble On Rose, Lazy Lightning > Supplication > Deal

Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Let It Grow > Drums > Space > Truckin' > Wharf Rat > Around And Around > Johnny B. Goode, E: Don't Ease Me In, E: Brokedown Palace

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Officially released songs from this show: Minglewood Blues, Candyman, Ramble On Rose, Lazy Lightning, Supplication, Scarlet Begonias, Fire On The Mountain, Let It Grow, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat officially released on "Road Trips Volume 3 Number 1 Bonus Disc"

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd1979-12-30.sbd.ladner.tetzeli.fix-4797.35219.reflac.flac16 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1979-12-30.senn421.walker-scotton.miller.89259.sbeok.flac16 (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd79-12-30.sbd.ladner.4797.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1979-12-30.sonyecm.severson.minches.90677.sbeok.flac16 (AUD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd79-12-30.rolfe.vernon.18221.sbeok.shnf (AUD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1218

12-30-1980 (Tuesday) Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Minglewood Blues, Friend Of The Devil, Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line, Althea, Let It Grow > Deal

Set 2: Shakedown Street, Samson And Delilah, He's Gone > Truckin' > Drums > Space > Not Fade Away > China Doll > Around And Around > Good Lovin', E: U.S. Blues

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd1980-12-30.121396.mtx.tobin.flac16 (MTX) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd80-12-30.rolfe.munder.13300.sbeok.shnf (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1980-12-30.senn421-walker.scotton-miller.90468.sbeok.flac16 (AUD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1305

12-30-1981 (Wednesday) Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other, On The Road Again, Dire Wolf > Little Red Rooster, Cumberland Blues, It's All Over Now, Althea, Lazy Lightning > Supplication > Might As Well

Set 2: Me And Bobby McGee, Lady Di, Barbara Allen, Feel Like A Stranger, Ramble On Rose > Estimated Prophet > Drums > Space > Not Fade Away > Black Peter > Johnny B. Goode, E: Casey Jones

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: Me And Bobby McGee - 2/2 times played to open E2. Without Brent | Lady Di, Barbara Allen, Feel Like A Stranger - Without Brent

Song Guests: Me And Bobby McGee, Lady Di, Barbara Allen - with Joan Baez

Final: Lady Di, Barbara Allen

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd1981-12-30.sbd.miller.117246.flac16 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1981-12-30.sbd.munder.hempel.patched-8211.90866.sbeok.flac16 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd81-12-30.sbd.munder.8211.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1981-12-30.143559.akg.414.walker.scotton.miller.clugston.flac1648 (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1981-12-30.nak700.anon-severson-poris.LMPP.96582.flac16 (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1981-12-30.143560.akg.414.walker.scotton.miller.clugston.flac2496 (AUD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1981-12-30.139771.s1-s2p.139771.nak300.schley.flac1644 (AUD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1391

12-30-1982 (Thursday) Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Alabama Getaway > Promised Land, Loser > Little Red Rooster, Big Railroad Blues, Feel Like A Stranger, Dupree's Diamond Blues, The Music Never Stopped > Don't Ease Me In

Set 2: Touch Of Grey, Throwing Stones > Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance > He's Gone > Drums > Space > Truckin' > Stella Blue > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Johnny B. Goode, E: Hard To Handle, E: Tell Mama

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: Hard To Handle, Tell Mama - Only time played as an encore.

Song Guests: Hard To Handle, Tell Mama - with Etta James, Tower of Power

First: Tell Mama

Song Breakouts: Last Hard To Handle 1971-08-26 (726)

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1453

12-30-1983 (Friday) San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

Set 1: Bertha > Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend Of The Devil, Me And My Uncle > Big River, Ramble On Rose, Little Red Rooster, Brown Eyed Women > Looks Like Rain > Deal

Set 2: Shakedown Street, Women Are Smarter, Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > Truckin' > Mind Left Body Jam > Wharf Rat > Good Lovin', E: Day Job

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Breakouts: Last Mind Left Body Jam 1978-10-18 (402)

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1520

12-30-1985 (Monday) Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Gimme Some Lovin' > Greatest Story Ever Told, West L.A. Fadeaway, My Brother Esau, Stagger Lee, Little Red Rooster, Tennessee Jed > Looks Like Rain > Don't Ease Me In

Set 2: The Mighty Quinn > Samson And Delilah > He's Gone > I Need A Miracle > Crazy Fingers > Jam > Drums > Space > The Other One > Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia, E: It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: The Mighty Quinn - 1/3 times played to open E2 | Gimme Some Lovin' - 3/6 times played to open E1

First: The Mighty Quinn

Officially released songs from this show: The Mighty Quinn officially released on "Postcards of the Hanging"

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1656

12-30-1986 (Tuesday) Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Hell In A Bucket, Althea, C.C. Rider, Cumberland Blues, My Brother Esau > When Push Comes To Shove, Beat It On Down The Line, Greatest Story Ever Told, Don't Ease Me In > The Music Never Stopped

Set 2: China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Saint Of Circumstance, Ship Of Fools, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Iko Iko > Women Are Smarter, Stella Blue > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away, E: Johnny B. Goode

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: Beat It On Down The Line - 30 beats

Song Guests: Drums - with Hamza El Din, Jose Lorenzo - Iko Iko, Women Are Smarter, Johnny B. Goode - with Neville Brothers

Other Artist(s): The Neville Brothers ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1702

12-30-1987 (Wednesday) Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Hey Pocky Way, Big Boss Man, Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend Of The Devil, Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues, Althea, Cassidy, West L.A. Fadeaway, Let It Grow

Set 2: Scarlet Begonias > Samson And Delilah, Ship Of Fools, He's Gone > Drums > Space > I Need A Miracle > Gimme Some Lovin' > Morning Dew > All Along The Watchtower, E: It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: All Along The Watchtower - 5/7 times played to close E2 | Hey Pocky Way - 6/9 times played to open E1

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd1987-12-30.sbd.walker-scotton.miller.85682.sbeok.flac16 (SBD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1987-12-30.schoeps.ewing.84986.sbeok.flac16 (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd87-12-30.sbd.samaritano.17422.sbeok.shnf (SBD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1987-12-30.sbd-mtx.ladner.9363.sbeok.shnf (MTX) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1987-12-30.135192.bltz.flac2496 (AUD) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1987-12-30.nak300.gidley.120547.flac2448 (AUD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1784

12-30-1989 (Saturday) Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Bertha > Good Lovin' > Sugaree, Walkin' Blues, Jack A Roe, When I Paint My Masterpiece, West L.A. Fadeaway, The Music Never Stopped

Set 2: Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > Estimated Prophet > Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > I Will Take You Home > The Other One > Standing On The Moon > One More Saturday Night, E: It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Brent, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Guests: Sugaree, Walkin' Blues, Jack A Roe, When I Paint My Masterpiece, West L.A. Fadeaway, The Music Never Stopped, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, I Will Take You Home, The Other One, Standing On The Moon, One More Saturday Night - with Airto Moreira

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1891

12-30-1990 (Sunday) Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Bertha, Feel Like A Stranger, Candyman, Me And My Uncle > Maggie's Farm, High Time, Memphis Blues, Tennessee Jed, Valley Road

Set 2: Mississippi Half Step, Looks Like Rain, Crazy Fingers > Playin' In The Band > Drums > Space > Terrapin Station, Sugar Magnolia, E: U.S. Blues

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Vince, Bruce, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Song Notes: Valley Road - Only played 6 times, all 6 times to close set 1. 6/6 times played.

Final: Valley Road

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=1962

12-30-1991 (Monday) Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA

Set 1: Touch Of Grey, Wang Dang Doodle, Row Jimmy, Big River > Maggie's Farm, Ramble On Rose, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Bird Song > Promised Land

Set 2: China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Samson And Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Saint Of Circumstance > Jam > Drums > Space > The Last Time > Stella Blue > Turn On Your Lovelight, E: The Weight

Event Type: Concert | Band Members: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Vince, Bill, Mickey | Show Status: Confirmed | Setlist Status: Confirmed

Show Notes: Entire show without Bruce

Song Notes: Jam - Includes Dear Prudence theme

Song Guests: Jam, Drums, Space, The Last Time, Stella Blue - with Airto Moreira (drums, vocals)

Available Sources: https://archive.org/details/gd1991-12-30.sbd.miller.32574.sbeok.flac16 (UMTX) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1991-12-30.fob.bk4011.buick-young.gems.105000.flac16 (AUD) (Best), https://archive.org/details/gd1991-12-30.135054.sur5-1.tobin.flac1648 (UMTX) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1991-12-30.135052.dts.tobin.flac16 (UMTX) (), https://archive.org/details/gd1991-12-30.135051.mtx.tobin.flac16 (UMTX) (), https://archive.org/details/gd91-12-30.b_ks.georges.6812.sbeok.shnf (AUD) ()

Etree Link: https://db.etreedb.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=2039

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