Grugahalle

March 28, 1981

Essen, DE

Average: 4.3 (6 votes)

Notes:

TV and FM broadcast over Europe - also: The Who

Set List:

Alabama Getaway
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sugaree
Me and My Uncle
Mexicali Blues
Shakedown Street
Little Red Rooster
Althea
Looks Like Rain
Deal

Samson and Delilah
Ship of Fools
Estimated Prophet
He's Gone
The Other One
drums
Not Fade Away
Wharf Rat
Around and Around
Good Lovin'

One More Saturday Night

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Comments

Rockpalast tv show

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On August 5th, 2007 Sunshine-daydre... said:

This show was broadcast live on TV and Radio in England and was the first time i had seen the Dead since 1972 at the Lyceum.

I had gotten into other types of music and thought they had gone the same way as the other SF bands of the 60's

The show would be a good one to bring out on DVD

Bob

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Spanish Jam

rockpalast

On October 18th, 2007 jazztater said:

Saw that one too. I have been listening to them since about `72, but that was the show that "did it" for me.
Check these sites:
www.rockpalastarchiv.de
www.rockpalast.de
It is not out yet, but it is just a matter of time (i hope!)

DVD

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On October 18th, 2007 Sunshine-daydre... said:

it is pretty commonly available though, it is on my hard disc

It was rebroadcast on German tv a little while ago and was digitally recorded by people off air

Bob

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Spanish Jam

Rockpalast

On January 28th, 2008 Frankly said:

hey bob.good mrning i just read your comment on the essen show 81.in fact i allways had the feeling that they were organising this shows only to have a good argument to persuade the GD to come and play.because this gig was the climax.afterwords it just dried out."hey guys come to essen,u will b playing in front of 4O million people.."clever,clever..:-)(-:

Flying Karamazov Brothers

On August 19th, 2008 theo said:

Returned from a small trip, no tickets available any more, so I had to watch the show on TV. I think we heard the best Sugaree guitar solo ever played by Jerry. And the performance really got smoking with Estimated Prophet, gathering breath with He's gone, followed with a mind blowing Other One. The Dead met the FKB on their visit to Essen and invited them for a show, and so they did, juggling while Bill and Mickey played on their drums. Then Pete Townshend joined the Dead when they found their way out with a fiery Not fade away. Wow, seems like yesterday. theo