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I would love to chat w/anyone who ever attended this show. It was my first--pretty hot huh? Honestly, I didn't remember too much of it other than I had a blast. From here on in it's pretty much what my life has circled around. As I stated, I would love to and could probably talk forever about this show and many thereafter. Hope to here from ya. Bill I would also love a copy of this show as well. When trading tapes where bigger than it is now, I was only able to obtain part of the 2nd set. I've been to some doozies. First Here Comes Sunshine in Tempe brought back. Fun show too.

lot of people were fuckin highme too

this show began it all for me...life was never the same after i attended my first dead show here in my old hometown....would LOVE to get a copy of this...i "miracled" all of my 2nd and 3rd generation soundboard killer tapes to a lucky soul on craigs list ...i miss it all so much...

NO one will be watching us,

...but damned if I can remember what # show it was for me! After the fourth or fifth, they all were a blur. ...clams unleashed!

hi. i, too, was at this set of shows. jerry had a pretty bad sore throat and did not sing that much. i remember there being lots of fighting in the parking lot and that weird east coast vibe. a bottle was thrown through the air at one point and hit some guy pretty badly. i'd give these philly shows an average to slightly below rating.

I was trippin' but havin' a great time!

This was a stop you will never forget if you were. Bob rocked that night. this was not one of the better ones in phil pa. but it was a show!!!!!!

Camped out in the car in the parking lot for all three nights. There was some fierce acid going around that parking lot, I don't remember the shows much at all. I remember going into downtown Philly one day for cheesesteaks at Pat's Steaks at 9th and Passyunk. The third morning I woke up in the car feeling so skanky, I will never forget, we went over to the Hilton hotel next over next to the sports complex for the best hot breakfast ever, dressed all scuzzy and tripped-out deadhead style. I will never forget those three days of hippie paradise.

Bob Seger song comes to mind - Walk into a restaurant, people want to know if your a woman or a man...

I'm not sure if it was this night but one of these nights Bobby went to kick a ballon or beach ball near the front of the stage and slipped and fell on his ass with his legs dangling of the edge of the stage. But like a true professional he smiled and kept on playing for a while before standing up!

The tour coming to a close and Jerry's voice is shot but this show still holds up pretty well song wise. The next night brings the tour to an end with bang and Spring 85 is in the books. Philly always a Dead stronghold and this run is no exception to anyone who had seen them play here over the years.

This was the last set of shows I saw before I joined the Navy. Easter always seemed to bring out the best in the Dead. I remember drinking and tripping and bouncing up and down so much that the crappy beer they were serving in the stadium came back up on me. I puked on my shoes and kept dancing. Real short Half-step. I remember Bobby giving Jerry a double take. Stellar Birdsong - Jerry turned into the Wolf playing a sax. Pretty cool! The rest of the show is a blur except for Smokestack! Just awesome! I could swear they played "Gimme Some Lovin' that night. Oh well... not the first time confused about shows... Peace!

Hey Kids CAN YOU HEAR ME!!!!!!! dun dun dun da Why don't we do it in the road. Brent was on Fire that night..... So much joy to watch Brent and Jerry go back and forth. Lots of energy for being the last dates of 85.

Both sets were quite good, and the Dancin' was extra good as the most memorable part for me. The next night was really cool too.

These shows got better and better each night. The first night they're kicking ass on Big River and the crowd responds with a huge roar. Big Rail Road Blues is always a crowd pleaser. I got to tape these nights. I had an American flag standing out on a wire from my mic stand. 4/7 was a short 1st set but solid. Only 45 min., even the C.C. Rider rocked. Phil was getting more comfortable at the mic. I have him listed as singing on, Why Dont We Do It in the Road, Mississippi1/2 Step, Dancin, Gimme Some Lovin and Truckin. Some one mentioned Bob goin down. Yea, the last night during Estimated he went on his ass. Im not sure if he was kicking a ballon or doing one of his backward hops.

I was 15, up from Wilmington DE for this set of shows. I was a huge Beatles fan (still am) by then, so I was blown away by the opener -- so much fun. Great setlist for the whole show, really -- though I was already enough of a snob at that point to feel totally let down by the Day Job encore! ;)

Wife and I attended this concert and soon after found out she was "with child". Awesome concert and we got a beautiful son out of it as well. What a deal!

Great show! It was a cold parkng lot scene but a hot show!

Will showing us around his town during the day. South Street a blast w/ Harry's Occult shop and an antique /curio store w/ a real monkey's paw and skelton's of horned babies and such. An art gallery w/ lots of expensive circular glass objects de art that Will thinks should be in motion - hence my title. Show-wise, Beatles and Dylan covers are always a nice treat.

Phil blew us away w/ "Why Don't We Do It In The Road"!Kim traded all my Dead buttons from my blue jean jacket to some dude from Tennessee for a handful of blue & moldy shrooms that she shared w/ our crew. Lot's of bubbles,beachballs & frevolity after the gig. We bought 3D glasses & tripped on all the Philly police care lights. :D

Haven't been on this site in a few years. Just noticed my original post as daffyduff--my old handle,lol. Again, an awesome first show.

What a great night in Philli! I don't know where I was when all the fighting was breaking out but not where we slept, anway....Phil boaming Hiya Kids can you hear me before WDWDIITR was a blast of a start. It just kept going, Birdsong, Dancin' in the Streets made for a nice although short first set. 2nd set opens with a killer Shakedown Street, one of my favorites. From top to bottom a great show until the Day Job closer. Whew, one more show to go!

Attended this show on spring break as a senior in high school. Things I remember: yeah, Weir fell on his ass in front of the stage and tried hard to make it look he like meant to do it. He was not kicking a ball or balloon, as others say here; he was trying to be a rock star and do a wild leap, and he slipped on a silk-like cloth that was covering some wires in front of his monitor. I also remember the big talk was how shot to hell Garcia's voice was; I guess because it was near the end of the tour or he had a chest cold or something. But we thought he sounded like a growly old bear. His voice cracked so badly during "Morning Dew" that people cringed. I remember very clearly during "Mississippi Half-Step" during the out-choruses he seemed to try to gather enough strength in his voice to sing "across the Rio Grandio" one more time, and raised his right arm high in the air before singing the line; the audience went completely bonkers and we talked about it afterwards; "boy he was really into it man," etc. It was the most animated I ever saw Garcia performing live. The last thing I remembered was the audience was all psyched-up for a great encore and went pretty much dead silent when they started up "Day Job." My friend shrugged and said "Blow Job" aloud and we left to beat the rush out the doors. A one-camera/one-shot video of this entire concert is uploaded at Youtube, synced to a good-quality soundboard tape. It's a decent enough document to remember it, and Garcia raising his right arm during "Mississippi Half-Step," for those who were there.

easter sunday in philadelphia

It was Easter Sunday. A small group of friends tie dyed shirts the day before and were all initiated into the clan the following night. Life changing event. God bless the Grateful Dead.

Awesome show. We were all worried with how Jerry's voice had sounded so trashed the prior night. Well he again did not do loads of singing, but they pulled out all the stops none the less. Phil broke the ice immediately with his "HIYA HIYA HIYA KIDS HOW YA DOIN'?". Then he rocked the house with Do It In The Road. Short first set but filled with goodies. The Birdsong was very spacey. The Dancin' was welcome. Shakedown finally made its appearance. It was Easter Sunday so Bobby had to do Samson to bring up the bible. It was a very good time; and as they did at lots of shows around this time, they let folks down with the encore being Day Job...oh well!

This was the only show I ever tried to get to the front row for, and I picked a good one. Dashed in, and camped out directly in front of Phil. His antics to open the show are well-documented here - it fully ripped off my tripping face. If you're a Sirius XM listener, this is the "Why Don't We Do It" version they play, even though it's listed as a Cali show. And then the shortest first set ever -- 6 songs, under an hour, but not a single. wasted. note. It was also my first out of body Dead experience: completely lost in Bird Song, opened my eyes, and was looking down at Jerry. I swear he caught my eye, brought me down to earth and took the song even higher. Amazing. Then we could hear their banter about playing "Dancin'": Weir: "you want to do it now?" Jer: "Hell, yeah, man!" <noodling> Weir (to crowd): "Did you ever just know you're not gonna remember the chords?" Blistering from start to finish, and "Deal" was epic - crowd cheered for solid 5 minutes after the band left for the break. I swapped out my front-row station with some fellow travelers for the second set. High-energy Shakedown, relentless drums->Space; it was the Easter service, so the traditional "Morning Dew," which was particularly dramatic and spectacular. Even Day Job couldn't keep this from being etched in memory.