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They started the Box and the whole place just went ape. The crazy thing was this was the 1st set closer and when they finished the song.normally the folks cheer for a minute or two and then everything just dies down to the sound of everyone talking and communing. Well after this set the folks cheered and cheered for like over ten minutes. I remember going out to get a drink cause I was super thirsty and they were still cheering in the hall and out in the hallway as well. This is the only time out of hundreds of shows that I saw this. Phenominal. Dougles

yes, I too remember the Box of Rain. A roar like I've never heard, people going crazy. Quite the half-time buzz. I remember at the time thinking that the band really enjoyed pulling that one on us. You hear of epic shows, but this was probably THE epic song. For me anyway.

Such a thrill for us all, especially for my seasoned tourhead buds. Susan

I have never heard such pure joy as was exhibited by the crowd from the first note to ten-fifteen minutes after the song ended. I still get goose bumps every time I hear it!

I pretty much was attributing mystical powers to the band by this time, not sleeping for a week or so before they would show up at hampton, not from drugs just youthful excitement...my home shows.. so nice...I knew I was in for something really cool when Bobby said that "practise" comment and wasn't dissappointed...what a great memory... Love those guys!!

Another good old Grateful Dead night. Was grovin' along during the first set when they pull The Box-o-rain outta no where!!! Me and my buddy looked at each thinkin......No friggin way. And then we joined in with the rest of the crowd and howled. But of course I had never heard Phil sing at any show I had been to so we had to get quiet. I miss the Dead. Then of course the second set was wonderful as well. I love Iko, Estimated, and Eyes. Good stuff.

The Box of Rain was so wonderful i think the Estimated>Eyes is overlooked.

Among all the shows I have attended, this is the most memorable... Box of Rain was and is still my favorite studio song, I never even hoped to hear it live! I was feeling low in life and love that night. I had wandered down to the floor just about the time they sluggishly rolled into It's All Over Now. That was a very timely tune for me as the girl I was in love with had started going out with someone else... So that got me going and when I heard that first note of Box, like most everyone, I couldn't belive it...I know I must have jumped 10 feet in the air! Once Phil started singing (a first for me) I don't think I even danced, just stood there with tears rolling down, thinking WOW, this is historic. I tried to remember every note, most of them are lost in a bit of fog now, but the emotions are still very vivid, and that's what the music is all about. During the break, I think the heads were trying to let Phil and the rest of the band know how much they appreciated the surprise gift. I know I'll never forget this one!

show #II, & I was beginning to see a bigger picture.

when they broke out the box my buddy and I just were jumping on each other. Loudest crowd I've ever heard, save for UNC/Duke bball :-) One funny sight: The lines at the pay phones during the break were 20-30 folks deep (I guess if it was 2009, we would have crashed the ATT and Verizon networks) Like others describe...I get a bit teary eyed when I hear this version...brings me right back to the show. Now...my kids favorite song is Fire on the Mountain, but they also really dig Jerry's doing Ride the Mighty High (Don't Let Go CD...my current favorite)

it's been said, but it's so true -- the electricity in that place as we realized what was happening, that we were really hearing Box of Rain, was incredible. So glad I went on this trip (at 16, my first road trip outside the Philly area), a great set of 3 shows in Hampton, which had many special moments over the years.

At shows I attended over the years you'd hear a rumor they were going to play something we hadn't heard in a while. This night I don't remember one person saying anything about Box of Rain. I've never since had such a moment of pure exhilaration as I did when I realized what we were hearing this, performed for the first time in 13 years. There's a video of the next night it was played, in Philly, on you tube.

I totally agree with what was said. This was an incredible moment...one that I will remember for a life time. I just remember listening to Althea and heraing Jerry flub practically every verse...guess he knew what was coming up next and figured no one would remember...lol

Your so rite Duggles . I think everyone I knew went looking for each other at the break . Just to say can you believe that............

Box of Rain says it all...first time in many years. Phil was so strong...and the crowd brought so much power! I think this is the show where I bought my priceless tie dye tapestry for $35...still haven't seen anything like it. This was the only show I ever went to with my former and now long lost friend John ...

I was reminded of this show last night, when Phil and Friends opened the show with Box of Rain at the Capitol Theater. I have not seen any Dead-related bands at all since Further in 1998 (?). I have to admit I had absolutely no interest, but a friend of mine had encouraged me to go. Anyway, this opening took me back to this show, when Box of Rain broke out. I remember this moment clearly ... I was in the hallway at the time at Hampton Coliseum, and it felt a like a rebirth of sorts. People were laughing, crying, jumping up and down, hugging each other. It was amazing and will never be anything quite like that night. Fast forward to last night, Phil dedicated the show to the memory of Gregg Allman and they played Midnight Rider. They killed it. But Box of Rain gave me goosies....

the rest of this show might have been amazing, but my sole memory was the return of Box of Rain at the end of the first set. My little brother and I were back by the soundboard, and when the first chords of Box of Rain started, you could literally see (and especially _feel_) energy emanate from the stage, spread across the crowd to the back of the mothership, where it broke back on itself like a massive wave of music, love and vibe. When the wave returned to the stage, Phil couldn't find the words, but it didn't matter. We sang, we cried, we laughed, and the crowd was deafening for five minutes after the band left for break.