This was an extra show added to the 30th & 31st October shows due to overdemand for those two shows. The Arena wasn't full though but that might have been due to problems with publicizing the extra date. This is not a great venue normally from the point of view of acoustics but the band filled up the cavernous space very well with their magnificent din. I will never forget the way that drums>space swirled around the room, tumbling out of the four massive speaker sets dangling from the roof in the four corners of the 'room'. Jerry's voice had been struggling the two previous two nights but seemed to stage a recovery for this last night of three. They only played Stander On The Mountain three times and this is reportedly the best attempt they made. It's a pretty good song and they should have kept playing it regardless of whether Bruce Hornsby was sitting in or not. It was till a bit sloppy at this stage. Set 2 was great: the inclusion of Dark Star answered the prayers of about 4,000 British Deadheads. Arguably one of the best Dark Stars ever was played in Wembley in 1972 (though not in this venue). I saw some Deadheads getting hassled at the tube station by anti-hippies after the gig. I remember the chuffed feeling I had when I finally laid hands on a SBD of this show (courtesy of a Japanese Deadhead) about 5 years later.

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This was the last time i saw the Dead

This show i managed to get 2nd row in the Phil Zone and got some photos, which i will try to upload.

They had to play Dark Star tonight as they hadn´t played it in London Yet this tour.

At the time i lived in Brighton (my home twon) which is 50 miles south of London so i was able to commute, there are late night trains.

Look forward to Someone from the Family playing Europe again

Bob w

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Spanish Jam

This was my first and last dead gig and it was fantastic. I remember the only reason they stopped playing was because the were warned the last tube was at 11.30 and the audience wouldn't be able to get home. A 4 hour extravaganza with now break.
Magic!