Grateful Dead
Miami Arena - October 26, 1989
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Miami Arena
October 26, 1989
Miami, FL US
Notes:
Extended tuning jam before "Dark Star" - "Close Encounters" space before "Wheel"
Set List:
Foolish HeartLittle Red Rooster
Stagger Lee
Me and My Uncle
Big River
Brown Eyed Women
Victim or the Crime
Don't Ease Me In
Estimated Prophet
Blow Away
Dark Star
drums
The Wheel
All Along the Watchtower
Stella Blue
Not Fade Away
We Bid You Goodnight
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Of 200+ shows this was the one. Miami was a very cool scene. The arena was set up well for the Dead, big hallways, short entrances into to arena. As I remember it, the sound was pretty clean inside. The only draw back as the hallway & isle monitors. No running, no dancing, no fun please.
Well we managed. We scored some Texas X, then some killer, super clean liquid. It was on for that Dark Star. With out a doubt the best of this east coast run. During Estimated we got hassled for dancing in the phil zone, so we made a b-line for jerry's side. We found a good groove & started to groove. Then that tuning, god it was the ultimate tease, but the band just brought it home, then took us on the ultimate journey. We left the building. Apparently during the psychadelic jam a security guard cleared everyone out of the cove we were dancing in, but I was completely unconscience to it, and they let me be. I finally realized as drums began that I was alone. It was one of the highest moments I ever had with the Dead. When I listen to this Dark Star, I still get chills.
A friend of mine I had traveled with for the entire east summer '84 tour called me after they broke out Dark Star at the Greek.
After years of people telling me California Dead was the best, I made it out for the '84 New Years run and Greek the following summer.
It wasn't until this night, in my home state, that I finally saw Dark Star.
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I took my then girlfriend to her first show...drove from St. Pete...she liked all the strange people but I remember her yawning during Dark Star...how funny. I thought it was a great show! Lot's of neat lighting and strange sounds...kind of a dark night for the dead.