State Fairgrounds
September 06, 1980
Lewiston, ME US
Notes:
Roy Buchanan, then The Cate Brothers & Levon Helm opened
Set List:
Alabama GetawayGreatest Story Ever Told
Sugaree
Me and My Uncle
Mexicali Blues
Tennessee Jed
Feel Like a Stranger
Friend of the Devil
Far From Me
Little Red Rooster
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Promised Land
Shakedown Street
Lost Sailor
Saint of Circumstance
Althea
Playin' in the Band
Uncle John's Band
drums
Not Fade Away
The Wheel
Uncle John's Band
Playin' in the Band
Sugar Magnolia
One More Saturday Night
Brokedown Palace
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Big, long, tour-ending show. We had no idea the acoustic sets were just around the corner, time-wise. Four of us arrived at the fairgrounds in a cop car because our friend's Plymouth Duster literally dropped its transmission on the ground in a parking lot in Lewiston. That cop was amazing. We had big gallon jugs of juice mixed with vodka and he didn't even ask. Our friend John had to be pulled into the back of the car because he was tripping and didn't trust the cop to take us to the show. Loved every minute of the Dead's sets, then had to bum a ride back to UNH. Unforgettable, and worth seeking out the recording(s).
Hitched up to this show with three buddies from Mystic, CT. First ride took us right to the front gate where people were passing out grapes. A life time later stood outside the front gate to the fairgrounds and the second took us right to my front door in Mystic. Amazing show, felt connected to the cosmos after that one and the two rides there and back only confirmed it.
Yeah, what a great show. I remember someone walking by with a bag full of weed, and someone passing around a joint the size of a cigar - very unreal in my state of mind.
A magical day.
I was driving that car.... and as I recall, you had written "Let Phil Sing" in large letters on your arm. This show is exactly dead center in the middle the Dead’s run 1965-1995….Lewiston Raceway… Right On
Charlie D
Greatest show I have ever attended!
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I honestly don't think the city of Lewiston new what they wqere in for.What a great shgow 100 min.First Set.Then when the sun went down The Band really got down to buisness.It was so cool watching the back of the stage and seeing the thunderstorm that was flashing some unreal lightning that was going on probably 20-30 miles away during Drumz-Space,Just totally sureal.Roy Buchanan was great and what can you say about Levon and The Cate Brothers,Simply put an incredible day.Then 8 years later the bus stopped in Oxford for 2 great shows,sad that Littlefeat played basically the same set both day's but it was great to see them especially with Craig Fuller playing with them.Kinda hoped they would have pulled out a few Pure Prarie League chestnuts seeings how he really was the driving force behind that band.Can't always get what you want,But in my estimation something always made the Dead play some really great shows everytime they came to Maine.Probably didn't hurt that thier publisist (Dennis McNally )is from Maine!