• Providence Civic Center - September 9, 1987
    first "Hey Pocky Way" - first "Blue Dress" - first "Good Golly"

setlist

  • Hey Pocky Way
    Jack Straw
    West L.A. Fadeaway
    Masterpiece
    Friend of the Devil
    Cassidy
    Althea
    Greatest Story Ever Told
    Devil With a Blue Dress
    Good Golly Miss Molly
    Devil With a Blue Dress

    China Cat Sunflower
    I Know You Rider
    Playin' in the Band
    China Doll
    drums
    The Wheel
    Gimme Some Lovin'
    Throwin' Stones
    Not Fade Away

    Not Fade Away
    Quinn the Eskimo

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    Adamwildwood
    6 years 6 months ago
    My first Dead show! I was a
    My first Dead show! I was a 17 year old headbanger there for the party. Didn't know it would change me forever into the Gerry lover i am now!
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    kfltad
    11 years 9 months ago
    Big smile Blue dress /Golly molly
    Over 100 shows. Never saw a crowd flip out like i did during blue dress good golly. Everyone[and i do mean everyone] freaked. One of those golden gems.
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    Maggiemae569
    13 years ago
    Second time around was the best!
    This was my second Dead show in 2 months time, and it was also way better than the 7/4 show at Sullivan's Stadium. The sets were tight, the guys were jamming away, and everyone was dancing and undulating in hot, rhythmic passion to the music. I did have this show burned for me, but now I am not able to find it. Bummer!
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first "Hey Pocky Way" - first "Blue Dress" - first "Good Golly"
setlist
Hey Pocky Way
Jack Straw
West L.A. Fadeaway
Masterpiece
Friend of the Devil
Cassidy
Althea
Greatest Story Ever Told
Devil With a Blue Dress
Good Golly Miss Molly
Devil With a Blue Dress

China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Playin' in the Band
China Doll
drums
The Wheel
Gimme Some Lovin'
Throwin' Stones
Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away
Quinn the Eskimo
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This was the only show I attended where the crowd was heading banging. To a man. During the Devil/Good Golly. Truly amazing. Dougles
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so i was born on this fateful day, september the 9th, 1987, at 11:59pm. can anyone tell me what time the dead started playing? or, better yet, were they playing while i was fighting my way out of my mom? would loooove feedback thanks
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saw that show on my 17th b-day brent rocked detroit medley. I still remember that show vividly. does anybody know where I can get a recording of that show. bjhester2000@msn.com see u in worcester. B
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The Pockey Way was smokin' right outta the gate. The Jack Straw lifted the whole building up. It was the 1st set that I thought would never end. Just when I thought it was over Brent pulled the rug right out from under our feet with Good Golly Miss Molly-->Devil in the Blue Dress. I can still hear his glorious voice and see him rockin' in that bench. If that wasn't enough the China-->Rider to start the second was one of the best I have ever heard. Playin in the Band!!! The jam was insane. The Civic Center was a great fucking venue, right up there with Hampton.
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Anyone know what exactly "Pocky Way" means??? It it a name of a street? Or maybe it doesn't mean anything... just a title that sounds nice. You know those Cajun song titles!!
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Additup222 great to have a birthday show. Seems like you were born almost on 9/10 a minute before midnite. Most likely the show was over but the people were still partying in Providence!!! :o)
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this show was just an all-out dance party, highlighted by the best Brent performance I ever saw (especially the Blue Dress/Good Golly/Blue Dress in the 1st set). Incredibly fun and energetic, with a really good vibe in the hall, boosted by all the new stuff in the 1st set. Besides that, not such a standout setlist, but such a well-played and energetic show, it ranks in my top 5 of shows I've attended.
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This Jack Straw was a monster.
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just returned from west coast tour, back to the east, lived 20 minutes away, grate shows, was alot of FUN, touch ground back home, all smiles, till i went into a bar to get change for smokes, dudes were threatening me with a haircut, and a double reversed circumsision, (spelling haha) stood my ground, got my change after some real ball busting. and danced the night away. Yea got the smokes too. and hair and well yea. think it was Hartford after that. fukin trukin
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This was my second Dead show in 2 months time, and it was also way better than the 7/4 show at Sullivan's Stadium. The sets were tight, the guys were jamming away, and everyone was dancing and undulating in hot, rhythmic passion to the music. I did have this show burned for me, but now I am not able to find it. Bummer!
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Over 100 shows. Never saw a crowd flip out like i did during blue dress good golly. Everyone[and i do mean everyone] freaked. One of those golden gems.
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My first Dead show! I was a 17 year old headbanger there for the party. Didn't know it would change me forever into the Gerry lover i am now!