My Sixth and Last Summer at the Greek, June 20 and 22, 1986

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These were my least favorite Greek shows, as they occured, in retrospect, shortly before Jerry's coma.

Despite the juicy 6-20 and 6-22 setlists, not too great

I've included a few May-June California reports on Jerry.

From the great gdsets.com site:

Grateful Dead Concerts Double Venue Size Between 1984 and 1987

The years from 1984 to 1987 show the Grateful Dead experience monsterous growth in popularity.

Average Ticket Sales per Show

1984   7,850
1985  11,843
1986  14,792
1987  16,774

Average Venue Capacity

1984  11,714
1985  13,036
1986  16,657
1987  18,584

Interesting to note that even with the Dylan/Dead tour in 1987, the venue sizes were similar to 1986. The Fall Grateful Dead Tour of the East Coast started to take shape as multiple night runs in Providence (tiny at 12,400), The Capital Centre (19,000), Madison Square Garden (18,200), the Spectrum (18,369) followed by a few nights back at home debuting at the Shoreline (22,500).
The charts below show the venue shows for every show from 1984 to 1987 folllowed by a list of these shows.  More interesting analysis to come.

Marin County Veterans Auditorium - March 28, 1984	1,960
Marin County Veterans Auditorium - March 29, 1984	1,960
Marin County Veterans Auditorium - March 31, 1984	1,960
Marin County Veterans Auditorium - April 1, 1984	1,960
Aladdin Theatre - April 6, 1984	6,700
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 7, 1984	16,085
Hampton Coliseum - April 13, 1984	9,777
Hampton Coliseum - April 14, 1984	9,777
Community War Memorial - April 16, 1984	13,000
Niagara Falls Civic Center - April 17, 1984	10,000
Civic Convention Hall Auditorium - April 19, 1984	12,037
Civic Convention Hall Auditorium - April 20, 1984	12,037
Civic Convention Hall Auditorium - April 21, 1984	12,037
Veterans Memorial Coliseum - April 23, 1984	11,171
Veterans Memorial Coliseum - April 24, 1984	11,171
Providence Civic Center - April 26, 1984	12,400
Providence Civic Center - April 27, 1984	12,400
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - April 29, 1984	17,686
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - April 30, 1984	17,686
Silva Hall - May 6, 1984	4,998
Silva Hall - May 7, 1984	4,998
Silva Hall - May 8, 1984	4,998
Cal Expo Amphitheatre - June 8, 1984	14,000
California Exposition Amphitheater - June 9, 1984	14,000
Cal Expo Amphitheatre - June 10, 1984	14,000
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - June 12, 1984	9,525
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - June 13, 1984	9,525
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - June 14, 1984	9,525
Kingswood Music Theatre - June 21, 1984	7,598
City Island - June 23, 1984	6,187
Saratoga Performing Arts Center - June 24, 1984	25,100
Merriweather Post Pavilion - June 26, 1984	19,319
Merriweather Post Pavilion - June 27, 1984	19,319
Blossom Music Center - June 29, 1984	5,700
Indianapolis Sports Center - June 30, 1984	8,000
Pine Knob Music Theatre - July 1, 1984	15,274
Starlight Theatre - July 3, 1984	7,958
Five Seasons Center - July 4, 1984	8,600
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - July 6, 1984	37,000
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - July 7, 1984	37,000
Greek Theatre - July 13, 1984	8,500
Greek Theatre - July 14, 1984	8,500
Greek Theatre - July 15, 1984	8,500
County Fairgrounds - July 21, 1984	10,369
County Fairgrounds - July 22, 1984	10,369
Charlotte Coliseum - October 5, 1984	10,000
Richmond Coliseum - October 6, 1984	11,992
The Centrum - October 8, 1984	14,800
The Centrum - October 9, 1984	14,800
Augusta Civic Center - October 11, 1984	6,777
Augusta Civic Center - October 12, 1984	6,777
Hartford Civic Center - October 14, 1984	16,294
Hartford Civic Center - October 15, 1984	16,294
Meadowlands Arena - October 17, 1984	20,049
Meadowlands Arena - October 18, 1984	20,049
Carrier Dome - October 20, 1984	49,250
Berkeley Community Theatre - October 27, 1984	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - October 28, 1984	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - October 30, 1984	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - October 31, 1984	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - November 2, 1984	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - November 3, 1984	3,491
San Francisco Civic Auditorium - December 28, 1984	7,000
San Francisco Civic Auditorium - December 29, 1984	7,000
San Francisco Civic Auditorium - December 31, 1984	7,000
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 18, 1985	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 19, 1985	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 20, 1985	8,373
Berkeley Community Theatre - March 9, 1985	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - March 10, 1985	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - March 12, 1985	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - March 13, 1985	3,491
Hampton Coliseum - March 21, 1985	9,777
Hampton Coliseum - March 22, 1985	9,777
Springfield Civic Center Arena - March 24, 1985	8,000
Springfield Civic Center Arena - March 25, 1985	8,000
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - March 27, 1985	17,686
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - March 28, 1985	17,686
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - March 29, 1985	17,686
Cumberland County Civic Center - March 31, 1985	6,733
Cumberland County Civic Center - April 1, 1985	6,733
Providence Civic Center - April 3, 1985	12,400
Providence Civic Center - April 4, 1985	12,400
The Spectrum - April 6, 1985	18,369
The Spectrum - April 7, 1985	18,369
The Spectrum - April 8, 1985	18,369
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 13, 1985	16,085
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 14, 1985	16,085
Frost Amphitheatre - April 27, 1985	6,900
Frost Amphitheatre - April 28, 1985	6,900
Greek Theatre - June 14, 1985	8,500
Greek Theatre - June 15, 1985	8,500
Greek Theatre - June 16, 1985	8,500
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 21, 1985	37,000
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 22, 1985	37,000
River Bend Music Center - June 24, 1985	20,500
Blossom Music Center - June 25, 1985	5,700
Saratoga Performing Arts Center - June 27, 1985	25,100
Hershey Park Stadium - June 28, 1985	25,000
Merriweather Post Pavilion - June 30, 1985	19,319
Merriweather Post Pavilion - July 1, 1985	19,319
Pittsburgh Civic Arena - July 2, 1985	17,181
County Fairgrounds - July 13, 1985	10,369
County Fairgrounds - July 14, 1985	10,369
Boreal Ridge Ski Resort - August 24, 1985	30,000
Southern Star Amphitheatre - August 30, 1985	20,000
Manor Downs - August 31, 1985	45,000
Zoo Amphitheatre - September 2, 1985	8,500
Starlight Theatre - September 3, 1985	7,958
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - September 5, 1985	9,525
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - September 6, 1985	9,525
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - September 7, 1985	9,525
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - September 10, 1985	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - September 11, 1985	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - September 12, 1985	8,373
Devore Field - September 15, 1985	7,275
Sportatorium - October 25, 1985	15,532
Sun Dome - October 26, 1985	11,500
Fox Theatre - October 28, 1985	4,678
Fox Theatre - October 29, 1985	4,678
Carolina Coliseum Arena - October 31, 1985	12,400
Richmond Coliseum - November 1, 1985	11,992
Richmond Coliseum - November 2, 1985	11,992
The Centrum - November 4, 1985	14,800
The Centrum - November 5, 1985	14,800
Community War Memorial - November 7, 1985	13,000
Community War Memorial - November 8, 1985	13,000
Meadowlands Arena - November 10, 1985	20,049
Meadowlands Arena - November 11, 1985	20,049
Long Beach Arena - November 16, 1985	13,500
Long Beach Arena - November 17, 1985	13,500
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - November 20, 1985	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - November 21, 1985	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - November 22, 1985	8,373
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 30, 1985	19,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 31, 1985	19,596
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 8, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 9, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 11, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 12, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - February 14, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - March 9, 1986	8,373
Hampton Coliseum - March 19, 1986	9,777
Hampton Coliseum - March 20, 1986	9,777
Hampton Coliseum - March 21, 1986	9,777
The Spectrum - March 23, 1986	18,369
The Spectrum - March 24, 1986	18,369
The Spectrum - March 25, 1986	18,369
Cumberland County Civic Center - March 27, 1986	6,733
Cumberland County Civic Center - March 28, 1986	6,733
Providence Civic Center - March 30, 1986	12,400
Providence Civic Center - March 31, 1986	12,400
Providence Civic Center - April 1, 1986	12,400
Hartford Civic Center - April 3, 1986	16,294
Hartford Civic Center - April 4, 1986	16,294
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 12, 1986	16,085
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 13, 1986	16,085
Berkeley Community Theatre - April 18, 1986	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - April 19, 1986	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - April 21, 1986	3,491
Berkeley Community Theatre - April 22, 1986	3,491
Cal Expo Amphitheatre - May 3, 1986	14,000
Cal Expo Amphitheatre - May 4, 1986	14,000
Frost Amphitheatre - May 10, 1986	6,900
Frost Amphitheatre - May 11, 1986	6,900
Greek Theatre - June 20, 1986	8,500
Greek Theatre - June 21, 1986	8,500
Greek Theatre - June 22, 1986	8,500
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - June 26, 1986	50,000
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 28, 1986	37,000
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 29, 1986	37,000
River Bend Music Center - June 30, 1986	20,500
The Rubber Bowl - July 2, 1986	35,000
Rich Stadium - July 4, 1986	71,870
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - July 6, 1986	45,596
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - July 7, 1986	45,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 15, 1986	19,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 16, 1986	19,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 17, 1986	19,596
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - December 27, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - December 28, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - December 30, 1986	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - December 31, 1986	8,373
San Francisco Civic Auditorium - January 28, 1987	7,000
San Francisco Civic Auditorium - January 29, 1987	7,000
San Francisco Civic Auditorium - January 30, 1987	7,000
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - March 1, 1987	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - March 2, 1987	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - March 3, 1987	8,373
Hampton Coliseum - March 22, 1987	9,777
Hampton Coliseum - March 23, 1987	9,777
Hampton Coliseum - March 24, 1987	9,777
Hartford Civic Center - March 26, 1987	16,294
Hartford Civic Center - March 27, 1987	16,294
The Spectrum - March 29, 1987	18,369
The Spectrum - March 30, 1987	18,369
The Spectrum - March 31, 1987	18,369
The Centrum - April 2, 1987	14,800
The Centrum - April 3, 1987	14,800
The Centrum - April 4, 1987	14,800
Meadowlands Arena - April 6, 1987	20,049
Meadowlands Arena - April 7, 1987	20,049
UIC Pavilion - April 9, 1987	6,958
UIC Pavilion - April 10, 1987	6,958
UIC Pavilion - April 11, 1987	6,958
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 17, 1987	16,085
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 18, 1987	16,085
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre - April 19, 1987	16,085
Frost Amphitheatre - May 2, 1987	6,900
Frost Amphitheatre - May 3, 1987	6,900
Laguna Seca Recreation Area - May 9, 1987	20,000
Laguna Seca Recreation Area - May 10, 1987	20,000
County Fairgrounds - June 12, 1987	10,369
County Fairgrounds - June 13, 1987	10,369
County Fairgrounds - June 14, 1987	10,369
Greek Theatre - June 19, 1987	8,500
Greek Theatre - June 20, 1987	8,500
Greek Theatre - June 21, 1987	8,500
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 26, 1987	37,000
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 27, 1987	37,000
Alpine Valley Music Theatre - June 28, 1987	37,000
Kingswood Music Theatre - June 30, 1987	7,598
Silver Stadium - July 2, 1987	40,000
Sullivan Stadium - July 4, 1987	60,292
Pittsburgh Civic Arena - July 6, 1987	17,181
Roanoke Civic Center - July 7, 1987	10,600
Roanoke Civic Center - July 8, 1987	10,600
John F. Kennedy Stadium - July 10, 1987	102,000
Giants Stadium - July 12, 1987	80,242
Autzen Stadium - July 19, 1987	54,000
Oakland Coliseum Stadium - July 24, 1987	63,132
Anaheim Stadium - July 26, 1987	73,000
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - August 11, 1987	9,525
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - August 12, 1987	9,525
Red Rocks Amphitheatre - August 13, 1987	9,525
Town Park - August 15, 1987	12,000
Town Park - August 16, 1987	12,000
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - August 18, 1987	22,000
Park West Ski Resort - August 20, 1987	5,000
Calaveras County Fairgrounds - August 22, 1987	5,000
Calaveras County Fairgrounds - August 23, 1987	5,000
Providence Civic Center - September 7, 1987	12,400
Providence Civic Center - September 8, 1987	12,400
Providence Civic Center - September 9, 1987	12,400
Capital Centre - September 11, 1987	19,000
Capital Centre - September 12, 1987	19,000
Capital Centre - September 13, 1987	19,000
Madison Square Garden - September 15, 1987	18,200
Madison Square Garden - September 16, 1987	18,200
Madison Square Garden - September 18, 1987	18,200
Madison Square Garden - September 19, 1987	18,200
Madison Square Garden - September 20, 1987	18,200
The Spectrum - September 22, 1987	18,369
The Spectrum - September 23, 1987	18,369
The Spectrum - September 24, 1987	18,369
Shoreline Amphitheatre - October 2, 1987	22,500
Shoreline Amphitheatre - October 3, 1987	22,500
Shoreline Amphitheatre - October 4, 1987	22,500
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - November 6, 1987	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - November 7, 1987	8,373
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - November 8, 1987	8,373
Long Beach Arena - November 13, 1987	13,500
Long Beach Arena - November 14, 1987	13,500
Long Beach Arena - November 15, 1987	13,500
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 27, 1987	19,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 28, 1987	19,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 30, 1987	19,596
Oakland Coliseum Arena - December 31, 1987	19,596

1986-04-21 Maybe You Know Brent Got Wasted:: So What

Yes it's true. I was there  It was my 75th show.  Brent did get really messed up at the famous Brent meltdown show but big fucking deal.. We all have off nights and we all got too messed up at the wrong time  but it still was a remarkable night with a very cool drum fueled keyboard thing in the middle that you hear now that lead into a crazed 3 minute solo Maybe You Know>Goin Down the Road>Dew (second and late Dew of 1986, by the way).  I loved Berkeley shows. Where else are you going to see that at the high school auditorium five blocks from your house?

My 1986 Ticket with my 2016 Thumb

You never know what's going to happen at a Grateful Dead concert. And maybe you know someone who got too wasted that they slept through a show or forgot their tickets.  I feel for Brent's pain, especially in hindsight when he died of an overdose four years later, but his condition lead to an unpredictable night at this REX benefit at 3,000 seat Berkeley Community Theater. No drums, no space.

Note that this was not the first time Brent played with the drummers in Berkeley; at the September 13, 1981 Greek show I saw the second set of jam of Lost Sailor>Saint>Terrapin>Good Times pre Drums..

RIP Brent. You were truly one of the boys.  We all have been there. We all feel pain. But you rocked Brent and you rocked us. People remember the Maybe You Know but they forget the once-only cool jam with and without the drummers that preceeded it.  Just listen and enjoy a unique moment in the Grateful Dead History.

The Mecca: Berkeley's Greek Theater

Open Letter to David Lemieux ( vault@dead.net.). Please correct a terrible omission and officially release a Grateful Dead show from Berkeley. I know, I know, Jerry shows from Berkeley are all over the place, but guys, out of the 57 Grateful Shows in Berkeley (of which I went to at least 15) there were none (until I wrote this, haha), please do the right thing. 

My brother esau  Ralph with later Dead doctor Jordan

When I first moved to Berkeley on January 2, 1981 (after getting to town in time to see the 5-night run next to Lake Merritt in Oakland, I expect to immediately get a repeat of the Dead in the 1970;s, but WTF, no shows until September 11! But the announcement came that the shows were going to be at the beautiful outdoor Greek Theater at UC Berkeley, only a fifteen walk up the hill from my job at Rasputin Records. Wow.  I did not realize at the time that the band had played there on 10-1-67 ("Potpourri" according to Deadbase IX, page 10, "A Benefit for The Economic Opportunity Program" of which I have not seen even the set list and 10-20-68, where is a nice recording at archive.org. At least we get to hear Pigpen once at the Greek.

I love the 1981 shows, and the audience tapes are excellent on 9-11 and 9-12, but I have yet to see SBD's so I discount releasing 9-11-81, Mickey's real birthday Bobby, 20 years prior to that horrific day in NYC.  
And there were so many great day/nights at the Greek, with Friday starting at 7pm, Saturday at 5, and Sunday at 3, it was kind of like moving time zones to see the shows.

So many great nights, the nights in 1985 when Jerry played Morning Dew, China Doll and Comes A Time in the same set (6-14-85, where I was shut out of tickets and listened to it with hundreds of people in the hills right above) and the breakout of Cryptical  2 nights later.  There was of course the Dark Star encore in 1984. And this is not even mentioning the shows at the High School where Phil had gone in the 1960s.  Yes folks, the Berkeley Community Theater is the high school auditorium.  The run prior to the Field Trip in 1972 is perhaps the mose seminal of the Dead during that era.  The 8-24 and sadly incomplete 8-25 shows (go for the Charlie Miller versions) are always exactly perfect.

I was lucky to enjoy a few shows there in 1984 and 1986, the One More Halloween Night encore on 10-31-84 (thanks to Rick Sullivan for the tickets) and the Maybe You Know Brent meltdown on 4-21-86.

The wealth of opportunity for our friend David at the Vault (who I love and support, check out Scarlet/Fire in Atlanta) is right here in the 150 hours in his grasp.  , My choice for official release is May 21, 1982. While a great tape exists already, few people know that there is my short video before the show, which I am presenting right here now: 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wpnff0snoqk3yxj/Outside%20Greek%205%2022%201982.mpg?dl=0 if you would like to come. You can see that dude I mentioned earlier here, or perhaps yourself.  I think Rob and Kirk at at the beginning. Rick and Cormac.

From a Spy novel

Gans Interviews Bobby

From Phil's Book

This is a beautiful show and I promised in the last edition I would give 1000 seconds today.  Of course, my favorite part of the show is the Playing>Uncle Johns>Drums>Space>Wheel>Playing sandwich, with the taste of the similar Lewiston show still on my taste buds. My Grateful Seconds for you now is the 17+ minute Uncle John's Band which does interesting and strange things as it leads into the drums. Enjoy! And please David, just any show from Berkeley,even 1986 just so we know you have filled all the seminal places that the guys have played. Thanks in advance.

1000 Seconds of Amazing UJB and Jam into Drums

Whole Show