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Grateful Dead · Recreation Hall · May 6, 1980 · Set 2
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Grateful Dead - Recreation Hall, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 6, 1980
Set 2
- China Cat Sunflower>
- I Know You Rider
- Feel Like A Stranger>
- He's Gone>
- The Other One>
- Drums>
- Space>
- Wharf Rat>
- Around And Around>
- Johnny B. Goode
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═══🎙 CONCERT ANALYSIS
On May 6, 1980 the Grateful Dead appeared at Recreation Hall on the campus of Penn State University in University Park as they hit the East Coast for their first full-fledged tour of the eighties. Set two at PSU, and we are loving the Grateful Dead opening with a Take A Step back, then throttling everyone with an out-of-control China>Rider.
As usual, more football-related content is brought up.
From I Know You Rider:
"Bob says the sun is gonna shine someday. Nittany Lion faithful, you’ll eventually win your national championship. Just wait a couple more years—first, some gratitude. You wanted a China>Rider, and by God, you are getting a monster version.
The northbound train runs unimpeded. It spits power. The room fills with smoke, projecting holographic images as fierce and powerful as Oz—an all-powerful manifestation of all that is good in the world. Karmic ash is burned and discarded; throw it all into the fire so that future trains can run on its fumes. Oh man, the Dead are bringing it tonight!"
You don't want to miss this one. And look what's waiting in the wings, yes, Barton Hall, on the campus of Cornell University. The shows roll on, and so do we. Hopefully, you'll continue to partner along as we make our way northward, on a Northbound Train of our own making.═══
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