Late 80s

Thursday, October 20, 1988

Houston, TX · Summit Arena

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Thursday
Day 294 of 1988
Show #
75 of 82
Era
Late 80s
Keys
Brent
Recordings
7
Top rating
★ 4.00 (1)
Top-rated tape
SBD
Total dl
30,837
Songs played
19 · 3 sets
Show length
2h 2m
Longest track
Black Muddy River · 9:02
11SolidRank #1,853 of 1,999
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From the tapers · archive.org · 3

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  • ★★★★★ · My only Dead show...FIRST Built to Last! · Craig Hoffmann · 2023

    I was stationed in San Antonio but couldn't round up even one friend to go with, but that didn't stop me. Neither did my broken down Beetle! Some KIND Deadheads gave me a ride the remainder of the way! EVERY Dead-related show I've seen since still contains that magic...called kindness. Now, someday lemme tell you of how I met and spoke with Bobby in Vegas back on '02! NFA!

  • ★★★★ · Laid back but still cookin' · sugareesupreme · 2013

    It's kind of a rough audience tape but the show makes it worth a listen. Nothing stellar, just good ol' Grateful Dead sounding sweet. Jerry is in good voice, which was not the case during the long East Coast tour that ended with the Rainforest Benefit at MSG the preceding September. Show jumps with a Cold Rain > Minglewood opener, but first set is pretty sleepy until TMNS brings out some sparkle. Again, understated performances but still solid.

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Setlist

Setlist from CMU Dead archive (mleone/gdead)

Recordings on archive.org · 7

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gd1988-10-20.152119.ultramatrix.healy-pearson.miller.flac2496

UltraMatrix SBD > Cassette Master (TDK MX-XG) · ★ 4.00 (1 reviews) · 3,371 dl

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