Dead Show/podcast for 2/13/26
The Deadpod
John Henrikson
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🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to this week's Deadpod! We're diving into the second set from the Grateful Dead's homecoming performance at the Oakland Coliseum on February 26, 1990 — the middle night of their Mardi Gras run.
The boys were clearly thrilled to be back in the Bay Area, and that energy radiates through this exceptional set. The pre-drums sequence is absolutely stellar: nearly 30 minutes of Scarlet > Fire flows seamlessly into a spirited Playing, which then blooms into the full Terrapin suite. It's the kind of sustained improvisation that reminds you why these songs belong together.
Coming out of Space, the emotional arc deepens — I Need a Miracle's urgency gives way to one of Jerry's most tender Stella Blues of the era, before Bobby unleashes a joyful, rollicking Lovelight that brings everyone home. The Baby Blue encore provides the perfect denouement to a magical night.
This Mardi Gras run always promised good times, and the band delivered in spades.
Grateful Dead
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Oakland, CA | February 26, 1990 (Monday)
Set 2
Scarlet Begonias [13:02] >
Fire On The Mountain [15:42]
Playing In The Band [9:58] >
Terrapin Station [12:54] >
Drums > Space >
I Need A Miracle [4:59] >
Stella Blue [8:53] >
Turn On Your Love Light [5:58]
Encore
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [7:13]
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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Oakland Deadpod for Friday the 13th, the 13th day of February, 2006. |
| 0:05.7 | This is a professor? I'm so glad to pick us up this week. |
| 0:08.6 | This week we're going to play the second set from the band's performance at the Oakland-Alameda County Calasina Arena on February 26, 1990. |
| 0:17.6 | It was a Monday night. |
| 0:19.3 | Starts out with the, well, this second set that we're going to play this week is really |
| 0:23.5 | a classic combination. |
| 0:28.5 | Starts out with Scarlet Fire, into playing in the band, into Trapin Station, all that before |
| 0:33.2 | drums. |
| 0:35.6 | Drums in space, of course, follows, and then they close out of space with I Need |
| 0:41.6 | a Miracle into the beautiful Stella Blue, into turn on your love light, and come back with a |
| 0:46.7 | great, it's all over now, Baby Blue Encore. |
| 0:52.2 | I think this is quite well played, energetic. The band's in fine form. |
| 0:56.0 | Of course, this is one of the big arena shows, or a kind of big arena show for the 1990s. |
| 1:01.0 | But this is kind of a homecoming for the band coming back and playing Oakland, so I think they're in fine fiddle here. |
| 1:07.0 | And I hope you enjoy it. |
| 1:09.0 | Thanks so much for picking us up this week. |
| 1:15.4 | And for your support of the Deadpod. I couldn't do it without you. And I really appreciate it. |
| 1:28.3 | Take care and hope to see you back here next week. This is a professor you're listening to the Deadpod. I'm A lot of Aux I'm A |
| 1:30.3 | A I'm I'm I'm |
| 1:45.0 | I'm |
| 1:46.0 | the I'm going to be a lot of I'm going to be |
| 2:01.6 | I'm going to |
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