Dead Show/podcast for 4/17/26
The Deadpod
John Henrikson
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
This week's Deadpod takes us to the first Midwestern stop since Garcia's coma, and it seems clear that Jerry is determined to show the fans that he is back and kicking! Following the 'Hell In A Bucket' opener, Jerry delivers a resounding 'Sugaree' with plenty of sparks and flourishes. Bobby's 'New Minglewood Blues is nicely paced - especially brimming with Brent's B3 contributions. The 'Loser' that follows however could well be the highlight of the set - the crowd is really into it and Jerry delivers a masterful reading. Brent's 'Tons of Steel' follows - Brent gives this track a real emotional reading. Bobby next takes us to 'Desolation Row' - somehow remembering all those verses. Jerry ramps it up again with a strong 'Big Railroad Blues' and the ensemble delivers a resounding 'Music Never Stopped' to close this first set.
Grateful Dead
UIC Pavilion - University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
4/11/1987 - Saturday
One
Hell In A Bucket [5:55] >
Sugaree [9:27]
New Minglewood Blues (1) [6:54]
Loser [7:02]
Tons Of Steel [5:08]
Desolation Row [10:25]
Big Railroad Blues [4:29]
The Music Never Stopped [7:18]
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm welcome to Deadpod for the week of April 17, 2006. |
| 0:03.8 | This is a professor. |
| 0:04.5 | I'm so glad you could pick us up this week. |
| 0:06.6 | This week I'm going to bring you a show from the spring tour in 1987. |
| 0:10.0 | This one took place at the University of Illinois Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, on April 11th, 1987. |
| 0:16.2 | It was a Saturday night. |
| 0:18.2 | The boys come to play this week. |
| 0:20.1 | They opened up with a blast with the hell in the |
| 0:23.5 | bucket goes into a wonderful sugary. You can tell right away that Jerry's here to do some damage |
| 0:29.2 | tonight because he really hits a lot of notes here. There's some fanning going on and he has an |
| 0:35.5 | excellent version of sugary. That goes into New Minglewood blues. In this version, |
| 0:40.7 | Brent really steps out here and it's really not a bad version at all. The highlight of this |
| 0:46.4 | first set may be the next song, however, which is loser. Jerry really brings it on this one, |
| 0:52.5 | and you can tell that the magic's here tonight. |
| 0:55.0 | So you'll enjoy that one. Tons of Steel follows, another great Brent tune. |
| 1:00.0 | A little bit different than I've used to hearing it. It was, of course, pretty new in the rotation at this point. |
| 1:05.0 | Bob brings Desolation Row out after that. |
| 1:08.0 | Amazingly remembers all the lyrics. I don't know how he does that, but he does. |
| 1:12.6 | Jerry brings out Big Railroad Blues, a real short and hot version, and they close the set with a nice |
| 1:18.2 | music never stopped. As always, a real symphony of sound, and I think you'll enjoy it. All in all, |
| 1:25.3 | an excellent first set. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks so much for picking us up this week. This is a professor, and you're enjoy it. All in all, an excellent first set. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks so much for picking |
| 1:29.1 | us up this week. This is a professor and you're listening to The Deadpod. I'm I was drinking last night with a biker, and I showed him a picture of you, said, Pau, get to know you like her. |
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