Dead Show/podcast for 5/29/26

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

Music, Arts, Performing Arts

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

This week's Deadpod continues our visit to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, as we present the second set from May 8, 1981. After last week's well‑played opening set, the band comes out strong here with a big "Shakedown Street" into "Samson and Delilah," then digs deep with "Terrapin Station" flowing into a wide‑open "Playin' in the Band" and on through Drums and Space. Ken Kesey even joins in on harmonica during Space and the "U.S. Blues" encore, adding a unique extra flavor to the proceedings. The home stretch features a fiery "Not Fade Away," a beautiful "Stella Blue," and a rousing "Sugar Magnolia," capped by that "U.S. Blues" encore that feels just right for this time of year.

Grateful Dead

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale, NY 5/8/1981 - Friday

Two
Shakedown Street [16:09] >
Samson And Delilah [6:50] ;
Terrapin Station[12:28] >
Playing In The Band [16:27] >
Drums [4:#36] >
Space** [6:30] >
Not Fade Away [9:17] >
Stella Blue [9:24] >
Sugar Magnolia [8:58]
Encore
U.S. Blues** [5:37]
Comments **with Ken Kesey on harmonica

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May this music bring a smile ..

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome the Dead Pod for the 29th Day of May, 2006.
0:04.0	This is a professor. I'm so glad you could pick us up this week.
0:07.2	This week on the Dead Pod, we're staying at NASA Veterans Memorial Coliseum
0:11.2	and picking up the second part of the Grateful Dead's May 8th, 1981 performance.
0:16.9	Last time we heard the first set with the band already sounding pretty nice and sharp in this early 80s Brent era.
0:23.6	And this week we dive into the second set. It's a nice strong one.
0:27.6	We've got a big shake down street to open things up, rolling into Samson and Delilah, and then a nice terrapin station leads into a wide open playin in the band.
0:36.6	Then we head into drums in space,
0:40.1	a fiery not fade away, beautiful Stella Blue follows, and of course Sugar Magnolia closes the set
0:46.2	with a nice U.S. blues as a encore, fitting encore for this time of year. So sit, settle back, and enjoy the conclusion of the Grateful Dead from May 8, 1981 at NASA Coliseum in New York.
1:01.6	Thanks for picking us up and for your support at the Deadpod because I couldn't do it without you.
1:05.4	I really appreciate it.
1:06.5	Hope to see you back here next week.
1:08.7	This is a professor and you're listening to The Deadpod. I'm Aux
1:30.3	The Tell me. Tell me this, tell me, you have no car. Oh, oh.
2:03.6	Southern side of the screen is dark.
2:07.6	Maybe that's close and spin out.
2:18.3	The dark is sun.
2:22.3	Maybe the darkness from your eyes.
2:26.3	Maybe the darkness from your eyes.
2:30.3	Maybe the darkness from your life.
2:33.3	Maybe the darkness from your life. Maybe the darkness of love Look at the darkest of your
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