Grateful Dead setlist, March 28, 1981

Grugahalle
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Why it’s special: With Pete Townshend.

21 songs in two sets and an encore. Night 18 of 1981’s 85.

Set one

  1. Alabama Getaway
  2. Greatest Story Ever Told
  3. Sugaree
  4. Me and My Uncle
  5. Mexicali Blues
  6. Shakedown Street
  7. The Little Red Rooster
  8. Althea
  9. Looks Like Rain
  10. Deal

Set two

  1. Samson and Delilah
  2. Ship of Fools
  3. Estimated Prophet
  4. He's Gone
  5. The Other One
  6. Drums
  7. Not Fade Away (with Pete Townshend)
  8. Wharf Rat (with Pete Townshend)
  9. Around and Around (with Pete Townshend)
  10. Good Lovin' (with Pete Townshend)

Encore

  1. One More Saturday Night

Previous night: March 24, 1981, Rainbow Theatre
Next night: April 25, 1981, Berkeley Community Theatre

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