Grateful Dead setlist, October 16, 1981

Melkweg
Amsterdam, North Holland

Why it’s special: (Baby) Hully Gully, its only performance, plus 2 bust-outs.

17 songs in two sets. Night 69 of 1981’s 85.

Set one

  1. On the Road Again
  2. Dire Wolf
  3. The Monkey and the Engineer
  4. Bird Song
  5. Cassidy
  6. Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
  7. The Race Is On
  8. Ripple

Set two

  1. Playing in the Band
  2. (Baby) Hully Gully (the only time it was played)
  3. The Wheel
  4. Samson and Delilah
  5. Gloria (bust-out: first in 1,009 shows, since 1/30/68)
  6. Turn On Your Love Light (bust-out: first in 585 shows, since 5/24/72)
  7. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
  8. Black Peter
  9. Sugar Magnolia

Previous night: October 15, 1981, Melkweg
Next night: October 17, 1981, Hippodrome de Pantin

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