Grateful Dead setlist, March 25, 1983

Compton Terrace
Tempe, Arizona

Why it’s special: My Brother Esau debuts, plus 2 bust-outs.

19 songs in two sets and an encore. Night 1 of 1983’s 66.

Set one

  1. Cold Rain and Snow
  2. Minglewood Blues
  3. Dire Wolf
  4. My Brother Esau (debut)
  5. Big Railroad Blues
  6. Me and My Uncle
  7. Big River
  8. Tennessee Jed
  9. Let It Grow

Set two

  1. Help on the Way (bust-out: first in 406 shows, since 10/11/77)
  2. Slipknot! (bust-out: first in 406 shows, since 10/11/77)
  3. Franklin's Tower
  4. Playing in the Band
  5. Drums
  6. Throwing Stones
  7. Not Fade Away
  8. Black Peter
  9. Sugar Magnolia

Encore

  1. Don't Ease Me In

Previous night: December 31, 1982, Oakland Civic Auditorium
Next night: March 26, 1983, Aladdin Theater

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