Grateful Dead setlist, December 31, 1985

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Oakland, California

Why it’s special: With Babatunde Olatunji.

21 songs in two sets and an encore. Night 71 of 1985’s 71.

Set one

  1. Not Fade Away
  2. Touch of Grey
  3. Tons of Steel
  4. See See Rider Blues
  5. Dupree's Diamond Blues
  6. Cassidy
  7. Brown-Eyed Women
  8. Let It Grow

Set two

  1. In the Midnight Hour
  2. Sugaree
  3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter
  4. Ship of Fools
  5. Playing in the Band
  6. Terrapin Station
  7. Drums
  8. Space
  9. Truckin'
  10. Black Peter
  11. Throwing Stones (with Babatunde Olatunji)
  12. Turn On Your Love Light (with Babatunde Olatunji)

Encore

  1. Brokedown Palace

Previous night: December 30, 1985, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Next night: February 8, 1986, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

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