Grateful Dead setlist, September 24, 1988

Madison Square Garden
New York, New York

Why it’s special: Chinese Bones, its only performance · with Mick Taylor and Suzanne Vega and 4 more.

21 songs in two sets and an encore. Night 66 of 1988’s 81.

Set one

1. Iko Iko
2. Feel Like a Stranger
3. West L.A. Fadeaway (with Mick Taylor)
4. The Little Red Rooster (with Mick Taylor)
5. Box of Rain
6. Ramble On Rose
7. When I Paint My Masterpiece
8. Don't Ease Me In

Set two

9. Chinese Bones (the only time it was played; with Suzanne Vega)
10. Neighborhood Girls (the only time it was played; with Suzanne Vega)
11. Crazy Fingers
12. Man Smart, Woman Smarter
13. Everytime You Go Away (the only time it was played; with Daryl Hall & John Oates)
14. What's Going On (the only time it was played; with Daryl Hall & John Oates)
15. Drums (with Babatunde Olatunji)
16. Space (with Babatunde Olatunji)
17. The Wheel (with Babatunde Olatunji)
18. Throwing Stones (with Babatunde Olatunji)
19. Not Fade Away (with Bruce Hornsby)

Encore

20. Good Lovin' (with Bruce Hornsby)
21. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (with Jack Casady)

Previous night: September 23, 1988, Madison Square Garden
Next night: September 30, 1988, Shoreline Amphitheatre

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