Grateful Dead - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY - Scarlet - Fire 6-28-88

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[@thomasbrown8144]

30 YEARS AGO TODAY my buddy and I took our first Grateful Dead road trip... NYC to SPAC. A few weeks earlier I had slept on the sidewalk outside of Tower Records for tickets. My memories of that show are still quite vivid...We were in the pit. This was my first live Scarlet>Fire which was one of my fave jams, so when they dropped into Fire I started freaking out. After the first verse Jerry started doing a little dance, kicking up a leg and swigging the guitar around. We started freaking out some more!! At about 13:13 of this clip Jerry busts into a crazy, super fast rippin' solo...and our heads friggin' exploded! Faces completely stolen!! Jerry danced all the way through the solo and we were literally were bouncing off the ceiling! I have listened to this recording hundreds of times over the last 30 years and that solo still gives me chills!!
NFA ❤️🔥⚡

[@michaelbobrowski2844]

Remember this show well ... the rain, the Scarlet/Fire, the fence jumping, someone delivering pizzas in the parking lot, good friends and great times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@Tommeliam]

Michael Bobrowski: There was rain??? I don't remember any rain at all. ;')

[@jgillen155]

First official Dead road trip. 6/88. First of many many musical vacations. Miss those times..

[@SuperDeCelle]

my first, it was my birthday, it was magic at spac... thank you...

[@sonjamarie902]

my 1st too and yes it was!

[@tituspullo3014]

My first show!!!...16 yrs old, took too much acid 🤢...the crowd was a crazy mob, barely made it out alive!!!...last time they ever played SPAC...Saw many many epic shows after that one but you never forget your first time.

[@krisdemars1355]

Listening 33 yrs later remember this well... seen some good times,,,

[@nickwade3758]

thank you,I was awake for two dayz prior.different show in my head,ya know.get to hear at last.Peace and love

[@SuperDeCelle]

My first show, on my birthday, i was 18... it was pure magic, yup the fence, the climb up the mineral deposit, the smells, the food, the people, THE KINDNESS!

[@karenstewart4737]

Shannon!!!! Tim Stewart here;) Surprised to see yr comment! Hope all is well.Yeah SPAC;))))))))))))))))

[@SuperDeCelle]

woooo hooooo so glad to hear from you! things are good. i hope you're having fun adventures and peaceful times

[@sean92591]

Shannon DeCelle it was my first show too at 19 !! i will never forget this and after listening to this today i know why. they never played spac again. i was there with some people that are now dead due to them having too much too fast.

[@The93ssfd]

I was fortunate to have been born in Saratoga Springs,started going to SPAC as a youngster,saw so many great shows including this one.And to this day I still go,enjoying it just as much.looking back I know just how lucky I was and still am.

[@partytimepapi1361]

I had a ticket. used it. watched 100's and 100's jump as soon as the music started. rode in the tops of the trees during the rain. fun times.

[@gorditoburritos]

The fence jumpers were out of control! Crazy! But the show was top-notch!

[@ChiDank420]

Thanks Jed.....SPAC was always a fav. I'm from Chicago, so Rosemont , Soldiers, and Alpine (my first 1986) were regular stops for me :)

[@tmas1972]

I was there as well. I wasn't even 16 years old. Awesome! The fence jumping was unreal, as was the rain and the music, of course!

[@lois228gmail]

Loved that whole show, dancing in the rain near the trees and was on that tour.

[@ckbuco]

My first, last and only Dead show. I too remember the rain...

[@3fromthevault]

Great show I remember alot of people jumping the fences and clashing with the police, Great show please post more when you can....

[@maxprize829]

my first, the fence, the mote...

[@maxprize829]

sorry

[@maxprize829]

J More not really

[@shannonalexander7567]

I was there!

[@DeadHead4458]

ChiDank420 Please tell me where you got this artwork in this post - I must have it!
Thanks for posting this show - I was there too!

[@ChiDank420]

DeadHead4458 Sure thing brah, shoot me an email and ILL reply with the pic. [e-mail] ;)

[@caseygoeman2388]

dude... shut up !!

[@joshuabyron4893]

This was a crummy show (not musically) - torrential rain and gate crashers. Ended up being a bit of a bummer for me.