If anyone's wondering, the song played over the PA as people were walking out was Ry Cooder's version of "Get Rhythm" which had come out in late '87.

doug the dude gave this a 5 star, and i concur w/ him about 99% of the time on shows... and yes, he and the others are right: this show is excellent and crackles with energy. as we know, most dead tours kind of ramp up as they go along, but occasionally a show #1 just blows the doors off, like this one. the only comparable east coast spring tour i recall where show #1 was an easy 5 star is greensboro 4/30/81 -- another killer sleeper show. the candyman here at the omni is great, and then a loser? awesome. set 2 rocks from start to finish. great show, great find -- thx to all who made it happen.

18 years old. Drove up from Gainesville, FL with a couple of friends. Listen to Jerry belt out that Candyman. Lost my mind a bit, for various reasons, during the 2nd set. Ah, the memories.

This was my girlfriends first show and it was her 21rst birthday and as I recall it was added on shortly before the tour was set to start. We drove down from Greensboro in my 76 cutless and had good seats on the lower level on Jerrys side. I remember during space Bobby almost shattered our eardrums with his shenanigans. God, I'm surprised We are not deaf now behind that space. Good show...then it was back up north to Hampton which wasn't too shabby either to put it mildly. Phenomenal recording btw. Thank you yet again Charlie Miller..God love you brother!!

Before BMR, Bobby, chuckling,says, "Come with us ladies and gentlemen - down to the river in peace."

As always, draw your own inferences as to meaning.

We always referred to this as the Tidy Bowl show due to the first Quad. sound set-up and Healy's flash and flush effects throughout. Well, and some other incidents which shall remain secret.

This 2nd set really kicks ass. Perfectly Southern in every way. The emotion is incredible with STRONG voice from the Jer Man. You know when you can hear the crowd this much on a board it was good. Half Step launches into an unreal LLR that works the quad sound like crazy at the end. Not bad for a tune I typically look at as a bathroom break #. Nice exploratory Terrapin into some drumz with some creepy voices etc. The Spaceship grabs another gear into trucking', leaving Bobby gawking at the sites of Hotlanta and forgetting the lyrics to Truckin' bailed out by Jer with Miracle into a nice Rat that gets terminated into Lovelight, where Bobby finally redeems himself in out-of-tune glory. BMR is a letdown, but what else is new.

Awesome place to see the Dead. Thanks for the mammories

A very well played show. Another nice remaster by Charlie too. You can hear the extra cassette generation in the first set if that kind of thing bothers you. It does not bother me.

after all these years.

I drove up with some friends from New Orleans (we were Tulane students), no ticket, first show if I could get in.

The parking lot blew my mind and there was an element of danger as the Atlanta police were all around.

Show was very sold out, I lucked out at the last moment and was able to get a ticket from a taper no less.

First show spent in the taper section, no idea what to expect. Rocked through the first set and was well into it. Didn't know about Drums and Space and became a little disoriented. Then Terrapin. I swear I saw giants walking on stage. Changed my life.

Sorry, can't be analytical about this show, it was all emotion. Glad to finally find the tracks after these 21 years.

Heading to Shoreline this Saturday. It's been a long, strange, enjoyable trip.

The second set has some inspired and passionate playing by Brent. IMO one of the strongest second set string of songs into Drums. I've always been a big Brent fan, and 1989 has plenty of gems with 7-7-89 being at the top, but this show just rocks. Brent and Jerry's playing on Half-Step and LLR is nothing short of amazing. Bobby's screaming at the end of LLR is spine tingling. This is one of my all-time favorite shows, and if you dig this one as much as I do, you must check out 3-31-87 (Best Jack Straw ever).

...that this is the best CANDYMAN you've ever heard.

I was at this show, which is above average for a below average year. Nice acoustics for a big venue...crowd was into it....besides the all-timer Candyman, there's a killer TERRAPIN and for fans of LLR (i'm not one) this is among the very best (so i'm told).

Lots of good energy in the 2nd set and a well-played 1st set make this a 4-star show.