Grateful Dead Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT on 4/4/86 Complete Show 

Sometimes searching for the sound was truly a struggle!

I feel like I know you,dude 👹not to mention the beautiful girls,great food,killer acid,nice people...

Right behind the soundboard where we belonged

Cool

I think this was my first show too.

My first show as well. 19

My first show too! I was 15.

My first as well ❤ 16

Lol I think I might've meant '86!

😂❤ Brent ✌️🔥

I live close also. Grate Hartford shows every time

@@chrisretkowski830 should add the Worcester Centrum to the list!

@@adamdambrov2308 11/4&5/85 Worcester IWT

I grew up outside of Hartford too. The old Hartford Civic Center ALWAYS had great shows along with hockey games and other events. There were at least 12-15 concerts a month, and every Spring you could count on at least a two night Grateful Dead stop. Not to mention multi date stops by U2, Huey Lewis and the News, Genesis, CSN, and everyone else. So much fun....and a pre concert burger at the two story Wendy’s in the mall. Great times.

Where did Jerry find tshirts so f#cking long?

I was there too, 18 years old.

😂❤

Watching this i would def NOT say the first set was very cohesive. Jerry is struggling.

Hail St Kevin 🙏❤️‍🔥

So you saw St Stephen in ‘83! I listen to that recording and just wonder how it must have felt!

Fair play boys! Way to show a little class. Even for drugged out hippie scum😂❤

Loved providence n Worcester shows too kid 🍒

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Heard dan Healy interview in which he said the Hartford ( hockey rink ) had some of best acoustics n allowed boys to play well n better set list Don’t think I ever missed a show here. The The RFK shows b4 Jerry’s coma were HOT n awesome. Entire east coast swing each summer from 81 - 89. Love Brent I would key in on a diff guy each show .... never same w/Hollywood Bobs “jam band efforts. Sorry very spoiled. 254 shows from 76-95. Phil n friends. Almost dead anything warren.... I miss Jerry’s “gems” I could see coming off his guitar....!

Same!

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🎉👌

I'm sorry did you say "Candyman"?😂✌️

Ur coo6

You and me too, brother ❤️‍🔥✌️

Any dead show is better than what we have today...That`s why I still watch old shows every couple days...

@@daveyboy8907 Indeed

Being sloppy is what made the Grateful Dead. My motto is go see Taylor Swift if you want a perfectly rehearsed show.

well maybe if you weren't home doing laundry while listening it wouldn't have gotten sloppy.... its a collective thing you know and time got nothing on it

I once made a bet for a solid 50 dollar bill @@staggerlee4979 that more people knew Garcia than Taylor Swift. Think about it. That's a bet. Was at a music gathering family friendly diverse local music. So I started asking with my friend who I made the bet with beside me. all night. for hours I asked, "Do you know who Jerry Garcia is?" yes." Do you know who Taylor Swift is?" yes. I asked grandmas and crazy people and everyone between. and finally end of the night I was up by one... one more person knew Garcia than Taylor Swift and my friend got desperate and called a little kid over--- he actually walked over to us-- brave kid, maybe 8 maybe and he asked him "Do you know who Taylor Swift is?" no... all snotty. He even led him--- shes a blonde girl who plays guitar, you have older sisters, kid?---- I was like jesus stop don't scare him. Then it was my turn "hey kid, you know who Jerry Garcia is?" and he said yes... all snotty. And I said, "no you don't" he said "YES I DO" then I saw his folk walking up-- like straight people---- and realized I better stop bugging their kid but I had to ask, "Alright then who is he?" the kid said "he's a famous singer" I said "a singer?" he said yeah/ he sings in a band called the Dead. boom dude 50 bucks richer and I told that kid, you nailed it. don't ever forget he was one of the best singers ever. a real crooner. and he said "okay" all snotty. huh

Nope, 1983 for trey

This Touch is too fast and pretty sloppy😂

Never got why people hate that song. Granted it’s not one of their best, but I can pick entire albums of material from other artists that are bigger stinkers.

@@CairnTerrier69 Hippies followed the Dead and sold drugs so they'd never have to get a job, Jerry gave an interview in 74 where he talked about never wanting to "be someone" and scamming to avoid getting a job, sleeping in movie theaters and on park benches and whatnot. Some people saw "Day Job" as hypocritical, others saw it as character development. It may have been a little bit of both, but it undoubtedly was coming from a good place. The Dead cared about their fans, otherwise they wouldn't have been encouraging them to spend time not following them around because who cares if people buy tickets by selling drugs? Also I think part of the point of the song was to roast the fans so the ones that got mad about it just made it that much funnier. Something about being committed to a hippie "image" is oxymoronic to the point of hilarity

Raygunner Yes we do care but again what do we do with that information? I’m sorry it just seems a little pretentious because those specs can’t be used for anything

The guys at BHP are obviously high tech dudes. Just because you don't get their jargon doesn't mean shit! Why do you care what KT includes in his notes? If you don't like seeing it, don't click on that little arrow. It's not being forced down your throat. 😉

Thats Hartford for ya. Good Heroin bad blow

he is a few months from being in a coma … cut some slack...this was a fun show .

@@muckstar23 nope

adam kusler you were quite the “sound man”... did the lights appear a bit off as well. Ha ha. Hilrado mcgoo ✅🎭 each show had some lows n then boom the magic synced. Day Job was lifeless

@@martyfinman8924 well, it was their finale Day Job, not with a bang but with a wimper 🗃️

You know, I've never really listened to 85 or 86 but if 85 is better than this I really should've been paying more attention because so far this might be better than all the Dead and Jerry I've heard from the late 70s, I'm only on the second song though. Pretty wild lol