A roaring Scarlet>Fire leads off this week's Deadpod from the second set of the band's performance at the Rainbow Theater in London England on March 20, 1981.

They keep up the momentum throughout, going into a nice Sailor>Saint, then slowing things down with a beautiful He's Gone.. the transition to Drums is worthy of note, as is the transition, led by Phil Lesh, into a rousing Truckin' that leads off the post-drums segment. Wharf Rat is heartfelt and emotional, but they lead us back into some serious rockin' with Around and Around and Johnny B. Goode, not to mention a nice U.S. Blues encore.

Grateful Dead
Rainbow Theatre
London, England 3/20/1981 - Friday

Two
Scarlet Begonias >
Fire On The Mountain >
Lost Sailor >
Saint Of Circumstance >
He's Gone >
Drums >
Space >
Truckin' >
Wharf Rat >
Around And Around >
Johnny B. Goode

Encore
U.S. Blues

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beware the Ides of March! :)

This week's Deadpod takes us across the pond to London, where the band kicked off their Spring European tour of 1981 on March 20 at the Rainbow Theater.

They come out smoking on 'Feel Like A Stranger' and you know they were looking forward to this.. 'Friend of the Devil' which follows is played leisurely, they are in no hurry to get through this evening. 'C.C. Rider' follows with a bit of the blues.. This tape sounds wonderful, and all these tunes have a great treatment.. I'm a sucker for a great 'Loser' and this one doesn't disappoint, nor does 'Candyman'.. the set closing 'Deal' is incendiary..

Grateful Dead
Rainbow Theatre
London, England 3/20/1981 - Friday

One
Feel Like A Stranger
Banter (Bobby's Joke)
Friend Of The Devil
C.C. Rider
Tuning
Althea
Tuning 2
Mama Tried >
Mexicali Blues
Loser
New New Minglewood Blues
Crowd
Candyman >
Looks Like Rain >
Deal

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thank you for your kind support

This week on the Deadpod we have the pleasure of listening to the second set from the band's performance on February 17, 1973 in St. Paul Minnesota..

This set begins with a nicely jammed out 'Truckin' followed by 'Row Jimmy' and appropriately, 'Big River'.. Donna follows with a 'You Ain't Woman Enough' but that leads us into the heart of this set, an exquisitely crafted trifecta of 'Here Comes Sunshine' into 'China Cat Sunflower' and 'I Know You Rider'.. you definitely need this one.. the rest of the set is more straight ahead rocking Dead, culminating in a 'Saturday Night' closer and a 'Casey Jones' encore.. watch for Weir's screeching in the 'Not Fade Away' reprise.. :)

Grateful Dead
St. Paul Auditorium
St. Paul, MN 2/17/1973 - Saturday

Two

Truckin' [12:15]
Row Jimmy
Big River [4:16]
You Ain't Woman Enough
Here Comes Sunshine [7:52] >
China Cat Sunflower [7:52] >
I Know You Rider [4:07#]
Around And Around
Not Fade Away [4:12] >
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:#16] >
Not Fade Away [3:07]
One More Saturday Night

Encore
Casey Jones [6:16]

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod022825.mp3

Hope you enjoy the ride!