Dead Show/podcast for 5/15/26

Dead Show/podcast for 5/15/26

From The Deadpod by J.Henrikson

May 15, 2026 · 1h 24m

About this episode

This episode features a performance by the Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum in 1980, highlighting their musical evolution during the early Brent Mydland era.

This week on the Deadpod, we travel to Nassau Coliseum on May 14th, 1980, for a second set that finds the Grateful Dead settling confidently into the early Brent Mydland era. The band sounds relaxed yet focused, blending that familiar late‑70s drive with a more expansive, textural approach. The set opens with the cool, pulsing groove of "Feel Like a Stranger" and flows into a beautifully unhurried "Sugaree," then turns inward with the reflective pairing of "Lost Sailor" and "Saint of Circumstance." From there, the music loosens into space, only to coalesce again around a heartfelt "Comes a Time" and a powerful "Other One" that still crackles with unpredictability. Things land on more earthbound ground with a tender "Black Peter" and a burst of rock and roll energy to close. It's a spring 1980 Nassau journey that moves like a tide—easy, searching, and full of subtle turns, a fine snapshot of where the band was heading at the dawn of a new decade. Grateful Dead Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY 5/14/1980 - Wednesday Two Feel Like A Stranger [8:03] > Sugaree [11:15] > Lost Sailor [6:18] > Saint Of Circumstance [6:01] > Space [2:50] > Comes A Time [8:24] > The Other One…

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