Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Merriweather Post Maryland MD 1983 6/20/83 6/21/83

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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1983 : Summer Tour '83 ! : ' Complete ! " 2-Pass Set !! : Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland ( MD ) : June 20 & 21, 1983 ( 6/20/1983 & 6/21/1983 ) : 1983 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Includes ' Official ' GDP Tour Markings ! - ( #2 & #3 ) !! : Very-Rare !!!!!
" Complete ! " Pair of Both !! Summer Tour '83 Grateful Dead Backstage Passes for the Merriweather Post Pavilion ( MPP ! ) Tour Stop ... on June 20 & 21, 1983 ( 6/20/83 & 6/21/83 ) !!!
Dead Fans !! - who know your Good Ol' '80's ! Grateful Dead Shows very-well ! ... and of course, quite possibly too - those from the Grate ! State of Maryland !!!  6/20/83 !!!!! & 6/21/1983 !!!!!  As offered here very proudly is a ' Complete ! ' 2-Pass Set of Vintage-Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Passes ( sticker-patches / satins ) for the June 20, 1983 ( 6/20/1983 ) & June 21, 1983 ( 6/21/1983 ) Shows at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland !!!  As I use to always like to say ... " The MPP in the MD " !!  What a Rock n' Roll Rich ! Venue that the Good Ol' ( '83 New ! ) Grateful Dead almost Completely-Dismantled ! on the '83 Summer Tour - and with that ... ( as Bill Walton once said ! ) -- " The Flesh-Eating Low-End of the John L. Meyer Sound !!! ".  Yeah !!  So-Incredibly-Awesome !  Seriously my fellow Fans, as it's no joke - as this is just how-hard the Band Delivered ! at Merriweather in '83 !!  I mean after all, this is a place that even Hendrix left his mark on - way back in '68 ! ... So, 15-Years later - and Wham !!! The " Good Ol' Grateful Dead " ! -- like these Passes even Say ! on the designs themselves.  In fact, this '83 Tour Stop at the Merriweather Post was so Incredibly-Hot ! -- and... not just from a ' Musically ' Hot ! standpoint either -- but, from a Metaphorically one too ( with ' Mother Nature ' intervening ! ) - and That ! is no-joke !!  As right ' during ' the Smokin'-Hot ! 6/20/83 Show, a Huge Bolt ! of Lightning !!! actually struck the Pavilion itself !?! ... and the sound even went out !  In fact, it even happened a few different times during the 2nd Set - and all the Band did every single time it happened ... was get charged-up !!!  To some, and very-arguably ! ... this run in Maryland was indeed the Very-Best ! stop for the Band, on this Entire ! '83 Summer Tour.  In fact, some feel that 6/20/83 was actually the Best Show overall in '83 ... Period !  And, without any question - it was definitely one of the most-exciting, with even Mother Nature coming to do her Dancin' ! too !!!  Right on the Roof of the MPP - Pavilion-Top !!!!!  Awesome ... since of course, nobody was hurt so-amazingly !?!  And, as for these G.D. Pass design itself ... Yeah !!!!!  Can't beat it, or - at least that's what I say ... " Good Ol' Grateful Dead " - just like we like it ... Summer Tour 1983 - on the top, and June 20 & June 21 - Merriweather Post Pavillion ( sp. ! ) - Columbia, Maryland - Red, White & Blue Everywhere !  Red Stars around the Ring ! ... Awesome.  And also, these Passes even have the ' Authentic ' GDP ( Grateful Dead Productions ) Tour-Marking ! on the Passes ... the Black-marker # 2 !! & # 3 !!!  The prehistoric, yet still so Beautiful ! method of Tour-Credentials ' Authentication ' - from way-back in the Early '80's ! ... with a Good Ol' Black Marker !!  Gotta Love the Old-School !!!  Remember those ' felt-tips ' with the ribbed plastic caps !? ... so-awesome.  And ... of course ! -- it is also very-important for me to note too - that this was the Very 1st Time ! the Grateful Dead Ever ! played the sacred Rock & Roll Amphitheatre grounds of the M.P.P. !!!  In fact, it only ever happened in '83, '84, & '85 - from which point, it was all Cap Centre and/or RFK from there on out !  Fun stuff too ( way ! ), with some Seriously ! Red-Hot-D.C.-Metro-Shows !! - but, certainly no Merriweather Post type place - at least Venue-wise.  And as you can possibly already tell ?  Yes, indeed ... as this is My Ol' Childhood stompin'-ground !  I've seen myself a little MPP in my time, with I believe Bob & Rob in '92 actually being the very-last ?!!  I remember Girls totally coating the front 8 or 10 rows - screaming so-hard ! for Bobby !!!!!  Well done Weir !!!  Yeah ... M.P.P. in full-effect - in Maryland !!!!!  Enjoy this Serious ! piece of Maryland ! - Merriweather Post !! - Grateful Dead !!! -  and Rock & Roll History !!!!  '83 Summer Tour !!!!! ... Enjoy !!!!!!!
Grateful Dead : 6/20/1983 : Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland ( MD ) : Setlist > > >
Set 1
:  Minglewood Blues, They Love Each Other, Little Red Rooster, Peggy-O, Brother Esau, Tennessee Jed, Hell In A Bucket, West L.A. Fadeaway, Music Never Stopped
Set 2
:  China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Samson & Delilah, He's Gone > Truckin' > Drums > Space > Bob Star > Other One > Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia
Encore
:  Baby Blue
Grateful Dead : 6/21/1983 : Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland ( MD ) : Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told, Dire Wolf, Me & My Uncle > Cumberland Blues, Cassidy, Big Railroad Blues, All Over Now, Loser
Set 2
:  Touch of Grey > Women Are Smarter, Terrapin Station > Estimated Prophet > Eyes of the World > Drums > Space > Throwing Stones > Black Peter > Around & Around > Good Lovin'
Encore
:  U.S. Blues
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Passes : " Mactac/StarLiner ".
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A Full Mail Order Concert Ticket Dated July 29, 1988
at Laguna Seca Recreation Area in Monterrey, California
David Lindley & El Rayo-X opened
Set List:
Iko Iko
Walkin' Blues
Candyman
Queen Jane Approximately
Althea
Blow Away
Cassidy
Deal
China Cat Sunflower
Crazy Fingers
I Know You Rider
Playin' in the Band
drums
The Wheel
Gimme Some Lovin'
Believe it or Not
Sugar Magnolia
Black Muddy River
THIRD PARTY AUTHENTICATION:
Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA with assigned certification
#26087821
Graded GEM MT 10 by PSA
Only 1 Graded or Authenticated by PSA!
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Slight toning with minimal wear to corners and edges, save any previous description. Acrylic may have scuffs and scratches, but doesn't affect item. Glare on item from scans, not on item. Please examine images closely.
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