Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Salt Lake City Utah Salt Palace 8/12/81 8/12/1981

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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1981 : Summer Tour '81 ! : August 12, 1981 ( 8/12/1981 ) - Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, Utah ( UT ) : 1981 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Very-Rare !! " Large " Sized ( 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" ) 1981 G.D. Backstage Pass ! : ' Yellow-Fade ' Border ! ... with " Dead Set " ( Barsotti / Larkins ) Art Design !!! : Very-Rare !!!!!
Grateful Dead Fans ! ... and quite-possibly those from the Utah !! region - and maybe even Salt Lake City !!!  A pretty-place indeed, and quite often too - as White as Snow ! ... and " Champagne-Powder " style too ! - quite often.  But, during the Heat of Summer in 1981 ... a little less " Ski Utah ! " - and a little more " Rock & Roll !! ... with the Good Ol' Grateful Dead !! ".  Ha !  And too ... the Red-Hot ! '80's Grateful Dead ! - on the '81 Summer Tour !!!  And ... offered here indeed is the Very-Rare ! Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the August 12, 1981 ( 8/12/1981 ) Salt Lake City - Utah ! Show - at the Old " Salt Palace " on the 1981 Grateful Dead Summer Tour !!!  And ... quite the interesting G.D. and Rock & Roll Relic! here for certain ... as this is one of the Very-Cool & Rare ! " Large " style Grateful Dead ' Dead Set ' designed Passes that were used with only a very-short consistency during this 1981 Tour !  And ... as far as playing " Utah " goes - a Way-Rare ! occasion for-certain, for the Dead over their 30-Year ( 1965 - 1995 ) Career !  They actually only played all of Utah ! Nine ( 9 ) Times ! during their 30-Years ... and, that even includes the 3-Shows at the Delta Center in Salt Lake, on the Last & Final Spring Tour in 1995.  So, if it wasn't for those ... then Only-6 !!!!!!  And, since it is a short-list indeed - I " Might As Well " share the G.D. / UT History ! ... Seven ( 7 ) Shows in Salt Lake, and Two ( 2 ) Shows in Park West, in the following order. >>> 4/12/1969 University Of Utah ( Student Union Ballroom ) - 9/26/1970 ( Terrace Ballroom ) - 2/28/1973 & 8/12/1981 ( This-Pass !!! ) at the Salt Palace - 9/4/1983 & 8/20/1987 in Park West ( at the Park West Ski Resort ! ) - and then Last, but most definitely not Least ! ... 3-Shows at the Delta Center ( Home of the Utah Jazz ! ) on 2/19/1995 - 2/20/1995 - 2/21/1995.  So ... needless to say - " Utah-Dead " Memorabilia is quite a Rare Score ! for sure, as there were just not too-many chances for any to be issued, made, or sold.  And, as far as the " Salt Palace " Grateful Dead History goes ... the 1973 Show was so Remarkable ! that it was even included on a " Dick's Picks " - Dick's Picks # 28 in the 1993 - 2005 Grateful Dead Archival CD Set releases by Grateful Dead Productions !!!  And, at least for me personally ... as much as I have enjoyed the '69 - '70 - '73 " Utah Dead " mentioned - it is really the 1981 & 1983 Shows ! that I grab for the Most ! in my Cherished Analog Tape Collection !!!  The '83 Show was one of the Best ! of the '83 Late-Summer / Early-Fall West Coast run ... and, as far as '81 goes ?  Pretty-much Every ! Show on this August West Coast run was a Smoker !!! - as the Dead were on Pure-Fire ! ... as being one of their less popular periods overall, at least to the ' masses ' - they could really play some Awesome ! & Intimate !! much-smaller Venues, with the " Salt Palace " Show on 8/12/81 certainly being no exception.
The Dead played over 20-Songs ! at this '81 Salt Lake Show ... and really opted to Push ! virtually All ! of the Musical-Boundaries, of both Time !  & ... Space !!  Alabama > Greatest opened the Show ! - Friend Of The Devil got delivered nicely, which ... I'm sure went over well in the local press reviews.  Ha !  Jack-A-Roe > C.C. Rider Smoked !! - Althea led to a Sailor > Saint 1st Set Closer ... and then, it was Good Ol 1980's ! Grateful Dead Psychedelic Rock & Roll !!! time - throughout All ! of Set II.  I mean just check This ! out my fellow Dead Fans, as it's on paper only, I know ... but - it does-not lie - just check-out " The Tapes " for yourself !!!  Ha !  As I still ! just Love ! saying " Tapes " !!  Set II >>> Might As Well > Women Are Smarter, Scarlet > Fire, Estimated > Eyes > Srums/Space > Spanish Jam > Truckin' > Morning Dew ! > Around & Around > Good Lovin' ... with some Good Ol' U.S. Blues ! as the Encore !!!  See what I mean ?!  As the Band was quite-obviously Real-Keen ! of being back to the " Salt Palace " for the 1st time Since ... 1973 !  And, as you can easily tell by the Set list below ... they Absolutely-Hammered ! this Show - leaving their Grateful-Mark ! on Salt Lake City, and all of those Loyal Utah Dead Fans out there !!!  8/12/81 at the Salt Palace ! - in Salt Lake City !!! - Very-Rare !! & Very-Very Awesome !!! ... Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead :
8/12/1981 : Salt Palace - Salt Lake City, Utah ( UT ) :
Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend Of The Devil, Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues, Jack-A-Roe, C.C. Rider, Althea, Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance
Set 2
:  Might As Well > Women Are Smarter, Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain, Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > Spanish Jam > Truckin' > Morning Dew > Around & Around > Good Lovin'
Encore
:  U.S. Blues
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on Pass front ( bottom-middle ) : " Ottto " ( blank back )".
Pass Size
= 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" ( approximately )
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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1985 : " NASA Space Shuttle ! " - Cartoon Design !! : " Twenty Years So Far !! " G.D. Tour ! : Spring Tour '85 ! : March 10, 1985 ( 3/10/85 : 3/10/1985 ) - Berkeley Community Theatre ( BCT ) - Berkeley, California ( CA ) : 1985 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Very Rare !!!!!
Grateful Dead Fans !!! ... Fans of the East Bay ! - the B.C.T. !! & Bezerkeley !!! - and naturally too ... Fans of " Space !!! ".  Offered here is the Vintage-Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) featuring an Early ! '85 G.D. Backstage Pass version of a NASA Space Shuttle ( with G.D. 13-Point Lightning-Bolt ! ) - in Cartoon ! Art-Design Fashion ! ... for the March 10th, 1985 ( 3/10/1985 ) B.C.T. Show ! - at the Legendary ! Berkeley Community Theatre !! ... on the '85 Spring Tour !!! - " 20-Years So Far !!! ".  Oh my Grateful Dead !!?  An Unbelievable !! Backstage Pass here Dead Fans ... which really ended up being more of a ' Tribute ' Pass soon after - with consideration of the January 1986 Space Shuttle " Challenger " American Tragedy which so-sadly occured ... touching basically all of America & beyond.  One of the most significant " remember right where you were, and exactly what you were doing " - at the very-moment it happened.  As at least in my lifetime, this was one of the big unforgettable moments - and such a sad one.  But, the Dead did indeed keep using this Pass design into the future - and too, the NASA Space Shuttle Program did go-on strong after - with nothing like that ever occurring to date, thank-goodness ... and count our lucky stars ! on that notion.  But, swiftly back to Rock & Roll here ... and Back ! to the B.C.T. ! in 1985 !! - for the Good Ol' " Mid-80's !! " Grateful Dead !!!  And oh-my-goodness ... did they ever Hammer ! this entire-run.  I mean hey, the bar was set darn-tall ! after the havoc they laid upon the BCT in Fall of '84 ( Massive !!! ) ... making the anticipation for this '85 run just Huge !!  They simply unloaded Magic ! on the B.C.T. in '84, and yep - you guessed it Fans ... Again ! in 1985 !!  What a way to kick-off " 20-Years So Far " !!!
This BCT Show ( Night # 2 of a 4-Show Stand !!!! ) was yet Another ! flat out toe-to-toe heater from this Legendary 1985 Tour ! ... and, pretty much at the ' front-end ' too, as there were only Three ( 3 ) '85 Kaiser Shows in February, before this March BCT run !  I mean talk-about some  Mighty " Brent-Era " Heat !!!  Whoa !!  BCT >>> 3/10/85 !!!!!  I don't know about you, but this G.D. sound, tone, energy, and what have you - is indeed ! is the Ballpark that my ears Love ! to play-in.  There were " Moments of Magic ! " Everywhere !! in Spring '85 - and not just at this BCT run - as really the entire majority of this Whole-Tour ! was more than note-worthy.  As the Band was just Super-Duper in the ' Groove ' !  And a lot of it, likely could be attributed to playing in Berkeley, at the BCT ! ... as they also Smoked ! this place during the Fall '84 Bay Area run - Big Time ! ( just think Gloria ! & Do It In The Road ! ).  And as for this 3/10/85 Show !?!  A Short ... but Sweet !!! 1st Set - opened with Stranger ! - included a massive Bird Song by Garcia - and closed with a Burner !!! delivery of Bucket > Rig Railroad Blues !!!  And as for Set II ??  Well ... Hey Now ! -- as just try this one for size ... Samson ( Sunday Sermon style ! ) > Terrapin > Truckin' > Smokestack !!!!!  Wow !!!!?!  A Sweet ! Stella Blue, and then more Garcia Smoke & G.D. Lightning - in the form of GDTRFB - Johnny B. Goode ! - and Day Job !!  And nope ... if you were about to ask ?  I'll just go ahead & answer in advance ... I totally-dig Day Job !! - proudly in the Dead Fan majority, or - at least I suppose ... Ha !  Plus, the ' Twilight-Zone ' sound was just all-over-the-place ! on this BCT run too, as I have Cassette Masters of 3 of these 4 nights ... and there is creative Energy All -Over ! ... that is just Killer ! sound - B.K. & Mick getting-after ! it - with reckless abandon, on virtually-all of the Drums > Space Show-time.  Well, kinda sad to say ( yet, not to spoil this fun !! ) - but ... Spring '86 was indeed it for the Band at the BCT - as the Fanfare was getting too big for such a small & intimate Venue.  But, those who were really-really lucky got to see the 1st Phil & friends Show at the BCT in September 1994 !?!!  This 9/24/94 Show featured the inaugural " Phil & Friends " line-up with Phil, Bobby ... & Jerry !  They Rocked-it " Unplugged " ... and in MTV-type style !  Or, at least as Bobby mentioned on-stage !  Hah !!  Plus, I've always heard word on how much Phil loves Berkeley ... and, me too ! as it was my ol' stompin' ground for a short while - back in the day ( aka. The Mid-'90's ! ).  So, as all of this rolls into one ... the conclusion is quite clear here - we'll just let this one speak for itself  >>> Grateful Dead !!!  " 20-Years So Far " !!!!!  3/10/85 BCT !!!!!!!  Can't say it any-better than that ...  Enjoy !!!!!
Grateful Dead : 3/10/1985 : Berkeley Community Theatre - Berkeley, California ( CA ) : Setlist >>>
Set 1
:  Feel Like A Stranger, Peggy-O, C.C. Rider > Bird Song, Hell In A Bucket > Big Railroad Blues
Set 2
:
Samson & Delilah > Terrapin Station > Truckin' > Smokestack Lightning > Drums > Space > Stella Blue > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Around & Around > Johnny B. Goode
Encore
:  Day Job
***  Rex Foundation Benefit  !  ***
Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner ".
Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck !!
(  also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks !  )
U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations).  Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item.  Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping).  All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2019-2020).