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Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981
Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981

Grateful Dead Backstage Pass Seattle Center Washington WA 8/14/81 8/14/1981

$ 42.23

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: This Very-Rare !! Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( Featuring the " Dead Set ! " Larkins / Barsotti Art Design ! ) for the 1981 Summer Tour August 14, 1981 ( 8/14/1981 ) Show at the Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington ( WA ) is in Very Good/Excellent condition, with the Pass backing perfectly in tact (please see photos!). Pass has some light edge fraying, and some light age discoloration ( close to 40-years old ! ). Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. The Grateful Dead in Seattle, Washington ! at the Seattle Center !! - right next to the ' Space Needle !! ' ... '81 Summer Tour ! - " Dead Set !! " Art Design, with a Way-Cool ! ' Blue-Fade ' backing ! ... Enjoy !!!
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Grateful Dead, Backstage Pass, 1981, WA: 8/14/81, 8/14/1981, Seattle, Washington, Dead Set
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Genre: Rock & Pop
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No
  • Industry: Music
  • Artist/Band: Grateful Dead
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1981 : Summer Tour '81 ! : " Dead Set !! " Barsotti / Larkins Art Design ! : August 14, 1981 ( 8/14/81 : 8/14/1981 ) - Seattle Center - Seattle, Washington ( WA ) : 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 !!!
    Grateful Dead Fans ! ... and quite possibly those from the Good Ol' Pacific Northwest !! - or, should I say ... the " Grate ! " Northwest !!!  Always ! lots & lots of Dead Fan Faithful ! out here in this neck of the Woods !! ... and I say neck of the ' Woods ' literally !!!  Well, then again - not so much right-around the Space Needle ! - which is pretty close to where this '81 Summer Tour Grateful Dead Magic ! went down ... Yes !!!  Offered here indeed is a Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the August 14, 1981 ( 8/14/1981 ) Seattle Center Show - in Seattle, Washington ( WA ) 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 ' design Passes that were used with only a very-short consistency during this 1981 Tour !  And ... as far as ' Seattle ' goes for the Dead ... they played Seattle proper & the surrounding cool areas with great relative frequency during the Mid/Late 1960's - throughout the 1970's - and even a bit in the Early '80's too - but then ... Oh No ! - a pretty-significant G.D. drought ! in the furthest north state in the Pacific Northwest !  I do think the Band frequenting Eugene probably had a lot to do with this sort of strange no-show in the 1980's ? ... but, regardless - here are the facts ... the Dead played the Seattle Center every-year from 1979 through 1983 ... but then, the Grateful Dead did not play Seattle again - until 1994 & 1995 ?!?  Wow !?!  And, Thankfully for me ... I did indeed see All-Five ( 5 ) of these Shows.  But, from 1983 all the way until 1994 - there was only one ( 1 ! ) G.D. Show in the State of Washington ... and that one was in the Tacoma Dome ( Built in '83 ! ) - on the 1988 Summer Tour !?!  So, if you've ever wondered why there is such a shortage of cool G.D. Memorabilia from the 1980's & 1990's ... well, there indeed is your answer !  And, just to think ... no Seattle-Dead Dead Tapes ! at all from 1983 Summer Tour until 1994 Summer Tour !!?!!  Ahhhh ....  So yes indeed, just a little G.D. History ! for you.  And ' Musically ' at this 8/14/81 stop - the clear ! highlight of the night was indeed ... Baby Blue !!!  Yep, that's right too ... on a Dead-night with a Baby Blue ' Fade ' Backstage Pass !  Cool ...  Yeah, so this was really the " Return " of Baby Blue - and it was the 1st time that Garcia decided to play it for the Fan Faithful ... since 1974 !?!?!  And, you guessed it too ... right in the Encore ! spot - right after a way ' High-Energy ' Miracle > GDTRFB > Johnny B. Goode Red-Hot & Smokin' !!! back set.  A kind reminder of the '81 days where Garcia would practically grit his teeth ! - in an attempt to get so much high-volume guitar tone - and resonating attack !!!  I don't know about you - but, to me personally ?  This is without any question one of the most underrated periods of Grateful Dead - not only of the '80's, but really ... of All-Time !  '81 just seems to get little-love ... and though I do understand the situation with ' releasable ' recordings - Jerry Vocal issues ( at times ) - and all of that ... I hope we are getting to the point where we are going to see some '81 pro-released G.D. Live-Action !!!  I mean every Show can't be 5/4/81 Spectrum - that I do know.  But ... Shows like this one here on 8/14/81 - just Need ! to be head by the Fans ... a Live-Clinic ! of how Rock & Roll should be played - and played properly - when you are willing to take the necessary risks & chances ... to just lay it all ! right on the line.  I mean after all - this is a Show where China > Rider !!! got delivered in the 5/6 spots right into Drums > Space !  And ... they were even born from an all-out & no holds barred Playin' In The Band !!!  Wow ... 1981 ! I say, and even in the Grate ! Pacific Northwest ... in Seattle !! -- with even the Space Needle ! boogying-down to some Good Ol' 1980's !!! Grateful Dead !! ... Enjoy !!!!!
    Grateful Dead :
    8/14/1981 : Seattle Center - Seattle, Washington ( WA ) :
    Setlist >>>
    Set 1
    :  Minglewood Blues > Sugaree > On The Road Again, Peggy-O > Beat It On Down The Line, Brown Eyed Women > Little Red Rooster, Don't Ease Me In > Looks Like Rain, Bertha > Promised Land
    Set 2
    :  Might As Well > Samson & Delilah, Ship Of Fools, Playing In The Band > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > Drums > Space > Playing In The Band > Wharf Rat > I Need A Miracle > Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad > Johnny B. Goode
    Encore
    :  Baby Blue
    Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Ottto cloth on cloth ".
    Pass Size
    = 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" ( approximately )
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