Description: Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1981 : Rick Griffin ! " G.D. Skull & Crossbones !!! " Art !! : Spring Tour '81 ! : March 5, 1981 ( 3/5/81 : 3/5/1981 ) - Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( PA ) : 1981 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : Very-Rare !!!Grateful Dead Fans ! ... Rick Griffin Art Fans !! ... & Pittsburgh, PA Fans !!! -- The Grateful Dead at the Stanley Theater ... on Spring Tour '81 !!! Offered here is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the March 5th, 1981 ( 3/5/1981 ) Stanley Theater Show - in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( PA ) ! Wow ... I mean it's the 1981 Spring Tour we're talking about here my fellow Dead Fans, and these were the days still the ' relatively ' early days in the 30-Year Career of The Grateful Dead - where the ability to play smaller & more intimate Venues was still fair game ! And in this rare case - we are talking about The Grateful Dead setting up shop & doing what they do best - delivering some of the best live Rock 'n Roll this Planet has ever seen ... taking it right to the People ! ... at the Vintage & Awesome ! Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh ! And in fact ... this 3/5/81 Show was the 1st Show of a 2-Show stand at the Stanley Theater - and was indeed the Very-Last ! time the Band ever did grace this cozy & rustic Pittsburgh, PA Theater ! While in fact - it only happened 3-Times ( for 6-Shows-Total ) Ever !! ... 2/7/1969 ( A ) > 2/7/1969 ( B ) > 11/30/1979 > 12/1/1979 > 3/5/1981 > 3/6/1981 - with this '81 Spring Tour stand ( 3/5/81 & 3/6/81) being the Last / Final Dead Show at this Historic ! Venue. And, whether the Dead thought they'd be able to come back here and play again, or not ( probably ? ) - there was some what feels like ' Extra-Special ' G.D. Live-Magic ! at this 3/5/81 Show ! Though it's pretty tough to top the 12/1/79 Show ( Wow !?!! ) - and both of the '69 Shows are nothing short of " Ridiculous " - through & through ... Both !! of these '81 Shows were nothing to turn the nose up to - as the Band as a whole was " On ! " ... and consistently jumping on the G.D. Live-Magic ! Train !! I mean cutting straight to the chase ... Alabama > Greatest Story ! right out of the gate !! ... the C.C. Rider is Jammed ! - Althea is Super-Duper Sweet ( listen to This-One ! ) - and then, following a little Mama Tried > Mexicali diddy ... More ! G.D. Magic !! - of the certainly " Interesting & Unique " Kind >>> To Lay Me Down > Minglewood > Tennessee Jed > Music Never Stopped ! to close Set I ! ... I mean - Whoa !?!! And, once again ... " All " well-worthy of a ' Listen ' ! And then ... for Set II ! >>> it starts straight-out with a " Jam " ! ... which Hammers ! into a Big-League Passenger !!! -- and then, my fellow Dead Fans ... Scarlet > Fire > Playin' !!!!! Exceptional !!! Version ! with Playin' certainly meeting the caliber & challenge of the Scarlet > Fire ! And, nope ... they are nowhere close to done - and, following Drums/Space >>> NFA !!! ( Big-Garcia !!! ) > Wharf Rat > Around > Johnny B. Goode !!! And, we all know the deal with J.B.G. --- > They play it to close when they are HOT !! And, Hot they were for sure ... so yeah, a little pat-on their own backs - and So-Deserved !!! U.S. Blues follows for the Encore - then the next-nights Show on 3/6/81 ... and that was-indeed all she wrote Grateful Dead-Wise for the Good Ol' Stanley Theater ! As from here on out in Pittsburgh ... it was pretty much ' The Civic ' ( aka. The Igloo ! ) - and one Killer ! Show on Summer Tour '90 at Three Rivers Stadium that was So-Hot ! ... that you very-likely know it best as " View From The Vault I " !!! One of my favorite Shows ever, as I must say ... Ha ! And, as far as this 3/5/81 Show goes - from the Very-Last Dead run at The Stanley Theater ! ... just an Essential ! Grateful Dead " Skull & Crossbones " Pass which still exists to directly represent the Grate-ness ! of This-Show ! - this G.D. Era ! - and this Time in Space !!... featuring the Legendary ! 1979 Art-Design Masterpiece !! of the one & only Rick Griffin !!! Enjoy this Grateful Dead ! - Rick Griffin !! - Pittsburgh !!! - Stanley Theater !!!! - 1981 Rock 'n Roll Treasure !!!!! So-Incredibly-Awesome . . . Grateful Dead : 3/5/1981 : Stanley Theater - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( PA ) : Setlist >>> Set 1 : Alabama Getaway > Greatest Story Ever Told, Friend Of the Devil, C.C. Rider, Althea, Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues, To Lay Me Down > Minglewood Blues, Tennessee Jed > The Music Never Stopped Set 2 : Jam > Passenger > Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Playing In The Band > Drums > Space > Not Fade Away > Wharf Rat > Around & Around > Johnny B. Goode Encore : U.S. Blues Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Fasson Crack'N Peel ". 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 (2023-2024).
Price: 119.99 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Industry: Music
Artist/Band: Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead, Backstage Pass, 1981, PA: 3/5/81, 3/5/1981, Pittsburgh, Penn, Rick Griffin
Original/Reproduction: Original
Genre: Rock & Pop
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States