GRATEFUL DEAD — 3/3/1981 CLEVELAND, OH (Night 2 of 2) Live Cleveland Ohio Vintage Concert Vibe Log

GRATEFUL DEAD — CLEVELAND, OH — 3/3/1981 (Night Two of Two)
Venue: Cleveland Music Hall (Public Auditorium complex)
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 1981
Tour: Winter 1981

Night Two in Cleveland — and the Dead come back into the Cleveland Music Hall with that classic second-night electricity. Early 1981 is a sweet spot in the Brent Mydland era: the band is road-tested, the tempos are lively, and once the second set opens up the transitions get deep and unpredictable.

Highlights include a strong first set anchored by Feel Like a Stranger, Peggy-O, and a beautiful Bird Song, then the second set takes flight with China Cat Sunflower – I Know You Rider, He’s Gone, and a powerful sequence through Drums/Space into Lost Sailor – Saint of Circumstance, closing the night with Good Lovin’ and Casey Jones.

🎧 Turn it up and step into Cleveland — March 1981.

⭐ SETLIST

00:00 Tuning
02:41 Feel Like a Stranger
12:52 Peggy-O
21:45 Me and My Uncle –
24:48 Big River
31:33 Bird Song
42:49 Looks Like Rain
50:36 Big Railroad Blues
55:17 Little Red Rooster –
1:05:01 Deal
1:12:32 China Cat Sunflower –
1:23:40 I Know You Rider –
1:29:22 Samson and Delilah
1:37:59 He’s Gone –
1:54:30 Drums –
2:07:06 Lost Sailor –
2:13:59 Saint of Circumstance –
2:21:00 Black Peter –
2:31:21 Good Lovin’
2:40:05 Casey Jones
🎙️ TAPER / SOURCE CREDIT

Audience recording
Recorded by: Bob Wagner (Nakamichi CM-700 microphones)
Transfer / Mastering: Charlie Miller
Circulating source: 90473 (SBE OK)

☕ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL

Buy Me a Coffee:

🛒 MY STORES (MERCH / GEAR)

eBay:

Reverb:

👍 LIKE / SUBSCRIBE

If you enjoy full-show Dead uploads like this, please Like, Subscribe, and leave a comment with your favorite moment from Night Two!

#GratefulDead #Cleveland #1981 #Deadhead #LiveMusic