The Frampitheatre Comes Alive! This week, our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to Palo Alto. It’s April 30th, 1988 and the Grateful Dead are playing the Frost Ampitheatre in Palo Alto, California. Along the way, discussions abound about the passing of Sly Stone, the debut of Let the Good Times Roll, and rare encores

Good Times > Feel Like a Stranger Row Jimmy Walking Blues Hey Pocky Way Ramble on Rose Let It Grow

Shakedown Street Man Smart Woman Smarter Ship of Fools > Playin’ in the Band > Drums > Space > Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad > All Along the Watchtower > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia

China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > One More Saturday Night

No better cure for the summertime blues than a quick trip to Winterland. This week, our host Knob is heading to San Francisco. It’s March 24th, 1971 and the Grateful Dead are playing the Winterland Arena. Along the way, discussions abound about Pigpen’s strengths as player and singer, how songs evolved in ‘71, and how Knob’s voice was shredded at karaoke. Greatest Story Ever Told > Johnny B. Goode Next Time You See Me Loser Truckin > Drums > The Other One Bertha Sugar Magnolia I’m a King Bee Beat It On Down the Line Casey Jones Hard to Handle Playin’ in the Band Not Fade Away > Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad > Not Fade Away Uncle John’s Band

Happy sixth of July! This week, our hosts FiG and Game are headed down to Washington DC. It’s July 6th, 1986 and the Grateful Dead are playing at RFK Stadium. On the way, discussions abound about whether GD60 is streamed, Boss Baby Game, and the return of the West LA Giveaway. Hell In A Bucket > Sugaree Me & My Uncle > Big River Row Jimmy Cassidy Althea Let It Grow Saint Of Circumstance > Iko Iko Looks Like Rain > He's Gone > Drums > Space > Stella Blue > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away Brokedown Palace

Grab your gloves! This week, our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to Michigan. It’s June 8th, 1993, and the Grateful Dead are playing at The Palace in Auburn, Michigan. Discussions abound about JRAD in Asbury Park, the history of That Would Be Something, and our first ever West LA Giveaway… For giveaway guesses, please email helponthewaypod@gmail.com Picasso Moon Althea Queen Jane Approximately It Must Have Been The Roses It's All Over Now Bird Song Truckin' > New Speedway Boogie > That Would Be Something > Way To Go Home > Saint Of Circumstance > He's Gone > Drums > Space > The Last Time > Standing On the Moon > Turn On Your Love Light I Fought The Law

This week, we’re headlights on a southbound train. Our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to Louisville, Kentucky. It’s July 6th, 1990, and the Grateful Dead are playing at Cardinals Stadium. Along the way, discussions abound about the mixolydian scale, Dead and Co’s San Francisco shows, and what makes Standing on the Moon so good. Hell in a Bucket > Sugaree Easy to Love You Peggy-O Desolation Row West LA Fadeaway Picasso Moon Ramble on Rose Music Never Stopped China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > Man Smart Woman Smarter > Standing on the Moon > He’s Gone > Drums > Space > Truckin’ > Wharf Rat > GDTRFB > Around and Around It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue

More like Dyladelphia, am I right? This week, our hosts FiG and Knob are joined by Knob’s dad, as we head down the golden road (well, really I-676). It’s July 10th, 1987, and the Grateful Dead are playing at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. Discussions abound about an iguana named Iko, the story of Black Peter, and, of course, the 2024 movie A Complete Unknown. Iko Iko Jack Straw Sugaree New Minglewood Blues Althea My Brother Esau When Push Comes to Shove Cassidy China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider Looks Like Rain Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > I Need a Miracle > Black Peter > Around and Around > One More Saturday Night Tangled Up in Blue I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Man of Peace Frankie Lee and Judas Priest John Brown Simple Twist of Fate Ballad of a Thin Man Stuck Inside of Mobile Chimes of Freedom Queen Jane Approximately > Gotta Serve Somebody Joey All Along the Watchtower Touch of Grey

Go to Haven! This week, our hosts Game and FiG are heading to New Haven, Connecticut. It’s May 10th, 1978 and the Grateful Dead are playing Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum. It’s the night before the mescaline show, and the band is having a lot of fun. Discussions abound about FiG’s trip to the sphere. Jack Straw They Love Each Other Cassidy Ramble On Rose Me and My Uncle > Big River Peggy-O Let It Grow > Deal Bertha > Good Lovin' It Must Have Been The Roses Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > The Other One > Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia U.S. Blues

Don’t kick the Hornets nest! This week, our hosts FiG, Game, and Knob are heading to Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s March 24th, 1995 and the Grateful Dead are playing at the Charlotte Coliseum. Along the way, discussions abound about FiG’s upcoming trip to The Sphere, how audience energy feeds a show, and whether or not If the Shoe Fits is a good song. Feel Like a Stranger Stagger Lee Minglewood Blues High Time If the Shoe Fits Black Throated Wind Bird Song > Promised Land Here Comes Sunshine Samba in the Rain Women are Smarter Eyes of the World > Drums > Space > The Last Time > Black Peter > Around and Around Liberty