Don’s Pick – Dead Set Live

Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: July 14, 1990
Venue: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, MA
Series: Don’s Pick on Dead Set Live

Why It’s Don’s Pick:

The summer of 1990 had a special kind of energy—and this Foxboro Stadium show captures it in full bloom. The Grateful Dead hit the stage running on a hot New England day with a crowd of over 60,000 strong. Brent Mydland was in his final stretch with the band, and his presence is felt throughout—from the groove of Shakedown Street to the tenderness of I Will Take You Home. With deep jams, emotional moments, and a setlist packed with crowd favorites, this show is a defining document of late-era Dead brilliance.

🎶 Setlist Highlights:

Set One:

• Shakedown Street

• Walkin’ Blues

• Brown-Eyed Women

• Ramble On Rose

• Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again

• Loose Lucy

• Let It Grow

Set Two:

• Eyes of the World

• Estimated Prophet

• Terrapin Station

• Drums > Space

• I Will Take You Home

• I Need a Miracle

• Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad

• Throwin’ Stones

• Turn On Your Lovelight

Encore:

• The Last Time

• And We Bid You Goodnight

🧠 Fun Fact:

This was the opening night of the Dead’s 1990 summer tour and one of Brent Mydland’s final performances before his passing just 11 days later. His emotional “I Will Take You Home” carried extra weight that night and continues to resonate as one of his most heartfelt contributions.

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🎵 Foxboro ’90: a bittersweet high note from a beloved era.
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