Grateful Dead 4-9-89 Freedom Hall Louisville KY

Setlist:
Set 1
Hell in a Bucket
Sugaree
Walkin' Blues
It Must Have Been the Roses
Me and My Uncle
Big River
Ramble on Rose
Desolation Row
Foolish Heart
Set 2
Louie Louie
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Ship of Fools
Estimated Prophet
Uncle John's Band
Drums
Space
The Other One
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia
E:Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Video assets courtesy of Lazy Cow
SBD audio courtesy of the Wheel
Audio synchronization, video patches, multiplexing, & DVD authoring by Kevin Tobin

[@paulferranti8536]

I’m proud to say I saw Jerry 250 times……it is one of my proudest achievements..

[@jiudice1]

I was 3rd row center for this show! The best GDTS ticket pull of all time! Did both Pitts, Cinci and Louisville shows this spring. '89 was THE year for this band. Every tour this year was smokin!! Caught 16 shows in '89.

[@paulferranti8536]

I feel ya !

[@michaelcasty]

Hey now I was at this show and it’s a barn burner ! The rendition of Louie Louie is just amazing 🎸 , when Brentski did his Saxophone solo and sang Louie Louie Louisville Me Gotta Go the Hall just went crazy !! I did the Ann Arbor shows and Cincy but there was magic in the air in Louisville , also did one of the Rosemont Horizon Chicago shows for my 150th show . The band in peak performance here as spring tour 1989 was a great time to be on the 🚌 Bus ! Peace ☮ from Hawaii 🎸🌺🐬🌊🌹🦑🎹🐙🏝🌺🙏🏄🏻‍♂🍻🌋🌸🚌🌴🤙🍄🐳⛵🐠🤩

[@sexywhite7198]

Never had music inspire any, let alone this kind of spectrum of emotion til I (just) started listening to these guys. I thought I was devoid, but I can smile and cry again! Maybe that was their aesthetic.

[@iaohannesayres7771]

That is exactly right!😂

[@robertbob980]

Great Great Fantastic .. Keeping the Spirit of Jerry Garcia Alive .. much Appreciated ..

[@rickstone8547]

I was there,..tripped my ass off...One of the many great shows this band created !

[@stevejacobsen3006]

One constant with the Dead, Bobbie was Always a professional and I always looked forward to hearing Dylan tunes sung brilliantly by Mr. Weir. Thanks for all the great memories guys!!!

[@user-nv2tl9cd4e]

Sure

[@glenndonovan7117]

I gotta say the bands "look" at this show is priceless! Phil in his sweater. Booby dressed like he's going out for dinner at applebees and Jerry's perfect hair. Love it! But lovin that "Ship Of Fools" even more!

[@jeffriley2218]

Glenn Donovan ,... yes !

[@jvaish]

Good ol Booby

[@scottredding1095]

That Other One into Stella Blue.....man. How lucky am I for this to have been my first show? Top to bottom just amazing!

[@steff11218]

Thank you for posting this!! This was my first show as a freshman in high school. The scene in the lot and the music changed my life forever. Listening to this show, I see just how lucky I was, it was phenomenal! Women are smarter has been in my heart since I first heard it.

[@americangypsy13]

+Steffanie Greer It was chilly out that day.

[@gratefuldawgs2738]

First show and I was a freshman too Mind blown was a under statement lol

[@chillpillification]

I was a freshman in 87'. Just turned 50 recently. My first show was 7/10/90- a darn good one like much of the Summer Tour! I used to have Louisville shows in my tape collection. So good!

[@MegaJoeyMC]

0:00:15 Hell in a Bucket 0:06:50 Sugaree 0:16:55 Walkin Blues> 0:25:40 Roses 0:32:40 Uncle 0:35:55 Big River 0:42:35 Ramble on Rose 0:49:40 Desolation Row 1:00:23 Foolish Heart 1:08:40 Louie Louie 1:13:25 Man Smart Woman Smarter 1:20:25 Ship of Fools 1:27:20 Estimated Prophet 1:38:55 Uncle Johns Band 1:49:00 Drums> 1:55:10 Space> 2:03:00 The Other One> 2:10:15 Stella Blue 2:18:40 Sugar Magnolia 2:28:30 Knockin on Heavens Door

[@rodneyphillips7619]

Thanks brother✌🤠

[@lisaj9184]

My Firt show, they blew me away and I was hooked!

[@seerelate]

Mine too....I drove from Tennessee to see them for the first time !! what an introduction!!

[@fredgrimm4768]

Right on Lisa me too 😀

[@fredgrimm4768]

Still seeing live dead music all the time in good ole Kentucky

[@scottredding1095]

MINE TOO!!! They were dancin' in the hallways/archways. I'll never ever forget it. What an introduction!!! The lot was pretty crazy too ; )

[@scottredding1095]

@@seerelate Funny....I didn't see your post until I typed my reply. Almost the exact same words.... : )

[@707strait]

Late to the party, one of the best Foolish Hearts out there……. Fantastic gig front to back

[@Turquoise1971]

Thanks whoever uploaded this a great show. This show was on Sunday, the next day at 7:00am I had to be in Ballard High School, the halls of the school weren't quite the same some of that blue unicorn acid must have still been in me.

[@Turquoise1971]

+Tom Shouse Ha Ha that's funny man, small world.

[@dannyrabin]

We had green pyramid I bought a sheet to take back to college

[@brianjones474]

WALSTIB

[@brianjones474]

Thanks I was supposed to work today but this show hit home.. So much love in the House UJB makes me cry in 21Peace to Everyone

[@adamcrary1602]

if this isn’t the best show of 1989… well, i’m just gonna have to keep looking. Obvioudly Freedom Hall has a particular magic. I saw them the next year at some outdoor small stadium in Louisville and it was magical , coming back from a magical shoe in the middle of nowhere Kansas. 1990… we were so happy that we had no idea it would never be so good again🤷🏻.. I guess that’s how you want your happiness.😏Timeless times…

[@funbebop]

My 1st Grateful Dead show in my hometown. I later went on to see the GD over 30 times. In hindsight, this is a good show and is often overlooked for other shows in 1989. A solid 1st set and second set with obliges to Louisville, "it must have been the roses" "Ramble On Rose" and " Louie Louie".

[@jefftubbs5645]

Tuned in for sure !!!!

[@johnjeffery6638]

I got a 74 Freedom Hall, amongst my oldest TAPES AND far and away the best China doll EVER!!

[@gotsmurb72]

@@johnjeffery6638 Yeah, that 6/18/74 show is fantastic. If I had been older than 20 months, I totally would have been there ;) NFA 💀🌹⚡

[@dannyrabin]

Hell yeah! I was at this show! We had an unforgettable time

[@ricklapier9844]

I followed them most of this tour. Believe it or not, this was the weakest show on the tour. I'm saying that in a good way, because this was an awesome show as well. I was wicked high, I ate 3 grams of shrooms, 2 hits of quality L and ran into my road buddy to share a bottle of Corona dosed with 1000 mics of wash. From an L preparation. The band was floating and I saw blue balls of electricity bouncing around tge stage. My favorites of the tour were 4/ 2 / 89 Pittsburgh, 4/ 5/ 6 at Ann Arbor a very cool scene there as well. Cincinnati on the 8th the Loser there was great. But, you have the Louie Louie here. And always a fave Stella Blue.

[@harmonicpatternsOfficial]

Louie, Louie!

[@cavemandan]

thank you for uploading,,,, was a beautiful day in ky i remember the vibe as the electronic sign welcomed deadheads into the lot for $2 parking charge... the locals opened up their hearts to us and it was reflected all the way back on stage back at us...was mixed very well and the police was not arresting people...overall one of greatest days on KY's history i bet!

[@KP-uw2je]

I am a long time resident of Kentucky. I have seen a bunch of concerts at Freedom Hall, this was the best one I ever saw!!! One of Kentucky's finest days indeed!

[@danielosullivan3110]

I just remember that I love Brent ❤ RIP

[@stealyourboognish]

I was camera on this :)

[@alemrich177]

+stealyourboognish I was standing somewhere behind you.

[@creativerocks9151]

Stealy, I love you truly. May your biggest brightest wish and all the little ones that go along with it come true effortlessly and here is you fast pass when you go to heaven many happy years from now. Thank you. A great show. Great sound. Love

[@jlwaddey9579]

stealy...haha!

[@veek.6463]

Can't see me thanking you. Am that little speck prostrate at your feet. That Stella you totally captured.

[@tonydanis1480]

You done good!

[@MattyP7777]

I was tripping my balls off at this show. What a fine time. Thanks for posting this. 4th row center.

[@brianjones474]

me too

[@Joker-ig8im]

Me Too!

[@cardinalchiropractic7439]

Amazing show the more I watch it the more amazed I am! First and sickest is the 1975-1989 Must have been the roses “handoff!”, if you think this is random think again Jerry pulled out his 6 gun and hit the Louisville Freedom Hall Kentucky Derby Roses Crowd Jerry shot two bullets the fire wold collected dues TWO FOR TWO 1974 and then tele-port 15 years to very next show 1989 and Jerry slayed again with the exveedinglh rate Must Have Been the Roses wow both hit you right between the eyes, heart and solid plexus it’s a 1974-1989 transportation !

[@redwoodcoaststudio1610]

Wouldn't have put that together, thanks!

[@zombijoe584]

Voo you hook us up with only the best- my never fade-away dream...

[@bradzartman1191]

My first show! I was hooked. Toured till the end. This is shot from very close to my viewpoint, amazing. Thank you voodoonola!

[@creativerocks9151]

Welp/ can't beat it! Top notch start to finish. Much much love and fun. 3 Dylan songs. And I heard a lot of Knockin' between this formidable phenomena and JGB and gotta say this might be my favorite. Peace.

[@veek.6463]

"Just" desolation knockin' other Butterfly ; ) I think with this you quit your job now ya know? Know the music got ya. Fuck it. Go home. It'll be fun.

[@randallleonard4344]

I only counted two .

[@lazylightning2303]

I was there, I still remember that reverb of Jerry's guitar in his Stella solo. Appreciate all your videos.

[@rickstone8547]

I was at this one.. Spectacular show, trippy, and with some special friends.

[@SoFloPatriot]

I was there.. wish I still was

[@alexgomez-ul2mr]

sigh...... It Must Have Been the Roses. Jerry and the boys :)

[@krisdemars1355]

Two words....Louie Louie ....Aces 🎶. Never had such a good time

[@funbebop]

This was my 1st show! What a treat to see it as well as hear it ! THANKS ! I am from Louisville, they did allow camping at the fairgrounds that year. We had really great seats, about 20 th row center. A well played show overall.

[@seerelate]

My first show too!!

[@TheJandufandu]

My first show too!!

[@fredgrimm4768]

My first show was in my hometown life changer been enjoying the ride ever since. ☮️🌹

[@miked6426]

Old school. When people used to dance together. My best memories are dead shows. . I stoppen going around 89 . My mistake

[@HerbTBS]

This was my 2nd show, my first was Greensboro March 31, 1989, this in by far one ofmy favorite shows, for the reasons listed above, a simpley played, great song selection, good vibes, no stress show!!! I have amazing video from the parking lot that day but i hesitate to post due to some of the images captured that day. It was a beautiful, breezy, sunny dayand the show was incredible.

[@deadreckoning6288]

Be nice to share it I'd say. If not now when? We all ain't getting any younger ;)

[@forrestharrington7560]

I was at this show and had a blast w/ Fulmer and Dana.. Drove back to T-Town afterwards, long night. Great audio/video, thanks for posting.

[@Cartercentral]

My first Dead show! Woohooo..!!!

[@nokaoitraverse]

glad to be able to listen and watch...great show..nice playing on desolation row

[@gratefuldawgs2738]

First show 🎉❤😊

[@Bridgeknapek]

Awesome Nola...Thank You!

[@jayrod981]

RIP! 🫡J! ❤💯

[@DaveColombo]

I was at this show. Same angle as the video but, in the 1st row of the balcony. Me and the dude next to me caught a guy who thought he could fly trying to jump off the balcony. I saw him later naked being held down by security claimin that he was God. I almost fell asleep going back to EIU in Charleston to get to class the next day. Solid show.

[@brianjones474]

Somebody thought they could fly. I was definitely a cat that night. Meow Peace to Ya'lls

[@adamcrary1602]

If you were the person asking to “ be taken to the leader of the band”, very often you would be seeing Brent at this stage of the game. Jerry and the boys were fine with that. Nobody had an ego problem in this band. They all knew what is was to serve the greater good. Brent was the Grateful Dead for Eleven years as much as any of them.. and he fuckin’ Brought It. Hearing him sing here,., damn. It so just amazing the heart and soul he put into it. This is a high point. I caught shows in 89 but not this one. Very special show.. Thank you🙏⚡️for this.👀💀☠️⚡️Niiice!😏AC

[@redwoodcoaststudio1610]

Love that you said this. Totally agree, starting post coma or def 88 and DEFINTELY by summer 89 I think Jer was blown away, pun intended, by Brent's Mozart-esque magic. I've thought this for 20+ years and I know a lot of us do. It's right there to see and hear. Personal thought: the very end of Slipknot 3/24/90, where Brent does Jerry's 3 classic notes, and then Jerry does them also as if to stamp his approval, is the moment Jerry just handed the keys to the kid and said "you got it dude, drive us!"

[@redwoodcoaststudio1610]

Another thing I just noticed a couple years ago about my first ever show, 7/4/90, is that at the end of Fire, Brent and Jerry are like sparring, playing each other's riffs, and for the first time chronologically that I know of, Brent absolutely smokes the old man and takes the match. I'm talking last minute or two. I had no idea then of course, and not even for 20 more years. But they're trading riffs like chess moves and Brent just absolutely runs circles around Jerry in the last measure like "Say, 'uncle', I got you!!" And Jer just gives it to him because he knows. Like Magic or Bird not denying who Jordan was. 😂💞💥

[@ansiblenetwork]

Thanks for this ! One of my favorite renditions of Stella Blue. Fun times in the lot, too.

[@Eeearthmusic]

Spring 89 dead is magic. Check out the Mecca I think Milwaukee 4/15/89 Chinarider blew my mind.

[@redwoodcoaststudio1610]

It's all so good from the beginning of the year on. Even listening to tapes in 91-92 as a rookie, the trippiness of the first Forum show in Feb stranger>franklins>walkin blues blew my mind. If you listen towards the end of franklins, they tease both stranger and walkin seamlessly, such a trip. First show of the year and it was off to the races the whole year.

[@veek.6463]

Okay now I'm real fucking happy. That is perfect start to finish.

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

At night I cross this sea alone Sometimes I think I never go home Louie Louie- -- Me gotta go Louie Louie - -- Me gotta go I got a girl she wait for me there I smell the roses in her hair I'll hold her in my arms and then I'll tell her I'll never leave her again. Louie Louie - - Me gotta go Louie Louie - -- Me gotta go The original is an KZbin upload.

[@tvav69]

I always thought they said “we gotta go” ?

[@tflyer70]

Was at this show as well. It was a really good vibe thru and thru.

[@drbaker3845]

History, the last Freedom Hall Show was the legendary 74 show, which I was too young for, but one of my patients, very conservative high school principal, kind of blushed and looked guilty when I asked him if he had ever seen a gd show...anyway they did Roses last show in 74 and here next show 15 years later the wall of sound came here. Fuck this is a rare jerry song, so u hear Jerry emotive rumble "let me layyyg neath the roses" o goosebumps

[@jackcrane7853]

One of their best gigs, if you ask me

[@mynamismudd4883]

What I remember about this show is that Must Have Been The Roses and Ramble on Rose were probably the 2 best versions of these tunes I ever heard them do.

[@implumkrazy]

wow I was at most of the east cost show this year

[@gwilson420]

Present took over a hotel floor had a indoor pool just a great time vending was fairly loose brents opening 2nd set of Louie Louie was soo sweet cincinatti before this was really nice as well. Brent would be gone by next summers ending tour sadly😢

[@user-nv2tl9cd4e]

Cincinnati was better , the blow away was omnipotent

[@benjamindewberry8227]

Bobby got up, dressed up, showed up- Merit badge in kentucky- lots going on inthe deep south-

[@bstimy]

Louisville is basically Midwest - 2 minutes from Indiana

[@drbaker3845]

You all know how damn rare ROSES is, they played it in 74 here, I didn't move here until 2001 but was on tour 89 was fine this show is so singular - Louie Louie has a rose reference too

[@dprice81]

they didnt play hell in a bucket enough. At least I am enjoying the ride.

[@sde9815]

I dont know... maybe it was the doses.... all I know I could not leave Jer there.

[@tagarran69]

Me too! And the rest of the tour...

[@jayrod981]

❤LDOE😢

[@bbqsky2]

I didn`t make it into to the show BUT it was a great time for all us HEADS in the 502,,,everyone got a few good(trips) during AND after the band had left(for weeks and weeks)!!!!

[@TheJandufandu]

MY FIRST SHOW!

[@jeffdorsey3030]

i Know a lot of people like The Intense Cincy show the night before-but this one is just.....Slinky,Funky,Mercurial.

[@TheJandufandu]

Omg...I was AT Cincy but never got in. It was my first experience with the Dead. I felt like an idiot wearing my little Gap striped sweater and French cuffed jeans with penny loafers...I ended up buying one of those Mop tops..The Guatemalan hoodies..you know. The scene was all in the parking lots. The big parking spiral lots.

[@dreamtimej]

I was at this show at 19 years and grew up an hour south in Bloomington Indiana, a great university town. Now, I`m in Byron Bay, Australia, for the moment and I`ve even gone back to uni. I have a final tommorow and this music just puts me at ease. I`m in a computer lab with 7 other students we`re all sitting quietly, strange really. I`d like to share this with them, but ya know...?

[@kylehackman4406]

Bloomington, IN would be an hour north from the `Ville... btw

[@jrc7660]

cool effect during Stella

[@Twotontessie]

I like that uptempo Foolish Heart.

[@bradhajostek7628]

Simply a great Show....was also at the show before..in Cini..GREAT 2 DAY RUN

[@onthebus11]

light the clouds of paradise with coals from Hell to start

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

This is a new one for me but I know all the tunes !

[@johnjeffery6638]

Your vids just get BETTER SN BETTER

[@MarvinMonroe]

Pretty sure mom and dad drove down to Louisville for this one.

[@brianjones474]

my kids Ps did Yow!

[@bluebarry44]

I wanted to go as well,but I went to cincinnati to the show on the 7th and was arrested along with 400 other brothers and sisters,ohio sucks!!! It sounds like I shoulda been there instead. Thanks to you voodoo, I can see what I missed. Please keep up the good work.

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

Who could ever forget his name ?

[@StephenS-2024]

I was incapacitated by the Navy and couldn't make it. Dammit.

[@wantabeu2ify]

Bobby looks like he just came from a business meeting lol

[@timfrye3586]

he prolly did!

[@jktunney]

brent was moving more and more to a leadership role

[@shadowflame8800]

Yup. That was good because Phil needed a rest! In an interview with Bobby around the time the Spring 1990 box came out, he was asked about this high-point in GD history, (late 80s -90 ) and the first thing he mentioned was in reference to Brent..

[@muckstar23]

they should have taken an extended break after b died.

[@deadreckoning6288]

Got that right. I fuckin loved Brent. Wish I could have caught more shows in the 80's

[@BrettLizzy420]

🙏🙏🙏⚡⚡⚡🦄🦄🦄💗💗💗

[@william7836]

it's definitely rare!

[@pmgrantz]

They just got better in DC after this

[@user-nv2tl9cd4e]

Went to see the captain and brent and got a killer louie

[@58telecaster]

gotta agree, all KY shows seem to click. riverbend and riverfront just didn't seem to make em wanna get nostalgic and dig in like Freedom Hall or Cardinal field. Cops i the Ville in 89 and 90 were bad actors, ruined it for some innocents for no reason when the boys were playing well. just got stranger though. the l to r pan in Stella alone is worth the listen. Sounded great in person, memorable. Freedom Hall

[@MegaJoeyMC]

PLEASE vote my time breakdown to the top

[@paulmegna210]

uptempo, upbeat, demonstrating well the flourishing creative spike in creativity and tight playing. The boys had more shows with less downtime and a more upbeat way of playing for the most part old classics, some with new spins, some being retired or brought back or even played for the first time. The Boys always did the best with their lineups and touring venue; this venue is often above average in morale and upbeat playing but sound quality at the very least usually doesn't suck. Set list for this pretty normal first set-wise, nicely paced mostly relative pithy jams. closing with Foolish Heart is always a good idea for this period, especially when played with vigor, how is this one though? Set 2 is nice for it's rendition of Louie Louie as opener, and tempo drop for the pensive and wistful Ship of Fools follows Man Smart/Woman Smarter. Blah blah blah. okay casey kasem or bob costas nice play calling of what u all can see. lol im high sorry.

[@timfrye3586]

based af

[@JohnnyBeeGoode]

"I can't do what the big boys do..." (1:14:35) RIP

[@paulferranti8536]

What guitar is Weir playing ?

[@tvav69]

One of those weird eighties guitars he played then. He was big on Floyd rose tremolos back then.

[@jayrod981]

Unable to dance I'll crawl! $💯🫡❤

[@lizmackenzie8240]

Smokin....

[@ccm67gd]

was there. 1st time I paid too much for a ticket.

[@krisdemars1355]

Scalper,? My first show was 12.50

[@abitaamber1]

5000-8000 seat arena???? Dude, Freedom Hall seats 19,200 for concerts.

[@lazylightning2303]

I was there with my first wife

[@deadreckoning6288]

I'd take any wife at this point!

[@ericwoodard1103]

This show is pretty good, but I gotta say the first set is a bit of a snoozer. I am sure I would have loved it there in the moment, but, looking back, I would not have been telling anyone about a rippin' first set.

[@deadreckoning6288]

Fabulous show. '89 the boys were on top of their game.

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

it sounds to be skipping at some points or maybe that's my computer

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

Desolation road sounds like a hell that u r in , a terrible song but that’s the Gratefuldead for y’all !

[@mcmurph101]

meh

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

They could take u up or down as they were feeling it out themselves that’s y there has never been another band like the Gratefuldead ! ❤️🐰🌹🐇👽🪐🛸🎼🎹💛💚💙💜🧡👻Jerry did become a ghost after he passed he asked me what I knew + I told him all the options !