Grateful Dead - Wharf Rat 7-7-89

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

[@BonAirCadet]

As powerful a Wharf Rat as you'll ever see or hear. Do yourself a favor and put on your best headphones and make sure to go full screen with this pro-shot masterpiece.

[@shaunfogarty5744]

Just noticed that this time.... I lived in San Francisco for 10 years. It is often a cold shitty stinking wet place.

[@The11eleven]

Personally 74 & 76 are my faves

[@genesmith8627]

PREACH

[@2023snow]

it was good, but it's not 7-8-1978

[@mikeferrell4950]

God used this song to turn me to Jesus. Got sober in 1993 and never looked back. Saw 1st ever Unbroken Chain at the Spectrum sober. Miss Jerry, love Jesus. Will always be grateful for this song.

[@williamfowler9518]

Pray for the Lord to continue to bless you. I also used to take many legal & illegal substances that are intoxicating. Been many years since I have taken any intoxicating substance thanks to Jesus & the Holy Spirit changing me. Have seen the Dead live many times & still listen to them along with jazz & Southern Gospel music.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Good show old man...... keep swinging

[@lewiswelter2414]

This is the best version of this song Ive ever heard. Wharf Rat 88-89 is just perfect.

[@augustwest4233]

Yessir

[@martinbarnes4548]

Amen bro!

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Bob really gets it here.

[@kevinmackiewicz1350]

Sweet

[@richardsampson7163]

My favorite. Brent sounds like an angel.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

An angel is what this version requires

[@bobareebop]

I am a new Dead fan. This song is epic.

[@JohnDoe-hx4be]

I Loved this Summer 89' stretch of shows ! And Damn I loved the Hell outta Brent & Jerry ! Such a great time in my life... ⚘⚘⚘

[@crystalasmar5998]

,no kidding

[@Phishboy26]

This song is a dreamers paradise.

[@Shepherds100]

+Phishboy26 It certainly is. Well said.

[@augustwestusa]

+Phishboy26 love that!

[@Tufarock]

If your dreams are about down and out drunks

[@Ken_G.]

This is probably my favorite show I ever went to, and that includes 9 of the Spring '90 shows and catching every single breakout they did.

[@russellgeorge6195]

5:10 Brent gets up and flies away! Sometimes my youth seems like a folly and a lot of wasted time. Then I see/hear something like this and once again I know the MAGIC was REAL! I never thought it would ever end. Thanks Jerry and Brent! You ROCKED MY WORLD and still do!

[@jeanhartely]

+Russell George Good music has no time limit.

[@iamme294]

My brother, The Dead Live! Seek and you shall find! Hint, JRAD... evolution, evolution...

[@chrisrutherford3]

I used to wonder what I could do later in my life when Grateful Dead shows were no longer an option. there's the Dead & co or Phil shows out west and several musical options of high quality but they are not Grateful Dead. I miss Jerry G. I don't wish to appear dismissive or ungrateful in re the other musicians, I thank & love you all, but again, I miss you, Jerry. Thank you for what you've given me.

[@bscinor]

Chris Rutherford I’m so eternally grateful for the combination of the extensive collection of recordings, both audio & video, of Jerry along with my 200+ shows, co-mingling and producing the effect of once again being in the throngs of like minded people enjoying Jer’s liquid drops of crystalline sunshine exploding from the sound systems and floating on the airwaves inside, then outside the venues.

[@lizziesangi1602]

Russell George. Folly? The drugs? The addicts? The HARD WORK, the folly, the maniacal b.s. of people wanting us to defend a lifestyle of, "we're different, we're not like you, we do drugs." That's the only place I can put your thought of 'folly' on and I mean no disrespect. Folly, no friend. There would never be paychecks. Funny, never do I view any part of my life as, folly. I think that's way too flippant.

[@billreinhard9482]

I was a 26 year old having no luck with women or or work. Right after this show I me my wife and my life changed. Luck, I think not!

[@fordgalaxie8986]

I think not either. A beautiful time for all. God bless you my friend.

[@juzagirlntheroom2692]

Free tix were not the only miracles that happened at the shows! Glad you got yours, bro.

[@thebigcheese606]

You got your miracle. Great on you and yours pal!!!

[@lindarobison7830]

What can i say to busy dancin an feelin that flow

[@deohgeemagnet5142]

a void in my life that will never be filled. but the memories help me keep it together. what a tremendous song i sure miss these boys and the entire famly

[@j.t.nesbitt1471]

Every time I watch him live I die a little inside. Miss jerry so much...

[@IraHayesIraHayes]

J.T. Nesbitt ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Every time you listen to Jerry from now on, you live a little longer.

[@jeanhartely]

+IraHayesIraHayes What a great way to put it! Thank you.

[@charlie.something]

i so get that JT. peace.

[@johncannariato3920]

J.T. Nesbitt Rapqooo

[@fordgalaxie8986]

dont forget Brent please.

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

Forkin' GREAT Wharfrat!!! Phils' bass is lowdown fantastic, Brent is wired for sound and the lead guitar is smokin' off the hookah!

[@daveyboy8907]

7 7 89 was one of the best shows in dead history,followed a week later by the alpine Valley shows...

[@larryjohnson1675]

Summer 89 baby!

[@stevenpapai612]

Just hearing his voice makes me remember what a great time I had when Jerry was around. My god all those shows, all those highs, I wouldn't change any of it even if I could. I only wish he were still here, playing and singing. I was 11 when I saw them for the first time. 0ver 300 shows later, I still can recall almost all of them. What I miss the most is how I felt inside when they lit up their guitars and sang . Nothing makes me feel that way except them. My favorite show? Winterland . Retirement show. My ticket had " the last one " printed on it. It was the last ticket sold, on the last day of show, and the last time the Dead would play together. Thank God the last part wasn't true. I got everyone in the band to sign my ticket, even uncle Bobo sighed it. Love you guys, not fade away, now and forever!

[@sergeytoropin6428]

STEVEN PAPAI that’s great story ! How you are doing now ?

[@susangoodrich9874]

The best thing that ever happened to me was my husband turning me on to the Grateful Dead. Changed my life!

[@YM-zd2vs]

Susan Goodrich enjoy ! It only gets better ! I’m there with u

[@j.b.lickums4032]

Hey Now!!

[@matthewfarmer1991]

I hope to have a headie wifey some day

[@juzagirlntheroom2692]

Welcome to the only life I ever knew. Glad he was able to open that door for you. My parents did the same for me. Helluva way to grow up. Proof life can be a thing of beauty.

[@gearboxobs419]

Kate went away and left me here she always said "wharf rat or eyes of the world" good for a cuddle in.

[@j.b.lickums4032]

DAMN!! Sometimes I can't believe how lucky I was to see so many great shows and be a part of something of that magnitude. Truly changed my life for the better!! HEY Now!!

[@donjaundemichael]

Brent really knocks this out of the park. And Jerry’s timing divine. Tears in my eyes.

[@strangher11]

same for sure ... it's a home run

[@relars52]

This song is so magnificently Melancholy...but at the same time, so beautiful & compelling. I first heard this on their double-Live album back in 1970. Ran out immediately and bought all the Dead albums I could find. As luck would have it, that was the YEAR that "American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead" were released. I became a Dead fan for life......

[@augustwest8559]

I've always had this strange feeling this song was about me. But then again that's true with most Great songs.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Why ever would you think that?

[@augustwest8559]

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x Who knows

[@augustwest8559]

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x I used to live on the San Francisco pier.

[@jessegreer8242]

Jerry's like Moses and Buddha and your favorite Uncle all rolled into one person!

[@jeanhartely]

+Jesse Greer Amazing, isn't it? And Jerry never wanted such worship. But I'm an atheist, and Jerry Garcia is the closest thing to a god I've ever known.

[@mdogg1604]

+Jean Ely Well y'know, it all began somewhere, an Alpha point if you will, and maybe Jerry was at the fore front.

[@michaelg5889]

Jerry is My Higher Power

[@christopherashford4194]

it's easier to say God, ain't it?

[@wompbozer3939]

Not really....Jerry was very,very real.

[@diggiydan6383]

wow this is the best version I've heard, live,

[@beenjammin8284]

there's some just outrageously gorgeous versions of wharf rat from spring 77(boston garden comes to mind) - containing extended jam at the end

[@emechem]

Yes! This is a stellar Brent-era version, one of the better if not best I've heard yet. But... take a listen to the Orpheum 7/18/76 version. Very different era, different sort of... feel & arrangement, but ye gods. Magnificent, sublime, what range. Some unique peak moments: archive.org/details/gd76-07-18.sbd.ferguson.244.sbeok.shnf/gd76-07-18d2t10.shn

[@kalleanka6937]

I found Grateful Dead with Reckoning.1985.And i was in love.I find the Music with sence and ...

[@gregdoyle6367]

My first Dead Show was 8/28/82 in Veneta. I was converted. I had a corporate job and I bought an album with this song. I played this one every morning before I left for work. Annoyed the hell out of my roommates!

[@richardnaronis7839]

Good forever🎉

[@TheCarterCO]

this is a tune that has seen some huge performances over the years and theis is one of them. the dead were AWESOME in 89. thanks.

[@jamandersen]

Those guys always sounded like i knew them for ages, past and future. The Dead and The Band always had the answers to my deepest questions.

[@sealevelbear]

Those are two of my three favorite bands, and I agree 100% 🤠

[@jamandersen]

@@sealevelbear may i ask whats the third?

[@sealevelbear]

@@jamandersen Band wise, The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson is a genius. And they could play, mid-60’s to late ‘77 they killed it. Solo artists: Dylan, Leon Russell, and Lucinda Williams. How about you?

[@andrewmccourt6112]

Great show!! The last at JFK stadium.

[@hexerott]

So grateful I was at this show. Only wish I could go back in time.

[@augustwest4233]

25 years. RIP Jerry. Thank you. PS this show is top 50 at least. Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

[@mosesgorman5928]

My favorite show of all time legendary iko iko best loser best wharf rat unbeatable standing on the moon good hell in a bucket and too many more highlights also I think this is the most people gd ever played for sounded grate

[@augustwest4233]

@@mosesgorman5928 I agree. It was an epic show. 90k in attendance. Closing of JFK. The city thought about canceling the show. They began demolition the next day.

[@AlmightyNeb]

More like top 10

[@glyn420]

i was lucky to have been here

[@mikemalone4266]

glyn parson me too😎

[@levinemarcj]

I was there on that hot, steamy night. Huge! I was 23 years old and about to get up and fly away and start a new life in CA. And I'm still here!

[@YM-zd2vs]

Marc Levine ⚡️🌹😎✌️❤️😃💕

[@ffffffvgggggggjyds]

Cool man

[@somanyroads1966]

I rode the rail all night at this FINAL SHOW at JFK. in Philadelphia PA.!

[@charlie.something]

what does rode the rail mean?

[@fordgalaxie8986]

@@charlie.something either doing Cocaine. or standing in your seat.

[@glyn420]

I was a few rows behind you between Jerry and Brent

[@lisaboon592]

I was there so hot but so good

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Dude. Bobby really shines here.

[@mrdogmoon]

One of my all time Grateful Dead Tunes! Live on Jerry Garcia we miss you!

[@glassncobalt]

Dang...they are in overdrive!

[@Karmakatt6]

One AWESOME thing is how everyone is giving Phil a wide Berth. I understand Music more and more every day. I think this version is an extremely strong example of Point/Counterpoint. I listen to many Bands. I really listen to the GD.

[@kylebogan5964]

if this song doesn't make you shed a tear when you hear it, then you just don't it. and likely never will..I was unfortunate to be born just a few years too late to get a chance to see him in person. but Jerry is has become the closest thing to a deity that I've ever found..he has been guiding me thru the good and bad times of life since I my mind was opened. it's like hes singing directly to and for you. no one comes close to him. jerry voice and poetry (with the help of Robert hunter of course) will always endure the test of time..,

[@YM-zd2vs]

Kyle Boga I’m with u seen em all but Jerry lil young but I love it all unconditionally ! Peace n respect to u brother !

[@ffffffvgggggggjyds]

Awesome but get some grammar lessons

[@philipkelly3697]

Brent you are the man! Nothin beats the boys doing it right.

[@elmoblatch9787]

Jerry was about 47 years old here. I know 64-year-olds who looked younger. He earned it, for sure. We got everything out of Jerry that we possibly could have. He was not going to slow down and eat health food. Just was not in the cards.

[@hippiehillape]

Forever grateful I was there... summer 89 will always be my happy place

[@adriennekraft2381]

As long as these videos are being listened to, this music will never die. That's the important thing. Thanks for posting it !

[@markrinella49]

Best live music event I ever had the privilege to attend ...crazy sick set list

[@jeffreystark435]

Was on from Sullivan ---> Alpine Valley. The best varied shows and last tour that Jerry was smiling and fully engaged every night. I still have my show notes written at the show (old school) before smart phones. Hard to believe it is going to be 30 years soon. I find great comfort in trying to play these notes on the fretboard and in my head.

[@edburns00]

25 years ago today. Not sure how to make sense of that.

[@rottenhippie8151]

@6 min 50 secs I'm euphoric w/ the joy this band has brought to my life. Lots of ups and downs , good times and bad this band has remained constant in my life. What a treasure !

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

the looks on "the musicians'" faces shows this is also their favorite 😊💙. "you can tell, they love each other".... this is a fun one to actually perform,

[@NancyDrewe]

Thank you so much, this is one of my favorite Dead songs that Jerry does. Sounds excellent. :))

[@Ken-pc9lt]

Definitely the best stadium show I've ever seen, incredible energy from first to last

[@AlmightyNeb]

This version destroys anxiety, RIP Jer.

[@ChristopherMurphy1]

Nothing like watching a Grateful Dead concert with great production value (if you can't see it in person). Thank you!!

[@emechem]

The editing is superb. Put together by someone or some team who knew, or got to know the song and *this performance* of it intimately well.

[@kylebogan5964]

ps I still can't help but chuckle everytime at late 80s, early 90s Bobby...rock those short shorts and muscle shirt stud!

[@frankiefrank418]

Yeah, and he was the "ladies man" of the group.

[@jerryfan4ever294]

IWT. A hot day on so many levels!

[@davepower7170]

the older I get the more I listen to The Dead.....my 15yr old granddaughter likes them too..........she's her Grandads baby.....

[@ahnanda68]

Thank you for sharing and the kindness is extended♡🙅🐞💙

[@nickmartin4222]

Gotta love wharf rat, gets me every time. Brent adds a special element. Robert and Jerry write the best lyrics

[@rhino805999]

Perfection, great era for Wharf Rat. THANK YOU!

[@kennyrizzi1801]

Nobody's going to mention Weir's beautifully haunting guitar playing?

[@ffffffvgggggggjyds]

I have trouble catching weirs playing in songs

[@glassncobalt]

His guitar tone is outrageous here.

[@sealevelbear]

You did it for us! 😉

[@SoulDaddy33]

Seems like he seldom gets the praise he's so richly deserves.

[@tombeau11]

I will get back on my feet someday!

[@lindatheobald7789]

another song to make ya a thinker

[@richardnaronis7839]

This is the dead being the grateful Dead. Simply amazing.

[@narensmusic]

yes russell...i agree...saw them for awhile back in the day...this is amazing

[@severalseasons]

Great display of musical strength... may you play your guitar in the Elysian Fields, Jerry!

[@matthewkeoseian6819]

wandered downtown..think Jerry and Brent wandered down to brown town before this fuckin masterpiece..see you there boys..thank u

[@cyclesmoking]

I so love this song. One of my all time favs by the boys!

[@brianweir3005]

I'll get up and FLY AWAY....anyone remember all the glow sticks someone threw. Some of the shit that sticks in your mind. That tour was unforgettable.

[@cyclesmoking]

Goosebumps!!

[@MsSmitty9]

Jerry looked and sounded great at this point. I miss that Guy. Saw him and the Grateful Dead plenty of times at the Old Boston Garden. He died far to young.

[@JimDorman]

I saw the last Garden show - last minute ticket from an exhausted coworker who attended all the shows that week.

[@YM-zd2vs]

He had so much left 😥😔he was special

[@pacerodi]

Simply..., Transcendental!

[@sammydoerr2498]

So much gratitude!!!!!

[@georgestevens1502]

Kerry's chromatic phrasing is fluid. Nobody has ever touched his ability to string together chromatic runs.

[@patrickreilly7256]

This is a Great photo. Bob Weir dressed in a chicks hall twirling skirt... Priceless...!!!

[@tredwmiche3442]

Saw them in 90 or 91 in Hamilton , changed my fucking life ! You got to let it in to let it out. Thanks man

[@HH-sh9xr]

This song feels like a warm bluesy hug ❤

[@luvya420]

i can't believe my first show was pretty incredible, i had no experience but i knew something was happening, and i would come back. i never left.

[@avjake]

Such a dynamic band. When Jerry said "Let's go boys" they were off like a rocket.

[@badtexasbill5261]

That summer of 89 was too notch. I can't help but be a bit sentimental.

[@Shamelesspatriot1776]

I’ll get up and fly awayyyy

[@genesmith8627]

AGREE with @BonAirCadet!! Absolutely the BEST Wharf Rat I've Ever encountered!!! Jerry is Masterful 🎸 and, Everyone is On their game!!!! Thankful for the memory!!!😎

[@mrkbch2876]

Jerry was the best ever. Bittersweetness. Carefree years,

[@cestlavie3901]

Still can't listen to this or "black Peter" without getting choked up.

[@johnkemp9835]

Or Ripple.

[@Greg-go8ep]

@@johnkemp9835 or Standing on the Moon

[@shatoyancy9102]

Or Brokedown Palace, Morning Dew, Comes a Time, So Many Roads, ....

[@Ryansterlingmusicaus]

Bob Weir! Check out what he plays behind Jerry’s solo. One of the greatest guitar duos ever. They compliment each other perfectly!

[@SoulDaddy33]

Yes, just like they always have. Bob's guitar is behind the scenes magic.

[@augustwest4233]

Just stopping by. Love you all.

[@etiennekosa]

Brent was just magic on that Hammond!

[@matthewkeoseian6819]

gotta comment again..I'm sure she been Tru to you..needed thT one right now

[@larryjohnson1675]

This one gets me every time

[@troytette2410]

This is still my favorite day ever.

[@unmaps]

tears and smiles

[@choctawman100]

I know what you,mean.

[@lisaboon592]

I miss him so much

[@JeffKiteYT]

dang he's feeling that at 4:38 . they played so well on this night

[@emechem]

And Brent... backing him up, every step of the way

[@johnm4516]

Love this song!

[@ezradaniel1]

It is 6:50 am and i am crying..........

[@DennisCampbell777]

Yup, this is the band I love

[@michaelblanks3409]

Yes,this is typical of wanting to do it all over again.if we could only be in 1982 again.the best music EVER.makes.mortality real.is that are left will keep the music going. Love you Jerry.Brent Like no other I hope your ok on the other side.see you when I get there.peace.NFA

[@danielashelford]

Same here!!! Amazing feeling to "find your THING in life" , huh???

[@roycurrier4105]

Take it from old school dead head since 1982... This rock n roll WILL make you "get up and fly away!" lol Long live the Grateful Dead!!!!

[@tomhogan7647]

Never gets old

[@KDT081969]

Another Jerry ballad that makes me tear up every time.

[@calcoleman2398]

A song that should never have been song but is the best song of all time.

[@jaysunk3963]

I remember hiking to Chicago for, what I didn't know would be the last show. I couldn't trade my suede trench coat for a ticket so I missed it. The next thing I knew, I was in the shower hearing of his death. I was devastated. He was the miracle.

[@jasonhorne4533]

Was just thinking that if Brent hadn't passed away, he would have killed it during the '90 European shows. Although, Bruce and Vince weren't so bad either. I was very fortunate to have toured those shows with my older brother