Grateful Dead 3-24-93 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill NC

[@tki98]

My buds and I stayed at the same hotel as the Dead and crew, and had not a clue. The Omni is a 4 story hotel, and they had the whole 4th floor, which was locked out in the elevator. We were on the 3rd floor, and I can attest, they were quieter than we. These two shows were quite stellar. My only Here Comes Sunshine and Lucy in the Sky. This was a GREAT night, and I saw every North Carolina show from Duke '78 until the end 3 shows in Charlotte '95. Lastly, I will say, the Boys loved playing in N.C.. Lots of really good shows. Be Kind.

[@sde9815]

Dude... we anyways came through about 1:00 and said hello to boys for just a minute. Certainly fun.

[@sde9815]

You had to eat a burrito or two before you saw Jerry. Or he would drive you into the ground....

[@caseyjonesed942]

Duke ‘78 was my 1st show and only one with Keith & Donna

[@jaxtynzachary5825]

InstaBlaster.

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

good dead a cation, sir :)

[@erichanhauser3190]

I just told my non DeadHead wife that I missed the first 3 songs of this show & she responded "So you were like 3 hours late?" Too funny. She cracks me up. Love her.

[@toddpinkerton5178]

Jinda funny Might as well been me.

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

well, i hope she never saw Dead n Company......

[@ithylegriffiths]

man that Jack Straw told me just exactly how that show was going to go for us. I still get goosebumps. Jerry was absolutely mean that night. Flawless Crazy Fingers.

[@jacobcarr8715]

This was my third Dead show - after catching 2 shows in the summer of 92. But this happened to be right down the street. As a junior in HS and totally immersed in the band and on a mission to see them as much as possible, they just show up at my backdoor and put on 2 EXCELLENT shows. And to see my small college town briefly become the epicenter of the Grateful Dead universe was surreal and beautiful. Don't think I slept the whole 2 days.

[@erinlovescheese1249]

i come from a family of hippies; i was born to Crazy Fingers from this show and it's astonishingly amazing to see it. i get chills every time i listen to this song. mostly due to how good the song is but partly because of "something new is waiting to be born"

[@erichanhauser3190]

This is an exceptional version of Crazy Fingers. Hope you are also Crazy & Exceptional. In the best way.

[@willoweezie1]

I clearly remember that Hear Comes Sunshine and having an amazing, down to the soul reaction to it. The Crazy Fingers was also utterly mind blowing

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

cool :)

[@sethstine4698]

One of my favorite versions of Crazy Fingers

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

I've listened to this show since '96, my first post-Brent era tape. to be able to SEE it is so special. Thank god people broke rules and snuck in cameras. 27 years later this concert is still amazing. Camera locked on Jerry during Stagger Lee is priceless & a piece of true history. To those who were there & aware, I envy you. "I was born too late, blame it on a simple twist of fate..."

[@chrismcgrath9696]

thought the exact same thing about Stagger Lee. the finger roll at @10:52 is so good, a little flourish in the midst of the chord progression. Amazing flash of his spontaneity. and his smile off to the side after .... gold

[@sde9815]

This is golden. I saw him shred. I am forever grateful.

[@afrobizkit]

My first show! 19 years old and loved it! Played the hell out of the tape I had of the show, also!

[@JamesCaseydeadheadpoet]

Man,those guys were so in tune with each other,I love how Jerry busts into a Jack Straw solo to save Bob's ass on that little mess up...then they come right back into singing the song with precision unity. Damn I miss you Jerry!!!

[@spearzoid]

all that happened right as our group was being taken to our front row A 1-4, mail order seats. I had A 3, right in front of Jerry. I sported a cane and had refinished it with a gold leaf handle and tip(and was raising it up into the air). I never connected until today that the second song, Stagger Lee, references the cane swinging character by that name. I'm sure I realized that before, ages ago..

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that Jerry has been gone for 24 almost 25 years now. If it weren't for Jerry my life would be completely different. I'd probably be living in Atlanta instead of DC area. And I'm sure my daughter would have a different mother as well. Idk, after Jerry was gone I no longer felt the pull to do entire tours. Although I still traveled a bit to see some shows the thrill was kind of gone for me. Don't get me wrong, I dearly love Bobby & Phil. My first few shows were right before we lost Brent Mydland. So I always felt like something was missing. But Jerry kept me wanting more anyway. My daughter was a baby & her first & only Dead show with Jerry present was RFK '95. And that was the last time I ever saw Jerry.

[@scottvanderhoff6024]

Kid Rock kid Rock

[@scottvanderhoff6024]

Jerry you will be well missed. Nothing like a dead show some of my best times of my life.

[@kasumilock88]

Ain't No Place I'd Rather be!

[@musicman2001]

two of the best shows this year i got in both nights the parking lot was nuts way to many people, as many outside as in. I got to give away a miracle to a nice couple. got big smiles hugs and a nice nug we where all happy. great shows thanks for the great vid.

[@jlglex99]

Very mellow show, with several extraordinary tunes. Nice vibe.

[@joelamont9353]

They had just come off a rare hiatus and I don't care what anyone days, Jerry was smokin at these dean dome shows !!

[@danielhubschmitt7897]

Yeh jerry caught ill again but stayed at home to recuperate with holistic healers and doctors. Came back on fire. Except playing through the pa now and not his amps which changed jerrys guitar sound alot. More digital sounding.

[@jerrysmiddlefinger930]

Daniel Hubschmitt nothing beat his sound when he was using the twin, Macintosh and jbls.

[@tomusnature]

Jack Straw crescendo! Classic Jerry in the "tuck" we called it when he lowered his head and went to work! ⚡🌹⚡ Loving the Space>Spanish Jam 💗

[@softuniverse7771]

best post-brent show hands down. smokes front to back

[@MrForestExplorer]

Oh hell yeah. There were quite a few stellar shows from 93. These ones were hot, the Autzen Stadium Eugene OR shows were tight. Some of those MSG shows. Lots of 93 shows were hot.

[@lukefish9443]

What a damn treat! I played basketball on that court that year but I’d traded it all to see this show. Thanks for posting!

[@elizabethtaylor6877]

my first shows too my buddie from charlotte got me on floor both nights i didnt know what the hell was goin on but ive never stopped loving it ive never stopped dancin thank you my buddie todd for a real good time

[@SrinathVadlamani]

A great moment in my life. This was freshman year for me and many of my friends. Franklin St. was transformed to Shakedown St. for 3 days. What a great time!

[@Therealjasonduerr]

I was there and 19. loved it, played the hell outta the tape of it I had too.

[@hubertsumlin9697]

had this tape back in the day and it stood out as one of my absolute favorites from a period that often left a lot to be desired. this carolina show is on point, i really like the setlist and the boys are truly listening to each other

[@emmanuelkarageorgos6025]

A gem from 93! Love the late era spanish jam outta space . One of my first soundboard cassettes I wore that tape thin !

[@Mkerecint8253]

Thanks! Glad I found this. I had the cassette and VHS. My old buddy, Yogi, and I used to watch it all the time to learn Dead songs. Miss him and those days.

[@justineaves1977]

Just got out of the hospital after days of pain and sickness and this got me cheered right up :)

[@gratefulmike58]

Another fabulous recording voodoonola !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much for this gem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sde9815]

The Master at his craft..... very beautiful

[@dreyfusfunkt]

Truly one of the best Crazy Fingers of all time. This was my favorite recording back when I traded for it on cassette tape. Still remains one of the best shows and shortly after that on 6/19/93 I saw them for the first time live in Chicago. Thanks for posting this!

[@joelamont9353]

Made the trek down from Columbus with friends, went to Omni shows as well, great shows, Chapel Hill was amazing over those couple days ... Great Times !!

[@radbiker069]

I was at both these shows!!!! Great stuff!! My first Here Comes Sunshine!! If I remember correctly Jerry was rockin' The Air Jordans as well as well as The Hula Girl....Jerry tore it up both nights!!!!! The band was rockin both nights! Man do I miss those days....

[@lukefish9443]

Jerry was in Jordans!?! That is the best thing I have read in years. 🍻

[@TheLuxuriusHippy]

100+ shows, this was my last. Best GDTRFB I every saw, magic starts 1:58:30 RIP Jerry...

[@ICU2HI]

Bought a1966 VW bus Oct. 1992. Everything except the Electric Blue paint done in the early 80's was original. It was still 6V. This show was her maiden voyage road trip and what a trip it was. The energy here was so young and fresh. Even the band felt it. What a time. what a show! What a blast at the campground. The party never ended and we even made it home to tell tails. Thanks for the reminder...

[@stevenbe4201]

Damn fine show from the moment of the Jerry Solo in Jack Straw I was hooked.

[@chrishorton615]

+stevenbe4201 Me too, he tore it up!

[@MikeOBrienSDDeadHead]

+stevenbe4201 NO DOUBT!!! Gotta love the Jerry fist pump during Jack Straw, too!!!! (~);}

[@danielhubschmitt7897]

Yeh he was machine gun jerry there in that solo quick and precise as hell.

[@tomusnature]

Same. Classic Jerry 🌹

[@bcoffill23]

Jerry looks and sounds great. The Jack Straw solo gives me chills, and this is my favorite Stagger Lee.

[@wangson]

Yeah...as I'd suggested above...The Stagger Lee here is as fun as it comes! Sadly (maybe for just me and me alone) I fucking hate Wang Dang Doodle, which came right after Stagger Lee (I think).

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

mee too :)

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

@@wangson its not just you, i fast forward the wangster doodle every time :)...... btw, the stagger lee was the first time i REALLY got into that song..... jerry seemed to like songs w/ death n murders and bad motherfuckers..... ( check out Big Boy Pete !!!!!)

[@wangson]

@@SanFranciscoFatboy Big Boy Pete eh? Alright

[@wangson]

@@SanFranciscoFatboy Big Boy Pete by the Olympics?

[@george.s.8491]

Man jerry sure gets the whole band pumped when he gets into it! Great show right here! Love the stagger lee!Thanks voo doo!

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

That Memphis Blues was always a playful, funny song. I love it!

[@thejamnasium6447]

Crazy Fingers is one of the best songs of all time, by any artist. period. ever. in history. end of story.

[@altheatoldme]

Completely agree! My favorite song.

[@spearzoid]

The next night, we were one of the last groups to leave the parking lot, and a big white stretch limo with a SYF embedded in the back window(presidential seal like) pulled up a few yards away and hung out awhile. I didn't pay any attention to them, and kept up with my riff on Phil for his version of "Broken Arrow". Sorry, Phil...I was just going for the joy of laughter!!

[@katemcenery3654]

Thanks for this show Voodoo! 😻

[@phillipeldridge8338]

This was my first dead show...What an experience...My next was RFK in D.C. this same year

[@michaelbrand7729]

Nice 1st!! ❤ This was my 552nd GD show. ❤

[@zombijoe584]

One of your best, Voo. Muchas Gracias, only the best!

[@darrylbaker273]

My 3rd to last show. I really enjoy this and the next day; spending time with my buddies. The energy was grand and I appreciated the crowd. The Raleigh-Durham are is beautiful and I'm glad I was there even though the band was fading away for me, The Stagger Lee was lit tho. I will always love the boys and these videos are the best. Nostalgia baby. Thanks Voodoo.

[@michaelbrand7729]

This was my 552nd GD show ❤

[@Bodhidrop]

EEEK! I was at this run! Last year of secondary school. Wonderful venue and scene. Great performances around this time. What's been uploaded here (And thanks mightily!) was stellar!

[@TheAngieBarrett]

My very first show!

[@erthsrfer]

mine too :D

[@kimockman1]

Me also

[@seandobson5829]

what a great first show! .....Sean Dobson Hippie Music on KZbin

[@tomusnature]

Awesome! I saw Jack Straw to Open my 1st 7-10-81 Saint Paul of 60 ⚡🌹⚡

[@michaelbrand7729]

Nice 1st. It was 552nd. ❤

[@danielodom3839]

stagger lee video focus on jerry is awesome. Thanks :)

[@curtalper1540]

I was at this show and would agree that the Jack Straw was very very good. That being said anyone reading this should listen to Jack Straw 6/21/93 at the Deer Creek Music Center (I was at those shows as well).n The Jack Straw was something special by far. Once you have made it a bit down the set list you will come to Black Throated Wind.....WOW.....WOW.....WOW!!!! Getting back to The Chapel Hill run I must agree that the parking lot scene was far from perfect. The shows far over shadowed whatever was going on outside (which I could of cared less at the time being that I was watching the boys tear it up. The Grateful Dead had a great little run in Chapel Hill. The shows were well worth it and jeeeze I think Jerry was wearing Air Jordan's. Way cool!!!

[@TheAmosmaki]

I was at that Buskeye show (saw 3 shows there in all) and that Jack Straw is my favorite. Absolutely smoking!

[@footballbat420]

Best flashback ever. Thanks.

[@nolongerblocked6210]

I was there!! Jerry wearing Jordan's at UNC & UNC won the NCAA tournament a few weeks after this show. I watched that NCAA Final's between Michigan & North Carolina(the Chris Weber timeout game) at a Dead show in Nassua, NY on April 5th(if memory serves) PS: Wow!! I forgot how great "Must've been the Roses & "Memphis Blues" were this night

[@sethstine4698]

This show has great versions of Jack Straw, Stagger Lee, HC Sunshine, Crazy Fingers, GDTRFB, and NFA!!!!

[@williamwelshjr.7704]

That Jack Straw is hot!!~ Definitely on point for 93🤠

[@huggybearglass]

In honor of Coach K‘s last game here’s a show that I saw back in 93 in his basketball ball court. Everything was baby blue and a huge 23 Jordan t-shirt hung from the wall. Great shows. This one had my all time favorite Going down the road. Hope you enjoy.

[@JoeySouth]

We don't talk about coach k in the Dean Smith Center on Roy Williams Court! Lol😂

[@chiefvan]

Best last show after summer 90' Amazing!!

[@HokieDadave]

IDK. 4/1/91 in Greensboro was epic. Check it out

[@janeseamore1370]

boston 94. for sure. but there were moment after that in 95 that were the best like the best foolish went off 95. there I another from 88-90 that is equally valuable but not in the same way. its technically perfect. this 6-27-95 foolish is where it was meant to get to. but shows? no you got to get to Boston 10-01 94 at least. this jack straw is the very best jack straw but for one in the 70's in my opinion. I think it rips really like its exactly supposed to. Garcia liked it obviously. this stagger has a brilliant tag at the end of it-- he played the notes in the little run different than we used to. its kinda a big deal to get a Roses and theres a dew. But Boston you got get there. that one of the best shows ever. ever.

[@bryanmeekins835]

@@HokieDadave That Greensboro show was really hot, especially the 2nd set. I mean, all the 2nd set songs were oldie goldies. And the Drumz segment was slammin'!

[@bryanmeekins835]

I've lived in Chapel Hill since 87, so this is the only time I have ever had the hometown show experience. After the 2nd night's show, I walked home with a head full of shroomage. Walked past Gimgool Castle, home of a UNC secret society, and marveled at how such a spooky Gothic structure existed in this town 😂

[@RDRoger]

Great show, Like that Micky Dees commercial says "I'm lovin' it!"

[@caseyjonesed942]

Odd on this tour cause Greg and I went to the two shows in Atlanta a week before and then a week later two at the Dean Dome. Usually other way around. All of Chapel Hill was crawling with Heads. All 4 shows were well played and musically the Boys last hurrah. 1994 and 1995 were brutal. These shows were alive with new tunes and energy. I too got on the Bus at Duke in April 1978 and rode it until Charlotte (my hometown) in 1995. Thanks voodoonola!!

[@cobbyg5296]

summer 93 great as well. all downhill after that

[@lukefish9443]

How is ol Greg? 😉✌🏽

[@caseyjonesed942]

@@lukefish9443 some people never change

[@lukefish9443]

@@caseyjonesed942 🤣the good ones don’t 👍🏽🍻

[@jasonfrench952]

What other fans cheer when the band makes a mistake.......efffffing love you Bobby.

[@ezekiel2018]

Thank you for the real great shows. I miss you zippy.

[@musicman2001]

thank's man the only two shows i went to this year LUCKY ME

[@michaelbrand7729]

I only missed 4 shows in 1993. I attended 78 of the 82 GD shows in 1993. And I attended all 33 JGB shows in 1993. ❤❤

[@stargown1]

Thanks!!

[@jrogers71]

Nice Vanessa, was also there, great shows,if I remember correctly, Garcia had been on a little hiatus and to me seemed healthy and on fire here.

[@deadreckoning6288]

Fabulous show with a dream set list.

[@jasonredden2059]

voodoonola, all these videos are awesome you are my hero! lol

[@aaspendlove]

Oh mercy Jerry! That Straw solo burnt my ears to listen!!!!

[@TheMedixen]

i remember this as well as i can lol but the croud was huge due to phish playing at the same campus and the dead totaly rocked this place like a star in space woot great vibes

[@josiegreco]

thankyou thankyou!

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

2:30 listen for jerry asking for volume adjustment in his ear piece ... "here" ... and then bobby with the messed up lycs 3:15 that's what i really loved so much about this experience.... it was real, maybe the only real "thing" we had on earth that screams for reckoning and revival! Where we are now is not where we were....

[@michaelkenna2024]

This outstanding show certainly deserves a Dave's Pick and the companion shows from this tour stop The whole show { and the companion are terrific } check out the entire tour stops of 1993.

[@eoswald203]

Vince goes straight up SUN RA in wang dang doodle

[@spearzoid]

My crew from Tennessee were gifted first row tickets from GDTSOO, right in front of Jerry, after our original mail order envelope came back to us in plastic bags, ripped in two and empty.

[@gratefulvideo]

Vince gets a lot of shit but he was great this night.

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

The reason Vince got a lot of shit is cuz he wasn't Brent. The Dead, in my personal opinion, had a much different(better) sound when Brent was still around. I'm not gonna even comment on Pigpen or Keith cuz when I started seeing Dead shows Brent was the keyboardist. He even had his own songs. I definitely missed his presence at every show. 6 months later- I recently listened to some of the shows I attended with Vince playing keyboard, and I was VERY IMPRESSED!!! Vince actually did a really awesome job. There were a couple of shows where he really stood out too. The 92 Omni shows specifically.

[@michaelbrand7729]

Every night actually ❤

[@shaunfogarty5744]

Mickey Hart lights Jerry up after Bobby's flub on Jack Straw. Man, I just love this band.

[@deadmetal8692]

Tough crowd. They didn't clap for Vince after his solo. I know he was still the new guy, but come-on. He was a Grate keyboard player. And a hell of a nice guy.

[@carolyngrabowski5301]

Even Hornsby said Vince was a great player. He was up against it from the start. It's too damn bad. If the band wasn't a major operation with lives depending on paychecks, maybe they could have cancelled the two tours and brought Vince up to speed. We'll never know.

[@jebstewart666]

Well, I can tell u this, having been into the tubes, if you listen hard enough you can hear me going bonkers... ;) Keyboards, as we know, was a dangerous job with the Dead and I loved Vince's contribution, even if it was a short run.

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

we didnt clap cause we were all trippin balls ...dead heads dont clap for a good solo, we drool... lol ... it is a soundboard recording so the audience is not always picked up on stage mics

[@jebstewart666]

@@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida (wiping mouth) indeed...most of the time... ;)

[@bobreece5691]

Vince was good, Hornsby was a tough act to follow with the gran piano . The Casio keyboard was not my favorite.

[@handymannification]

I was 5th row on the floor for this show

[@andreaberkely8729]

I'm pretty sure we may have been at this show. Was so happy watching Venus at its brightest on the way in. Nosebleed seats and I'm glad to see the show- & the rest is history.

[@michaelbrand7729]

Well I was definitely here. This was my 552nd show. ❤

[@christopherwarren2965]

Jerry rips it up on the Jack Straw solo

[@kasumilock88]

That's My Jerry right there. I got on in '87. LOVE THIS! I was there 7th row side stage next to hilk.

[@spiritualgreen]

Bobby forgetting the lyrics at 3:12 is priceless, This was a great show. Gone are the days.

[@done1675]

Priceless as in "Happened every fucking show," yes.

[@jasonredden2059]

both nights were incredible!

[@nessag37]

ahhh memories

[@VixCrush]

I wrote an article for the internet about this arrest I saw before one of the shows where these police were beating on this guy. This incident happened and then all of a sudden there were police cars coming from everywhere. Turns out they had been after the guy since an earlier show on the tour where this guy had kicked an undercover in the balls. We sold beer to the long line of cars on the road into the show...

[@spearzoid]

After a fourth to last Spanish Jam, according to the Setlist Program.

[@michaelsteding7720]

Here Comes Sunshine. Enough said. They could have walked off stage after that and I would have l been happy as hell. I was there for both nights and they were both great.

[@jeffjohnson6997]

this is 1 sweeeeeeeeetttt show :)

[@kimockman1]

Happy 27 anniversary!! Great night all around!

[@vlchilders]

Jack Straw solo...whoa!!

[@gratefuldeadmarsh9934]

Great show !!! 🌈😎🌈

[@averycordrick8789]

The best fucking version of jack straw Love it. And I love how jerry shreds it at the end

[@brettgreen1467]

Favorite 93 show, top ten post Brent.

[@michaelbrand7729]

It was my 552nd GD show! ❤

[@chynnadawl9022]

Oh mah Gawd!!! Jerry was on fire!

[@jlglex99]

We will not speak, but stand inside the rain.

[@kasumilock88]

I love and miss Jerry!

[@michaelhunter1093]

this Jack Straw is a good version BUT NOTHING CLOSE TO SYRACUSE OCTOBER 1984 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY!!!

[@joeycarbone3754]

These shows were spectacular , Jerry had just gotten clean , fresh of a hiatus , and the band was smoking

[@bcoffill23]

A fantastic NFA from the boys as well. The interplay between Jerry and Phil after the long jam in the middle leaves me speechless every time! I think Phil and Jerry are so pronounced because Bob's guitar is so low in the mix for the entirety of the show for some reason.

[@ponchobill72]

Rosebud. Great Jack Straw

[@erichanhauser3190]

I traded Led Zeppelin tapes for this show in Buffalo that summer. Cool as shit dude was like I can get more copies. I said so can I. It's my Zep bootleg. We roasted marshmallows & laughed until the sun came up. Edit: Forgot to mention saw both Dean Dome shows. Spectacular. Jerry was in fine form.

[@Oakheart]

Well played

[@TheSyndikateProject]

💗

[@darylboyettelive]

It was a great show no doubt!

[@keseysvenisonchili]

i remember waiting with my friends joe and kevin late in the afternoon on the day of the second show, decicing if we wanted to go in or hang outside a little while longer. all of a sudden we look out across the lot and about 20 cop cars come screaming down the hill from the opposite end of the lot. "yea guys now would be a good time to go in..." the next afternoon joe & i are waiting in the greyhound station in durham for a bus to nassau when we see a news report on the tv in the station talking

[@ICU2HI]

Vince really played well at this show too. Amazing show!

[@TheAbstractedmind]

super wow :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[@jpodolak3763]

I as well as 20 of my closest tour buddies descended on my sister's campus apartment as she was a sophomore at UNC at the time. It got VERY wooly!!! You can't get LSD and MDMA like that any more!!

[@jonathan13holland]

This question is for Voodonola. Is the first John Cutler show, if I am not mistaken the band Healy mid tour and replaced him with Cutler and the sound forever changed.

[@spearzoid]

healy show- I was there- he passed out feeds to the board, and pissed somebody off-

[@HokieDadave]

This is Healy's last show.

[@rdulastmile2678]

I was there!

[@iwwobblie]

I was at this show!