An amazing moment that I was blessed to experience. They had been sound checking it and rumors flying for a break out in Hampton. Was taping and after the first few seconds left my shit and headed for the stage. Loudest crowd response I have ever heard. Still gives me chills!
Never heard an audience roar like the one here on that night when the audience figured out what they were hearing. Just unbelievable -- the mothership must have almost collapsed under that roar of unbridled joy and exceitement. A priceless, precious moment I will remember until the day I die. Not a dry eye in the house anywhere by the end of the song -- no one there missed the significance of what they were hearing. When the band returned to the stage for the second set, the ovation they received was so long and so loud it felt like they'd never be able to play, but when they did, the energy and vibes generated by the return of Box of Rain ushered in one of the best second sets I've ever heard. I've been present for quite a few of the holiest bust-outs -- Dark Star and Attics in this same venue, the 1988 electric Ripple and the 1990 Lucy/Easy To Love You/Black-Throated Wind trifecta at the Cap Centre, but none held a candle to this moment. Sounds like maybe the 03/19/1995 bust-out of Unbroken Chain (which I missed...) might have rivaled it. As great as this version is, be sure to listen to an audience tape at some point to appreciate what it was like at audience level. Ah, my friends, this is the greatest band ever; let there be no doubt.
Those 3 shows were my first exposure to the Dead and it was truly one of the most beautiful and incredible experiences of my life. I didn’t know why the crowd reacted the way they did after the first 20 seconds or so but I certainly felt it.
I missed the Warlocks (and '83 Stephen) but caught all the other bustouts you list. And I agree ~ this was the loudest I ever heard the crowd. The most special of all the above (that I saw).
RIP Phil Lesh. Thanks for all you did to make us all feel better like the night you broke out this. Of my 78 shows, this is the loudest the crowd ever got!
I remember that moment so well. Healy had to crank up the vocals to overcome the roar of the crowd. You could hear it on the tapes. Bob really put the pressure on Phil after Jerry messed up the words in Althea just before BOR. pay phones were overwhelmed all over Hampton that night. The crowd continued for several minutes; we kept the Maxells running. I was just a few feet left of where this video was made; one of the absolute highlights of over 200 GD shows. Thanks for putting it out there. I still get chills.
At least 80%. EVERYONE was hugging. There was one guy going up and down the aisle shaking hands with everyone like Catholics do in church, and i realized this IS church. This is OUR church, and these are our hymns, and Box is one of the holiest, most special hymns. In church you are called to witness, and on that evening we all witnessed, and it was one of the most beautiful things you could ever see. To this day, this moment remains one of the most beautiful and significant events of my life, and I'll bet if you polled everyone you could find who was there that night, at least 70% would say the same thing. But why? It's just a rock band, right? And just a song, right? I remember in the summer of 2014 my kids, then 9 and 7, and I passed the Coliseum on our way from Baltimore to my uncle's place in OBX and I told them about it, but just could not quite find the words to explain why it was so significant. Fast forward to 07/16/2022, my daughter, now 17, and I were walking out of Citi Field after her first Dead show and as we walked out she asked if I remembered telling her and her brother about the show as we passed the Coliseum and how I couldn't explain the significance in any way that made sense. I said I did, and she told me that now, having seen the band (even in reconstituted form) that she now understood. There is some special magic indeed in this band.
3 notes here ! 1) Bobby's "now we're gonna prove that practice makes perfect" (after an arguably horrific "Althea") then 2) I added a very difficult Soundboard audio here and 3) this was the 1st "Box of Rain" since Watkins Glen, July 28, 1973.
I got chills all over my body when the crowd first reacted. Then I teared up when the verse that begins with Box Of Rain. It must have been sick to see that live! Thanks for this!
Saw this in Portland during that tour a couple of days later. As a new fan back then, I had not realized Phil had not done Box of Rain for many years before this tour. It was awesome. To this day, that was my favorite Dead performance. Phil killed it. RIP
I was 17, drove up to Maine from Boston with my buddy Derek in his Monte Carlo SS. We met up with a science teacher from our high school and a couple of other friends, then we blazed it up. Then we drove back to Boston, and slept in the car so our parents wouldn’t scream at us for coming home so late (and stoned, of course!).
I was there feeling the absolute elation of hearing it live for the first time and hearing this now is amazing. I love when he changed the words to "what do you want US to do..." such a connection with audience. I recall being aware of the feeling that I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world at that moment, but there. Thank you Phil RIP.
Top 10 highlight of my touring years. Never heard such an ovation at the end of a first set. I heard the band gave Phil a standing O in the backstage. ❤❤
RIP Phillip Lesh. I love this one, a big bust out. I just wanted to share. My dad played with Phil in the el Cerrito h.s.band. They were both trumpeters. I’m not sure if Phil left e.c. For Berkeley high post ( his ) 11th grade year - well pretty sure it was - as my dad was a grade above Phil. Phil called “ O “ the music/ band teacher “ a mad genius “.- but I’m pretty sure , at least from my recollection e.c. Didn’t offer what Berkeley high did to challenge or inspire Phil’ in his musical mind/ theory. My dad was mentioning the other day another friend of his cricken , John ? ( perhaps misspelled ) - while warming up with the ec marching band - would noodle a bit maybe to warm up and then lesh started to do the same, emulating cricken- my dad said “ now do it in thirds”- and they did! In great detail , my dad explained that as he just happened to walk by a room ( with a closed door) - this was at a competition maybe at Hayward high ( there might be a couple held each year ) he overheard Lesh playing the first movement of the e flat major Haydn trumpet concerto. The first movement marked by allegro , ( in my dad’s words) “ is a long lively passage from the middle ending in a staccato run up to high e flat , the highest note in the piece. Phil tossed it off with ease. I was much impressed , and still am. Phil had been playing trumpet for Lesh than a year. “. Phil’s trajectory was upward upward. Lesh is how my dad refers to him. I love my dad and I love Phil Lesh and the Grateful Dead
I was fortunate to be at this show having seen all the Dead shows at the Hampton Coliseum from 84-88. It really was an ethereal event. I joined in a group hug during that song that was scintillating. So happy to see that a video exists of this show.
RIP Phil. You will be missed by so many
Man, what a sad day. Not the fun part of life. Thank you Mr.Lesh. For everything.
An amazing moment that I was blessed to experience. They had been sound checking it and rumors flying for a break out in Hampton. Was taping and after the first few seconds left my shit and headed for the stage. Loudest crowd response I have ever heard. Still gives me chills!
This comment gave me chills lol
Remember running to the pay phone at set break to spread the word.
AWESOME!!! BOX OF RAIN BOX OF RAIN!!!!🌈🌈🌈
Yeah man !!! With corporate calling card #'s !!
Never heard an audience roar like the one here on that night when the audience figured out what they were hearing. Just unbelievable -- the mothership must have almost collapsed under that roar of unbridled joy and exceitement. A priceless, precious moment I will remember until the day I die. Not a dry eye in the house anywhere by the end of the song -- no one there missed the significance of what they were hearing. When the band returned to the stage for the second set, the ovation they received was so long and so loud it felt like they'd never be able to play, but when they did, the energy and vibes generated by the return of Box of Rain ushered in one of the best second sets I've ever heard. I've been present for quite a few of the holiest bust-outs -- Dark Star and Attics in this same venue, the 1988 electric Ripple and the 1990 Lucy/Easy To Love You/Black-Throated Wind trifecta at the Cap Centre, but none held a candle to this moment. Sounds like maybe the 03/19/1995 bust-out of Unbroken Chain (which I missed...) might have rivaled it. As great as this version is, be sure to listen to an audience tape at some point to appreciate what it was like at audience level. Ah, my friends, this is the greatest band ever; let there be no doubt.
Dear Sir, What a pertinent and sincere statement, if I may. Bravo !
"never heard an audience roar like that"
Help on the Way from the 89 Warlocks show would like a word
Those 3 shows were my first exposure to the Dead and it was truly one of the most beautiful and incredible experiences of my life. I didn’t know why the crowd reacted the way they did after the first 20 seconds or so but I certainly felt it.
the 1983 St Stephen was deafening. I missed Ripple, I'd rather have had Ripple than SS
I missed the Warlocks (and '83 Stephen) but caught all the other bustouts you list. And I agree ~ this was the loudest I ever heard the crowd. The most special of all the above (that I saw).
RIP Phil
Such a long, long time to be gone
And a short time to be there
Such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there… RIP Phil.
RIP Phil Lesh. Thanks for all you did to make us all feel better like the night you broke out this. Of my 78 shows, this is the loudest the crowd ever got!
As soon as I heard the news this is the video I wanted to watch.
Yes!! The biggest wave of joy.
Hearing box of rain makes me think of my dad who passed 1.5 years ago. RIP
Fare Thee Well, Phil. One of the greatest to ever string up a bass.
Crying ...
LOVE IT
I remember that moment so well. Healy had to crank up the vocals to overcome the roar of the crowd. You could hear it on the tapes. Bob really put the pressure on Phil after Jerry messed up the words in Althea just before BOR. pay phones were overwhelmed all over Hampton that night. The crowd continued for several minutes; we kept the Maxells running. I was just a few feet left of where this video was made; one of the absolute highlights of over 200 GD shows. Thanks for putting it out there. I still get chills.
I was at this show...the mothership achieved liftoff when they broke this little ditty out!!v RIP Phil...you will be missed!!
This night in Hampton changed my life. Thanks Phil
cant imagine actually being there for this. id cry for sure
At least 80%. EVERYONE was hugging. There was one guy going up and down the aisle shaking hands with everyone like Catholics do in church, and i realized this IS church. This is OUR church, and these are our hymns, and Box is one of the holiest, most special hymns. In church you are called to witness, and on that evening we all witnessed, and it was one of the most beautiful things you could ever see. To this day, this moment remains one of the most beautiful and significant events of my life, and I'll bet if you polled everyone you could find who was there that night, at least 70% would say the same thing. But why? It's just a rock band, right? And just a song, right? I remember in the summer of 2014 my kids, then 9 and 7, and I passed the Coliseum on our way from Baltimore to my uncle's place in OBX and I told them about it, but just could not quite find the words to explain why it was so significant. Fast forward to 07/16/2022, my daughter, now 17, and I were walking out of Citi Field after her first Dead show and as we walked out she asked if I remembered telling her and her brother about the show as we passed the Coliseum and how I couldn't explain the significance in any way that made sense. I said I did, and she told me that now, having seen the band (even in reconstituted form) that she now understood. There is some special magic indeed in this band.
3 notes here ! 1) Bobby's "now we're gonna prove that practice makes perfect" (after an arguably horrific "Althea") then 2) I added a very difficult Soundboard audio here and 3) this was the 1st "Box of Rain" since Watkins Glen, July 28, 1973.
Phil sounds good, not to shabby for 13 years spread!!
Thanks your the best.
Great job! Sounds really good! Thanks!
Best video mix I have seen thanks. Needed this, there were many tears of joy that set break.
I got chills all over my body when the crowd first reacted. Then I teared up when the verse that begins with Box Of Rain. It must have been sick to see that live! Thanks for this!
I too remember the preceding Althea and thinking "damn, that was really bad"...then this!!!
that man could sing...RIP Phil and thanks
rip Phil, your music will be played for a long long time
Saw this in Portland during that tour a couple of days later. As a new fan back then, I had not realized Phil had not done Box of Rain for many years before this tour. It was awesome. To this day, that was my favorite Dead performance. Phil killed it. RIP
I was 17, drove up to Maine from Boston with my buddy Derek in his Monte Carlo SS. We met up with a science teacher from our high school and a couple of other friends, then we blazed it up. Then we drove back to Boston, and slept in the car so our parents wouldn’t scream at us for coming home so late (and stoned, of course!).
Definitely one of if not the best 5 minutes I’ve ever experienced in many many dead shows. This really brings it all home.
...and Southern Bell was unexpectedly overwhelmed at 9:30PM on Thursday March 20th, 1986...
I remember huge line at payphone and a girl screaming on phone box of fucking rain!!!!
PHIL... love u...In the band in the sky...thank u for the memories...😢😢 Been crying all day...❤❤
I was there feeling the absolute elation of hearing it live for the first time and hearing this now is amazing. I love when he changed the words to "what do you want US to do..." such a connection with audience. I recall being aware of the feeling that I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world at that moment, but there. Thank you Phil RIP.
I was there. Love this song. Love Phil. Thank you for your music. RIP Phil
Top 10 highlight of my touring years. Never heard such an ovation at the end of a first set. I heard the band gave Phil a standing O in the backstage. ❤❤
Hell fucking yeah
Phil's little dance when it goes to Jerry is amazing
Beautiful
Man what a night...I was sixteen and out of my mind....no wonder my family disowned me...AT LEAST IM ENJOYIN THE RIDE!
WOW
RIP Phillip Lesh. I love this one, a big bust out. I just wanted to share. My dad played with Phil in the el Cerrito h.s.band. They were both trumpeters. I’m not sure if Phil left e.c. For Berkeley high post ( his ) 11th grade year - well pretty sure it was - as my dad was a grade above Phil. Phil called “ O “ the music/ band teacher “ a mad genius “.- but I’m pretty sure , at least from my recollection e.c. Didn’t offer what Berkeley high did to challenge or inspire Phil’ in his musical mind/ theory.
My dad was mentioning the other day another friend of his cricken , John ? ( perhaps misspelled ) - while warming up with the ec marching band - would noodle a bit maybe to warm up and then lesh started to do the same, emulating cricken- my dad said “ now do it in thirds”- and they did!
In great detail , my dad explained that as he just happened to walk by a room ( with a closed door) - this was at a competition maybe at Hayward high ( there might be a couple held each year ) he overheard Lesh playing the first movement of the e flat major Haydn trumpet concerto. The first movement marked by allegro , ( in my dad’s words) “ is a long lively passage from the middle ending in a staccato run up to high e flat , the highest note in the piece. Phil tossed it off with ease. I was much impressed , and still am. Phil had been playing trumpet for Lesh than a year. “. Phil’s trajectory was upward upward. Lesh is how my dad refers to him. I love my dad and I love Phil Lesh and the Grateful Dead
It’s just a box of rain. Cheers for all your work in making this video happen!
I was fortunate to be at this show having seen all the Dead shows at the Hampton Coliseum from 84-88. It really was an ethereal event. I joined in a group hug during that song that was scintillating. So happy to see that a video exists of this show.
Feels lie this was just yesterday - A short time to be there - thank you for doing this!!!
RIP Phil. May the four winds blow you safely home.
Legendary
The Big Bust Out 86...... Hampton then Philly...
thankyou Phil the crowd Loves you!!!
Wish I hada listened, woah what mama said
I was there...
Oh Phil
You filled the air with song
We love you!!
I was about mid floor when Phil hit the first few notes the place went nuts!!!.
And I was about halfway up in the stands on Jerry's side. :)
Brent and Mickey's 1st Box of Rain also
Such a long long time to be gone .. the short time to be there.
Go to Heaven
Godspeed Phil.
Always mad energy in Hampton!
Amazing moment. I remember the crowd ovation lasted for a long time after they finished.
Rest kindly Phil!
believe it if you need it
That crowd response is amazing.
TY for posting. I thoroughly enjoy this.
I was there! RIP Phil! 😢
I was as well.
RIP Phil.
Thanks for all the bass bombs.
Shit still gives me chills.
this is god damned amazing
Saw this tour ~ cudos for posting ~ thanks for the brain shake! ~ 😉💋
Awesome!!!!
Fare thee well Phil, say hi to Jerry, Pigpen, Keith, Brent and Vince from us all.
Yeah! Go Phil!
Weir friggin’ jinxed it!!! 😂
Thank you!
RIP Phil
RIP Phil 🙏💔
Dont be surprised if you catch me dreaming too
What sucks is Phil is so happy there that he looks to his best pal Bill and smiles. Today, and for many years, they don't even talk.
Ouch.
I remember people just going nuts you could barely hear the first few lyrics
Yeah!
:58 Slow it down sayeth Phil
For Phil...
he looks excited when he actually lands on the right note from time to time haha
😂😂the man knows his limitations
iwt
RIP Phil
RIP Phil