Was at this show. The cops were terrible and and busting so many kids. 2 of the 5 people I went with spent the show in the slammer (beer in a parking lot). Matrix is great Charlie Miller. Like I said, it was OK but not great. 1st set is forgettable. Second set is better but nothing (even the Dew) really jumps out at me upon subsequent listens. There are some better shows from this run I think and I guess ultimately I'm just an early '70 snob.

...and that is all this reviewer has to say.

Thank you for taping this one and getting the batteries for SET II !
One of my all time favorites from a wonderful year.

A terrific second set. The first set is typically '82 great as well.

I love the stuff between Scarlet & Fire.
I love the stuff between Estimated & He's Gone and the drums/Brent stuff is great.
Also, one of the most beautiful MELLOW Morning Dews ever.
No need for wailing climaxes...nice vocals & subdued moody playing.
love it - thank you

Wow - Charlie did a _masterful_ job on this recording; don't forget to check out the 24b/96KHz version too. Thank you Charlie Miller!

This is the first Dead show I ever recorded; I'd just gotten the Sony TC-D5M and Sony 220T mics a few months before and had recorded a few other bands with it. I brought the D5 in to the Providence Civic Center strapped to my back; I asked my friends if it was obvious and the woman who a decade later would become my wife said "no, not at all!" She later told me I looked like the hunchback of Notre Dame...

Somehow I got the deck in (others were getting busted left and right) and went to my seat - 4th row, right on the isle between the right and center seats...awesome, spitting distance from Brent! Four songs into the first set they busted me - took the tape and my batteries. So I put the deck away and grooved to the rest of the set. At the break I went to see a friend of mine who was sitting in the 13th row center with a bunch of friends of the band and told him what happened. I said "got any advice?" He said "well, why don't you go and ask someone at the board if they have an extra set of batteries?" "OK". So I walked over to the board, asked them if they had an extra pair of D-cells and they said "well, we used these last night - maybe they'll work for you. Here you go!" I was back in business! I told my friend his idea worked and he said "let's switch seats - you need the best seats possible for this show - it's cooking!" So I took his seat, and stoically held those mics tight and pointed at the speakers as best I could for the whole second set and encore.

Mike