Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

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The Dead No Longer Were Grateful

On July 4th, 2007 creeping_socialist said:

For me personally, the Grateful Dead did not have any one single, indispensable member, without whom the band would cease to be the Grateful Dead, and that included even Jerry Garcia. So I would list the two Irvine Meadows shows I went to, 09/18/03, and 06/24/04, and consider those my 24th and 25th Dead concerts.

Caught the last ones here

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On July 7th, 2007 KJ7XJ said:

Went to the 1989 run here. This venue is easy to get to off I-405 or I-5 It was well planned out for traffic way back when and even when we got to the last run of shows it was apparent that the cops or security were not going to rush us out of the parking lot. Good seats with good views (saw one show in the 8th row and saw Bob N Rob the following year in the orchestra section) The lawn isnt too slanted so you could still dance and not fall into someone. Great venue!

So many shows, such little time

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On July 10th, 2007 Staggerlee said:

The greatest thing about living in San Fran in the 80's and early 90's was the Dead played so many shows in Cali!!

Going through these shows and remembering how many I went to is blowing my mind. I knew I saw them a boatload of times but I never thought this many.

My first show

On August 17th, 2007 tiedyebruce said:

Got a sunday miracle- cosmic charlie gave me his ticket and I danced to the stage...
U know I was hooked!
"Dead ahead forward never straight"
tiedye

What a blast we had on the lot!

On August 17th, 2007 tiedyebruce said:

"Dead ahead forward never straight"
tiedye

puddle me

On August 17th, 2007 tiedyebruce said:

Raging rivers and doses don't mix!
"Dead ahead forward never straight"
tiedye

Blue Angel crash

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On August 18th, 2007 birdleson said:

Does anyone else rememebr seeing this from the parking lot before the show? It was either '88 or 89'.

 

My Backyard

On January 4th, 2008 Boxcar said:

I actually bought a house in the hills above Irvine Meadows, a mere two miles from backstage, and lived there through all these shows. Great memories of meeting a beautiful blonde in the beer garden, we were both very dosed and met again in the parking lot and helped her find her lost truck aboard the back of my Harley... up and down her carpeted halls!

See ya down the road,
Boxcar