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Published on 2026-11-10
Play Dead's Dead Drops Tuesday series continues its journey through the Grateful Dead's Spring 1992 tour with two newly available recordings from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on March 11 and 12, 1992. The performances represent the first two nights of a three-night run at one of the band's longtime East Coast stops.
The March 11 show opened with “Cold Rain & Snow” and featured “Althea,” “So Many Roads,” and “Picasso Moon” in the first set. The second set included “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider,” followed by “Playing in the Band” into “Terrapin Station.” After “Drums” and “Space,” the band moved through “The Last Time,” “Black Peter,” and “Around & Around,” before closing with Bob Dylan's “Knockin' on Heaven's Door.”
March 12 opened with “Greatest Story Ever Told” into “Bertha,” followed by “Walkin' Blues,” “Stagger Lee,” and “Beat It On Down the Line.” Phil Lesh took lead vocals on “Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues,” while “Tennessee Jed” into “Promised Land” closed the first set.
The second set began with “Saint of Circumstance” into “Ship of Fools,” followed by “Corrina” and a return to “Playing in the Band” from the previous night's performance. “Drums” and “Space” led into “The Other One,” “Stella Blue,” and “Sugar Magnolia.” The band returned for an encore of Dylan's “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue.”
Both shows featured Bruce Hornsby on grand piano, adding another layer to the band's sound during this period.
Curated by Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux and mastered by David Glasser from the band's DAT recordings, both Nassau Coliseum performances are now available to stream through Play Dead.
Listen to March 11, 1992 and March 12, 1992.
March 11, 1992
Uniondale, NY
Set I
Cold Rain & Snow
Wang Dang Doodle
Dire Wolf
Queen Jane Approximately
Althea
It's All Over Now
So Many Roads
Picasso Moon
Set II
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider
Playing in the Band > Terrapin Station >
Drums > Space >
The Last Time > Black Peter >
Around & Around
Encore
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
March 12, 1992
Uniondale, NY
Set I
Greatest Story Ever Told > Bertha
Walkin' Blues
Stagger Lee
Beat It On Down the Line
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Tennessee Jed > Promised Land
Set II
Saint of Circumstance > Ship of Fools
Corrina > Playing in the Band >
Drums > Space >
The Other One > Stella Blue >
Sugar Magnolia
Encore
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
