It wasn’t until the worst of the weather had subsided and it was deemed safe for the remaining fans to emerge from cover that the band retook the stage, about an hour and a quarter later, resuming the show in an inspired manner that we won’t spoil here. The band announced that a break of unknown duration would be necessary, the stage and sound crews scrambled to protect the gear and the venue staff did a heroic job of shepherding audience members from the field and grandstands to every available covered space within the structure – although some of the most dedicated and slightly crazy fans who had shown up early for those coveted spots closest to the stage chose to remain exactly where they were, zipping up their ponchos, huddling together under their tarpaulins, blankets and even one or two overturned trash cans, determined to ride out the storm. And even worse, the radar was indicating some serious thunder and lightning bearing down on the venue.
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By the end of that second number, the deluge was in full effect. In retrospect, perhaps putting “Cold Rain and Snow” in the second slot may have been tempting fate a little too brazenly, as the downpour became markedly more intense almost as soon as that song started – and while actual snow would have been a little too on-the-nose (especially in July), the weather deities had a few other tricks up their capacious sleeves, including hail and high winds. Still, all in attendance seemed undaunted by the gathering clouds when the band kicked things off with Buddy Holly’s immortal rock ‘n’ roll anthem “Not Fade Away” – or even when the first palpable droplets started falling within what seemed like seconds of the opening downbeat. Well, for starters, how about the weather? Anyone who’s attended outdoor shows in Colorado can tell you that the area has quite a capacity for meteorological drama, and the forecast for day one indicated that we might be in for a little – or a lot – of that sort of thing. What, we ask you, could be more just exactly perfect? On a 4 th of July weekend at Folsom Field, a venue the band greatly enjoys playing (as proven on visits during each of its three previous Summer sojourns) in Boulder, among the towns in which Dead Heads most love to gather. Seventeen shows down, two to go – and after a trek that took them from California to New England and many far-flung points between, Dead & Company had chosen to wrap up Summer Tour 2019 in just about the friendliest surroundings imaginable.
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Listen how and when you want: all shows will be available on all digital download and streaming services. Longtime Grateful Dead family member and Tales From The Golden Road host Gary Lambert will be serving up show notes on this here page. Live audio for these recordings was mixed and remastered by Dead & Company’s Front of House Engineer, Derek Featherstone, and the band’s Recording Engineer, Ross Harris. Truck along with the Dead & Company Digital Concert Series.
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