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Autzen Stadium crowd
By Kaly Soto
Oregon Daily Emerald
Color surrounded Autzen Sta
dium as the sports complex was
transformed for two days into a
tent city inhabited by the faithful
following of the Grateful Dead.
People traveled from all cor
ners of the country to attend one
or both of the shows that took
place the weekend of Aug. 2\
and 22.
They came with tickets, they
came without tickets, they came
with their families, they came
alone, they came on foot, by
train, by plane, by car. and on
bikes. Those who came only
with the hope of getting a ticket
camped around Autzen and sig
naled to other concertgoers that
they needed just one miracle
(index Finger raised, it's also the
universal symbol for the number
one) In all. 86,000 people saw
the Dead perform on their two
day stint.
When the Dead returned to
Eugene after a three-year hiatus,
some were hesitant to relive the
1990 show that resulted in part
in the band being banned from
Autzen. This time around noth
ing was left to chance, the ratio
of law enforcement to the crowd
was greater than it usually is at
University football games, and
fans of the Dead voluntarily
patrolled the crowd as "Deadi
cated Volunteers.”
People were searched going
into the concert, and once inside
security was highly visible.
Alcohol was the most visible
drug and the one that most peo
ple were cited for abusing at the
concert.
Both shows began with a stel
lar performance by Georgia's
Indigo Girls. On Saturday they
ended the show with their most
visible song, "Closer I Am to
Fine." and ended Sunday's
show with the same song. They
also played an emotionally
charged rendition of Buffalo
Springfield's classic "Get To
gether."
After a short intermission, the
Dead took the stage, and the
crowd went wild. Sunday's
show began with “Jack Straw."
The song also signaled the
beginning of an afternoon of
community that harkened hack
to the 1960s
In the first set they also cov
ered Robbie Robertson's “Bro
ken Arrow” and Bob Dylan's
"When I Paint My Masterpiece."
These covers were interspersed
between classics "Little Red
Rooster" and "Bertha." The first
set — which was an hour and a
half long — set the tone for the
second, which lasted for the
same amount of time, making
Sunday's show the longer of the
two.
People who possessed tickets
to both Dead shows were
allowed to camp in the parking
lot at Autzen for a cost of $30.
For the past five years camping
had been frowned upon by the
Dead and their management
because of the cost incurred by
the band for sanitation and relat
ed expenses. Vending was pro
hibited in the parking lot at
Autzen, but those who were not
allowed in found many, many
customers on the foot path to
Autzen.
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