Description: Grateful Dead Backstage Pass : 1987 : " Skeleton King of Roses !! - Playing Card !!! " : Summer Tour '87 ! : August 18, 1987 ( 8/18/87 : 8/18/1987 ) - Compton Terrace - Tempe, Arizona ( AZ ) : 1987 Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. ( GDP ) - Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) : The ' Early ' Grateful Dead Art Design Roots ! ... of " Dead In A Deck !! " : Very-Rare !!!! The Infamous Grateful Dead " Skeleton King of Roses ! Playing Card !! " Official Backstage Pass ! ... the " Dead In A Deck " Playing Card design ! - almost 2-Years before it's release !! - for Summer Tour '87 !!! ... in Tempe, Arizona !!!!! Dead Fans !!!!! Offered here is the Vintage Original ( Genuine / Authentic ) Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ( sticker-patch / satin ) for the August 18, 1987 ( 8/18/87 ) Show at the Compton Terrace Amphitheatre in Tempe, Arizona ! Hot ! '87 Grateful Dead !! in Scorchin'-Hot Arizona !!! Holy Backstage !?! Dead Fans, Dead Fans ... I mean here you go ! One of the Cooler ! G.D. Backstage Passes of All-Time ! This Beauty ! - as the photos Brightly ! show - is the " Skeleton King ! Card " Pass made for the Single-Show 1987 Summer Tour stop at the Compton Terrace Amphitheatre ! Almost all of us who loved - lived through & cherished out Late-'80's / Early-'90's Dead will pleasantly remember our " Dead In A Deck !!! " Collectible Pack - which included a " Dead In A Deck " Deck of Playing Cards ! And, it being 1989 and all ... you could take your pick on this fantastic set - purchasing the Deck of Cards with either a Picture Disc CD ! - or Cassette Tape ! Of ... " Built To Last " !! The ' Last & Final ' Studio Album released by the Band. Yep, I bought both !! - because I had to have the " Picture Disc CD " CD obviously - but who in the world could pass on Analog ! " Analog-Forever ! " - I say ... Ha ! Well, point here being ... where exactly do you think this design " came from " - yep, you guessed it ... Right Here ! This " King Card " G.D. Pass debuted in 1984 for Hartford, CT - was used for the B.C.T. Berkeley run in 1985 - was used for the M.S.G. New York run in 1987 - and was used again Here ! in 1987, and ... I think that was it ? Oh wait ! ... there was one for the TacDome ! too in Tacoma, Washington ... in '85 - but, that Show was indeed cancelled ( unfortunately ! ) ... so, I'm thinking that these were it ??! I could be wrong, but - that's the best available guesstimate from my Dead-Head ! And ... this 8/18/87 Tempe, Arizona Pass is indeed the Original ' White ' Background design - as that indeed was the same color as the one used in Hartford in '84 ! So, a " Reprise " on this Original-White design, if I may. Well, the point is ... this White-Version looks like the " Dead In A Deck " Cards ! - but of course ... this is a Genuine / Authentic ' Original ' Grateful Dead Backstage Pass ! - for the '87 Tour !! Heck, if you are a Cards Player - or you love your Texas Hold'em - then you need this G.D. Beauty ! to frame in your Card Room ! Right next to that painting of the ' Dogs ' Playing Cards Picture - right ? Ha ! I mean check out the " Shades ! " on this King ! ... and, he's Smiling too - because he's about to walk into the only '87 Summer Show in Tempe ! ... getting ready to see some 1987 Grateful Dead Live Heat !!! I don't know about you, but that indeed is the Ballpark that my ears Love ! to play in. So, as all of this rolls into one - the conclusion is quite clear here ... an Amazing !!! '87 Grateful Dead King-Card ! Backstage Pass !! Enjoy !!! ... & " Don'tcha let that Deal go down " !!!!! Grateful Dead : 8/18/1987 : Compton Terrace Amphitheatre, Tempe, Arizona ( AZ ) : Setlist >>> Set 1 : Hell In A Bucket > Sugaree, Walking Blues, Ramble On Rose, My Brother Esau, Peggy-O, Greatest Story Ever Told > Bertha Set 2 : Crazy Fingers > Playing In The Band > Terrapin Station > Drums > Space > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Wharf Rat > Throwing Stones > Lovelight Encore : Black Muddy River Authentic manufacturer info is factory printed on back of Pass : " Mactac/StarLiner ".Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck !( also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks ! ) U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item. Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2023-2024).
Price: 169.99 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
End Time: 2024-11-15T18:31:57.000Z
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Industry: Music
Artist/Band: Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead, Backstage Pass, 1987, AZ: 8/18/87, 8/18/1987, Arizona, Poker Playing Card
Original/Reproduction: Original
Genre: Rock & Pop
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States