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Grateful Dead - Big Boy Pete

Community-ranked versions of Big Boy Pete. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played8

First Played11/29/66

Last Played11/21/85

Typical Length3:10

Longest4:11 (3/1/70)

#1 Consensus PickSept. 20, 1970

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#1 Sept. 20, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD

Length: 3:02 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.60/5 (141 reviews, 378,075 dl)

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#2 Dec. 31, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD

#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (87 reviews, 209,314 dl)

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#3 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD

Length: 3:10 · Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)

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#4 Dec. 1, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 3:08 · #1 of 1966 · Archive: 4.24/5 (62 reviews, 212,473 dl)

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#5 Nov. 21, 1985 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD

Length: 2:58 · Archive: 4.55/5 (34 reviews, 92,437 dl)

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#6 Mar. 1, 1970 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 4:11 · Archive: 4.45/5 (16 reviews, 65,488 dl)

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#7 Nov. 29, 1966 · The Matrix - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 3:24 · Archive: 4.27/5 (24 reviews, 90,271 dl)

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#8 Sept. 6, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 3:18 · Archive: 3.93/5 (18 reviews, 32,681 dl)

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Best Version of Big Boy Pete for Every Year (1966–1985)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1966	2×	Dec. 1, 1966 SBD	The Matrix - San Francisco, CA	3:08	63	Archive.org ↗
1969	2×	Dec. 31, 1969 SBD	Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA	-	82	Archive.org ↗
1970	2×	Sept. 20, 1970 SBD	Fillmore East - New York, NY	3:02	82	Archive.org ↗
1978	1×	Nov. 17, 1978 SBD	Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL	3:10	71	Archive.org ↗
1985	1×	Nov. 21, 1985 SBD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA	2:58	59	Archive.org ↗