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Grateful Dead - Blow Away

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

Times Played23

First Played6/20/88

Last Played7/16/90

Typical Length9:21

Longest12:30 (7/7/89)

#1 Consensus PickJuly 7, 1989

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#1 July 7, 1989 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 12:30 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.66/5 (133 reviews, 465,381 dl)

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#2 Mar. 16, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD

Length: 12:14 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.30/5 (55 reviews, 175,993 dl)

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#3 Mar. 26, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD

Length: 11:25 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (34 reviews, 158,051 dl)

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#4 Oct. 26, 1989 · Miami Arena - Miami, FL SBD

Length: 9:26 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (117 reviews, 205,763 dl)

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#5 July 16, 1990 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD

Length: 9:07 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.49/5 (85 reviews, 204,607 dl)

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#6 Dec. 8, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD

Length: 11:51 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.33/5 (19 reviews, 94,864 dl)

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#7 June 15, 1990 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD

Length: 9:32 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 125,596 dl)

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#8 May 27, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD

Length: 9:21 · Archive: 4.47/5 (35 reviews, 96,563 dl)

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#9 July 2, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME SBD

Length: 7:26 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.30/5 (111 reviews, 272,637 dl)

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#10 Apr. 29, 1989 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD

Length: 9:58 · Archive: 4.54/5 (14 reviews, 110,609 dl)

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#11 July 29, 1988 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD

Length: 6:29 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.40/5 (98 reviews, 246,423 dl)

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#12 Apr. 8, 1989 · Riverfront Arena - Cincinnati, OH SBD

Archive: 4.04/5 (59 reviews, 141,816 dl)

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#13 Oct. 22, 1989 · Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, NC SBD

Length: 11:45 · Archive: 3.75/5 (26 reviews, 65,570 dl)

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#14 Sept. 29, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD

Length: 8:00 · Archive: 4.35/5 (30 reviews, 119,854 dl)

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#15 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD

Length: 5:56 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)

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#16 May 6, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD

Length: 6:44 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 144,043 dl)

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#17 Oct. 12, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD

Length: 10:04 · Archive: 3.89/5 (18 reviews, 88,715 dl)

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#18 Apr. 15, 1989 · The MECCA - Milwaukee, WI SBD

Length: 10:34 · Archive: 3.71/5 (24 reviews, 78,564 dl)

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#19 Apr. 3, 1989 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD

Length: 7:23 · Archive: 4.08/5 (30 reviews, 101,094 dl)

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#20 Mar. 30, 1989 · Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC SBD

Length: 8:29 · Archive: 3.82/5 (19 reviews, 87,675 dl)

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#21 Oct. 15, 1988 · Bayfront Center Arena - St. Petersburg, FL SBD

#3 of 1988 · Archive: 3.09/5 (27 reviews, 42,577 dl)

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#22 June 20, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD

Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.20/5 (27 reviews, 81,442 dl)

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#23 June 25, 1988 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH SBD

Length: 6:47 · Archive: 3.75/5 (44 reviews, 78,356 dl)

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Best Version of Blow Away for Every Year (1988–1990)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1988	5×	July 2, 1988 SBD	Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME	7:26	61	Archive.org ↗
1989	13×	July 7, 1989 SBD	John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA	12:30	100	Archive.org ↗
1990	5×	Mar. 16, 1990 SBD	Capital Centre - Landover, MD	12:14	82	Archive.org ↗