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Grateful Dead - Built To Last

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

Times Played18

First Played10/20/88

Last Played3/26/90

Typical Length5:32

Longest8:46 (4/6/89)

#1 Consensus PickOct. 9, 1989

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#1 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD

Length: 5:22 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)

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#2 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD

Length: 4:58 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)

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

Length: 7:16 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)

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

Length: 5:15 · Archive: 4.66/5 (34 reviews, 158,051 dl)

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#5 Oct. 16, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD

Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.48/5 (57 reviews, 130,074 dl)

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#6 July 9, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD

Length: 5:32 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 206,756 dl)

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#7 Aug. 18, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD

Length: 6:35 · Archive: 4.42/5 (26 reviews, 116,000 dl)

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#8 Aug. 4, 1989 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD

Length: 5:00 · Archive: 4.46/5 (40 reviews, 91,577 dl)

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#9 Oct. 1, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD

Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.50/5 (14 reviews, 149,139 dl)

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

Length: 6:15 · Archive: 4.54/5 (14 reviews, 110,609 dl)

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#11 Apr. 6, 1989 · Crisler Arena - Ann Arbor, MI SBD

Length: 8:46 · Archive: 4.09/5 (29 reviews, 94,354 dl)

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#12 Feb. 11, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD

Length: 4:55 · Archive: 4.28/5 (27 reviews, 113,796 dl)

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#13 Mar. 27, 1989 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD

Length: 6:29 · Archive: 3.99/5 (32 reviews, 91,515 dl)

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#14 May 7, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD

Length: 5:32 · Archive: 3.97/5 (27 reviews, 142,444 dl)

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#15 Apr. 11, 1989 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD

Length: 5:56 · Archive: 4.03/5 (22 reviews, 67,463 dl)

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

Length: 4:40 · Archive: 4.08/5 (30 reviews, 101,094 dl)

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#17 Oct. 20, 1988 · The Summit - Houston, TX SBD

Length: 6:19 · Archive: 3.93/5 (20 reviews, 33,455 dl)

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#18 Apr. 17, 1989 · Metropolitan Sports Center - Minneapolis, MN SBD

Length: 4:20 · Archive: 3.89/5 (22 reviews, 59,704 dl)

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Best Version of Built To Last for Every Year (1988–1990)

Year	Played	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Tape
1988	1×	Oct. 20, 1988 SBD	The Summit - Houston, TX	6:19	38	Archive.org ↗
1989	16×	Oct. 9, 1989 SBD	Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA	5:22	91	Archive.org ↗
1990	1×	Mar. 26, 1990 SBD	Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY	5:15	74	Archive.org ↗