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Times Played58
First Played6/14/84
Last Played7/21/90
Typical Length5:51
Longest9:47 (7/6/84)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 12, 1990
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#1 July 12, 1990 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 9:10 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.65/5 (102 reviews, 238,191 dl)
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87
#2 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:40 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
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86
#3 July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 6:05 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.60/5 (86 reviews, 215,931 dl)
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83
#4 July 18, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 6:21 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.53/5 (62 reviews, 232,243 dl)
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83
#5 July 2, 1989 · Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD
Length: 7:02 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.39/5 (75 reviews, 264,684 dl)
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81
#6 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 7:31 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)
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81
#7 Mar. 22, 1990 · Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada SBD
#2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.43/5 (119 reviews, 299,200 dl)
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76
#8 Sept. 7, 1985 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 3:42 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.58/5 (77 reviews, 214,093 dl)
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75
#9 Oct. 11, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME
Length: 7:35 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 110,053 dl)
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75
#10 Apr. 1, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 5:43 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.54/5 (45 reviews, 138,943 dl)
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74
#11 July 3, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME SBD
Length: 5:32 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.43/5 (70 reviews, 157,428 dl)
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73
#12 Nov. 11, 1985 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
#3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.43/5 (38 reviews, 136,964 dl)
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73
#13 Mar. 26, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.66/5 (34 reviews, 158,051 dl)
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72
#14 Mar. 14, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 5:52 · Archive: 4.38/5 (43 reviews, 163,245 dl)
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70
#15 Mar. 24, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 5:34 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.47/5 (35 reviews, 181,947 dl)
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66
#16 May 5, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
Length: 7:04 · Archive: 4.16/5 (64 reviews, 119,484 dl)
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65
#17 Mar. 27, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:56 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.32/5 (67 reviews, 154,296 dl)
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65
#18 Nov. 3, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:57 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.23/5 (37 reviews, 96,159 dl)
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64
#19 July 6, 1984 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 9:47 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.31/5 (35 reviews, 93,422 dl)
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63
#20 Aug. 23, 1987 · Calaveras County Fairgrounds - Angel's Camp, CA SBD
Length: 5:02 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 131,877 dl)
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61
#21 June 9, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 6:09 · Archive: 4.24/5 (40 reviews, 106,291 dl)
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61
#22 Apr. 2, 1989 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 5:22 · Archive: 4.22/5 (47 reviews, 161,717 dl)
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61
#23 Dec. 27, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:07 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.60/5 (26 reviews, 61,661 dl)
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60
#24 July 24, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:23 · Archive: 4.09/5 (35 reviews, 203,654 dl)
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59
#25 Sept. 23, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:05 · Archive: 4.36/5 (26 reviews, 91,469 dl)
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57
#26 Apr. 8, 1989 · Riverfront Arena - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 5:48 · Archive: 4.04/5 (59 reviews, 141,816 dl)
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57
#27 June 22, 1985 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 6:33 · Archive: 4.27/5 (27 reviews, 78,940 dl)
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57
#28 July 21, 1990 · World Music Theater - Tinley Park, IL, IL SBD
Length: 6:04 · Archive: 4.27/5 (38 reviews, 109,289 dl)
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56
#29 Apr. 14, 1985 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 6:06 · Archive: 4.40/5 (27 reviews, 68,644 dl)
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56
#30 Dec. 31, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · Archive: 3.85/5 (36 reviews, 163,673 dl)
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#31 Oct. 31, 1985 · Carolina Coliseum, U. of South Carolina - Columbia, SC SBD
Length: 5:56 · Archive: 3.87/5 (37 reviews, 162,089 dl)
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52
#32 Aug. 12, 1987 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 3:54 · Archive: 4.45/5 (23 reviews, 93,888 dl)
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50
#33 Oct. 4, 1987 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 6:56 · Archive: 4.25/5 (17 reviews, 74,800 dl)
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#34 June 30, 1987 · Kingswood Music Theater - Maple, Ontario, Canada SBD
Length: 4:43 · Archive: 4.30/5 (46 reviews, 96,035 dl)
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#35 June 19, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 5:51 · #3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.11/5 (28 reviews, 74,797 dl)
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45
#36 June 14, 1984 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 6:58 · Archive: 3.89/5 (27 reviews, 82,920 dl)
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45
#37 Apr. 15, 1988 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD
Length: 4:35 · Archive: 4.24/5 (40 reviews, 71,075 dl)
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#38 Sept. 16, 1988 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:59 · Archive: 4.36/5 (21 reviews, 76,847 dl)
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44
#39 Apr. 9, 1988 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 7:44 · Archive: 4.07/5 (15 reviews, 62,407 dl)
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#40 Apr. 23, 1988 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 5:08 · Archive: 4.40/5 (16 reviews, 52,052 dl)
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Best Version of Dear Mr. Fantasy for Every Year (1984–1990)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1984 5× Oct. 11, 1984 Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME 7:35 75 Archive.org ↗
1985 7× July 1, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 6:05 86 Archive.org ↗
1986 1× Mar. 28, 1986 SBD Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME 5:33 40 Archive.org ↗
1987 10× Mar. 24, 1987 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 5:34 70 Archive.org ↗
1988 17× July 3, 1988 SBD Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 5:32 74 Archive.org ↗
1989 10× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 4:40 87 Archive.org ↗
1990 8× July 12, 1990 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 9:10 92 Archive.org ↗