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Times Played98
First Played5/15/77
Last Played12/27/81
Typical Length5:28
Longest7:39 (12/30/78)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 25, 1979
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93
#1 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 6:55 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
90
#2 Apr. 24, 1978 · Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL SBD
Length: 5:57 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (76 reviews, 307,115 dl)
89
#3 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:51 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
89
#4 Nov. 24, 1978 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 7:25 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (77 reviews, 242,748 dl)
89
#5 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 6:00 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
88
#6 May 19, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 5:53 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl)
84
#7 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 5:21 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
84
#8 Jan. 10, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 6:00 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 213,852 dl)
83
#9 Feb. 5, 1978 · Uni Dome, U. of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA SBD
#3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.69/5 (55 reviews, 213,098 dl)
83
#10 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Length: 3:16 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
81
#11 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 4:44 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
81
#12 Oct. 31, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 7:35 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 161,149 dl)
80
#13 Dec. 30, 1978 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 7:39 · Archive: 4.41/5 (64 reviews, 164,198 dl)
79
#14 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 3:59 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
79
#15 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 5:13 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
79
#16 July 7, 1978 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 4.57/5 (48 reviews, 199,118 dl)
79
#17 Oct. 11, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
#1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.77/5 (37 reviews, 139,684 dl)
77
#18 Jan. 15, 1979 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 7:05 · Archive: 4.31/5 (58 reviews, 206,567 dl)
77
#19 June 8, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:20 · Archive: 4.78/5 (55 reviews, 161,538 dl)
76
#20 Nov. 30, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.70/5 (34 reviews, 119,299 dl)
76
#21 Apr. 15, 1978 · William and Mary College Hall - Williamsburg, VA SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 4.41/5 (67 reviews, 159,309 dl)
76
#22 Oct. 28, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 5:35 · Archive: 4.38/5 (55 reviews, 149,402 dl)
75
#23 May 10, 1980 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:13 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.38/5 (52 reviews, 188,571 dl)
74
#24 Oct. 21, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:18 · Archive: 4.57/5 (53 reviews, 141,811 dl)
74
#25 Feb. 3, 1978 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 4:49 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
73
#26 Jan. 31, 1978 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 7:23 · Archive: 4.34/5 (48 reviews, 129,945 dl)
73
#27 Nov. 5, 1979 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 130,563 dl)
73
#28 May 7, 1978 · Field House, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY SBD
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.42/5 (48 reviews, 133,798 dl)
71
#29 Dec. 5, 1981 · Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Length: 5:11 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.63/5 (67 reviews, 132,247 dl)
71
#30 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)
70
#31 Dec. 27, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:41 · Archive: 4.48/5 (52 reviews, 167,389 dl)
70
#32 May 21, 1977 · Lakeland Civic Center - 4nuyKoY91WKwR6HLq7Gzkl Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 3:29 · Archive: 4.78/5 (32 reviews, 126,311 dl)
69
#33 Nov. 24, 1979 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 6:48 · Archive: 4.39/5 (35 reviews, 110,827 dl)
69
#34 Oct. 19, 1981 · Sports Palace - Barcelona, Spain SBD
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.35/5 (35 reviews, 111,449 dl)
68
#35 Oct. 27, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Length: 6:30 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.50/5 (21 reviews, 93,534 dl)
68
#36 Jan. 11, 1978 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.44/5 (34 reviews, 142,881 dl)
67
#37 Dec. 14, 1980 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 5:09 · Archive: 4.71/5 (34 reviews, 109,852 dl)
66
#38 July 1, 1979 · Seattle Center Coliseum - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 5:52 · Archive: 4.41/5 (29 reviews, 124,042 dl)
66
#39 Jan. 7, 1978 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.14/5 (36 reviews, 142,633 dl)
65
#40 Oct. 1, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 3:55 · Archive: 4.51/5 (28 reviews, 232,247 dl)

Best Version of Passenger for Every Year (1977–1981)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1977 18× May 15, 1977 SBD St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO 6:00 89
1978 30× Apr. 24, 1978 SBD Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL 5:57 90
1979 23× Oct. 25, 1979 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 6:55 93
1980 13× Oct. 11, 1980 SBD Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA - 79 -
1981 14× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 5:51 89