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Times Played25
First Played12/29/77
Last Played6/18/93
Typical Length4:50
Longest4:50 (9/7/87)
#1 Consensus PickAug. 19, 1989
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#1 Aug. 19, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
#1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.67/5 (63 reviews, 249,784 dl)
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#2 Oct. 16, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Archive: 4.48/5 (57 reviews, 130,074 dl)
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#3 Dec. 29, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.59/5 (33 reviews, 149,882 dl)
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#4 Sept. 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
#1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.39/5 (67 reviews, 224,262 dl)
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#5 July 10, 1990 · Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC SBD
Archive: 4.42/5 (64 reviews, 132,288 dl)
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#6 Mar. 14, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Archive: 4.38/5 (43 reviews, 163,245 dl)
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#7 Apr. 28, 1985 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Archive: 4.38/5 (33 reviews, 137,956 dl)
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#8 July 27, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.30/5 (40 reviews, 116,932 dl)
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#9 Mar. 24, 1993 · Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC SBD
#1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.19/5 (77 reviews, 127,105 dl)
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#10 Sept. 23, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
#1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.36/5 (26 reviews, 91,469 dl)
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#11 Sept. 15, 1982 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
#2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.12/5 (55 reviews, 100,351 dl)
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#12 Apr. 7, 1991 · Orlando Arena - Orlando, FL SBD
#1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.23/5 (36 reviews, 92,267 dl)
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#13 May 14, 1983 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
#1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.21/5 (34 reviews, 97,118 dl)
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#14 Feb. 8, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
#1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.17/5 (29 reviews, 103,679 dl)
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#15 Sept. 7, 1987 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI
Length: 4:50 · Archive: 4.19/5 (24 reviews, 97,472 dl)
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#16 Dec. 27, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Archive: 4.16/5 (24 reviews, 67,155 dl)
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#17 Dec. 28, 1983 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.11/5 (31 reviews, 77,930 dl)
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#18 Apr. 28, 1989 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Archive: 4.02/5 (21 reviews, 80,093 dl)
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#19 Aug. 1, 1982 · Zoo Amphitheater - Oklahoma City, OK SBD
#3 of 1982 · Archive: 3.94/5 (31 reviews, 107,303 dl)
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#20 Mar. 28, 1986 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
Archive: 4.08/5 (28 reviews, 92,535 dl)
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#21 June 11, 1992 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Archive: 4.15/5 (13 reviews, 98,563 dl)
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#22 June 18, 1993 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.11/5 (28 reviews, 46,706 dl)
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#23 June 9, 1984 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Archive: 3.89/5 (21 reviews, 58,411 dl)
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#24 Apr. 5, 1982 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Archive: 3.64/5 (17 reviews, 72,693 dl)
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#25 Mar. 18, 1991 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Archive: 3.73/5 (14 reviews, 62,949 dl)
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Best Version of Playing In The Band Jam for Every Year (1977–1993)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1977 1× Dec. 29, 1977 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA - 75 Archive.org ↗
1982 4× July 27, 1982 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO - 60 Archive.org ↗
1983 2× May 14, 1983 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA - 51 Archive.org ↗
1984 1× June 9, 1984 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA - 31 Archive.org ↗
1985 1× Apr. 28, 1985 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA - 66 Archive.org ↗
1986 3× Feb. 8, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA - 50 Archive.org ↗
1987 2× Sept. 23, 1987 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 57 Archive.org ↗
1989 3× Aug. 19, 1989 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA - 83 Archive.org ↗
1990 3× Sept. 19, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY - 75 Archive.org ↗
1991 2× Apr. 7, 1991 SBD Orlando Arena - Orlando, FL - 52 Archive.org ↗
1992 1× June 11, 1992 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY - 39 Archive.org ↗
1993 2× Mar. 24, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC - 60 Archive.org ↗