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Times Played608
First Played2/18/71
Last Played7/5/95
Typical Length10:17
Longest31:41 (11/15/72)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1973
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97
#1 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 18:38 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
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94
#2 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Length: 29:17 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
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93
#3 Dec. 2, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 20:46 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.80/5 (57 reviews, 260,819 dl)
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93
#4 Sept. 11, 1974 · Alexandra Palace - London, England SBD
Length: 23:22 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.74/5 (61 reviews, 158,442 dl)
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91
#5 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 19:20 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
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91
#6 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
#1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl) · #1 in DeadBase Tapers & Readers Poll - Top Grateful Dead Shows
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89
#7 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 19:20 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
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89
#8 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 16:37 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
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88
#9 June 9, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 22:22 · Archive: 4.54/5 (59 reviews, 276,612 dl)
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88
#10 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 15:56 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
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88
#11 Feb. 3, 1978 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 21:17 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (43 reviews, 211,711 dl)
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87
#12 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 17:31 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
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87
#13 May 4, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 17:59 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.44/5 (79 reviews, 260,971 dl)
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87
#14 Aug. 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 14:59 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.79/5 (59 reviews, 222,349 dl)
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86
#15 Feb. 22, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 20:46 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.36/5 (74 reviews, 320,728 dl)
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86
#16 Sept. 11, 1973 · William and Mary College Hall - Williamsburg, VA SBD
Length: 17:15 · Archive: 4.50/5 (81 reviews, 177,518 dl)
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85
#17 July 18, 1972 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 14:48 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.64/5 (62 reviews, 191,063 dl)
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84
#18 Dec. 31, 1972 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 18:41 · Archive: 4.67/5 (49 reviews, 180,928 dl)
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84
#19 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl) · #2 in DeadBase Tapers & Readers Poll - Top Grateful Dead Shows
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84
#20 Mar. 31, 1973 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 17:01 · Archive: 4.56/5 (56 reviews, 136,207 dl)
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83
#21 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 13:06 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
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83
#22 Apr. 14, 1972 · Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 11:54 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
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83
#23 June 30, 1974 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 18:34 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 164,587 dl)
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83
#24 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 10:33 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
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83
#25 Oct. 30, 1973 · Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 20:20 · Archive: 4.57/5 (38 reviews, 95,011 dl)
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83
#26 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
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83
#27 Feb. 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
#2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
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82
#28 May 3, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
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82
#29 Dec. 12, 1973 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 21:40 · Archive: 4.43/5 (43 reviews, 109,092 dl)
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82
#30 Nov. 18, 1972 · Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX SBD
Length: 25:46 · Archive: 4.54/5 (51 reviews, 113,711 dl)
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82
#31 Apr. 22, 1977 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 21:40 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.28/5 (51 reviews, 217,973 dl)
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82
#32 June 25, 1985 · Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH SBD
Length: 16:50 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.44/5 (78 reviews, 168,964 dl)
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82
#33 Mar. 19, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 12:25 · Archive: 4.68/5 (58 reviews, 232,665 dl)
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81
#34 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
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81
#35 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
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81
#36 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
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81
#37 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
#2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
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81
#38 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
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81
#39 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
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81
#40 May 17, 1974 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 23:00 · Archive: 4.29/5 (55 reviews, 147,733 dl)
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Best Version of Playing In The Band for Every Year (1971–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1971 65× Feb. 18, 1971 SBD Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY - 79 -
1972 80× Aug. 27, 1972 SBD Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR - 91 -
1973 51× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 18:38 97
1974 21× July 19, 1974 SBD Selland Arena - Fresno, CA 29:17 94
1976 15× June 22, 1976 SBD Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA 22:22 80
1977 17× May 4, 1977 SBD The Palladium - New York, NY 17:59 87
1978 25× Feb. 3, 1978 SBD Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI 21:17 88
1979 23× Jan. 15, 1979 SBD Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA 18:18 80
1980 22× Nov. 30, 1980 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA - 76 -
1981 18× May 8, 1981 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 16:36 78
1982 22× Oct. 10, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA - 81 -
1983 19× Oct. 15, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 16:37 89
1984 20× Oct. 15, 1984 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 20:38 79
1985 19× June 25, 1985 SBD Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH 16:50 82
1986 13× Dec. 15, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA - 70 -
1987 24× Aug. 23, 1987 SBD Calaveras County Fairgrounds - Angel's Camp, CA - 63 -
1988 24× July 29, 1988 SBD Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA 12:14 75
1989 21× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 10:33 83
1990 25× Mar. 24, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 10:59 80
1991 24× Mar. 31, 1991 SBD Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC 15:09 73
1992 14× Dec. 16, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 12:29 63
1993 20× May 26, 1993 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA - 56 -
1994 18× Oct. 5, 1994 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 70 -
1995 8× May 26, 1995 SBD Memorial Stadium - Seattle, WA 7:37 35