Grateful Dead - The Rub

Community-ranked versions of The Rub. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or click ▶ Play stream to listen.

Times Played12

First Played5/15/70

Last Played12/1/71

Typical Length5:03

Longest6:14 (5/15/70)

#1 Consensus PickMay 15, 1970

Sort by: Era: Best of each year (#1 per year) SBD only

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#1 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD

Length: 6:14 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)

#2 Sept. 19, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD

#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)

#3 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY

#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)

#4 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD

#1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)

#5 Apr. 5, 1971 · Manhattan Center - New York, NY SBD

Length: 5:05 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.77/5 (38 reviews, 117,569 dl)

#6 July 2, 1971 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD

Length: 4:17 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.47/5 (43 reviews, 145,676 dl)

#7 Dec. 1, 1971 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD

Archive: 4.37/5 (57 reviews, 135,800 dl)

#8 Nov. 6, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY

Length: 3:24 · Archive: 4.32/5 (45 reviews, 138,068 dl)

#9 Apr. 25, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD

Length: 5:32 · Archive: 4.50/5 (14 reviews, 102,413 dl)

#10 Mar. 18, 1971 · Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO SBD

Length: 5:03 · Archive: 4.26/5 (36 reviews, 97,666 dl)

#11 July 12, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY

Length: 3:23 · Archive: 4.81/5 (19 reviews, 79,633 dl)

#12 May 30, 1971 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD

Archive: 3.54/5 (12 reviews, 49,603 dl)

Best Version of The Rub for Every Year (1970–1971)

Year	Played	Vote	#1 Version of Year	Venue	Length	Score	Stream
1970	5×		May 15, 1970 SBD	Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY	6:14	98
1971	7×		Apr. 28, 1971 SBD	Fillmore East - New York, NY	-	84	-