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Times Played264
First Played9/17/82
Last Played7/5/95
Typical Length8:59
Longest18:49 (9/24/88)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 9, 1989
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#1 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 10:24 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
93
#2 Sept. 20, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:04 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
91
#3 Mar. 29, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 9:25 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
89
#4 July 18, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 10:05 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.53/5 (62 reviews, 232,243 dl)
86
#5 July 15, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 13:58 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.45/5 (66 reviews, 182,981 dl)
84
#6 May 13, 1983 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 11:02 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.52/5 (35 reviews, 146,477 dl)
82
#7 Sept. 4, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 9:49 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.58/5 (47 reviews, 144,374 dl)
81
#8 Oct. 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
#2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.84/5 (91 reviews, 236,621 dl)
80
#9 June 28, 1983 · Poplar Creek Music Theater - Hofman Estates, IL SBD
Length: 10:04 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.78/5 (30 reviews, 115,257 dl)
79
#10 Oct. 11, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:22 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.37/5 (114 reviews, 222,559 dl)
77
#11 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
76
#12 Dec. 12, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 9:39 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.50/5 (56 reviews, 113,846 dl)
75
#13 Apr. 26, 1983 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:37 · Archive: 4.31/5 (42 reviews, 155,365 dl)
74
#14 Apr. 23, 1983 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 110,157 dl)
74
#15 June 30, 1988 · Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 10:17 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.22/5 (48 reviews, 114,919 dl)
73
#16 June 18, 1983 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Length: 9:03 · Archive: 4.40/5 (141 reviews, 276,793 dl)
73
#17 May 6, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
Length: 9:29 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 144,043 dl)
73
#18 July 8, 1990 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 4.41/5 (49 reviews, 104,265 dl)
73
#19 Aug. 5, 1989 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 10:11 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.37/5 (30 reviews, 99,507 dl)
72
#20 June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 9:01 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.52/5 (65 reviews, 162,799 dl)
72
#21 Oct. 31, 1983 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 9:26 · Archive: 4.20/5 (55 reviews, 182,277 dl)
72
#22 Apr. 5, 1989 · Crisler Arena - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 9:45 · Archive: 4.28/5 (42 reviews, 99,715 dl)
71
#23 Oct. 20, 1990 · Internationales Congress Centrum - Berlin, Germany SBD
Length: 9:39 · Archive: 4.37/5 (34 reviews, 78,375 dl)
71
#24 Mar. 15, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 8:49 · Archive: 4.48/5 (61 reviews, 236,685 dl)
70
#25 July 14, 1990 · Foxboro Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD
Length: 9:47 · Archive: 4.12/5 (53 reviews, 163,636 dl)
69
#26 Nov. 14, 1987 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 9:32 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.64/5 (26 reviews, 76,859 dl)
69
#27 July 17, 1988 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
#2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.63/5 (46 reviews, 137,574 dl)
68
#28 Nov. 11, 1985 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:02 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.43/5 (38 reviews, 136,964 dl)
67
#29 Nov. 3, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 9:26 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.23/5 (37 reviews, 96,159 dl)
67
#30 Aug. 21, 1983 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 9:31 · Archive: 4.54/5 (24 reviews, 99,192 dl)
67
#31 Sept. 16, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:30 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.18/5 (38 reviews, 134,377 dl)
67
#32 June 28, 1985 · Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, PA SBD
#2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.25/5 (134 reviews, 270,138 dl)
66
#33 July 9, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 206,756 dl)
66
#34 Apr. 1, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
#3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.37/5 (61 reviews, 138,998 dl)
66
#35 Sept. 6, 1983 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 8:48 · Archive: 4.44/5 (66 reviews, 182,413 dl)
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#36 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 7:39 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
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#37 Mar. 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
#3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.45/5 (37 reviews, 172,804 dl)
65
#38 Nov. 7, 1985 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 9:06 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.42/5 (32 reviews, 97,442 dl)
65
#39 Apr. 15, 1983 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Archive: 4.39/5 (45 reviews, 168,271 dl)
65
#40 June 19, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 10:35 · Archive: 4.29/5 (15 reviews, 77,725 dl)

Best Version of Throwing Stones for Every Year (1982–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1982 13× Oct. 10, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 7:39 66 Archive.org ↗
1983 32× May 13, 1983 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 11:02 84 Archive.org ↗
1984 23× July 15, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 13:58 86 Archive.org ↗
1985 23× Nov. 11, 1985 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 9:02 68 Archive.org ↗
1986 13× May 10, 1986 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 9:26 64 Archive.org ↗
1987 28× Nov. 14, 1987 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 9:32 69 Archive.org ↗
1988 23× June 30, 1988 SBD Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY 10:17 74 Archive.org ↗
1989 17× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 10:24 99 Archive.org ↗
1990 20× Sept. 20, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 10:04 93 Archive.org ↗
1991 20× Sept. 4, 1991 SBD Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH 9:49 82 Archive.org ↗
1992 13× June 20, 1992 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 9:21 58 Archive.org ↗
1993 17× Mar. 24, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC 9:19 64 Archive.org ↗
1994 16× July 19, 1994 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 10:26 56 Archive.org ↗
1995 6× June 3, 1995 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 9:36 43 Archive.org ↗