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Grateful Dead - When Push Comes To Shove

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Times Played58
First Played12/15/86
Last Played7/17/89
Typical Length5:15
Longest9:43 (12/31/86)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 17, 1989
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#1 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 4:32 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
78
#2 July 10, 1987 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:45 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.39/5 (51 reviews, 210,524 dl)
75
#3 Dec. 15, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:56 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.38/5 (78 reviews, 377,211 dl)
71
#4 Apr. 1, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 5:16 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.37/5 (61 reviews, 138,998 dl)
68
#5 Mar. 26, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 4:25 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.40/5 (54 reviews, 178,666 dl)
66
#6 Dec. 30, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:27 · #2 of 1986 · Archive: 4.39/5 (45 reviews, 108,678 dl)
63
#7 Apr. 2, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 6:48 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.30/5 (26 reviews, 98,435 dl)
61
#8 Mar. 29, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:50 · Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 86,706 dl)
61
#9 Sept. 12, 1988 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:30 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 125,350 dl)
61
#10 Dec. 31, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:18 · Archive: 4.19/5 (37 reviews, 137,456 dl)
58
#11 July 24, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:20 · Archive: 4.09/5 (35 reviews, 203,654 dl)
56
#12 Mar. 22, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 5:11 · Archive: 4.11/5 (36 reviews, 205,339 dl)
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#13 Apr. 6, 1987 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:47 · Archive: 3.88/5 (42 reviews, 125,163 dl)
54
#14 Sept. 19, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:39 · Archive: 4.01/5 (45 reviews, 143,145 dl)
53
#15 July 12, 1987 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 5:28 · Archive: 3.74/5 (36 reviews, 178,860 dl)
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#16 June 19, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 6:14 · Archive: 4.29/5 (15 reviews, 77,725 dl)
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#17 Feb. 14, 1988 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:10 · #3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.03/5 (20 reviews, 89,824 dl)
52
#18 July 2, 1987 · Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Archive: 4.09/5 (44 reviews, 118,152 dl)
51
#19 June 13, 1987 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.30/5 (24 reviews, 113,698 dl)
50
#20 Dec. 31, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:43 · #3 of 1986 · Archive: 4.02/5 (24 reviews, 80,056 dl)
50
#21 July 7, 1987 · Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA
Length: 7:01 · Archive: 4.23/5 (24 reviews, 67,833 dl)
50
#22 Sept. 7, 1987 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.19/5 (24 reviews, 97,472 dl)
49
#23 Oct. 4, 1987 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 5:45 · Archive: 4.25/5 (17 reviews, 74,800 dl)
48
#24 Aug. 11, 1987 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 4:43 · Archive: 4.06/5 (36 reviews, 133,703 dl)
48
#25 Sept. 22, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:23 · Archive: 4.12/5 (29 reviews, 77,280 dl)
48
#26 Aug. 22, 1987 · Calaveras County Fairgrounds - Angel's Camp, CA SBD
Length: 5:46 · Archive: 4.09/5 (24 reviews, 97,214 dl)
48
#27 May 2, 1987 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 6:11 · Archive: 4.18/5 (23 reviews, 77,308 dl)
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#28 June 26, 1987 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI
Length: 4:50 · Archive: 4.27/5 (36 reviews, 60,761 dl)
45
#29 Jan. 28, 1987 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:26 · Archive: 2.97/5 (75 reviews, 154,079 dl)
45
#30 Dec. 17, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:24 · Archive: 4.38/5 (25 reviews, 85,798 dl)
42
#31 Sept. 15, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:47 · Archive: 4.10/5 (22 reviews, 97,937 dl)
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#32 Dec. 16, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:13 · Archive: 3.90/5 (24 reviews, 73,990 dl)
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#33 Mar. 18, 1988 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.20/5 (21 reviews, 48,349 dl)
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#34 Dec. 28, 1988 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:33 · Archive: 4.36/5 (22 reviews, 57,014 dl)
41
#35 Mar. 1, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:47 · Archive: 4.03/5 (25 reviews, 74,790 dl)
40
#36 Jan. 30, 1987 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:02 · Archive: 3.25/5 (16 reviews, 112,850 dl)
40
#37 Nov. 6, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:14 · Archive: 3.80/5 (10 reviews, 47,956 dl)
39
#38 July 30, 1988 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 5:14 · Archive: 4.07/5 (29 reviews, 83,065 dl)
39
#39 Aug. 16, 1987 · Town Park - Telluride, CO SBD
Length: 4:24 · Archive: 4.15/5 (32 reviews, 78,746 dl)
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#40 Aug. 20, 1987 · Park West Ski Resort - Park City, UT SBD
Length: 5:02 · Archive: 3.94/5 (25 reviews, 59,289 dl)

Best Version of When Push Comes To Shove for Every Year (1986–1989)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1986 6× Dec. 15, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 4:56 75 Archive.org ↗
1987 32× July 10, 1987 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 5:45 78 Archive.org ↗
1988 17× Apr. 1, 1988 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 5:16 71 Archive.org ↗
1989 3× July 17, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI 4:32 84 Archive.org ↗