Grateful Dead in 1968

72 nights, 35 songs in rotation, 12 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Dark Star: 42 nights
  2. That's It for the Other One: 40 nights
  3. The Eleven: 36 nights
  4. Feedback: 30 nights
  5. Turn On Your Love Light: 29 nights
  6. New Potato Caboose: 26 nights
  7. Good Morning, School Girl: 25 nights
  8. Morning Dew: 24 nights

Debuts

  1. China Cat Sunflower: 570 nights in all
  2. The Other One: 480 nights in all
  3. Dark Star: 248 nights in all
  4. St. Stephen: 182 nights in all
  5. The Eleven: 110 nights in all
  6. And We Bid You Goodnight: 76 nights in all
  7. Spanish Jam: 52 nights in all
  8. Cryptical Envelopment: 21 nights in all
  9. Mountains of the Moon: 15 nights in all
  10. Born Cross-Eyed: 15 nights in all
  11. Clementine: 4 nights in all
  12. Rosemary: 1 night in all

Nights

  1. January 17, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  2. January 20, 1968: Eureka Municipal Auditorium, Eureka, California
  3. January 26, 1968: Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington
  4. January 27, 1968: Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington
  5. January 30, 1968: EMU Ballroom, Eugene, Oregon
  6. February 2, 1968: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
  7. February 3, 1968: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
  8. February 14, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  9. February 17, 1968: Selland Arena, Fresno, California
  10. February 22, 1968: Kings Beach Bowl, Kings Beach, California
  11. February 23, 1968: Kings Beach Bowl, Kings Beach, California
  12. February 24, 1968: Kings Beach Bowl, Kings Beach, California
  13. March 2, 1968: Clifford's Catering, Walnut Creek, California
  14. March 3, 1968: Haight Street at Cole, San Francisco, California
  15. March 9, 1968: Melodyland Theater, Anaheim, California
  16. March 11, 1968: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
  17. March 16, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  18. March 17, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  19. March 20, 1968: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  20. March 26, 1968: Melodyland Theater, Anaheim, California
  21. March 29, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  22. March 30, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  23. March 31, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  24. April 3, 1968: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  25. April 21, 1968: Thee Image Club, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
  26. May 3, 1968: Low Library Plaza, New York, New York
  27. May 4, 1968: Stony Brook Gymnasium, Stony Brook, New York
  28. May 5, 1968: Central Park, New York, New York
  29. May 7, 1968: Electric Circus, New York, New York
  30. May 8, 1968: Electric Circus, New York, New York
  31. May 9, 1968: Electric Circus, New York, New York
  32. May 17, 1968: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
  33. May 18, 1968: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, California
  34. May 24, 1968: National Guard Armory, St. Louis, Missouri
  35. May 25, 1968: National Guard Armory, St. Louis, Missouri
  36. June 1, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  37. June 7, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  38. June 14, 1968: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  39. June 14, 1968: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  40. June 15, 1968: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  41. June 19, 1968: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  42. July 12, 1968: Kings Beach Bowl, Kings Beach, California
  43. July 13, 1968: Kings Beach Bowl, Kings Beach, California
  44. August 4, 1968: Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California
  45. August 20, 1968: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  46. August 21, 1968: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  47. August 22, 1968: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  48. August 23, 1968: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
  49. August 24, 1968: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
  50. August 28, 1968: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  51. September 2, 1968: Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm, Sultan, Washington
  52. September 20, 1968: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  53. September 22, 1968: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California
  54. October 11, 1968: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  55. October 12, 1968: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  56. October 13, 1968: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  57. October 20, 1968: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  58. November 1, 1968: Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico, California
  59. November 10, 1968: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  60. November 15, 1968: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
  61. November 22, 1968: Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio
  62. November 25, 1968: Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Athens, Ohio
  63. November 27, 1968: Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois
  64. November 29, 1968: Hyde Park Teen Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
  65. December 1, 1968: Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan
  66. December 7, 1968: Knights Hall, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky
  67. December 13, 1968: The Bank, Torrance, California
  68. December 20, 1968: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
  69. December 21, 1968: Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California
  70. December 28, 1968: Catacombs Club, Houston, Texas
  71. December 29, 1968: Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida
  72. December 31, 1968: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California

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