Grateful Dead in 1969

120 nights, 90 songs in rotation, 46 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Turn On Your Love Light: 90 nights
  2. Dark Star: 69 nights
  3. St. Stephen: 68 nights
  4. The Eleven: 63 nights
  5. That's It for the Other One: 47 nights
  6. Morning Dew: 44 nights
  7. Me and My Uncle: 42 nights
  8. Doin' That Rag: 42 nights

Debuts

  1. Not Fade Away: 548 nights in all
  2. Black Peter: 354 nights in all
  3. Uncle John's Band: 341 nights in all
  4. Casey Jones: 322 nights in all
  5. Mama Tried: 308 nights in all
  6. Johnny B. Goode: 283 nights in all
  7. Cumberland Blues: 234 nights in all
  8. Dire Wolf: 230 nights in all
  9. Big Railroad Blues: 176 nights in all
  10. It's All Over Now: 160 nights in all
  11. High Time: 137 nights in all
  12. Hard to Handle: 123 nights in all

Nights

  1. January 5, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  2. January 17, 1969: Robertson Gymnasium, University of California Santa Barbara Campus, California
  3. January 18, 1969: CBS Television City, Los Angeles, California
  4. January 24, 1969: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  5. January 25, 1969: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  6. January 26, 1969: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  7. February 2, 1969: Labor Temple, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  8. February 4, 1969: Music Box, Omaha, Nebraska
  9. February 5, 1969: Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
  10. February 6, 1969: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
  11. February 7, 1969: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  12. February 7, 1969: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  13. February 11, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  14. February 11, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  15. February 12, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  16. February 14, 1969: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  17. February 15, 1969: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  18. February 19, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  19. February 21, 1969: The Dream Bowl, Napa, California
  20. February 22, 1969: The Dream Bowl, Napa, California
  21. February 27, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  22. February 28, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  23. March 1, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  24. March 2, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  25. March 15, 1969: Hilton Hotel, San Francisco, California
  26. March 21, 1969: Rose Palace, Pasadena, California
  27. March 22, 1969: Rose Palace, Pasadena, California
  28. March 28, 1969: Student Center, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California
  29. March 29, 1969: Ice Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
  30. April 4, 1969: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  31. April 5, 1969: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  32. April 6, 1969: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California
  33. April 11, 1969: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  34. April 12, 1969: Student Union Ballroom, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
  35. April 13, 1969: Glenn Miller Ballroom, Boulder, Colorado
  36. April 15, 1969: Music Box, Omaha, Nebraska
  37. April 17, 1969: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
  38. April 18, 1969: Purdue Memorial Union, West Lafayette, Indiana
  39. April 20, 1969: Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
  40. April 21, 1969: The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts
  41. April 22, 1969: The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts
  42. April 23, 1969: The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts
  43. April 25, 1969: Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois
  44. April 26, 1969: Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois
  45. April 27, 1969: Labor Temple, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  46. May 2, 1969: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  47. May 3, 1969: Sierra College, Rocklin, California
  48. May 3, 1969: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  49. May 7, 1969: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
  50. May 9, 1969: Fiesta Hall, San Mateo, California
  51. May 10, 1969: Rose Palace, Pasadena, California
  52. May 11, 1969: Aztec Bowl, San Diego, California
  53. May 16, 1969: Campolindo High School, Moraga, California
  54. May 23, 1969: Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation, Hollywood, Florida
  55. May 24, 1969: Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation, Hollywood, Florida
  56. May 28, 1969: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  57. May 29, 1969: Robertson Gymnasium, University of California Santa Barbara Campus, California
  58. May 30, 1969: Springer's Ballroom, Gresham, Oregon
  59. May 31, 1969: McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon
  60. June 5, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  61. June 6, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  62. June 7, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  63. June 8, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  64. June 13, 1969: William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, California
  65. June 14, 1969: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California
  66. June 20, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  67. June 21, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  68. June 21, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  69. June 22, 1969: Central Park, New York, New York
  70. June 27, 1969: Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Santa Rosa, California
  71. June 28, 1969: Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Santa Rosa, California
  72. July 3, 1969: Reed's Ranch, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  73. July 4, 1969: Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois
  74. July 5, 1969: Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois
  75. July 7, 1969: Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
  76. July 11, 1969: New York State Pavilion, Queens, New York
  77. July 12, 1969: New York State Pavilion, Queens, New York
  78. August 2, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  79. August 3, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  80. August 16, 1969: Max Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, New York
  81. August 21, 1969: Aqua Theater, Seattle, Washington
  82. August 23, 1969: Pelletier Farm, St. Helens, Oregon
  83. August 29, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  84. August 30, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  85. September 1, 1969: International Speedway, Prairieville, Louisiana
  86. September 6, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  87. September 7, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  88. September 26, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  89. September 27, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  90. September 27, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  91. September 29, 1969: Cafe au Go-Go, New York, New York
  92. September 30, 1969: Cafe au Go-Go, New York, New York
  93. October 3, 1969: Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts
  94. October 5, 1969: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
  95. October 24, 1969: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  96. October 25, 1969: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  97. October 26, 1969: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  98. October 31, 1969: San Jose State University Student Union Ballroom, San Jose, California
  99. November 1, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  100. November 2, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  101. November 7, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  102. November 8, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  103. November 15, 1969: Lanai Theater, Crockett, California
  104. November 21, 1969: California Exposition & State Fair, Sacramento, California
  105. December 4, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  106. December 5, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  107. December 7, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  108. December 10, 1969: Thelma Theater, West Hollywood, California
  109. December 11, 1969: Thelma Theater, West Hollywood, California
  110. December 11, 1969: Thelma Theater, West Hollywood, California
  111. December 12, 1969: Thelma Theater, West Hollywood, California
  112. December 13, 1969: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California
  113. December 19, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  114. December 20, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  115. December 21, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  116. December 26, 1969: McFarlin Auditorium, University Park, Texas
  117. December 28, 1969: Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park, Pembroke Pines, Florida
  118. December 29, 1969: Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts
  119. December 30, 1969: Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts
  120. December 31, 1969: Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts

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