Grateful Dead in 1970

127 nights, 120 songs in rotation, 49 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Me and My Uncle: 73 nights
  2. I Know You Rider: 72 nights
  3. Good Lovin': 70 nights
  4. Casey Jones: 70 nights
  5. Uncle John's Band: 63 nights
  6. China Cat Sunflower: 62 nights
  7. Not Fade Away: 57 nights
  8. Turn On Your Love Light: 52 nights

Debuts

  1. Sugar Magnolia: 602 nights in all
  2. Truckin': 532 nights in all
  3. Around and Around: 419 nights in all
  4. Big River: 400 nights in all
  5. El Paso: 392 nights in all
  6. Friend of the Devil: 312 nights in all
  7. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad: 302 nights in all
  8. Candyman: 276 nights in all
  9. Brokedown Palace: 219 nights in all
  10. Box of Rain: 163 nights in all
  11. Me and Bobby McGee: 125 nights in all
  12. To Lay Me Down: 64 nights in all

Nights

  1. January 2, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  2. January 2, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  3. January 3, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  4. January 3, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  5. January 10, 1970: Community Concourse, San Diego, California
  6. January 16, 1970: Springer's Ballroom, Gresham, Oregon
  7. January 17, 1970: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
  8. January 18, 1970: Springer's Ballroom, Gresham, Oregon
  9. January 23, 1970: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
  10. January 24, 1970: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
  11. January 30, 1970: The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
  12. January 31, 1970: The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
  13. February 1, 1970: The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
  14. February 2, 1970: The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri
  15. February 4, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  16. February 5, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  17. February 6, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  18. February 7, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  19. February 8, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  20. February 11, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  21. February 12, 1970: Ungano's, New York, New York
  22. February 13, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  23. February 14, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  24. February 20, 1970: Panther Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
  25. February 21, 1970: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas
  26. February 22, 1970: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
  27. February 23, 1970: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas
  28. February 27, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  29. February 28, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  30. March 1, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  31. March 7, 1970: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
  32. March 8, 1970: Travelodge Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona
  33. March 17, 1970: Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
  34. March 20, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  35. March 20, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  36. March 21, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  37. March 21, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  38. March 24, 1970: Pirates World, Dania Beach, Florida
  39. April 3, 1970: Armory Fieldhouse, Cincinnati, Ohio
  40. April 9, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  41. April 10, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  42. April 11, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  43. April 12, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  44. April 15, 1970: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  45. April 17, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  46. April 18, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  47. April 19, 1970: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  48. April 24, 1970: Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado
  49. April 26, 1970: York Farm, Poynette, Wisconsin
  50. May 1, 1970: SAC Gym, Alfred State College, Alfred, New York
  51. May 2, 1970: State University of New York at Binghamton, Vestal, New York
  52. May 3, 1970: Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
  53. May 6, 1970: Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  54. May 7, 1970: duPont Athletic Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  55. May 8, 1970: SUNY College of Technology at Delhi, Delhi, New York
  56. May 9, 1970: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
  57. May 10, 1970: Sports Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
  58. May 14, 1970: Meramec Community College, Kirkwood, Missouri
  59. May 15, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  60. May 15, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  61. May 16, 1970: Temple Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  62. May 24, 1970: Lower Finney Green Farm, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
  63. June 4, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  64. June 5, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  65. June 6, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  66. June 7, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  67. June 13, 1970: Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii
  68. June 19, 1970: Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee
  69. June 21, 1970: Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, California
  70. June 24, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  71. June 24, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  72. June 27, 1970: CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
  73. July 1, 1970: Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  74. July 4, 1970: McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
  75. July 8, 1970: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
  76. July 9, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  77. July 10, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  78. July 11, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  79. July 12, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  80. July 14, 1970: Euphoria Ballroom, San Rafael, California
  81. July 16, 1970: Euphoria Ballroom, San Rafael, California
  82. July 30, 1970: The Matrix, San Francisco, California
  83. August 5, 1970: Community Concourse, San Diego, California
  84. August 17, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  85. August 18, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  86. August 19, 1970: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  87. August 30, 1970: KQED Studios, San Francisco, California
  88. September 17, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  89. September 18, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  90. September 19, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  91. September 20, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  92. September 25, 1970: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
  93. September 26, 1970: Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, Utah
  94. October 4, 1970: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  95. October 5, 1970: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  96. October 10, 1970: Colden Auditorium, Queens, New York
  97. October 11, 1970: Shea Center for Performing Arts, Wayne, New Jersey
  98. October 16, 1970: Irvine Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  99. October 17, 1970: Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
  100. October 18, 1970: Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  101. October 23, 1970: McDonough Memorial Gymnasium, Georgetown University, Washington, Washington, D.C.
  102. October 24, 1970: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, Missouri
  103. October 30, 1970: Stony Brook Gymnasium, Stony Brook, New York
  104. October 30, 1970: Stony Brook Gymnasium, Stony Brook, New York
  105. October 31, 1970: Stony Brook Gymnasium, Stony Brook, New York
  106. October 31, 1970: Stony Brook Gymnasium, Stony Brook, New York
  107. November 5, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  108. November 6, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  109. November 7, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  110. November 8, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  111. November 10, 1970: Action House, Island Park, New York
  112. November 11, 1970: 46th St. Rock Palace, Brooklyn, New York
  113. November 13, 1970: 46th St. Rock Palace, Brooklyn, New York
  114. November 16, 1970: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  115. November 20, 1970: The Palestra, University Of Rochester, Rochester, New York
  116. November 21, 1970: WBCN-FM Studios, Boston, Massachusetts
  117. November 21, 1970: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
  118. November 23, 1970: Anderson Theater, New York, New York
  119. November 27, 1970: The Syndrome, Chicago, Illinois
  120. November 29, 1970: Agora Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio
  121. December 12, 1970: Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, California
  122. December 22, 1970: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
  123. December 23, 1970: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  124. December 26, 1970: Legion Stadium, El Monte, California
  125. December 27, 1970: Legion Stadium, El Monte, California
  126. December 28, 1970: Legion Stadium, El Monte, California
  127. December 31, 1970: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California

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