Grateful Dead in 1972

86 nights, 78 songs in rotation, 13 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Playing in the Band: 79 nights
  2. Sugar Magnolia: 75 nights
  3. Black-Throated Wind: 75 nights
  4. El Paso: 69 nights
  5. Casey Jones: 67 nights
  6. China Cat Sunflower: 66 nights
  7. Beat It on Down the Line: 66 nights
  8. I Know You Rider: 65 nights

Debuts

  1. Looks Like Rain: 415 nights in all
  2. He's Gone: 329 nights in all
  3. Stella Blue: 328 nights in all
  4. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo: 236 nights in all
  5. Black-Throated Wind: 158 nights in all
  6. The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion): 13 nights in all
  7. Tomorrow Is Forever: 10 nights in all
  8. Weather Report Suite Prelude: 5 nights in all
  9. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu: 5 nights in all
  10. Who Do You Love?: 1 night in all
  11. The Sidewalks of New York: 1 night in all
  12. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You): 1 night in all

Nights

  1. January 2, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  2. March 5, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  3. March 21, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  4. March 22, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  5. March 23, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  6. March 25, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  7. March 26, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  8. March 27, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  9. March 28, 1972: Academy of Music, New York, New York
  10. April 7, 1972: Wembley Empire Pool, London, England
  11. April 8, 1972: Wembley Empire Pool, London, England
  12. April 11, 1972: Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
  13. April 14, 1972: Tivoli, Copenhagen, Capital Region
  14. April 16, 1972: Aarhus University, Aarhus, Central Jutland
  15. April 17, 1972: Tivoli, Copenhagen, Capital Region
  16. April 21, 1972: Beat Club, Bremen, Bremen
  17. April 24, 1972: Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
  18. April 26, 1972: Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Hesse
  19. April 29, 1972: Musikhalle, Hamburg, Hamburg
  20. May 3, 1972: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, Île-de-France
  21. May 4, 1972: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, Île-de-France
  22. May 7, 1972: Festival Site, Bickershaw, England
  23. May 10, 1972: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, North Holland
  24. May 11, 1972: De Doelen, Rotterdam, South Holland
  25. May 13, 1972: Citadelle de Lille, Lille, Hauts-de-France
  26. May 16, 1972: Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  27. May 18, 1972: Deutsches Museum, Munich, Bavaria
  28. May 23, 1972: Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
  29. May 24, 1972: Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
  30. May 25, 1972: Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
  31. May 26, 1972: Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
  32. June 17, 1972: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California
  33. July 16, 1972: Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut
  34. July 18, 1972: Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey
  35. July 21, 1972: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
  36. July 22, 1972: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
  37. July 25, 1972: Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon
  38. July 26, 1972: Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon
  39. August 12, 1972: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
  40. August 20, 1972: San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California
  41. August 21, 1972: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  42. August 22, 1972: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  43. August 24, 1972: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  44. August 25, 1972: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  45. August 27, 1972: Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, Oregon
  46. September 3, 1972: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
  47. September 9, 1972: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
  48. September 10, 1972: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
  49. September 15, 1972: The Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
  50. September 16, 1972: The Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
  51. September 17, 1972: Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
  52. September 19, 1972: Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey
  53. September 21, 1972: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  54. September 23, 1972: Palace Theater, Waterbury, Connecticut
  55. September 24, 1972: Palace Theater, Waterbury, Connecticut
  56. September 26, 1972: Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, New Jersey
  57. September 27, 1972: Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, New Jersey
  58. September 28, 1972: Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, New Jersey
  59. September 30, 1972: American University, Washington, Washington, D.C.
  60. October 2, 1972: Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
  61. October 9, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  62. October 17, 1972: The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri
  63. October 18, 1972: The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri
  64. October 19, 1972: The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri
  65. October 21, 1972: Alumni Lawn, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  66. October 23, 1972: Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  67. October 24, 1972: Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  68. October 26, 1972: Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
  69. October 27, 1972: Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio
  70. October 28, 1972: Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio
  71. October 30, 1972: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan
  72. November 12, 1972: Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
  73. November 13, 1972: Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
  74. November 14, 1972: Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  75. November 15, 1972: Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  76. November 17, 1972: Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
  77. November 18, 1972: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
  78. November 19, 1972: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas
  79. November 22, 1972: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, Texas
  80. November 24, 1972: Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas
  81. November 26, 1972: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas
  82. December 10, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  83. December 11, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  84. December 12, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  85. December 15, 1972: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
  86. December 31, 1972: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California

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