Grateful Dead in 1978

81 nights, 84 songs in rotation, 8 debuts.

Brightest

1. Drums: 72 nights
2. Around and Around: 43 nights
3. Good Lovin': 41 nights
4. Minglewood Blues: 39 nights
5. Estimated Prophet: 38 nights
6. Samson and Delilah: 36 nights
7. Looks Like Rain: 34 nights
8. Big River: 34 nights

Debuts

1. I Need a Miracle: 272 nights in all
2. Shakedown Street: 164 nights in all
3. Stagger Lee: 146 nights in all
4. From the Heart of Me: 26 nights in all
5. Werewolves of London: 12 nights in all
6. Ollin Arageed: 9 nights in all
7. If I Had the World to Give: 3 nights in all
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 1 night in all

Nights

1. January 6, 1978: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California
2. January 7, 1978: Golden Hall, San Diego, California
3. January 8, 1978: Golden Hall, San Diego, California
4. January 10, 1978: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
5. January 11, 1978: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
6. January 13, 1978: Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
7. January 14, 1978: Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California
8. January 15, 1978: Selland Arena, Fresno, California
9. January 17, 1978: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
10. January 18, 1978: Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California
11. January 22, 1978: McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon
12. January 30, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
13. January 31, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
14. February 1, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
15. February 3, 1978: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
16. February 4, 1978: Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17. February 5, 1978: Unidome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
18. April 6, 1978: Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, Florida
19. April 7, 1978: Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida
20. April 8, 1978: Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida
21. April 10, 1978: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
22. April 11, 1978: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
23. April 12, 1978: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
24. April 14, 1978: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
25. April 15, 1978: William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia
26. April 16, 1978: Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, West Virginia
27. April 18, 1978: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
28. April 19, 1978: Mershon Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio
29. April 21, 1978: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
30. April 22, 1978: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
31. April 24, 1978: Horton Field House, Normal, Illinois
32. May 5, 1978: Thompson Arena, Hanover, New Hampshire
33. May 6, 1978: Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, Vermont
34. May 7, 1978: RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, New York
35. May 9, 1978: Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York
36. May 10, 1978: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
37. May 11, 1978: Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
38. May 13, 1978: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39. May 14, 1978: Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
40. May 16, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
41. May 17, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
42. June 4, 1978: Campus Stadium, Santa Barbara, California
43. June 25, 1978: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
44. July 1, 1978: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
45. July 3, 1978: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
46. July 5, 1978: Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
47. July 7, 1978: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
48. July 8, 1978: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
49. August 30, 1978: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
50. August 31, 1978: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
51. September 2, 1978: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
52. September 14, 1978: The Pyramids, Giza, Giza
53. September 15, 1978: The Pyramids, Giza, Giza
54. September 16, 1978: The Pyramids, Giza, Giza
55. October 17, 1978: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
56. October 18, 1978: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
57. October 20, 1978: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
58. October 21, 1978: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
59. October 22, 1978: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
60. November 11, 1978: Saturday Night Live, New York, New York
61. November 13, 1978: The Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
62. November 14, 1978: The Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
63. November 16, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
64. November 17, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
65. November 18, 1978: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
66. November 20, 1978: Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
67. November 21, 1978: Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
68. November 23, 1978: Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
69. November 24, 1978: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey
70. December 12, 1978: Miami Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida
71. December 13, 1978: Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, Florida
72. December 15, 1978: Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama
73. December 16, 1978: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
74. December 17, 1978: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
75. December 19, 1978: Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi
76. December 21, 1978: The Summit, Houston, Texas
77. December 22, 1978: Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas
78. December 27, 1978: Golden Hall, San Diego, California
79. December 28, 1978: Golden Hall, San Diego, California
80. December 30, 1978: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
81. December 31, 1978: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California

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