Grateful Dead in 1981

85 nights, 121 songs in rotation, 15 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Drums: 82 nights
  2. Space: 71 nights
  3. Althea: 44 nights
  4. The Little Red Rooster: 40 nights
  5. Saint of Circumstance: 38 nights
  6. Lost Sailor: 37 nights
  7. Minglewood Blues: 35 nights
  8. Estimated Prophet: 34 nights

Debuts

  1. Man Smart, Woman Smarter: 199 nights in all
  2. Spoonful: 52 nights in all
  3. Never Trust a Woman: 42 nights in all
  4. Bye Bye Love: 2 nights in all
  5. Lucifer's Eyes: 2 nights in all
  6. (For the) Children of the Eighties: 2 nights in all
  7. Lady Di and I: 2 nights in all
  8. Barbara Allen: 2 nights in all
  9. Banks of the Ohio: 1 night in all
  10. Warriors of the Sun: 1 night in all
  11. Marriott USA: 1 night in all
  12. Where Have All Our Heroes Gone: 1 night in all

Nights

  1. February 26, 1981: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
  2. February 27, 1981: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
  3. February 28, 1981: Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
  4. March 2, 1981: Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
  5. March 3, 1981: Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
  6. March 5, 1981: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  7. March 6, 1981: Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  8. March 7, 1981: Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland
  9. March 9, 1981: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
  10. March 10, 1981: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
  11. March 12, 1981: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  12. March 13, 1981: Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
  13. March 14, 1981: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
  14. March 20, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  15. March 21, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  16. March 23, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  17. March 24, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  18. March 28, 1981: Grugahalle, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
  19. April 25, 1981: Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
  20. April 30, 1981: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
  21. May 1, 1981: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
  22. May 2, 1981: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  23. May 4, 1981: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  24. May 5, 1981: Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
  25. May 6, 1981: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
  26. May 7, 1981: The Tomorrow Show, New York, New York
  27. May 8, 1981: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
  28. May 9, 1981: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
  29. May 11, 1981: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
  30. May 12, 1981: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
  31. May 13, 1981: Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
  32. May 15, 1981: Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
  33. May 16, 1981: Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  34. May 17, 1981: Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York
  35. May 22, 1981: The Warfield, San Francisco, California
  36. July 2, 1981: The Summit, Houston, Texas
  37. July 4, 1981: Manor Downs, Manor, Texas
  38. July 5, 1981: The Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  39. July 7, 1981: Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
  40. July 8, 1981: Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
  41. July 10, 1981: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
  42. July 11, 1981: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
  43. July 13, 1981: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
  44. July 14, 1981: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
  45. August 12, 1981: Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
  46. August 14, 1981: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
  47. August 15, 1981: Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
  48. August 16, 1981: McArthur Court, Eugene, Oregon
  49. August 27, 1981: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
  50. August 28, 1981: Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
  51. August 30, 1981: Compton Terrace, Tempe, Arizona
  52. August 31, 1981: Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada
  53. September 11, 1981: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  54. September 12, 1981: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  55. September 13, 1981: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  56. September 25, 1981: Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  57. September 26, 1981: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
  58. September 27, 1981: Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
  59. September 30, 1981: Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
  60. October 2, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  61. October 3, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  62. October 4, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  63. October 6, 1981: Rainbow Theatre, London, England
  64. October 8, 1981: Forum København, Copenhagen, Capital Region
  65. October 10, 1981: Stadthalle, Bremen, Bremen
  66. October 12, 1981: Olympiahalle, Munich, Bavaria
  67. October 13, 1981: Walter-Köbel-Halle, Rüsselsheim, Hesse
  68. October 15, 1981: Melkweg, Amsterdam, North Holland
  69. October 16, 1981: Melkweg, Amsterdam, North Holland
  70. October 17, 1981: Hippodrome de Pantin, Paris, Île-de-France
  71. October 19, 1981: Palau dels Esports, Barcelona, Catalonia
  72. November 29, 1981: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  73. November 30, 1981: Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio
  74. December 2, 1981: Assembly Hall, Champaign, Illinois
  75. December 3, 1981: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
  76. December 5, 1981: Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana
  77. December 6, 1981: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
  78. December 7, 1981: Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, Iowa
  79. December 9, 1981: CU Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
  80. December 12, 1981: Fiesta Hall, San Mateo, California
  81. December 26, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California
  82. December 27, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California
  83. December 28, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California
  84. December 30, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California
  85. December 31, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California

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