Grateful Dead in 1983

66 nights, 111 songs in rotation, 8 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Drums: 66 nights
  2. My Brother Esau: 34 nights
  3. Throwing Stones: 32 nights
  4. Minglewood Blues: 27 nights
  5. Hell in a Bucket: 25 nights
  6. Space: 24 nights
  7. Not Fade Away: 24 nights
  8. Truckin': 22 nights

Debuts

  1. Hell in a Bucket: 217 nights in all
  2. My Brother Esau: 104 nights in all
  3. Wang Dang Doodle: 95 nights in all
  4. Revolution: 11 nights in all
  5. Maybe You Know How I Feel: 6 nights in all
  6. Goodnight, Irene: 1 night in all
  7. Love the One You're With: 1 night in all
  8. Little Star: 1 night in all

Nights

  1. March 25, 1983: Compton Terrace, Tempe, Arizona
  2. March 26, 1983: Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada
  3. March 27, 1983: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
  4. March 29, 1983: The Warfield, San Francisco, California
  5. March 30, 1983: The Warfield, San Francisco, California
  6. March 31, 1983: The Warfield, San Francisco, California
  7. April 9, 1983: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
  8. April 10, 1983: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
  9. April 12, 1983: Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, New York
  10. April 13, 1983: Patrick Gymnasium, Burlington, Vermont
  11. April 15, 1983: Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
  12. April 16, 1983: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  13. April 17, 1983: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  14. April 19, 1983: Alfond Arena, Orono, Maine
  15. April 20, 1983: Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
  16. April 22, 1983: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
  17. April 23, 1983: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
  18. April 25, 1983: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  19. April 26, 1983: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  20. May 13, 1983: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  21. May 14, 1983: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  22. May 15, 1983: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  23. June 18, 1983: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
  24. June 20, 1983: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
  25. June 21, 1983: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
  26. June 22, 1983: City Island, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  27. June 24, 1983: Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
  28. June 25, 1983: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
  29. June 27, 1983: Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  30. June 28, 1983: Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  31. July 30, 1983: Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
  32. July 31, 1983: Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
  33. August 20, 1983: Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, California
  34. August 21, 1983: Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, California
  35. August 26, 1983: Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
  36. August 27, 1983: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
  37. August 29, 1983: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, Oregon
  38. August 30, 1983: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, Oregon
  39. August 31, 1983: Silva Concert Hall, Eugene, Oregon
  40. September 2, 1983: BSU Pavilion, Boise, Idaho
  41. September 4, 1983: Park West, Park City, Utah
  42. September 6, 1983: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
  43. September 7, 1983: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
  44. September 8, 1983: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
  45. September 10, 1983: Downs at Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  46. September 11, 1983: Downs at Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  47. September 13, 1983: Manor Downs, Manor, Texas
  48. September 18, 1983: Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, California
  49. September 24, 1983: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Watsonville, California
  50. October 8, 1983: Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
  51. October 9, 1983: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
  52. October 11, 1983: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
  53. October 12, 1983: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
  54. October 14, 1983: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
  55. October 15, 1983: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
  56. October 17, 1983: Olympic Center, Lake Placid, New York
  57. October 18, 1983: Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
  58. October 20, 1983: Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
  59. October 21, 1983: Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
  60. October 22, 1983: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
  61. October 30, 1983: Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
  62. October 31, 1983: Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
  63. December 27, 1983: San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
  64. December 28, 1983: San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
  65. December 30, 1983: San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
  66. December 31, 1983: San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California

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