Grateful Dead in 1989

73 nights, 135 songs in rotation, 6 debuts.

Brightest

  1. Drums: 73 nights
  2. Space: 73 nights
  3. The Wheel: 23 nights
  4. Playing in the Band: 21 nights
  5. Turn On Your Love Light: 21 nights
  6. Bird Song: 21 nights
  7. Walkin' Blues: 21 nights
  8. Queen Jane Approximately: 21 nights

Debuts

  1. Picasso Moon: 77 nights in all
  2. Standing on the Moon: 76 nights in all
  3. We Can Run: 22 nights in all
  4. Just a Little Light: 21 nights in all
  5. California Earthquake (A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On): 2 nights in all
  6. I'm a Man: 1 night in all

Nights

  1. February 5, 1989: Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
  2. February 6, 1989: Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
  3. February 7, 1989: Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
  4. February 10, 1989: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
  5. February 11, 1989: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
  6. February 12, 1989: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
  7. March 27, 1989: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
  8. March 28, 1989: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
  9. March 30, 1989: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
  10. March 31, 1989: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
  11. April 2, 1989: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  12. April 3, 1989: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  13. April 5, 1989: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  14. April 6, 1989: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  15. April 8, 1989: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
  16. April 9, 1989: Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
  17. April 11, 1989: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
  18. April 12, 1989: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
  19. April 13, 1989: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
  20. April 15, 1989: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  21. April 16, 1989: MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  22. April 17, 1989: Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
  23. April 28, 1989: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
  24. April 29, 1989: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
  25. April 30, 1989: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
  26. May 6, 1989: Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, California
  27. May 7, 1989: Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, California
  28. May 27, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
  29. June 18, 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  30. June 19, 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  31. June 21, 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  32. July 2, 1989: Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
  33. July 4, 1989: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
  34. July 7, 1989: John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  35. July 9, 1989: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  36. July 10, 1989: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  37. July 12, 1989: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Washington, D.C.
  38. July 13, 1989: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Washington, D.C.
  39. July 15, 1989: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
  40. July 17, 1989: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
  41. July 18, 1989: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
  42. July 19, 1989: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
  43. August 4, 1989: Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
  44. August 5, 1989: Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
  45. August 6, 1989: Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
  46. August 17, 1989: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  47. August 18, 1989: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  48. August 19, 1989: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
  49. September 29, 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  50. September 30, 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  51. October 1, 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  52. October 8, 1989: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
  53. October 9, 1989: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
  54. October 11, 1989: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  55. October 12, 1989: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  56. October 14, 1989: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  57. October 15, 1989: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  58. October 16, 1989: Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  59. October 18, 1989: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  60. October 19, 1989: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  61. October 20, 1989: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  62. October 22, 1989: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
  63. October 23, 1989: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
  64. October 25, 1989: Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
  65. October 26, 1989: Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
  66. December 6, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  67. December 8, 1989: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
  68. December 9, 1989: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
  69. December 10, 1989: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
  70. December 27, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  71. December 28, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  72. December 30, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  73. December 31, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California

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