Grateful Dead setlist, May 12, 1991

Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, California

Why it’s special: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry busted out after 1,171 shows, plus 1 bust-out.

19 songs in two sets and an encore. Night 29 of 1991’s 77.

Set one

  1. Picasso Moon
  2. Althea
  3. See See Rider Blues (bust-out: first in 106 shows, since 12/10/89)
  4. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (bust-out: first in 1,171 shows, since 6/10/73)
  5. El Paso
  6. High Time
  7. Black-Throated Wind
  8. Deal

Set two

  1. Help on the Way
  2. Slipknot!
  3. Franklin's Tower
  4. Looks Like Rain
  5. Terrapin Station
  6. Drums
  7. Space
  8. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
  9. Throwing Stones
  10. Turn On Your Love Light

Encore

  1. The Weight

Previous night: May 11, 1991, Shoreline Amphitheatre
Next night: June 1, 1991, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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