Beat It on Down the Line

Played live by Grateful Dead on 342 nights, 16% of shows.

First: February 6, 1966 at First Unitarian Church, Los Angeles, California
Last: October 3, 1994 at Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Nights per year

1966: 11 · 1967: 10 · 1968: 6 · 1969: 10 · 1970: 12 · 1971: 39 · 1972: 66 · 1973: 48 · 1974: 29 · 1975: 2 · 1977: 1 · 1978: 14 · 1979: 5 · 1980: 6 · 1981: 16 · 1982: 9 · 1983: 4 · 1984: 10 · 1985: 6 · 1986: 8 · 1987: 6 · 1988: 3 · 1989: 3 · 1990: 2 · 1991: 5 · 1992: 4 · 1993: 3 · 1994: 4

Most in 1972: 66 nights.

Next

  1. Brown-Eyed Women: 23 times
  2. Loser: 19 times
  3. Tennessee Jed: 15 times
  4. China Cat Sunflower: 13 times
  5. Sugaree: 13 times
  6. Deal: 13 times

Before

  1. Brown-Eyed Women: 28 times
  2. Loser: 23 times
  3. Sugaree: 16 times
  4. Cold Rain and Snow: 14 times
  5. I Know You Rider: 11 times
  6. Deal: 11 times

Latest nights

  1. October 3, 1994: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  2. July 20, 1994: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
  3. March 28, 1994: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
  4. March 16, 1994: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
  5. December 12, 1993: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
  6. May 27, 1993: Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
  7. March 22, 1993: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
  8. June 22, 1992: Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
  9. June 11, 1992: Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
  10. March 23, 1992: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan

All of Grateful Dead

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