Big Boss Man

Played live by Grateful Dead on 81 nights, 4% of shows.

First: July 3, 1966 at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Last: July 6, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri

Nights per year

1966: 6 · 1967: 4 · 1969: 7 · 1970: 11 · 1971: 26 · 1972: 12 · 1981: 2 · 1983: 1 · 1984: 1 · 1985: 1 · 1987: 5 · 1988: 2 · 1989: 1 · 1990: 1 · 1995: 1

Most in 1971: 26 nights.

Next

  1. Me and My Uncle: 6 times
  2. China Cat Sunflower: 4 times
  3. Alligator: 3 times
  4. That's It for the Other One: 3 times
  5. Mama Tried: 3 times
  6. Casey Jones: 3 times

Before

  1. I Know You Rider: 5 times
  2. Mama Tried: 3 times
  3. Beat It on Down the Line: 3 times
  4. Me and My Uncle: 3 times
  5. Cumberland Blues: 3 times
  6. Big Railroad Blues: 3 times

Latest nights

  1. July 6, 1995: Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
  2. June 16, 1990: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  3. December 31, 1989: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  4. April 9, 1988: Centrum in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
  5. March 16, 1988: Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
  6. December 30, 1987: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  7. November 6, 1987: Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
  8. September 24, 1987: Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  9. August 20, 1987: Park West, Park City, Utah
  10. August 13, 1987: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado

All of Grateful Dead

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