Big River

Played live by Grateful Dead on 400 nights, 19% of shows.

First: November 21, 1970 at WBCN-FM Studios, Boston, Massachusetts
Last: July 6, 1995 at Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri

Nights per year

1970: 1 · 1971: 1 · 1972: 34 · 1973: 60 · 1974: 34 · 1975: 3 · 1976: 22 · 1977: 15 · 1978: 34 · 1979: 27 · 1980: 21 · 1981: 24 · 1982: 16 · 1983: 10 · 1984: 5 · 1985: 13 · 1986: 7 · 1987: 14 · 1988: 12 · 1989: 6 · 1990: 12 · 1991: 8 · 1992: 6 · 1993: 2 · 1994: 8 · 1995: 5

Most in 1973: 60 nights.

Next

  1. Tennessee Jed: 26 times
  2. Althea: 25 times
  3. Ramble On Rose: 24 times
  4. Brown-Eyed Women: 24 times
  5. Loser: 23 times
  6. Bird Song: 19 times

Before

  1. Me and My Uncle: 176 times
  2. Mama Tried: 36 times
  3. Row Jimmy: 14 times
  4. Mexicali Blues: 14 times
  5. Tennessee Jed: 12 times
  6. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo: 12 times

Latest nights

  1. July 6, 1995: Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
  2. June 19, 1995: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  3. May 24, 1995: Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
  4. March 26, 1995: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
  5. February 19, 1995: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
  6. November 30, 1994: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
  7. October 9, 1994: USAir Arena, Landover, Maryland
  8. October 1, 1994: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  9. July 31, 1994: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  10. July 19, 1994: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana

All of Grateful Dead

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