Greatest Story Ever Told

Played live by Grateful Dead on 283 nights, 14% of shows.

First: February 18, 1971 at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
Last: June 27, 1995 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Nights per year

1971: 20 · 1972: 45 · 1973: 31 · 1974: 11 · 1979: 8 · 1980: 19 · 1981: 20 · 1982: 14 · 1983: 13 · 1984: 11 · 1985: 9 · 1986: 7 · 1987: 12 · 1988: 8 · 1989: 10 · 1990: 8 · 1991: 11 · 1992: 7 · 1993: 7 · 1994: 9 · 1995: 3

Most in 1972: 45 nights.

Next

  1. Friend of the Devil: 22 times
  2. Johnny B. Goode: 18 times
  3. Peggy-O: 17 times
  4. West L.A. Fadeaway: 17 times
  5. They Love Each Other: 16 times
  6. Loser: 15 times

Before

  1. Bertha: 63 times
  2. Alabama Getaway: 59 times
  3. Touch of Grey: 28 times
  4. Casey Jones: 14 times
  5. Beat It on Down the Line: 6 times
  6. I Know You Rider: 5 times

Latest nights

  1. June 27, 1995: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  2. June 2, 1995: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  3. February 20, 1995: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
  4. December 18, 1994: Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
  5. November 30, 1994: McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado
  6. September 28, 1994: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  7. September 18, 1994: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  8. July 31, 1994: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
  9. July 21, 1994: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
  10. June 17, 1994: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

All of Grateful Dead

With scripts on, this page draws it as a star chart: every song a point of light, a night traced as a constellation, and a free 16 × 20 Setprint poster of your night. Setlists from setlist.fm. An independent fan project, not affiliated with Grateful Dead. Privacy & credits

Setprint

Relive your favorite set

Every song your band played that night, drawn as a constellation. Find the show you were at, watch the set play back song by song, and keep it as a print.

How it works

  1. Pick your band. Every song they’ve played live is a point of light on the dial: the brighter, the more often played.
  2. Find your night. Search a date, venue or city, and watch that night’s setlist draw itself, song by song, with its debuts, liberations and guests.
  3. Get your Setprint. A free 16 × 20 poster of the night, ready to print and frame.

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