He Was a Friend of Mine

Played live by Grateful Dead on 25 nights, 1% of shows.

First: December 18, 1965 at Big Beat Club, Palo Alto, California
Last: March 21, 1970 at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York

Nights per year

1965: 1 · 1966: 3 · 1967: 3 · 1968: 3 · 1969: 14 · 1970: 1

Most in 1969: 14 nights.

Next

  1. Dark Star: 3 times
  2. China Cat Sunflower: 3 times

Before

  1. Doin' That Rag: 5 times

Latest nights

  1. March 21, 1970: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York
  2. December 12, 1969: Thelma Theater, West Hollywood, California
  3. November 1, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  4. September 29, 1969: Cafe au Go-Go, New York, New York
  5. September 26, 1969: Fillmore East, New York, New York
  6. September 6, 1969: Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, California
  7. July 3, 1969: Reed's Ranch, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  8. June 14, 1969: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California
  9. June 8, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
  10. June 5, 1969: Fillmore West, San Francisco, California

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

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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.

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  1. Pick your band. Every song they’ve played live is a point of light on the dial: the brighter, the more often played.
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  3. Get your Setprint. A free 16 × 20 poster of the night, ready to print and frame.

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