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Played live by Grateful Dead on 308 nights, 15% of shows.

First: June 20, 1969 at Fillmore East, New York, New York
Last: June 25, 1995 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Washington, D.C.

Nights per year

1969: 33 · 1970: 47 · 1971: 11 · 1974: 2 · 1976: 19 · 1977: 12 · 1978: 25 · 1979: 30 · 1980: 24 · 1981: 21 · 1982: 14 · 1983: 9 · 1984: 4 · 1985: 11 · 1986: 6 · 1987: 8 · 1988: 5 · 1989: 5 · 1990: 8 · 1991: 4 · 1992: 1 · 1993: 1 · 1994: 4 · 1995: 4

Most in 1970: 47 nights.

Next

  1. Mexicali Blues: 134 times
  2. Big River: 36 times
  3. High Time: 15 times
  4. Me and My Uncle: 10 times
  5. Hard to Handle: 9 times
  6. China Cat Sunflower: 7 times

Before

  1. They Love Each Other: 31 times
  2. Friend of the Devil: 18 times
  3. Sugaree: 17 times
  4. Peggy-O: 14 times
  5. Casey Jones: 13 times
  6. Cold Rain and Snow: 11 times

Latest nights

  1. June 25, 1995: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Washington, D.C.
  2. June 4, 1995: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
  3. March 29, 1995: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
  4. February 26, 1995: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  5. October 13, 1994: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
  6. October 2, 1994: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  7. March 20, 1994: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
  8. February 27, 1994: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  9. January 25, 1993: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  10. June 17, 1992: Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

All of Grateful Dead

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