Me and Bobby McGee

Played live by Grateful Dead on 125 nights, 6% of shows.

First: November 29, 1970 at Agora Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio
Last: December 31, 1981 at Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California

Nights per year

1970: 4 · 1971: 59 · 1972: 26 · 1973: 22 · 1974: 11 · 1981: 3

Most in 1971: 59 nights.

Next

  1. Tennessee Jed: 8 times
  2. Loser: 7 times
  3. Cumberland Blues: 7 times
  4. Bertha: 6 times
  5. Casey Jones: 6 times
  6. Truckin': 5 times

Before

  1. Bertha: 11 times
  2. Ramble On Rose: 8 times
  3. The Other One: 6 times
  4. They Love Each Other: 5 times
  5. Brokedown Palace: 4 times
  6. Cumberland Blues: 4 times

Latest nights

  1. December 31, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California
  2. December 30, 1981: Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California
  3. December 12, 1981: Fiesta Hall, San Mateo, California
  4. October 16, 1974: Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
  5. September 11, 1974: Alexandra Palace, London, England
  6. August 5, 1974: Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  7. July 27, 1974: Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia
  8. July 19, 1974: Selland Arena, Fresno, California
  9. June 28, 1974: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  10. June 22, 1974: Miami Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida

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

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