Mexicali Blues

Played live by Grateful Dead on 440 nights, 21% of shows.

First: October 19, 1971 at Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Last: June 25, 1995 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Washington, D.C.

Nights per year

1971: 26 · 1972: 55 · 1973: 58 · 1974: 33 · 1977: 7 · 1978: 24 · 1979: 32 · 1980: 31 · 1981: 27 · 1982: 17 · 1983: 17 · 1984: 12 · 1985: 11 · 1986: 11 · 1987: 22 · 1988: 9 · 1989: 7 · 1990: 11 · 1991: 10 · 1992: 6 · 1993: 4 · 1994: 6 · 1995: 4

Most in 1973: 58 nights.

Next

  1. Althea: 33 times
  2. Tennessee Jed: 32 times
  3. Loser: 26 times
  4. Brown-Eyed Women: 23 times
  5. Row Jimmy: 20 times
  6. Bird Song: 19 times

Before

  1. Mama Tried: 134 times
  2. Me and My Uncle: 86 times
  3. Sugaree: 29 times
  4. Brown-Eyed Women: 19 times
  5. Tennessee Jed: 16 times
  6. Deal: 16 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. December 15, 1994: Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
  6. October 13, 1994: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
  7. October 2, 1994: Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
  8. July 21, 1994: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
  9. March 17, 1994: Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
  10. February 27, 1994: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California

All of Grateful Dead

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