Samson and Delilah

Played live by Grateful Dead on 365 nights, 17% of shows.

First: June 3, 1976 at Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon
Last: July 5, 2015 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Nights per year

1976: 39 · 1977: 41 · 1978: 36 · 1979: 25 · 1980: 23 · 1981: 27 · 1982: 20 · 1983: 17 · 1984: 15 · 1985: 17 · 1986: 9 · 1987: 13 · 1988: 11 · 1989: 10 · 1990: 9 · 1991: 9 · 1992: 5 · 1993: 15 · 1994: 14 · 1995: 9 · 2015: 1

Most in 1977: 41 nights.

Next

  1. Ship of Fools: 66 times
  2. Terrapin Station: 36 times
  3. He's Gone: 31 times
  4. It Must Have Been the Roses: 17 times
  5. High Time: 13 times
  6. Scarlet Begonias: 13 times

Before

  1. Fire on the Mountain: 38 times
  2. I Know You Rider: 32 times
  3. Deal: 31 times
  4. Shakedown Street: 22 times
  5. Might as Well: 18 times
  6. Let It Grow: 16 times

Latest nights

  1. July 5, 2015: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
  2. July 9, 1995: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
  3. June 25, 1995: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, Washington, D.C.
  4. June 18, 1995: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  5. May 28, 1995: Portland Meadows, Portland, Oregon
  6. May 21, 1995: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
  7. March 26, 1995: The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
  8. March 19, 1995: CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  9. February 26, 1995: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
  10. February 19, 1995: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

All of Grateful Dead

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