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2023 30 Days Of Dead from dead.net Tagged and labeled. Total time: 09:07:40 Day 01 "Comes A Time" Hint: A song that first appeared in 1971 and came and went from the repertoire. It was rare enough that it was always a newsworthy song when the Dead played it right up to its final performance in 1994 Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Public Auditorium 1980-08-26 "Comes A Time" appeared in 1971, was played in 1972, and then disappeared until 1976. It showed up occasionally for the next decade, but from 1987 to 1994, it was played only seven times. Day 02 "Casey Jones," "Sugar Magnolia" Hint: A couple of very popular tracks from the previous year's twin records, the first was a sporadic addition to setlists until 1993, and the latter was played frequently right to 1995 Iowa City, IA, Iowa Fieldhouse - University of Iowa 1971-03-20 "Casey Jones," from Workingman's Dead, and "Sugar Magnolia," from American Beauty, were two of the Dead's most popular songs. "Casey Jones" was a less frequent part of the repertoire after 1974, but "Sugar Magnolia" was the final song Bob Weir sang with the Grateful Dead, at the last show on 7/9/95 Day 03 "Feel Like A Stranger>Bertha" Hint: A couple of common first-set openers, here played back-to-back as a double dose of rocking goodness to open an important show New York, NY, Madison Square Garden 1994-10-19 The two songs that opened the show on 10/19/94 set the show up as a rocker from start-to-end, appropriate for the Dead's final show at Madison Square Garden Day 04 "My Brother Esau," "High Time" Hint: An oldie and goodie, preceded by a short-lived first set song New York, NY, Madison Square Garden 1987-09-16 "My Brother Esau" was only in the repertoire for four years, 1983-1987, with this being one of its final performances. "High Time," however, arrived in 1969 and was played mostly infrequently right up to 1995 Day 05 "Estimated Prophet" Hint: In its first couple of months, this track was played as stand-alone beauty. After that, though, it opened up at its conclusion, able to segue into any number of songs Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum 1977-04-22 When "Estimated Prophet" debuted on 2/26/77, it was played in its own with a tidy ending. On 5/9/77, however, it started going into other songs, most commonly "Eyes Of The World," but also "He's Gone," "Terrapin Station," "The Other One," and others Day 06 "Saint Of Circumstance>Jam" Hint: Usually attached to its companion song, this version starts cold, even though it had been preceded by its usual partner. Equally unique, it segues into a magnificent and familiar jam Kansas City, KS, Soldier's And Sailors Memorial Hall 1979-12-11 Usually coming right out of "Lost Sailor," this rendition comes after a break, and then is followed by a cool "Estimated Prophet"-esque jam Day 07 "Loose Lucy" Hint: A song that was around for a couple of years in two very different arrangements, and then disappeared for more than 15 years before making its triumphant return Indianapolis, IN, State Fair Coliseum 1973-10-27 Debuting in a slow, bluesy arrangement in 1973, "Loose Lucy" was reborn in 1974 with a peppier arrangement that would appear on Mars Hotel. It left the repertoire after 1974, returning on 3/14/90 Day 08 "Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain" Hint: Two Garcia-sung classics that were joined in 1977 and stayed together until 1995 with a few exceptions Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum 1980-08-30 Until March 1977, "Scarlet Begonias" had always been a stand-alone song since its debut in March 1974, but from the moment "Fire On The Mountain" appeared on the scene, the two songs were joined together Day 09 "Let It Grow>Might As Well" Hint: A couple of rockers that often closed first sets, here joined together to end the first set with a real bang Cincinnati, OH, Riverfront Arena 1976-10-02 From the Dead's second tour of 1976, they ended their first set on 10/2/76 with the new arrangement of "Let It Grow" (without its 1973-1974 parts WRS Prelude and Part 1), along with the new Garcia solo track from his Reflections album, "Might As Well" Day 10 "I Need A Miracle>Crazy Fingers" Hint: Rock and Roll and a beautiful ballad joined together in a rare combination to open a second set Providence, RI, Providence Civic Center 1985-04-04 The first "Crazy Fingers" in a year and a half, it segues out of a rare second set opening "I Need A Miracle" Day 11 "He's Gone" Hint: A consistent and frequent part of the Grateful Dead's repertoire 1972-1995, although it was only played once in 1976 Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Civic Center 1979-05-05 "He's Gone" was one of the few Europe '72 classics that actually debuted on the famous tour. It was played consistently until 1995, although it was only played once between October 1974 and May 1977 Day 12 "Dark Star>St. Stephen>The Eleven" Hint: A trio that made up the bulk of one of the most famous suites in the Grateful Dead's entire performing history Louisville, KY, Bellarmine College 1968-12-07 The Live/Dead suite consisted of these three tracks, usually ending with either "Death Don't Have No Mercy" or "Turn On Your Lovelight" Day 13 "Row Jimmy," "Picasso Moon>Don't Ease Me In" Hint: A trio of songs from throughout the Dead's performing career to end a first set Landover, MD, Capital Centre 1991-03-18 "Don't Ease Me In" was around from the very beginning, with a few breaks in its first dozen years (1967-1969, 1971, 1975-1978), but after 1979, it was a stead member of the repertoire; "Picasso Moon" was late-era Weir rocker that debuted in 1989; and "Row Jimmy" was around from 1973 to 1995 and was always great to see appear in a first set Day 14 "Playing In The Band>China Doll" Hint: One song from 1971 that was one of the Grateful Dead's most-played songs, and one song from 1973 that was rare after 1974, and always great when it appeared steadily but infrequently until 1994 Eugene, OR, Silva Hall - Hult Center for the Performing Arts 1983-08-31 "Playing In The Band" was one of the many new songs that debuted in February 1971, and was part of Grateful Dead setlists often until 1995. "China Doll" was one of the many new songs that debuted 2/9/73 at Stanford, and after 1974 it appeared occasionally and was always a great surprise when they played it Day 15 "New Minglewood Blues," "Peggy-O" Hint: A couple of traditional songs the Dead made their own, one from 1966 onward and the other from 1973 to 1995 Burlington, VT, Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont 1978-05-06 "New Minglewood Blues" appeared on three of the Grateful Dead's first 20 albums, with three different names: "New, New Minglewood Blues," "All New Minglewood Blues," and "New Minglewood Blues." "Peggy-O" was never released on a Grateful Dead album, although it was played live hundreds of times Day 16 "Here Comes Sunshine" Hint: After just a year in the repertoire, this song disappeared, but thankfully it returned after 18 years Rosemont, IL, Rosemont Horizon Arena 1993-03-09 "Here Comes Sunshine" debuted 2/9/73, and despite being played frequently throughout 1973 and being a standout on the excellent Wake Of The Flood album, it left the repertoire in February 1974. To everyone's joy, it returned in December 1992. Day 17 "Uncle John's Band" Hint: A song that was consistently in the repertoire since its debut in 1969 aside from a short absence in the comeback year of 1976, and a two year hiatus from late 1977 to late 1979 San Francisco, CA, Winterland Arena 1977-03-18 Debuting in December 1969 and opening the terrific Workingman's Dead album, "Uncle John's Band" is one of the most popular Grateful Dead songs, played consistently through its 25+ year lifespan, aside from a couple of short hiatuses Day 18 "Foolish Heart>Playing In The Band>Uncle John's Band" Hint: A 1988 song, a 1971 song, and a 1969 song. Albany, NY, Knickerbocker Arena 1992-06-11 "Foolish Heart" debuted in June 1988, Playing In The Band in February 1971, and Uncle John's Band in December 1969. The timeless nature of the Grateful Dead's music allows these three songs to flow together seamlessly Day 19 "Shakedown Street>One More Saturday Night" Hint: Two songs, the first of which was primarily a second set (and sometimes first set) opener in its 15+ year time in the repertoire, although in its first year it roamed all over the setlist. The second is one of the Dead's few songs with words and music written by one band member Amherst, MA, Alumni Stadium - University of Massachusetts 1979-05-12 "Shakedown Street" debuted in the Summer of 1978, and in its first year or so it appeared in plenty of spots in the repertoire, including this performance as the first encore in Amherst. "One More Saturday Night" debuted at Keith's first show on 10/19/71 and was always a rock and roll party Day 20 "Brown-Eyed Women, My Brother Esau" Hint: Two tracks, one of which was in the repertoire for almost 25 years, the other for just around four years Harrisburg, PA, City Island 1984-06-23 "Brown-Eyed Women" debuted in the Summer of 1971, was a standout of the excellent Europe '72 album, and is one of the Dead's several songs never recorded in the studio. "My Brother Esau" was only around from 1983 to 1987, and was included on the cassette of In The Dark, and was the B-side of the "Touch Of Grey" single Day 21 "Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad>Jam" Hint: Generally a song that came quite late in the second set, but for a couple of years it would occasionally appear quite a bit earlier in the second set Providence, RI, Providence Civic Center 1986-03-31 Usually coming after "Space," in 1985 and 1986, "GDTRFB" appeared a few times before "Drums," always a great get-up-and-dance song Day 22 "U.S. Blues" Hint: Usually an encore, this song was very different in its first year, later coming back in its proper form Chicago, IL, Auditorium Theatre 1976-06-29 "U.S. Blues" debuted, sort of, in 1973 as "Wave That Flag." It soon disappeared from the repertoire, returning in February 1974 as "U.S. Blues," where it would be a standout track on that year's Mars Hotel Day 23 "Space>The Other One>Black Peter>Throwing Stones>Playing In The Band" Hint: A classic end-of-the-second-set sequence with one big curveball in the final slot Albany, NY, Knickerbocker Arena 1991-03-25 The first three songs coming out of "Space" were quite standard in their positioning, but everyone at the Knick this night was surprised when they followed "Throwing Stones" with the "Playing In The Band" reprise, closing the "Playing In The Band" they'd played at opening night of this three night run in Albany Day 24 "They Love Each Other, Cassidy, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow>Don't Ease Me In" Hint: A classic first set closing sequence with some a mix of Grateful Dead originals, songs from band members' solo albums, and an old traditional they'd been playing since 1965 Dayton, OH, Hara Arena 1981-11-30 It's always interesting to see where/when songs came from in any given sequence, with these five songs coming from 1973, 1972, 1971, 1973, and 1965 Day 25 "Dire Wolf, Casey Jones" Hint: A couple of Grateful Dead songs that were in and out of the repertoire for about 25 years, played here more than six months before the studio album they'd both appear on San Francisco, CA, Winterland Arena 1969-10-26 Both "Dire Wolf" and "Casey Jones" debuted in June 1969, and marked a significant transition from the primal, Live/Dead era Grateful Dead. The two songs would become huge parts of the repertoire before being recorded for the June 1970 Workingman's Dead album Day 26 "Lost Sailor>Saint Of Circumstance>Deal" Hint: A double dose of Weir with a classic Garcia song to end the first set with a bang Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Arena 1980-12-13 "Lost Sailor>Saint Of Circumstance" had been in the repertoire since mid-1979, and was included on Go To Heaven in April 1980. Played frequently for seven years, in 1986 "Lost Sailor" was dropped from the repertoire for good Day 27 "Feel Like A Stranger, Ship Of Fools>Samson and Delilah, Never Trust A Woman" Hint: The opening of the second set from the only show ever played in Auld Reekie Edinburgh, Scotland, Playhouse Theatre 1981-09-30 The Grateful Dead opened their Europe '81 tour with a show at the beautiful Edinburgh Playhouse in Scotland Day 28 "China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider>High Time>Dire Wolf" Hint: A classic psychedelic song, a traditional song, and a couple of the Dead's Americana-era songs San Francisco, CA, Family Dog at the Great Highway 1970-02-28 "China Cat Sunflower" had been in the repertoire since 1968, and in late September 1969, it was joined with I Know You Rider, which the Dead had played a few years earlier as one of their mainstays of their live shows. "High Time" and "Dire Wolf" would both be released a few months later on Workingman's Dead Day 29 "Victim Or The Crime>Dark Star" Hint: A couple of songs that debuted about 20 years apart, played together for the first and only time Oakland, CA, Oakland Coliseum Arena 1989-12-31 As the 1980s rolled into 1990, the Dead's post-midnight set on 1/1/90 included this combination is a wildly dissonant "Victim Or The Crime" before heading into the first California "Dark Star "since 7/13/84 Day 30 "Dark Star" Hint: Ending our 2023 30 Days Of Dead in style, we're leaving you with a some classic Dead from an important tour in Grateful Dead history Detroit, MI, Easttown Theatre 1971-10-24 From Keith's fifth show as a member of the Grateful Dead, and without Pigpen, who was sitting out the October-November 1971 shows, the Dead delivered this beautiful "Dark Star" in Detroit, Keith's second journey into "Dark Star"

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