Long Strange History
Six points across the full timeline, without repeating the starter path.
A historical spine that avoids the starter touchstones: primal Fillmore voltage, Europe 72 at full ease, the Wall of Sound farewell, the quieter 1976 return, the Warlocks resurrection, and Soldier Field's final landing. Six stops, five decades, and a visible gap where the hiatus changed the band.
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Stops On This Path
1. February 28, 1969 · Fillmore West
February 28, 1969 at Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US · Primal era · 2 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Primal Fillmore voltage: blues, feedback, and improvisation before the later eras had names.
Setlist includes Morning Dew · Good Morning Little Schoolgirl · Doin' That Rag · I'm A King Bee · Turn On Your Lovelight · Drums · Turn On Your Lovelight · Drums · Turn On Your Lovelight · Cryptical Envelopment.
2. May 4, 1972 · Olympia
May 4, 1972 at Olympia · Paris, France · Europe/Golden era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Paris gives the timeline a Europe 72 stop without repeating Veneta. The band sounds road-tested, relaxed, and song-rich.
Setlist includes Greatest Story Ever Told · Deal · Mr. Charlie · Beat It On Down The Line · Brown Eyed Women · Chinatown Shuffle · Playing In The Band · You Win Again · Hurts Me Too · He's Gone.
3. October 20, 1974 · Winterland
October 20, 1974 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Wall of Sound era · 7 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
The Wall of Sound farewell marks an ending before the hiatus. Listen for scale and ceremony.
Setlist includes Cold Rain And Snow · Mama Tried · Deal · Beat It On Down The Line · Loser · Jack Straw · Tennessee Jed · El Paso · Brokedown Palace · China Cat Sunflower.
4. June 9, 1976 · Music Hall
June 9, 1976 at Music Hall · Boston, MA, US · Post-Hiatus era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
The return is smaller and more patient. This stop makes the hiatus audible as a change in touch.
Setlist includes Cold Rain And Snow · Cassidy · Scarlet Begonias · The Music Never Stopped · Crazy Fingers · Big River · They Love Each Other · Looks Like Rain · Ship Of Fools · Promised Land.
5. October 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum
October 9, 1989 at Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US · Brent era · 8 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
The Warlocks night compresses the late-Brent revival into one room and one enormous surprise.
Setlist includes Feel Like A Stranger · Built To Last · Little Red Rooster · Ramble On Rose · We Can Run · Jack-A-Roe · Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again · Row Jimmy · The Music Never Stopped · Playing In The Band.
6. July 9, 1995 · Soldier Field
July 9, 1995 at Soldier Field · Chicago, IL, US · Final era · 5 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4
The final show is not here as a best-show claim. It is here because the history has to land somewhere.
Setlist includes Touch Of Grey · Little Red Rooster · Lazy River Road · When I Paint My Masterpiece · Childhood's End · Cumberland Blues · Promised Land · Shakedown Street · Samson And Delilah · So Many Roads.