Grateful Dead Cryptical Envelopment live versions: 96 shows
Explore 96 Grateful Dead performances of Cryptical Envelopment from 1967-1985, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Start with these Cryptical Envelopment versions
Best first listen: December 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium · Ann Arbor, MI, US
Another strong choice: May 7, 1970 · DuPont Gym, MIT · Cambridge, MA, US
Another strong choice: June 24, 1985 · Riverbend Music Center · Cincinnati, OH, US
River Bend is one of those 1985 shows where the second set keeps uncorking surprises. The deep sequence after He's Gone makes it essential for listeners who want the year at its most adventurous.
First catalog performance: October 22, 1967 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
Last catalog performance: September 3, 1985 · Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO, US
Top shows featuring Cryptical Envelopment
December 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium · Ann Arbor, MI, US
May 7, 1970 · DuPont Gym, MIT · Cambridge, MA, US
June 24, 1985 · Riverbend Music Center · Cincinnati, OH, US
June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
April 28, 1971 · Fillmore East · New York, NY, US
June 16, 1985 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
February 19, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
March 3, 1968 · Haight Street · San Francisco, CA, US
April 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
July 2, 1971 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
November 11, 1970 · 46th Street Rock Palace · Brooklyn, NY, US
February 20, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
November 10, 1967 · Shrine Exhibition Hall · Los Angeles, CA, US
January 23, 1970 · Honolulu Civic Auditorium · Honolulu, HI, US
January 17, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
March 1, 1969 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
January 16, 1970 · Springer's Inn · Gresham, OR, US
October 22, 1967 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
April 15, 1970 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
February 2, 1968 · Crystal Ballroom · Portland, OR, US
September 23, 1972 · Palace Theater · Waterbury, CT, US
February 28, 1969 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
March 16, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
December 11, 1969 · Thelma · Los Angeles, CA, US
April 23, 1969 · The Ark · Boston, MA, US
February 22, 1969 · Dream Bowl · Vallejo, CA, US
April 3, 1970 · Armory Field House, University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH, US
April 22, 1969 · The Ark · Boston, MA, US
October 29, 1971 · Allen Theatre · Cleveland, OH, US
March 30, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
May 2, 1970 · West Gym, Harpur College · Binghamton, NY, US
August 5, 1971 · Hollywood Palladium · Hollywood, CA, US
March 28, 1969 · Student Center, Modesto Jr. College · Modesto, CA, US
November 17, 1971 · Albuquerque Civic Auditorium · Albuquerque, NM, US
January 30, 1970 · The Warehouse · New Orleans, LA, US
August 23, 1971 · Auditorium Theatre · Chicago, IL, US
November 12, 1971 · San Antonio Municipal Auditorium · San Antonio, TX, US
February 14, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
June 21, 1971 · Chateau d'Herouville · Herouville, France
October 13, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
April 15, 1969 · The Music Box · Omaha, NE, US
December 7, 1968 · Knight's Hall, Bellarmine College · Louisville, KY, US
December 6, 1971 · Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
September 3, 1985 · Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO, US
April 21, 1969 · The Ark · Boston, MA, US
February 27, 1969 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
December 19, 1969 · Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco, CA, US
November 7, 1969 · Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco, CA, US
February 4, 1969 · The Music Box · Omaha, NE, US
April 4, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US
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