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Grateful Dead Dark Star live versions: 188 shows

Explore 188 Grateful Dead performances of Dark Star from 1968-1994, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.

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First catalog performance: January 17, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US

Last catalog performance: March 30, 1994 · The Omni · Atlanta, GA, US

Top shows featuring Dark Star

June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US

February 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US

August 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds · Veneta, OR, US

March 29, 1990 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US

May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, University of Montana · Missoula, MT, US

February 18, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US

December 26, 1969 · McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist University (SMU) · Dallas, TX, US

November 11, 1973 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US

August 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US

January 10, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US

June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton · Miami, FL, US

December 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium · Oakland, CA, US

February 24, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US

July 12, 1990 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US

April 28, 1971 · Fillmore East · New York, NY, US

December 6, 1973 · Cleveland Convention Center · Cleveland, OH, US

January 20, 1979 · Shea's Buffalo Theater · Buffalo, NY, US

August 1, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium · Jersey City, NJ, US

April 14, 1972 · Tivoli Concert Hall · Copenhagen, Denmark

November 7, 1971 · Harding Theater · San Francisco, CA, US

December 31, 1978 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US

April 5, 1969 · Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US

October 18, 1972 · Fox Theatre · St. Louis, MO, US

January 20, 1968 · Eureka Municipal Auditorium · Eureka, CA, US

August 16, 1969 · Max Yasgur's Farm · Bethel, NY, US

September 11, 1973 · William and Mary Hall, College Of William and Mary · Williamsburg, VA, US

March 23, 1972 · Academy of Music · New York, NY, US

September 24, 1991 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US

November 13, 1972 · Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall · Kansas City, KS, US

May 4, 1972 · Olympia · Paris, France

January 23, 1970 · Honolulu Civic Auditorium · Honolulu, HI, US

January 17, 1968 · Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco, CA, US

March 21, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium · Utica, NY, US

October 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US

March 1, 1969 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US

April 17, 1972 · Tivoli Concert Hall · Copenhagen, Denmark

April 8, 1972 · Empire Pool · London, England

May 7, 1972 · Bickershaw Festival · Wigan, England

June 30, 1973 · Universal Amphitheatre · Universal City, CA, US

June 14, 1991 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US

October 16, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena · East Rutherford, NJ, US

December 18, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall · Tampa, FL, US

December 12, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena · Denver, CO, US

February 2, 1968 · Crystal Ballroom · Portland, OR, US

October 18, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US

September 24, 1972 · Palace Theater · Waterbury, CT, US

April 29, 1972 · Musikhalle · Hamburg, Germany

February 28, 1969 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US

October 30, 1973 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, MO, US

July 13, 1984 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US

Related songs

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Independent fan project. Setlist data attribution: gdshowsdb by Jeff Smith, MIT License. Listening links point to Archive and Relisten.