Grateful Dead Here Comes Sunshine live versions: 63 shows
Explore 63 Grateful Dead performances of Here Comes Sunshine from 1973-1995, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Best first listen: June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
This long RFK show opens with Morning Dew and grows into a three-set day with Eyes Of The World, Here Comes Sunshine, and Dark Star > He's Gone > Wharf Rat > Truckin'. Set three adds Merl Saunders, Dickey Betts, and Butch Trucks, giving the closing Dylan, blues, and rock-and-roll tunes a bigger jam-band feel.
Another strong choice: February 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US
Madison is where the post-Pigpen band sounds newly elastic, jazzy, and curious. It is a strong bridge from fall 1972 space into the Eyes of the World era.
Another strong choice: July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse · Watkins Glen, NY, US
This long Watkins Glen show gives you three sets of 1973 Dead, from Here Comes Sunshine and Playing In The Band to China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider and Eyes Of The World. The late finish brings in the Allman Brothers and The Band on Not Fade Away, Mountain Jam, and Johnny B. Goode.
First catalog performance: February 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US
Last catalog performance: July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
Top shows featuring Here Comes Sunshine
June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
February 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US
July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse · Watkins Glen, NY, US
February 23, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
November 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA · Los Angeles, CA, US
April 2, 1973 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US
December 6, 1973 · Cleveland Convention Center · Cleveland, OH, US
May 20, 1973 · Harder Stadium, UC Santa Barbara · Goleta, CA, US
June 15, 1995 · Franklin County Field · Highgate, VT, US
December 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall · Tampa, FL, US
June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum · Vancouver, Canada
May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium · San Francisco, CA, US
November 14, 1973 · San Diego Sports Arena · San Diego, CA, US
November 21, 1973 · Denver Coliseum · Denver, CO, US
March 21, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium · Utica, NY, US
March 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center · Baltimore, MD, US
March 22, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium · Utica, NY, US
June 4, 1995 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
October 30, 1973 · Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis, MO, US
September 7, 1973 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
November 30, 1973 · Music Hall · Boston, MA, US
March 17, 1995 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
May 26, 1993 · Cal Expo Amphitheatre · Sacramento, CA, US
March 30, 1994 · The Omni · Atlanta, GA, US
February 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US
April 2, 1995 · The Pyramid · Memphis, TN, US
March 24, 1993 · Dean E. Smith Center, Unversity of North Carolina · Chapel Hill, NC, US
May 13, 1973 · State Fairgrounds · Des Moines, IA, US
October 15, 1994 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
June 26, 1973 · Seattle Center Arena · Seattle, WA, US
October 22, 1983 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY, US
September 26, 1973 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · Buffalo, NY, US
August 21, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon · Eugene, OR, US
December 17, 1993 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
December 1, 1994 · McNichols Sports Arena · Denver, CO, US
October 25, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US
September 21, 1993 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
February 24, 1973 · Fieldhouse, University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA, US
April 5, 1995 · Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Coliseum · Birmingham, AL, US
July 3, 1994 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
December 17, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
September 30, 1993 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US
December 13, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
May 15, 1993 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl · Las Vegas, NV, US
December 6, 1992 · Compton Terrace Amphitheatre · Chandler, AZ, US
October 9, 1994 · USAir Arena · Landover, MD, US
May 19, 1995 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl · Las Vegas, NV, US
March 24, 1973 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
June 10, 1994 · Cal Expo Amphitheatre · Sacramento, CA, US
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