Grateful Dead It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry live versions: 8 shows
Explore 8 Grateful Dead performances of It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry from 1973-1994, 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: June 24, 1991 · Sandstone Amphitheater · Bonner Springs, KS, US
Another strong choice: May 12, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
First catalog performance: June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
Last catalog performance: September 16, 1994 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
Top shows featuring It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
June 24, 1991 · Sandstone Amphitheater · Bonner Springs, KS, US
May 12, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
September 22, 1991 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US
September 10, 1991 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
March 16, 1992 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
August 18, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
September 16, 1994 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
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