Grateful Dead Keep on Growing live versions: 4 shows
Explore 4 Grateful Dead performances of Keep on Growing from 1985-1986, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Start with these Keep on Growing versions
Best first listen: June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
Merriweather has the big-summer energy people chase in 1985, and the second set moves fast without sounding rushed. It is a strong recommendation for listeners who want dense transitions and a crowd-pleasing finish.
Another strong choice: June 14, 1985 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
The Greek Theatre opener is distinguished by documented equipment problems after Hell In A Bucket, after which the set resumes with Keep On Growing > Stagger Lee > Let It Grow > Deal. JerryGarcia.com lists Keep On Growing as a first, and the second set starts Morning Dew > Playing In The Band > China Doll before the Truckin' > Smokestack Lightning > Comes A Time close.
Another strong choice: June 22, 1985 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
First catalog performance: June 14, 1985 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
Last catalog performance: February 14, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
Top shows featuring Keep on Growing
June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
June 14, 1985 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
June 22, 1985 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
February 14, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
Related songs
Brown Eyed Women (3) · Brokedown Palace (2) · C.C. Rider (2) · Hell In A Bucket (2) · Let It Grow (2) · Looks Like Rain (2) · Lost Sailor (2) · Mama Tried (2)