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Grateful Dead Knockin' on Heaven's Door live versions: 71 shows

Explore 71 Grateful Dead performances of Knockin' on Heaven's Door from 1987-1994, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.

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First catalog performance: July 6, 1987 · Pittsburgh Civic Arena · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Last catalog performance: July 23, 1994 · Soldier Field · Chicago, IL, US

Top shows featuring Knockin' on Heaven's Door

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

October 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

October 1, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US

July 10, 1989 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US

September 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

April 9, 1989 · Freedom Hall · Louisville, KY, US

June 15, 1990 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US

July 7, 1989 · John F. Kennedy Stadium · Philadelphia, PA, US

March 31, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena · East Rutherford, NJ, US

March 26, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US

February 25, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

June 9, 1991 · Buckeye Lake Music Center · Thornville, OH, US

July 30, 1988 · Laguna Seca Raceway · Salinas, CA, US

September 7, 1987 · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI, US

March 31, 1991 · Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro, NC, US

June 25, 1988 · Buckeye Lake Music Center · Thornville, OH, US

June 22, 1992 · Star Lake Amphitheater · Burgettstown, PA, US

April 15, 1988 · Rosemont Horizon · Rosemont, IL, US

September 18, 1990 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

October 28, 1990 · Z�nith Paris · Paris, France

May 30, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl · Las Vegas, NV, US

June 28, 1988 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center · Saratoga Springs, NY, US

March 28, 1993 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US

December 14, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena · Denver, CO, US

September 6, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum · Richfield, OH, US

September 13, 1987 · Capital Centre · Landover, MD, US

May 7, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US

September 22, 1991 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US

June 15, 1992 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US

August 28, 1988 · Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon · Eugene, OR, US

September 12, 1993 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US

February 21, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

July 16, 1988 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US

March 30, 1989 · Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro, NC, US

April 5, 1988 · Hartford Civic Center · Hartford, CT, US

December 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

May 1, 1988 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US

October 18, 1988 · Kiefer Lakefront Arena, University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA, US

September 13, 1991 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

November 7, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US

July 23, 1994 · Soldier Field · Chicago, IL, US

December 31, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

July 6, 1987 · Pittsburgh Civic Arena · Pittsburgh, PA, US

March 23, 1991 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US

March 11, 1992 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US

March 21, 1990 · Copps Coliseum · Hamilton, Canada

January 24, 1993 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

June 19, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US

June 19, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US

July 8, 1990 · Three Rivers Stadium · Pittsburgh, PA, US

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