Grateful Dead Playing in the Band live versions: 565 shows
Explore 565 Grateful Dead performances of Playing in the Band from 1971-1995, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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First catalog performance: February 18, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
Last catalog performance: July 5, 1995 · Riverport Amphitheatre · Maryland Heights, MO, US
Top shows featuring Playing in the Band
June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
February 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US
August 6, 1971 · Hollywood Palladium · Hollywood, CA, US
August 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds · Veneta, OR, US
May 17, 1977 · University of Alabama, Memorial Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL, US
July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse · Watkins Glen, NY, US
December 15, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, University of Montana · Missoula, MT, US
July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center · Hartford, CT, US
December 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium · Ann Arbor, MI, US
February 18, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre · New York, NY, US
November 4, 1977 · Cotterell Gym, Colgate University · Hamilton, NY, US
October 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US
June 9, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
November 30, 1980 · Fox Theatre · Atlanta, GA, US
February 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium · San Bernardino, CA, US
August 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US
March 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US
January 8, 1979 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
November 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA · Los Angeles, CA, US
April 29, 1971 · Fillmore East · New York, NY, US
July 2, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway · Oxford, ME, US
September 18, 1974 · Parc des Expositions · Dijon, France
December 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium · Oakland, CA, US
April 2, 1973 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US
February 24, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
June 18, 1983 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center · Saratoga Springs, NY, US
January 2, 1972 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
August 19, 1989 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
August 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium · Jersey City, NJ, US
April 22, 1977 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
July 1, 1973 · Universal Amphitheatre · Universal City, CA, US
April 28, 1971 · Fillmore East · New York, NY, US
June 25, 1985 · Blossom Music Center · Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US
March 19, 1977 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
March 14, 1990 · Capital Centre · Landover, MD, US
June 22, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton · Miami, FL, US
April 14, 1972 · Tivoli Concert Hall · Copenhagen, Denmark
November 7, 1971 · Harding Theater · San Francisco, CA, US
November 1, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
March 19, 1990 · Hartford Civic Center · Hartford, CT, US
February 19, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
October 21, 1983 · Centrum · Worcester, MA, US
May 20, 1973 · Harder Stadium, UC Santa Barbara · Goleta, CA, US
October 20, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
December 31, 1978 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
June 21, 1980 · West High Auditorium · Anchorage, AK, US
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