Grateful Dead Quinn the Eskimo live versions: 58 shows
Explore 58 Grateful Dead performances of Quinn the Eskimo from 1985-1995, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Best first listen: July 2, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway · Oxford, ME, US
This was the first night of the Grateful Dead's two-show Oxford Plains Speedway stand, with Little Feat opening and the weekend later prompting Oxford to impose local crowd limits after traffic and crowd issues. Public audio also circulates for the exact date on Archive and Relisten.
Another strong choice: September 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
The MSG 1990 show closes set one with Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower. Set two forms a long Playing In The Band suite around Ship Of Fools, Uncle John's Band, Let It Grow, and a Jerry/Bob/Bruce jam before Drums, then Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Stella Blue > Around And Around and The Mighty Quinn.
Another strong choice: July 2, 1989 · Sullivan Stadium · Foxboro, MA, US
Foxboro has a rare shape for 1989: Playing In The Band and Crazy Fingers open set one, and Friend Of The Devil opens set two after a long second-set gap. The late run is big summer-stadium Dead: Truckin' > He's Gone > Eyes Of The World, then The Wheel > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Hey Jude Reprise > Sugar Magnolia, with Quinn The Eskimo as the encore.
First catalog performance: December 30, 1985 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
Last catalog performance: July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
Top shows featuring Quinn the Eskimo
July 2, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway · Oxford, ME, US
September 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
July 2, 1989 · Sullivan Stadium · Foxboro, MA, US
July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
October 3, 1987 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
March 25, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US
September 9, 1987 · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI, US
February 20, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
May 10, 1986 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US
April 7, 1987 · Meadowlands Arena · East Rutherford, NJ, US
June 11, 1992 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US
August 17, 1989 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
August 12, 1987 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre · Morrison, CO, US
July 21, 1990 · World Music Theatre · Tinley Park, IL, US
April 5, 1991 · The Omni · Atlanta, GA, US
April 5, 1989 · Crisler Arena, University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI, US
December 30, 1985 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
February 24, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
February 14, 1988 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
September 9, 1991 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
April 28, 1989 · Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre · Irvine, CA, US
October 16, 1988 · Bayfront Center Arena · St. Petersburg, FL, US
October 5, 1994 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
February 9, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
December 27, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
June 22, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
July 18, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
May 3, 1987 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US
June 28, 1987 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
December 27, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
March 28, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US
September 29, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US
November 14, 1987 · Long Beach Arena · Long Beach, CA, US
October 30, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
September 9, 1988 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
April 24, 1988 · Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre · Irvine, CA, US
June 14, 1987 · Ventura County Fairgrounds · Ventura, CA, US
September 25, 1991 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US
September 19, 1988 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
August 20, 1987 · ParkWest Ski Resort · Park City, UT, US
June 19, 1991 · Pine Knob Music Theatre · Clarkston, MI, US
March 3, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
April 4, 1995 · Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Coliseum · Birmingham, AL, US
April 19, 1986 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US
March 29, 1987 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
December 11, 1988 · Long Beach Arena · Long Beach, CA, US
March 30, 1986 · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI, US
March 19, 1986 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US
March 26, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center · Hartford, CT, US
December 29, 1988 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
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