Grateful Dead Stella Blue live versions: 323 shows
Explore 323 Grateful Dead performances of Stella Blue from 1972-1995, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Start with these Stella Blue versions
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: January 11, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
Another strong choice: July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse · Watkins Glen, NY, US
This long Watkins Glen show gives you three sets of 1973 Dead, from Here Comes Sunshine and Playing In The Band to China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider and Eyes Of The World. The late finish brings in the Allman Brothers and The Band on Not Fade Away, Mountain Jam, and Johnny B. Goode.
First catalog performance: June 17, 1972 · Hollywood Bowl · Hollywood, CA, US
Last catalog performance: July 6, 1995 · Riverport Amphitheatre · Maryland Heights, MO, US
Top shows featuring Stella Blue
June 10, 1973 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
January 11, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse · Watkins Glen, NY, US
November 4, 1977 · Cotterell Gym, Colgate University · Hamilton, NY, US
August 10, 1982 · Fieldhouse, University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA, US
February 23, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
August 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US
March 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US
November 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA · Los Angeles, CA, US
October 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center · Hartford, CT, US
August 3, 1982 · Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO, US
April 2, 1973 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US
June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
December 6, 1973 · Cleveland Convention Center · Cleveland, OH, US
September 8, 1973 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
October 26, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall · New York, NY, US
August 1, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium · Jersey City, NJ, US
April 30, 1977 · The Palladium · New York, NY, US
December 31, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium · Oakland, CA, US
April 8, 1985 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
June 6, 1991 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
May 20, 1973 · Harder Stadium, UC Santa Barbara · Goleta, CA, US
October 20, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
August 1, 1994 · The Palace · Auburn Hills, MI, US
June 21, 1980 · West High Auditorium · Anchorage, AK, US
November 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum · Denver, CO, US
March 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
August 5, 1974 · Civic Convention Hall Auditorium · Philadelphia, PA, US
September 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
July 4, 1990 · Sandstone Amphitheater · Bonner Springs, KS, US
July 12, 1987 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US
September 9, 1972 · Hollywood Palladium · Hollywood, CA, US
December 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall · Tampa, FL, US
March 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US
October 21, 1978 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
January 30, 1978 · Uptown Theatre · Chicago, IL, US
October 28, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum · South Yarmouth, MA, US
May 15, 1983 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
November 25, 1979 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA · Los Angeles, CA, US
May 11, 1978 · Springfield Civic Center Arena · Springfield, MA, US
June 4, 1976 · Paramount Theatre · Portland, OR, US
April 1, 1990 · The Omni · Atlanta, GA, US
May 8, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
December 5, 1981 · Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, IN, US
September 16, 1978 · Gizah Sound and Light Theater · Cairo, Egypt
July 26, 1987 · Anaheim Stadium · Anaheim, CA, US
June 30, 1973 · Universal Amphitheatre · Universal City, CA, US
December 8, 1973 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University · Durham, NC, US
June 14, 1991 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US
April 9, 1989 · Freedom Hall · Louisville, KY, US
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