Grateful Dead Tons of Steel live versions: 29 shows
Explore 29 Grateful Dead performances of Tons of Steel from 1984-1987, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Best first listen: April 8, 1985 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
An audience recording of a show that opens the first set with In The Midnight Hour into Walkin' The Dog, and whose second set runs Estimated Prophet into Eyes Of The World, Drums, Space, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad, Stella Blue, and Around And Around into Turn On Your Lovelight. Brokedown Palace is the encore.
Another strong choice: July 4, 1987 · Sullivan Stadium · Foxboro, MA, US
The Dead set is compact and sturdy, but the historical hook is the full Bob Dylan collaboration that follows it. This is a major stadium-era document rather than a routine summer shed show.
Another strong choice: July 12, 1987 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US
First catalog performance: December 28, 1984 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium · San Francisco, CA, US
Last catalog performance: September 23, 1987 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
Top shows featuring Tons of Steel
April 8, 1985 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
July 4, 1987 · Sullivan Stadium · Foxboro, MA, US
July 12, 1987 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US
March 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US
July 26, 1987 · Anaheim Stadium · Anaheim, CA, US
August 11, 1987 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre · Morrison, CO, US
July 2, 1987 · Silver Stadium · Rochester, NY, US
March 25, 1986 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
April 6, 1987 · Meadowlands Arena · East Rutherford, NJ, US
February 12, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
December 31, 1985 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
April 19, 1987 · Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre · Irvine, CA, US
April 28, 1985 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US
August 22, 1987 · Calaveras County Fairgrounds · Angels Camp, CA, US
December 17, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US
March 27, 1985 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
April 14, 1985 · Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre · Irvine, CA, US
March 31, 1987 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
December 28, 1984 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium · San Francisco, CA, US
May 9, 1987 · Laguna Seca Raceway · Salinas, CA, US
September 23, 1987 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
June 14, 1987 · Ventura County Fairgrounds · Ventura, CA, US
March 3, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland, CA, US
March 30, 1986 · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI, US
March 21, 1986 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US
April 11, 1987 · UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago · Chicago, IL, US
June 26, 1987 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
April 18, 1986 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US
September 11, 1987 · Capital Centre · Landover, MD, US
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