Grateful Dead Uncle John's Band live versions: 302 shows
Explore 302 Grateful Dead performances of Uncle John's Band from 1969-1995, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Start with these Uncle John's Band versions
Best first listen: February 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US
Madison is where the post-Pigpen band sounds newly elastic, jazzy, and curious. It is a strong bridge from fall 1972 space into the Eyes of the World era.
Another strong choice: May 9, 1977 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · Buffalo, NY, US
Buffalo opens with one of the sharpest Help Slip Franklin entries of the month and stays taut deep into the second set. It feels slightly less mythic than Cornell on reputation alone, but not by execution.
Another strong choice: September 20, 1970 · Fillmore East · New York, NY, US
First catalog performance: November 1, 1969 · Family Dog On The Great Highway · San Francisco, CA, US
Last catalog performance: June 28, 1995 · The Palace · Auburn Hills, MI, US
Top shows featuring Uncle John's Band
February 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US
May 9, 1977 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · Buffalo, NY, US
September 20, 1970 · Fillmore East · New York, NY, US
July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
February 18, 1971 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
December 26, 1969 · McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist University (SMU) · Dallas, TX, US
May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center Arena · St. Paul, MN, US
May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center · Baltimore, MD, US
July 31, 1974 · Dillon Stadium · Hartford, CT, US
November 11, 1973 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
November 30, 1980 · Fox Theatre · Atlanta, GA, 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
May 7, 1970 · DuPont Gym, MIT · Cambridge, MA, 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
June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton · Miami, FL, US
May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena · St. Louis, MO, US
August 19, 1989 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
October 12, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center · Augusta, ME, US
August 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium · Jersey City, NJ, US
March 19, 1977 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
March 14, 1990 · Capital Centre · Landover, MD, US
November 7, 1971 · Harding Theater · San Francisco, CA, US
December 31, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium · Oakland, CA, US
June 6, 1991 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
October 21, 1983 · Centrum · Worcester, MA, US
July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
December 31, 1972 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US
November 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum · Denver, CO, US
March 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
May 15, 1980 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US
September 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US
May 19, 1977 · Fox Theatre · Atlanta, GA, US
November 10, 1985 · Meadowlands Arena · East Rutherford, NJ, US
July 4, 1987 · Sullivan Stadium · Foxboro, MA, US
March 23, 1974 · Cow Palace · Daly City, CA, US
December 31, 1984 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium · San Francisco, CA, US
August 26, 1971 · Gaelic Park · Bronx, NY, US
July 15, 1984 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
August 14, 1971 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US
May 3, 1977 · The Palladium · New York, NY, US
October 19, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
April 12, 1970 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
February 22, 1974 · Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US
July 10, 1989 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US
May 4, 1972 · Olympia · Paris, France
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