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Grateful Dead Victim Or the Crime live versions: 96 shows

Explore 96 Grateful Dead performances of Victim Or the Crime from 1988-1995, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.

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Start with these Victim Or the Crime versions

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: July 12, 1990 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US

Another strong choice: October 8, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US
Released as part of Formerly the Warlocks, this Hampton show is built around the second-set Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower. Jerrybase lists Help and Slipknot! as the first GD performances since September 12, 1985, and the night closes with And We Bid You Good Night.

First catalog performance: June 17, 1988 · Metropolitan Sports Center · Bloomington, MN, US

Last catalog performance: July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US

Top shows featuring Victim Or the Crime

July 2, 1988 · Oxford Plains Speedway · Oxford, ME, US

July 12, 1990 · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Washington, DC, US

October 8, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US

August 1, 1994 · The Palace · Auburn Hills, MI, US

July 19, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US

July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US

July 4, 1990 · Sandstone Amphitheater · Bonner Springs, KS, US

April 1, 1990 · The Omni · Atlanta, GA, US

June 4, 1995 · Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View, CA, US

July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US

July 9, 1989 · Giants Stadium · East Rutherford, NJ, US

August 18, 1989 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US

September 3, 1988 · Capital Centre · Landover, MD, US

July 15, 1989 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US

December 31, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena · Oakland, CA, US

July 30, 1988 · Laguna Seca Raceway · Salinas, CA, US

March 26, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena · Albany, NY, US

May 26, 1993 · Cal Expo Amphitheatre · Sacramento, CA, US

July 23, 1990 · World Music Theatre · Tinley Park, IL, US

March 31, 1989 · Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro, NC, US

December 10, 1989 · Great Western Forum · Inglewood, CA, US

October 26, 1989 · Miami Arena · Miami, FL, US

June 25, 1988 · Buckeye Lake Music Center · Thornville, OH, US

June 22, 1992 · Star Lake Amphitheater · Burgettstown, PA, US

July 17, 1988 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US

October 28, 1990 · Z�nith Paris · Paris, France

October 15, 1994 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

June 20, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US

June 28, 1988 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center · Saratoga Springs, NY, US

December 14, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena · Denver, CO, US

October 22, 1990 · Festhalle · Frankfurt, Germany

September 10, 1990 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US

June 9, 1990 · Cal Expo Amphitheatre · Sacramento, CA, US

September 6, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum · Richfield, OH, US

May 7, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA, US

September 14, 1988 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

August 28, 1988 · Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon · Eugene, OR, US

October 16, 1988 · Bayfront Center Arena · St. Petersburg, FL, US

May 4, 1991 · Cal Expo Amphitheatre · Sacramento, CA, US

October 7, 1994 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US

September 28, 1994 · Boston Garden · Boston, MA, US

April 3, 1989 · Pittsburgh Civic Arena · Pittsburgh, PA, US

March 28, 1994 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, NY, US

October 19, 1989 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US

September 13, 1991 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

October 15, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena · East Rutherford, NJ, US

May 6, 1990 · California State U. Dominguez Hills · Carson, CA, US

June 29, 1992 · Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville, IN, US

September 23, 1988 · Madison Square Garden · New York, NY, US

March 21, 1990 · Copps Coliseum · Hamilton, Canada

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Independent fan project. Setlist data attribution: gdshowsdb by Jeff Smith, MIT License. Listening links point to Archive and Relisten.