Grateful Dead Why Don't We Do It in the Road live versions: 7 shows
Explore 7 Grateful Dead performances of Why Don't We Do It in the Road from 1984-1986, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Best first listen: July 15, 1984 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
This Greek Theatre show starts with Dancin' In The Streets > Bird Song and saves the stranger turn for set two. Why Don't We Do It In The Road opens a long run into China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Playing In The Band, Uncle John's Band, Don't Need Love, and China Doll.
Another strong choice: April 7, 1985 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
The Spectrum show opens unusually with Why Don't We Do It in the Road > Mississippi Half-Step before moving through Bird Song, Dancin' In The Streets, and Deal. The second set keeps chaining songs, eventually reaching Truckin' > Smokestack Lightning > Morning Dew before Sugar Magnolia and a Day Job encore. For listeners who want an April 1985 arena tape with a circulating soundboard source and a strongly sequenced second set into Morning Dew.
Another strong choice: June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
First catalog performance: June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
Last catalog performance: March 30, 1986 · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI, US
Top shows featuring Why Don't We Do It in the Road
July 15, 1984 · William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · Berkeley, CA, US
April 7, 1985 · Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA, US
June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion · Columbia, MD, US
November 3, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley, CA, US
April 13, 1985 · Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre · Irvine, CA, US
July 6, 1984 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy, WI, US
March 30, 1986 · Providence Civic Center · Providence, RI, US
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