Grateful Dead — Setlists, Tour Dates & Concert History
The last 20 Grateful Dead setlists, newest first — every song in the order it was played, most recently at Soldier Field, Chicago, United States.
Grateful Dead live: key facts
Gigvault documents 26 Grateful Dead concerts from 1987 to 2015 in 12 cities.
- Most played city: Chicago (5 shows)
- Most played venue: Soldier Field, Chicago (5 shows)
- Typical set length: 18 songs (median of the last 20 recorded setlists)
- Last documented show: 2015-07-05 — Soldier Field, Chicago
Grateful Dead setlist — Soldier Field, Chicago, United States (2015-07-05)
18 songs, in the order played:
- China Cat Sunflower
- I Know You Rider
- Estimated Prophet
- Built to Last
- Samson and Delilah
- Mountains of the Moon
- Throwing Stones
- Truckin'
- Cassidy
- Althea
- Terrapin Station
- Drums
- Space
- Unbroken Chain
- Days Between
- Not Fade Away
- Touch of Grey
- Attics of My Life
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Earlier Grateful Dead setlists
Grateful Dead setlist — Soldier Field, Chicago, United States (2015-07-04)
20 songs, in the order played:
- Shakedown Street
- Liberty
- Standing on the Moon
- Me and My Uncle
- Tennessee Jed
- Cumberland Blues
- The Little Red Rooster
- Friend of the Devil
- Deal
- Bird Song
- The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion)
- Lost Sailor
- Saint of Circumstance
- West L.A. Fadeaway
- Foolish Heart
- Drums
- Space
- Stella Blue
- One More Saturday Night
- U.S. Blues
Full setlist page for this show
Grateful Dead setlist — Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States (2015-06-28)
19 songs, in the order played:
- Feel Like a Stranger
- Minglewood Blues
- Brown-Eyed Women
- Loose Lucy
- Loser
- Row Jimmy
- Alabama Getaway
- Black Peter
- Hell in a Bucket
- Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
- Wharf Rat
- Eyes of the World
- He's Gone
- Drums
- Space
- I Need a Miracle
- Death Don't Have No Mercy
- Sugar Magnolia
- Brokedown Palace
Grateful Dead setlist — Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, United States (1995-07-06)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
- Take Me to the River
- Big Boss Man
- Me and My Uncle
- Big River
- Brown-Eyed Women
- Cassidy
- Eyes of the World
- Unbroken Chain
- Samba in the Rain
- Truckin'
- He's Gone
- Drums
- Space
- The Last Time
- Stella Blue
- Around and Around
- Liberty
Grateful Dead setlist — Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, United States (1995-07-02)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Here Comes Sunshine
- Walkin' Blues
- Dire Wolf
- It's All Over Now
- Broken Arrow
- Desolation Row
- Tennessee Jed
- Let It Grow
- Scarlet Begonias
- Fire on the Mountain
- Victim or the Crime
- It's All Too Much
- New Speedway Boogie
- Drums
- Space
- Attics of My Life
- Sugar Magnolia
- Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Grateful Dead setlist — Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, United States (1995-06-30)
17 songs, in the order played:
- Hell in a Bucket
- West L.A. Fadeaway
- Take Me to the River
- Candyman
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- Bird Song
- Promised Land
- Rain
- Box of Rain
- Samba in the Rain
- Looks Like Rain
- Terrapin Station
- Drums
- Space
- I Need a Miracle
- Standing on the Moon
- Gloria
Grateful Dead setlist — The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, United States (1995-06-28)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
- Good Morning, School Girl
- Loser
- Black-Throated Wind
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
- Big Railroad Blues
- The Music Never Stopped
- China Cat Sunflower
- I Know You Rider
- Way to Go Home
- Estimated Prophet
- Uncle John's Band
- Drums
- Space
- Easy Answers
- Attics of My Life
- Good Lovin'
- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
Grateful Dead setlist — Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States (1995-06-25)
19 songs, in the order played:
- Shakedown Street
- Wang Dang Doodle
- Jack-A-Roe
- Mama Tried
- Mexicali Blues
- Loose Lucy
- Picasso Moon
- Box of Rain
- Rain
- Samson and Delilah
- Ship of Fools
- Truckin'
- Roll and Tumble Blues
- Samba in the Rain
- Drums
- Space
- Wharf Rat
- Not Fade Away
- Brokedown Palace
Grateful Dead setlist — Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, United States (1995-06-22)
18 songs, in the order played:
- Touch of Grey
- Walkin' Blues
- It Must Have Been the Roses
- When I Paint My Masterpiece
- So Many Roads
- The Music Never Stopped
- Help on the Way
- Slipknot!
- Franklin's Tower
- Samba in the Rain
- Estimated Prophet
- Terrapin Station
- Drums
- Space
- All Along the Watchtower
- Black Peter
- Around and Around
- I Fought the Law
Grateful Dead setlist — Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States (1995-06-19)
20 songs, in the order played:
- Cold Rain and Snow
- Good Morning, School Girl
- Ramble On Rose
- It's All Over Now
- Lazy River Road
- Me and My Uncle
- Big River
- Don't Ease Me In
- Iko Iko
- Unbroken Chain
- Samba in the Rain
- Corrina
- Matilda
- Drums
- Space
- The Other One
- Stella Blue
- Throwing Stones
- Turn On Your Love Light
- Brokedown Palace
Grateful Dead setlist — Franklin County State Airport, Swanton, United States (1995-06-15)
20 songs, in the order played:
- Touch of Grey
- Wang Dang Doodle
- Peggy-O
- El Paso
- Ramble On Rose
- Black-Throated Wind
- Loose Lucy
- Promised Land
- Here Comes Sunshine
- Samba in the Rain
- Truckin'
- Roll and Tumble Blues
- That Would Be Something
- He's Gone
- Drums
- Space
- Box of Rain
- Standing on the Moon
- Sugar Magnolia
- Liberty
- 2015-07-03 — Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
Box of Rain · Jack Straw · Bertha · Passenger · The Wheel · Crazy Fingers · The Music Never Stopped · Mason's Children · Scarlet Begonias · Fire on the Mountain … +9 more - 2015-06-27 — Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
Truckin' · Uncle John's Band · Alligator · Cumberland Blues · Born Cross-Eyed · Cream Puff War · Viola Lee Blues · Cryptical Envelopment · Dark Star · St. Stephen … +8 more - 1995-07-09 — Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
Touch of Grey · The Little Red Rooster · Lazy River Road · When I Paint My Masterpiece · Childhood's End · Cumberland Blues · Promised Land · Shakedown Street · Samson and Delilah · So Many Roads … +9 more - 1995-07-08 — Soldier Field, Chicago, United States
Jack Straw · Sugaree · Wang Dang Doodle · Althea · Queen Jane Approximately · Tennessee Jed · Eternity · Don't Ease Me In · China Cat Sunflower · I Know You Rider … +9 more - 1995-07-05 — Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, United States
Feel Like a Stranger · Peggy-O · The Same Thing · Loose Lucy · Childhood's End · El Paso · Don't Ease Me In · Iko Iko · Playing in the Band · Crazy Fingers … +7 more - 1995-06-27 — The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, United States
Greatest Story Ever Told · Bertha · Minglewood Blues · Ramble On Rose · Queen Jane Approximately · Lazy River Road · Eternity · Don't Ease Me In · Victim or the Crime · Foolish Heart … +9 more - 1995-06-24 — Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States
Jack Straw · Althea · The Little Red Rooster · Friend of the Devil · El Paso · So Many Roads · Promised Land · Iko Iko · Way to Go Home · Saint of Circumstance … +7 more - 1995-06-21 — Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, United States
Hell in a Bucket · Loser · Take Me to the River · Row Jimmy · Broken Arrow · Promised Land · Scarlet Begonias · Fire on the Mountain · Man Smart, Woman Smarter · It's All Too Much … +6 more - 1995-06-18 — Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States
Feel Like a Stranger · Bertha · The Same Thing · Stagger Lee · Eternity · Deal · China Cat Sunflower · I Know You Rider · Way to Go Home · Samson and Delilah … +8 more
2334 Grateful Dead setlists are known in total; the most recent 20 are shown here.
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Songs Grateful Dead plays most often live
Across the last 20 Grateful Dead concerts with a recorded setlist.
| Song | Played at | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Drums | 20 of 20 | 100% |
| Space | 20 of 20 | 100% |
| Samba in the Rain | 7 of 20 | 35% |
| Box of Rain | 5 of 20 | 25% |
| Promised Land | 5 of 20 | 25% |
| Sugar Magnolia | 5 of 20 | 25% |
| Truckin' | 5 of 20 | 25% |
| China Cat Sunflower | 4 of 20 | 20% |
| Corrina | 4 of 20 | 20% |
| Don't Ease Me In | 4 of 20 | 20% |
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Artists related to Grateful Dead
These acts have played the same venues or festival line-ups as Grateful Dead on the shows tracked here.
Cities where Grateful Dead played
- Concerts in New York — 3 shows, most recently 1990
- Concerts in East Rutherford — 4 shows, most recently 1987
- Concerts in Chicago — 5 shows
- Concerts in Pittsburgh
- Concerts in Washington — 2 shows
- Concerts in Albany — 2 shows
Recent Grateful Dead shows on Gigvault
- Grateful Dead @ Madison Square Garden, New York — 1990-09-15
- Grateful Dead @ Madison Square Garden, New York — 1990-09-14
- Grateful Dead @ Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough — 1989-07-02
- Grateful Dead @ Madison Square Garden, New York — 1988-09-16
- Grateful Dead @ Giants Stadium, East Rutherford — 1987-07-12
- Grateful Dead @ Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford — 1987-04-06
Logged Grateful Dead shows span 1987–1990.
Venues where Grateful Dead played
- Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York — 3 shows, most recently 1990
- Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford — 3 shows, most recently 1987
- Grateful Dead at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford
- Grateful Dead at Soldier Field, Chicago — 5 shows
- Grateful Dead at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara — 2 shows
Who has Grateful Dead opened for?
Grateful Dead has played as support on shows by these artists.
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Frequently asked questions
Where has Grateful Dead played?
Grateful Dead shows on Gigvault are documented in 8 cities — Chicago, East Rutherford, New York, Albany and Auburn Hills. Venues include Soldier Field in Chicago, Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, Madison Square Garden in New York and Knickerbocker Arena in Albany.
When did Grateful Dead last play?
The most recent Grateful Dead show on record is 2015-07-05 at Soldier Field, Chicago, United States.
How many Grateful Dead concerts are on Gigvault?
6 Grateful Dead concerts are documented, from 1987 to 2015 across 8 cities.
Who has Grateful Dead shared a stage with?
On the shows and festival line-ups tracked here, Grateful Dead has appeared alongside Bob Dylan.
When is Grateful Dead playing live next?
No Grateful Dead dates are confirmed right now. The most recent show on record is 2015-07-05 at Soldier Field, Chicago, United States; new dates appear on this page as ticketing sources announce them.
Where can I find Grateful Dead setlists?
20 setlists by Grateful Dead are on this page with the full song list in the order played — open any show to see the songs, the date and the venue.
How do I track my Grateful Dead concerts?
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How many songs does Grateful Dead play live?
Grateful Dead typically plays 18 songs — most concerts land between 18 and 19 across the last 20 shows with a recorded setlist.
What song does Grateful Dead open with?
Grateful Dead varies the opener — 12 different opening songs across the last 20 concerts, most often "Feel Like a Stranger" (3 times).
What song does Grateful Dead close with?
Grateful Dead varies the closing song — 12 different closers across the last 20 concerts, most often "Brokedown Palace" (3 times).
Which songs does Grateful Dead always play?
2 songs were on the setlist at all 20 of the last recorded Grateful Dead concerts: Drums, Space.
What rare songs has Grateful Dead played recently?
50 songs appeared only once across the last 20 concerts, among them Alabama Getaway, All Along the Watchtower, Alligator, Big Boss Man, Big Railroad Blues, Born Cross-Eyed, Built to Last, Candyman.
Does Grateful Dead play the same setlist every night?
No — Grateful Dead changes the setlist a lot. Two consecutive concerts share only about 1 of roughly 18 songs.