The Grateful Dead Archive
Song · jam vehicle
Beat It on Down the Line
Also known as: beat it on down the line, beat it on down, biddl
Era: Primal Dead – Final Tours
Beat It on Down the Line was performed 342 times by the Grateful Dead, debuting on 1966 · 02 · 06 at First Unitarian Church and last played on 1994 · 10 · 03 at Boston Garden.
Total Performances
342
across 28 years
Versions
— Archive.org recordings
SortShowing 8 of 342
| Nth | Date | Venue | City | Duration | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1966 · 02 · 06 | First Unitarian Church | Los Angeles | — | |
| 2nd | 1966 · 03 · 19 | Carthay Studios | Los Angeles | 3:01 | |
| 3rd | 1966 · 04 · 24 | Longshoremen's Hall | San Francisco | — | |
| 4th | 1966 · 05 · 19 | Avalon Ballroom | San Francisco | 2:34 | |
| 5th | 1966 · 07 · 03 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco | — | |
| 6th | 1966 · 07 · 16 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco | 3:23 | |
| 7th | 1966 · 07 · 29 | PNE Garden Auditorium | Vancouver | — | |
| 8th | 1966 · 09 · 11 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco | — |
ProvenancePerformance data from setlist.fm. Audio recordings via Archive.org — community-contributed tapes.
Opened show3×
1973 · 09 · 15Providence Civic Center · Providence1966 · 09 · 11Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco1966 · 05 · 19Avalon Ballroom · San FranciscoClosed show3×
1969 · 05 · 03Sierra College · Rocklin1969 · 04 · 18Purdue Memorial Union · West Lafayette1967 · 12 · 26Village Theatre · New YorkClosed Set I1×
1971 · 03 · 24Winterland Arena · San FranciscoOpened Set II1×
1968 · 01 · 17Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco