The Grateful Dead Archive
Song · jam vehicle
Big Railroad Blues
Also known as: big railroad blues, railroad blues, big railroad
Era: Primal Dead – Final Tours
Big Railroad Blues was performed 176 times by the Grateful Dead, debuting on 1969 · 09 · 07 at Family Dog on the Great Highway and last played on 1995 · 06 · 28 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Total Performances
176
across 26 years
Versions
— Archive.org recordings
SortShowing 8 of 176
| Nth | Date | Venue | City | Duration | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1969 · 09 · 07 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco | 1:20 | |
| 2nd | 1970 · 06 · 24 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester | — | |
| 3rd | 1970 · 09 · 20 | Fillmore East | New York | 3:23 | |
| 4th | 1970 · 10 · 30 | Stony Brook Gymnasium | Stony Brook | 5:30 | |
| 5th | 1970 · 11 · 07 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester | 3:44 | |
| 6th | 1970 · 11 · 11 | 46th St. Rock Palace | Brooklyn | 5:36 | |
| 7th | 1970 · 11 · 16 | Fillmore East | New York | 5:13 | |
| 8th | 1970 · 11 · 23 | Anderson Theater | New York | 5:23 |
ProvenancePerformance data from setlist.fm. Audio recordings via Archive.org — community-contributed tapes.
Opened show7×
1973 · 11 · 14San Diego Sports Arena · San Diego1973 · 09 · 21Spectrum · Philadelphia1972 · 09 · 24Palace Theater · Waterbury1971 · 08 · 23Auditorium Theatre · Chicago1971 · 08 · 15Berkeley Community Theatre · Berkeley