He Was a Friend of Mine

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Also known as: he was a friend of mine

He Was a Friend of Mine was performed 25 times by the Grateful Dead, debuting on 1965 · 12 · 18 at Big Beat Club and last played on 1970 · 03 · 21 at Capitol Theatre.

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First Performance

1965 · 12 · 18

Big Beat Club · Palo Alto

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Last Performance

1970 · 03 · 21

Capitol Theatre · Port Chester

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Total Performances

across 5 years

Versions

— Archive.org recordings

25 tracked

SortShowing 8 of 25

Nth	Date	Venue	City	Duration
1st	1965 · 12 · 18	Big Beat Club	Palo Alto	—
2nd	1966 · 07 · 03	Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	—
3rd	1966 · 07 · 16	Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	5:35
4th	1966 · 11 · 19	Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	5:01
5th	1967 · 03 · 18	Winterland Arena	San Francisco	4:41
6th	1967 · 05 · 05	Fillmore Auditorium	San Francisco	5:41
7th	1967 · 07 · 22	Continental Ballroom	Santa Clara	—
8th	1968 · 05 · 07	Electric Circus	New York	—

ProvenancePerformance data from setlist.fm. Audio recordings via Archive.org — community-contributed tapes.

Opened show5×

1969 · 09 · 29Cafe au Go-Go · New York 1969 · 05 · 03Winterland Arena · San Francisco 1969 · 04 · 23The Ark · Boston 1968 · 05 · 09Electric Circus · New York 1967 · 05 · 05Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco

Closed show1×

1968 · 05 · 09Electric Circus · New York

Closed Set I1×

1969 · 09 · 26Fillmore East · New York

Opened Set II2×

1969 · 05 · 31McArthur Court · Eugene 1968 · 05 · 07Electric Circus · New York