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Sep 7, 1973	Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, NY	—	11:29	Debut
Sep 8, 1973	Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, NY	—	8:17	0
Sep 11, 1973	William and Mary Hall / College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA	Martin Fierro	11:05	0
Sep 12, 1973	William and Mary Hall / College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA	Joe Ellis, Martin Fierro	12:46	0
Sep 15, 1973	Providence Civic CenterProvidence, RI	Joe Ellis, Martin Fierro	15:56	0
Sep 17, 1973	Onondaga County War MemorialSyracuse, NY	Joe Ellis, Martin Fierro	10:15	0
Sep 21, 1973	The SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA	Joe Ellis, Martin Fierro	13:34	1
Sep 24, 1973	Pittsburgh Civic ArenaPittsburgh, PA	Joe Ellis, Martin Fierro	10:58	0
Sep 26, 1973	Buffalo Memorial AuditoriumBuffalo, NY	Joe Ellis, Martin Fierro	14:41	0
Oct 21, 1973	Omaha Civic AuditoriumOmaha, NE	—	10:21	1
Oct 23, 1973	Met CenterBloomington, MN	—	10:44	0
Oct 25, 1973	Dane County ColiseumMadison, WI	—	11:00	0
Oct 30, 1973	Kiel AuditoriumSt. Louis, MO	—	9:19	2
Nov 1, 1973	McGaw Memorial Hall / Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL	—	—	0
Nov 9, 1973	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	9:43	0
Nov 10, 1973	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	—	0
Nov 11, 1973	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	9:07	0
Nov 20, 1973	Denver ColiseumDenver, CO	—	9:29	2
Nov 21, 1973	Denver ColiseumDenver, CO	—	8:46	0
Nov 23, 1973	El Paso County ColiseumEl Paso, TX	—	9:22	0
Nov 25, 1973	Feyline FieldTempe, AZ	—	9:40	0
Nov 30, 1973	Boston Music HallBoston, MA	—	9:19	0
Dec 1, 1973	Boston Music HallBoston, MA	—	9:31	0
Dec 2, 1973	Boston Music HallBoston, MA	—	9:07	0
Dec 8, 1973	Cameron Indoor Stadium / Duke UniversityDurham, NC	—	10:43	2
Dec 12, 1973	The OmniAtlanta, GA	—	10:09	1
Dec 18, 1973	Curtis Hixon Convention HallTampa, FL	—	9:05	0
Dec 19, 1973	Curtis Hixon Convention HallTampa, FL	—	9:18	0
Feb 23, 1974	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	12:55	1
Feb 24, 1974	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	9:07	0
Mar 23, 1974	Cow PalaceDaly City, CA	—	9:44	0
May 14, 1974	Adams Fieldhouse / University of MontanaMissoula, MT	—	10:09	1
May 19, 1974	Portland Memorial ColiseumPortland, OR	—	11:53	1
May 21, 1974	Edmundson Pavilion / University of WashingtonSeattle, WA	—	10:49	0
May 25, 1974	Campus Stadium / University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CA	—	9:16	0
Jun 18, 1974	Freedom HallLouisville, KY	—	19:56	2
Jun 23, 1974	Jai-Alai FrontonMiami, FL	—	10:38	2
Jun 26, 1974	Providence Civic CenterProvidence, RI	—	11:05	0
Jun 28, 1974	Boston GardenBoston, MA	—	10:25	0
Jul 19, 1974	Selland ArenaFresno, CA	—	15:16	1
Jul 25, 1974	International AmphitheatreChicago, IL	—	10:18	1
Jul 29, 1974	Capital CentreLandover, MD	—	13:25	1
Jul 31, 1974	Dillon StadiumHartford, CT	—	11:25	0
Aug 4, 1974	Philadelphia Civic CenterPhiladelphia, PA	—	18:44	0
Sep 10, 1974	Alexandra PalaceLondon, England, United Kingdom	—	12:07	3
Sep 14, 1974	OlympiahalleMunich, Germany, Germany	—	12:52	1
Sep 20, 1974	Palais des SportsParis, France, France	—	—	1
Oct 17, 1974	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	10:57	2
Oct 18, 1974	Winterland ArenaSan Francisco, CA	—	9:42	0
Jun 3, 1976	Paramount TheatrePortland, OR	—	17:54	0

Per page

Not counted in concert statistics. These appearances don't affect plays, gaps or debuts.

Date	Event	Venue
Aug 4, 1973	Studio session	Record Plant
Aug 8, 1973	Studio session	Record Plant
Aug 17, 1973	Studio session	Record Plant
Feb 22, 1974	Soundcheck	Winterland Arena
May 6, 1976	Studio session	—
May 31, 1976	Studio session	Orpheum Theatre

Song info

First album appearanceDead Set (Aug 26, 1981) [Live Release]

Genre

Original

Lyricists

John Barlow

Composers

Bob Weir

SourceGrateful Dead Original

Who sang it

Lead vocals by singer
Singer	Years	Times
Bob Weir	1973–1995	286

Counted concert performances. A duet credits each singer.

Performance notes

No performance notes yet.

Plays per yearShows played in

1973

28/71

1974

21/40

···

1975 gap

1976

26/41

1977

8/60

1978

7/80

1979

3/75

1980

16/87

1981

23/84

1982

18/62

1983

11/66

1984

10/64

1985

15/71

1986

11/46

1987

16/85

1988

15/81

1989

11/73

1990

11/74

1991

12/77

1992

7/55

1993

7/81

1994

7/84

1995

4/47

Gap histogram

Number of shows between performances.

0–4

197

5–9

10–24

25–49

50–99

100+

Set placement

Set 1 opener0

Set 2 opener1

Encore0

Length distribution

Min 6:08Median 12:01Max 24:51Avg 12:02

Top venuesTimes played

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Boston Music Hall

Oakland Coliseum Arena

The Spectrum

Winterland Arena

No linked official releases.

Let It Grow

Concert appearances · 287

Soundchecks & other appearances · 6

On official releases