1971
02/18/71, Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
Set 1
01. . . . It Hurts Me Too04:53
02. Mama Tried . . .02:42
03. Dark Star 06:51
04. Wharf Rat 07:06
05. Dark Star . . .07:06
Set 2
06. . . . Playin' in the Band04:50
07. Me & Bobby McGee05:20
08. Candyman06:07
09. Big Boss Man04:21
10. Sugar Magnolia 04:14
11. Sunshine Daydream00:53
12. St. Stephen 05:24
13. Not Fade Away 04:48
14. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 04:03
15. Not Fade Away 03:42
16. Uncle John's Band05:29

Missing much of Set 1 and "Casey Jones" before "Playin' in the Band."
First performances of "Playin' in the Band" and "Wharf Rat"
"Playin'" verse structure: 1, 3, 3.

02/19/71, Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
Set 2
01. . . . Cryptical Envelopment 01:49
02. Drumz 02:18
03. The Other One 11:30
04. Wharf Rat . . .08:27

Missing rest of set.

02/24/71, Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
Set 1
01. /Casey Jones02:44 cut
02. Me & My Uncle03:04
03. Cumberland Blues04:53
04. Next Time You See Me03:25
05. Bird Song07:43
06. Me & Bobby McGee05:47
07. Bertha05:15
08. Hard to Handle06:25
09. Loser05:52
10. Playin' in the Band04:21
11. Good Lovin' 02:22
12. Drumz 04:55
13. Good Lovin'/06:21 cut
Set 2
14. Sugar Magnolia 04:10
15. Sunshine Daydream01:09
16. I'm a King Bee07:19
17. Greatest Story Ever Told 04:07
18. Johnny B. Goode03:26
19. Deal04:27
20. New Minglewood Blues04:00
21. Truckin'/08:20 cut
22. /Not Fade Away 03:32 cut
23. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 05:34
24. Not Fade Away 05:28
25. Turn on Your Lovelight/17:56 cut
03/24/71, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
Set 1
01. . . . Johnny B. Goode03:38

Appears on "Grateful Dead" live album. Missing rest of set before song.

04/05/71, Manhattan Center, New York, NY
Set 1
01. . . . Big Railroad Blues . . .03:31
Set 2
02. . . . Not Fade Away 04:56
03. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad . . .04:12

All songs appear on "Grateful Dead" live album. Missing rest of show.

04/06/71, Manhattan Center, New York, NY
Set 1
01. Bertha05:46
02. Beat it on Down the Line03:05
03. It Hurts Me Too05:15
04. Me & Bobby McGee06:07
05. "Take a Step Back"00:26
06. Dire Wolf03:40
07. Oh Boy02:07
08. I'm a Hog for You, Baby03:16
09. /Playin' in the Band03:29 cut
10. In the Midnight Hour07:54
11. Mama Tried02:32
12. Cumberland Blues04:25
13. Casey Jones04:41
Set 2
14. "Take a Step Back"00:14
15. Greatest Story Ever Told 02:43
16. Johnny B. Goode03:33
17. Loser05:55
18. Good Lovin' 02:07
19. Drumz 05:46
20. Good Lovin'13:39
21. Sugar Magnolia 04:38
22. Sunshine Daydream01:04
23. Not Fade Away 03:26
24. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad05:38 cut
25. Not Fade Away 02:11
26. Truckin'07:46 cut

Incredible "Sugar Magnolia Sunshine Daydream"! As GD historian Eric F. Wybenga notes: "[It] may be the best Sugar Magnolia ever, Jerry playing a live-wire wah-wah lead throughout.
"Beat it on Down the Line": 14 beats.
"Bertha": 6 anymores.
"Playin' in the Band" verse structure: 1, 3, 3.

04/07/71, Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
Set 1
01. Me & My Uncle03:20
02. Next Time You See Me03:28
03. Casey Jones05:14
04. Playin' in the Band04:45
05. Loser07:00
06. Me & Bobby McGee06:06
07. Hard to Handle/07:53 cut
08. Sugar Magnolia 05:02
09. Sunshine Daydream01:15
Set 2
10. China Cat Sunflower 04:37
11. I Know You Rider05:44
12. St. Stephen 06:37
13. Drumz 03:36
14. Jam/ . . .01:58

Missing rest of second set after "Jam."
"Playin' in the Band" verse structure: 1, 3, 3.

04/17/71, Dillon Gym, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Set 1
01. Truckin'08:42
02. Big Railroad Blues03:50
03. Big Boss Man05:15
04. Bird Song07:45
05. Playin' in the Band04:36
06. Hard to Handle08:29
07. Loser06:54
08. Mama Tried02:46
09. Casey Jones05:34
10. Sugar Magnolia 05:10
11. Sunshine Daydream01:27
Set 2
12. Good Lovin' 02:10
13. Drumz 06:10
14. Good Lovin'19:38
15. Me & Bobby McGee05:57
16. Deal05:05
17. Beat it on Down the Line03:08
18. I'm a King Bee07:42
19. Bertha05:50
20. Sing Me Back Home08:03
21. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 08:15
22. Not Fade Away tease 00:28
23. Turn on Your Lovelight/14:04 cut
04/26/71, Fillmore East, New York, NY
Set 1
01. . . . Big Boss Man . . .
02. Wharf Rat/ . . .
Set 2
03. . . . Beat it on Down the Line . . .
04. Mama Tried . . .

All except "Beat it on Down the Line" appeear on "Grateful Dead" live album.
"BIODTL," with Duane Allman, 9 beats.
Missing rest of show.

04/27/71, Fillmore East, New York, NY
Set 1
01. . . . Bertha . . .

From "Grateful Dead" live album. With Merle Saunders on keyboards, probably overdubbed. Missing rest of set. 7 anymores

04/28/71, Fillmore East, New York, NY
Set 1
01. Truckin'09:15
02. Beat it on Down the Line03:07
03. Loser06:22
04. El Paso04:57
05. Ain't it Crazy?05:01
06. Bird Song05:42
07. Playin' in the Band04:42
08. Cumberland Blues04:41
09. Ripple04:40
10. Me & Bobby McGee05:41
11. I'm a King Bee07:52
12. Bertha/04:43 cut
Set 2
13. Morning Dew11:07
14. Me & My Uncle03:05
15. Deal05:07
16. Hard to Handle08:51
17. Cryptical Envelopment 01:58
18. Drumz 04:55
19. The Other One . . .12:52
20. Sugar Magnolia 04:51
21. Sunshine Daydream01:12
22. Dark Star 13:45
23. St. Stephen 06:16
24. Not Fade Away 03:30
25. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 06:22
26. Not Fade Away02:56

Missing "Wharf Rat" after "The Other One."
"Drumz The Other One" from "Grateful Dead" live CD.
"Beat it on Down the Line": 5 beats plus 1 quasi-beat.
"Playin' in the Band" verse structure: 1, 3, 3.

04/29/71, Fillmore East, New York, NY
Set 1
01. Truckin'08:58
02. Bertha05:47
03. It Hurts Me Too06:04
04. Cumberland Blues 04:27
05. Me & My Uncle03:00
06. Bird Song/06:30 cut
07. Playin' in the Band04:36
08. Loser06:59
09. Dark Hollow03:00
10. Hard to Handle09:05
11. /Ripple04:50 cut
12. Me & Bobby McGee05:11
13. Casey Jones05:36
Set 2
14. Morning Dew10:09
15. New Minglewood Blues03:57
16. Sugar Magnolia 04:59
17. Sunshine Daydream01:28
18. Black Peter09:10
19. Beat it on Down the Line03:12
20. I Second that Emotion02:57 cut
21. Alligator 03:39
22. Drumz 05:32
23. Jam 08:38
24. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 04:22
25. Cold Rain & Snow04:59
26. China Cat Sunflower 03:57 cut
27. I Know You Rider04:12
28. Greatest Story Ever Told 02:44
29. Johnny B. Goode03:57
Encore 1
30. Uncle John's Band06:23
Encore 2
31. In the Midnight Hour 09:41
32. & We Bid You Goodnight03:22

"Beat it on Down the Line": 25 beats, most of any version I have.
"Bertha": 5 anymores.
"Playin' in the Band" verse structure: 1, 3, 3.

08/06/71, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA
Set 1
01. . . . Hard to Handle . . .07:19

From "Fallout from the Phil Zone" CD. Missing rest of set.

08/26/71, Gaelic Park, Bronx, NY
Set 1
01. Bertha06:01
02. Playin' in the Band04:57
03. Mr. Charlie03:16
04. Sugaree06:56
05. El Paso05:16
06. Big Boss Man05:03
07. Big Railroad Blues03:47
08. Hard to Handle07:36
09. Beat it on Down the Line03:15
10. Loser06:50
11. Sugar Magnolia 04:52
12. Sunshine Daydream01:36
13. Empty Pages04:48
14. Good Lovin'09:42
15. Casey Jones06:00
Set 2
16. /Me & My Uncle03:03 cut
17. China Cat Sunflower 04:36
18. I Know You Rider05:47
19. Deal04:46
20. Cumberland Blues05:21
21. Truckin' 08:48
22. The Other One16:35
23. tuning jam00:40
24. Next Time You See Me03:56
25. Me & Bobby McGee06:17
26. Uncle John's Band06:37
27. St. Stephen 05:41
28. Not Fade Away 06:26
29. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 08:11
30. Not Fade Away03:02
Encore
31. Johnny B. Goode03:48
10/19/71, Northrop
Set
1. Comes a Time07:20
2. One More Saturday Night4:32
3. Casey Jones5:57
10/31/71, Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH
Set 2
01. Dark Star 13:21
02. Jam 09:52
03. Sugar Magnolia 04:51
04. Sunshine Daydream 01:40
05. St. Stephen 07:09
06. Not Fade Away 07:25
07. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 10:35
08. Not Fade Away03:03

Entire set from "Dick's Picks Vol. 2."

12/15/71, Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
Set 1
01. Bertha05:45
02. Me & Bobby McGee05:24
03. Mr. Charlie03:42
04. China Cat Sunflower 05:23
05. I Know You Rider05:45
06. Beat it on Down the Line02:58
07. It Hurts Me Too06:52
08. Cumberland Blues04:45
09. Jack Straw04:36
10. You Win Again03:53
11. Run Rudolph Run03:18
12. Playin' in the Band06:27
13. Brown-Eyed Women04:26
14. Mexicali Blues03:09
15. Big Railroad Blues03:51
16. Brokedown Palace05:40
17. El Paso04:12
18. Casey Jones/05:13 cut

"Beat it on Down the Line": 8 beats.
"Bertha": 6 anymores.
Final performance of "Run Rudolph Run."

12/31/71, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
Set 1
01. Dancin' in the Streets08:46
02. Mr. Charlie03:40
03. Brown-Eyed Women . . .04:30
04. China Cat Sunflower 04:42
05. I Know You Rider . . .05:22
06. Loser . . .06:17
Set 2
07. . . . Ramble On Rose05:42
08. Sugar Magnolia 04:50
09. Sunshine Daydream01:50
10. Not Fade Away 05:35
11. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad 07:45
12. Not Fade Away03:02

Missing big chunks of the first and second sets.

Unknown shows in 1971
01. Playin' in the Band04:35
02. Me & Bobby McGee05:40

Both songs from "Grateful Dead" live CD.
Only version of "Playin' in the Band" I know of in which Bobby sings, "Some folks up in tree tops just look to see the sights," as written by Hunter. Standard verse structure in "Playin'."

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