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5 May 1981 - Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY, USA

Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Peggy-O by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, Ramble on Rose, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Brown-Eyed Woman, Passenger, Althea, The Music Never Stopped, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Uncle John's Band, Truckin', Alabama Getaway, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: U.S. Blues

4 May 1981 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Main 1: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir

Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Brokedown Palace

2 May 1981 - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Main 1: Jack Straw, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

1 May 1981 - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: U.S. Blues

30 Apr 1981 - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, USA

Main 1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: Casey Jones

28 Mar 1981 - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Shakedown Street, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

24 Mar 1981 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England

Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, High Time, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Shakedown Street, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: Brokedown Palace

23 Mar 1981 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England

Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Ramble on Rose, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish

Main 2: Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Casey Jones

21 Mar 1981 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Let It Grow, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Jack Straw, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

20 Mar 1981 - Rainbow Theatre, London, England

Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: U.S. Blues

14 Mar 1981 - Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA

Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Passenger, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

13 Mar 1981 - Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY, USA

Main 1: Shakedown Street, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, High Time, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, The Music Never Stopped

Main 2: Cold Rain and Snow, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

12 Mar 1981 - Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA

Main 1: Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Let It Grow, Franklin's Tower

Main 2: Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: U.S. Blues

10 Mar 1981 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, China Doll, Truckin', Sugar Magnolia

Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, Brokedown Palace

9 Mar 1981 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA

Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Althea, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ramble on Rose, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers

Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: U.S. Blues

7 Mar 1981 - Cole Field House, College Park, MD, USA

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Passenger, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Space, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

6 Mar 1981 - Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Main 1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Franklin's Tower, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

5 Mar 1981 - Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped

Main 2: Passenger, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: U.S. Blues

3 Mar 1981 - Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA

Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, Drums, Space, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Black Peter, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: Casey Jones

2 Mar 1981 - Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA

Main 1: Shakedown Street, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Dire Wolf, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry

Main 2: Ramble on Rose, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, China Doll, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: U.S. Blues

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