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31 Dec 1981 - Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA

Main 1: Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers, Lucifer's Eyes by Joan Baez, (For the) Children of the Eighties by Joan Baez, Banks of the Ohio by [traditional]

Main 2: Shakedown Street, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Cold Rain and Snow, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

Main 3: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, The Other One, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson

Main 4: Dark Star, Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan

30 Dec 1981 - Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA

Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, On the Road Again by [traditional], Dire Wolf, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cumberland Blues, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Althea, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Lady Di and I by Joan Baez, Barbara Allen by [traditional], Feel Like a Stranger, Ramble on Rose, Estimated Prophet, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: Casey Jones

28 Dec 1981 - Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA

Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Never Trust a Woman, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance

Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: U.S. Blues

27 Dec 1981 - Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA

Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Friend of the Devil, Passenger, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan

26 Dec 1981 - Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Let It Grow

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

12 Dec 1981 - Fiesta Hall, San Mateo, CA, USA

Main 1: Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, (For the) Children of the Eighties by Joan Baez, Lucifer's Eyes by Joan Baez, Warriors of the Sun by Joan Baez, Bye Bye Love by The Everly Brothers, Barbara Allen by [traditional], Marriott USA by Joan Baez, Where Have All Our Heroes Gone by Bill Anderson, Oh, Boy! by Buddy Holly, Lady Di and I by Joan Baez, The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

Main 2: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Cold Rain and Snow, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan

9 Dec 1981 - CU Events Center, Boulder, CO, USA

Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Jack Straw, Friend of the Devil, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: U.S. Blues, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

7 Dec 1981 - Civic Center, Des Moines, IA, USA

Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, The Music Never Stopped

Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

6 Dec 1981 - Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA

Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: Brokedown Palace

5 Dec 1981 - Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Cumberland Blues, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Ramble on Rose, Passenger, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Let It Grow

Main 2: Shakedown Street, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

3 Dec 1981 - Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA

Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, I Need a Miracle, Bertha

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan

2 Dec 1981 - Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA

Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Passenger, Never Trust a Woman, Cumberland Blues, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

30 Nov 1981 - Hara Arena, Dayton, OH, USA

Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mack the Knife by Kurt Weill, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

Main 2: Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Might as Well by Jerry Garcia

29 Nov 1981 - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Main 1: Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia

Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

Encore: U.S. Blues

19 Oct 1981 - Sports Palace, Barcelona, Spain

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

Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia

Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

17 Oct 1981 - Hippodrome de Pantin, Paris, France

Main 1: Shakedown Street, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

Main 2: Truckin', Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Never Trust a Woman, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir

Encore: U.S. Blues

16 Oct 1981 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Main 1: On the Road Again by [traditional], Dire Wolf, The Monkey and the Engineer by Jesse Fuller, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Oh Babe, It Ain't no Lie by Elizabeth Cotten, The Race Is On by George Jones, Ripple

Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Hully Gully by The Olympics, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Gloria by Them, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Black Peter

Encore: Sugar Magnolia

15 Oct 1981 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Friend of the Devil, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Far From Me, Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry

Main 2: Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan

13 Oct 1981 - Walter-Köbel-Halle, Rüsselsheim, Germany

Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas

Main 2: Cold Rain and Snow, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Sugar Magnolia, Black Peter, Sunshine Daydream

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

12 Oct 1981 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany

Main 1: Jack Straw, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cumberland Blues, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Ramble on Rose, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Passenger, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional

Main 2: Bertha, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Never Trust a Woman, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals

Encore: U.S. Blues

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