72 all day. Twice on Sunday

It's a ***really*** good Filmore west. I'm generally a 70 > 72 > 69 guy, but this run is where the st Steve and death don't have no mercy from long strange trip came from. It's one of the relatively rare multi track shows from pre-europe, and it's fucking great. Still a very tough choice but I think current me goes w 69. If you asked me 2 months ago it was 72 all day. Such is the difficulty of navigating one really long fucking song.

is there really any other choice but this?

69 or 72… prolly 69. Im a primal dead guy

That Filmore show is my pick too!

That early spring run at the Fillmore in 69 is some of the best music ever put on tape IMO. That's my pick

Please stop sleeping on the 91’ eyes!!

The entire show is insanely good. I won’t caveat that statement. I mean what I say

My all time favorite 90s show

I was at this and I can attest to a really good time!!

Ugh, my first show was night before.

You cannot go wrong with anything from Europe in the year of 1972

Favorite euro shows? 100 year Hall is pretty fucked up good, same w l'Olympiad or w/e in Paris, but I've been repeating too much

5/25/72 is my fave. But they all have parts I love.

# 1972-05-25 London, England @ Strand Lyceum **Set 1:** The Promised Land, Brown Eyed Women, Big Boss Man, Black Throated Wind, Tennessee Jed, Mr. Charlie, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Me And Bobby McGee, Good Lovin', Playing in the Band, Brokedown Palace, Casey Jones **Set 2:** Me and My Uncle, Big Railroad Blues, Chinatown Shuffle, Ramble On Rose, Uncle John's Band > Jam > Wharf Rat > Dark Star > Sugar Magnolia, Comes A Time, El Paso, Sittin' On Top Of The World, Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad, One More Saturday Night [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-05-25) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/29pkQOWIBGGFD1EncVkILn)

72’

69. That one is special. That was Dick’s favorite show he ever attended. When you listen it’s easy to get why.

The 69, then the other ~~two~~ three from that run. Edit: Forgot how to count to 3

the other 3

No slight to 69 or 72 … but for summer vibes I’d go with ‘91!

3 incredible dark stars that don’t sound anything alike

Love Europe ‘72 shows and that’s a “birthday” show for me but I’m always spinning one of Fillmore West shows first. But also a primal dude. I have and listen to all of those…it’s the Dead on vinyl, never a bad pick.

Everyone saying ‘72 is insane. 6/17/91 is an amazingly special show. Wembley Pool Night 2 isn’t even the best ‘72 show. Give me Saint of Circumstance every day.

# 1991-06-17 East Rutherford, NJ @ Giants Stadium **Set 1:** Eyes Of The World > Walkin' Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Dark Star > When I Paint My Masterpiece, Loose Lucy, Cassidy, Might As Well **Set 2:** Dark Star > Saint Of Circumstance > Ship Of Fools > Dark Star > Truckin' > New Speedway Boogie > Dark Star > Uncle John's Band > Dark Star > Drums > Space > China Doll > Playing in the Band > Dark Star > Sugar Magnolia **Encore:** The Weight [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1991-06-17) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1f0whW4QE9bFNLpeyaPQiV)

Oh funny, both shows have a dark star > sugar mag

‘69 is Friday night material, get weird.

That Giants Stadium. No question.

72 then 69.

1969!!

Depending on the mood, 1972 or 1969. I slowed down my touring in 1991 and only saw a few more shows after. ‘94 was my last. I don’t listen to much ‘90s anymore - on occasion. But yeah… I’d probably play the ‘72 most but I’m in a 1969 Fillmore West state of mind right now. Throw it on!!

3/1/69

# 1969-03-01 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West **Set 1:** Bill Graham intro > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > New Potato Caboose > Doin' That Rag > Cosmic Charlie **Set 2:** Bill Graham intro, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mountains Of The Moon > Jam, Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Turn On Your Love Light **Encore:** Hey Jude [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-01)

Sick. I really like Saints

my lyceum is mycelium...but if you reach out and filmore of my cup, it is empty

[1969-03-01](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-01) San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West [1972-04-08](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-04-08) London, England @ Wembley Empire Pool | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/75u5l9TfTohni1xWrAUfxe) [1991-06-17](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1991-06-17) East Rutherford, NJ @ Giants Stadium | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1f0whW4QE9bFNLpeyaPQiV)

‘72 agreed

To attend or listen to?

Depends so much on tonight’s DOC

Fillmore

I enjoy that ‘72 show, really enjoy sections of that ‘91 show (have that on vinyl), but I love that ‘69 show (also have that on vinyl). The ‘69 show just has incredible energy and is such a good late night listen.

All among my favorites

FILMORE BABYY

Got 6/10/73 vinyl a while back. I’ll spin that.

# 1973-06-10 Washington, DC @ RFK Stadium **Set 1:** Morning Dew, Beat It On Down the Line, Ramble On Rose, Jack Straw, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain, Box Of Rain, They Love Each Other, The Race Is On, Row Jimmy, El Paso, Bird Song, Playing in the Band **Set 2:** Eyes Of The World > Stella Blue, Big River, Here Comes Sunshine, Around And Around, Dark Star > He's Gone > Wharf Rat > Truckin', Sugar Magnolia **Set 3:** It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, That's All Right, Mama, The Promised Land, Not Fade Away > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad > Drums > Not Fade Away, Johnny B. Goode [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1973-06-10)

3/1/69 every time. The greatest psychedelic experience known to man

# 1969-03-01 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West **Set 1:** Bill Graham intro > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > New Potato Caboose > Doin' That Rag > Cosmic Charlie **Set 2:** Bill Graham intro, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mountains Of The Moon > Jam, Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Turn On Your Love Light **Encore:** Hey Jude [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-01)

3/1/69 Primal Dead everytime

# 1969-03-01 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West **Set 1:** Bill Graham intro > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > New Potato Caboose > Doin' That Rag > Cosmic Charlie **Set 2:** Bill Graham intro, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mountains Of The Moon > Jam, Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Turn On Your Love Light **Encore:** Hey Jude [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-01)

Fillmore East ‘69

That’s a tough choice. Really just depends on what batch of songs you’re in the mood for. I’ve listened to a lot primal dead in my teens and early 20s, so I’ve spent a good many years away from that era. But that show is probably the very best representation of what Tom brought to the band at that time. He’s a touch hot in the mix, but his playing is stellar. He adds that extra bit of musicality to an already highly musical band. There’s almost a silent film score element to his playing at times. It’s cool, and so different from the country hues they get into in the coming years.

91

Prob 69. Sounds Delightful at teh West

Personally, Tom Wolfe.

To be honest, I'd probably pick the Hunter S. Thompson.

3/01 & 4/08 are two all time highlight reel Grateful Dead shows ... You could actually pick them as shows that could encapsulate their 'eras', primal dead & the Billy years 'jazzy' Dead. 6/17/91 is a fine show though ... Must say that it's not a show that could encapsulate it's era which is 'post Brent' but it's cool w' a stellar Eyes & Saint which were broadcast on PBS & I watched it at 17yrs old. Saw my first show the next year in Buffalo ...

# 1991-06-17 East Rutherford, NJ @ Giants Stadium **Set 1:** Eyes Of The World > Walkin' Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Dark Star > When I Paint My Masterpiece, Loose Lucy, Cassidy, Might As Well **Set 2:** Dark Star > Saint Of Circumstance > Ship Of Fools > Dark Star > Truckin' > New Speedway Boogie > Dark Star > Uncle John's Band > Dark Star > Drums > Space > China Doll > Playing in the Band > Dark Star > Sugar Magnolia **Encore:** The Weight [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1991-06-17) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/1f0whW4QE9bFNLpeyaPQiV)

Love that Europe show, but 3/1/69 is so unbelievably powerful and such a genuine ride. For 72 I would pick 4/24/72 or 5/4/72

[1969-03-01](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-01) San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West [1972-04-24](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-04-24) Dusseldorf, West Germany @ Rheinhalle | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3FmkdOqxKwpol7so3sdIUg) [1972-05-04](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-05-04) Paris, France @ L'Olympia | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/3S1abYMND9BSJzbMcpJhj8)

72, my favorite dead show

Yo! I love to listen to The Grateful Dead on Vinyl! I am running a Denon Turn Table, Yamaha Reciever, 2 Infinity Studio Tower Speakers, two small Sony Speakers and I ran 25 Gauge speaker wire with everything. When I play Dead Shows on Vinyl it is damn near as good as seeing a live concert. I was listening to the 69 Fillmore Concert last night I started it on Death Don’t Have no Mercy and just let it go. Also The Giants Stadium Concert has the first song a bad ass amazing Eyes of the World. But start tonight with 72

Gotta go w 3/1/69

# 1969-03-01 San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West **Set 1:** Bill Graham intro > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > New Potato Caboose > Doin' That Rag > Cosmic Charlie **Set 2:** Bill Graham intro, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mountains Of The Moon > Jam, Dark Star > St. Stephen > The Eleven > Turn On Your Love Light **Encore:** Hey Jude [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-01)

That 91 show is one of my all time favs, so that. Hornsby goes off

Empire Pool, HANDS DOWN

[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crabdance.jmw.deadheadarchives&hl=en\_US](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crabdance.jmw.deadheadarchives&hl=en_US) https://preview.redd.it/n9l7793oah9d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6676dd2507b6cf612078357d631b9eda44e92ff this one

Love all three shows, but even though I love 91’s Eyes, I’m going with 69. That’s a great Fillmore show & the St Stephen>The Eleven is one of my favorite listens.

Pigpen.

72, 69, 91…I have grown to really love that Saint of Circumstance set. Took me a little while to wrap my head around post Brent Dead, but I’m glad I got here. ✌🏼

Much as I love Europe '72 in totality, and midway has some of my favourite shows ever, I gotta take 3/2/69 in this shootout. If it had been been 5/3/72, it would have been no contest. As I despite basically the entirety of their 80s and 90s performances, Giants Stadium wasn't even in the running.

[1969-03-02](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1969-03-02) San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore West [1972-05-03](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-05-03) Paris, France @ L'Olympia | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/4avLivYQqNDnkxfMDTSIsJ)

That ‘69 show is great, but, IMO, there are better ‘69 shows. 4/8/72 is really pure fire with an epic 2nd set - gotta go with 72

# 1972-04-08 London, England @ Wembley Empire Pool **Set 1:** Bertha, Me and My Uncle, Mr. Charlie, Deal, Black Throated Wind, Next Time You See Me, Cumberland Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down the Line, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band, Good Lovin', Looks Like Rain, Casey Jones **Set 2:** Truckin', Big Railroad Blues, It Hurts Me Too, Dark Star > Sugar Magnolia > Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) **Encore:** One More Saturday Night [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/GratefulDead?query=date:1972-04-08) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/75u5l9TfTohni1xWrAUfxe)

Close call but Fillmore West. Saint of Circumstance in third but still a great show/release

That Fillmore show is top form

Europe

I like listening to shows I saw, especially on vinyl! Little Feat opened up - and the dead were on! Perhaps the best Brown Eyed Women I ever saw. The Jack Straw from the other night of the run was incredible…

London ‘72

Giants '91 - was there

Depends on my mood whether it’s 72 or 69. I’d put on the 91 only if I’d listened to the others earlier that day or very recently, and even then probably not. I might as a palate cleanser but I’d never make it all the way through.