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Times Played315
First Played6/20/69
Last Played3/27/93
Typical Length5:52
Longest13:45 (10/2/77)
#1 Consensus PickMay 26, 1973
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98
#1 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:56 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
96
#2 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 6:34 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
96
#3 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 7:01 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
95
#4 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 13:45 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
95
#5 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 7:03 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
94
#6 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 6:12 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
93
#7 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 6:45 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
93
#8 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 6:41 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
93
#9 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)
93
#10 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
91
#11 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 7:17 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
90
#12 May 11, 1972 · Rotterdam Civic Hall - Rotterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 6:16 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.93/5 (83 reviews, 218,672 dl)
90
#13 May 3, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Length: 5:32 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
90
#14 Mar. 23, 1974 · Cow Palace - Daly City, CA SBD
Length: 8:01 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.49/5 (66 reviews, 321,341 dl)
89
#15 Aug. 1, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:45 · Archive: 4.61/5 (120 reviews, 343,567 dl)
89
#16 Aug. 6, 1971 · Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA SBD
Length: 5:16 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.79/5 (293 reviews, 944,914 dl)
89
#17 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:43 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
89
#18 Feb. 23, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:53 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
89
#19 Apr. 14, 1972 · Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 6:02 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
89
#20 Feb. 18, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 6:10 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
89
#21 Dec. 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Length: 7:15 · Archive: 4.70/5 (44 reviews, 194,718 dl)
88
#22 Nov. 7, 1971 · Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:14 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
88
#23 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 6:47 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
88
#24 Apr. 8, 1972 · Wembley Empire Pool - London, England SBD
Length: 6:40 · Archive: 4.86/5 (46 reviews, 176,341 dl)
88
#25 Oct. 18, 1972 · Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 7:25 · Archive: 4.62/5 (49 reviews, 157,071 dl)
88
#26 July 18, 1972 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:41 · Archive: 4.64/5 (62 reviews, 191,063 dl)
87
#27 Nov. 29, 1980 · Alligator Alley Gym, U. of Florida - Gainesville, FL SBD
Length: 5:51 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.88/5 (98 reviews, 246,308 dl)
87
#28 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:54 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
87
#29 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:00 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
86
#30 May 25, 1974 · Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara - Goleta, CA SBD
Length: 6:46 · Archive: 4.63/5 (52 reviews, 156,995 dl)
85
#31 July 1, 1973 · Universal Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA SBD
Length: 6:51 · Archive: 4.63/5 (54 reviews, 224,346 dl)
85
#32 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
85
#33 Dec. 5, 1971 · Felt Forum - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:56 · Archive: 4.69/5 (68 reviews, 192,708 dl)
85
#34 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 4:50 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
84
#35 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:39 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
84
#36 Nov. 8, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 5:36 · Archive: 4.50/5 (147 reviews, 474,650 dl)
84
#37 Feb. 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.74/5 (129 reviews, 497,440 dl)
84
#38 Dec. 31, 1971 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:23 · Archive: 4.67/5 (65 reviews, 141,411 dl)
84
#39 Dec. 14, 1971 · Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.66/5 (67 reviews, 297,653 dl)
83
#40 Nov. 2, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
#1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.81/5 (78 reviews, 115,316 dl)

Best Version of Casey Jones for Every Year (1969–1993)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 34× Nov. 2, 1969 SBD Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA - 83 Archive.org ↗
1970 61× Feb. 13, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY - 93 Archive.org ↗
1971 71× Aug. 6, 1971 SBD Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA 5:16 89 Archive.org ↗
1972 69× May 26, 1972 SBD The Strand Lyceum - London, England 6:34 96 Archive.org ↗
1973 35× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 6:56 98 Archive.org ↗
1974 10× June 23, 1974 SBD Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL 6:41 93 Archive.org ↗
1977 4× Oct. 2, 1977 SBD Paramount Theater - Portland, OR 13:45 95 Archive.org ↗
1978 3× Dec. 31, 1978 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 6:43 89 Archive.org ↗
1979 7× Dec. 28, 1979 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 5:21 81 Archive.org ↗
1980 7× Nov. 29, 1980 SBD Alligator Alley Gym, U. of Florida - Gainesville, FL 5:51 87 Archive.org ↗
1981 6× Mar. 3, 1981 SBD Cleveland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH 5:27 61 Archive.org ↗
1982 2× Aug. 3, 1982 SBD Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO 4:57 74 Archive.org ↗
1984 2× June 26, 1984 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 6:37 58 Archive.org ↗
1992 3× Dec. 16, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 5:32 58 Archive.org ↗
1993 1× Mar. 27, 1993 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 5:50 52 Archive.org ↗