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Times Played550
First Played2/25/66
Last Played7/8/95
Typical Length5:48
Longest15:46 (7/28/73)
#1 Consensus PickAug. 27, 1972
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#1 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 15:05 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
97
#2 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 7:22 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
97
#3 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:54 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
96
#4 Feb. 24, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 10:23 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
93
#5 Sept. 28, 1972 · Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 14:56 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (83 reviews, 203,063 dl)
93
#6 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 13:25 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
93
#7 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:50 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
93
#8 Nov. 8, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 10:03 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.50/5 (147 reviews, 474,650 dl)
93
#9 Sept. 21, 1972 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:28 · Archive: 4.88/5 (72 reviews, 151,471 dl)
93
#10 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)
93
#11 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
92
#12 Sept. 20, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:34 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
91
#13 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 6:00 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
91
#14 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:22 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
91
#15 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 5:57 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
91
#16 Aug. 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 7:39 · Archive: 4.79/5 (59 reviews, 222,349 dl)
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#17 May 11, 1972 · Rotterdam Civic Hall - Rotterdam, Netherlands SBD
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.93/5 (83 reviews, 218,672 dl)
91
#18 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
90
#19 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 6:26 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
89
#20 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 5:50 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
89
#21 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 7:10 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
89
#22 Aug. 10, 1982 · Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA SBD
Length: 5:41 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.81/5 (107 reviews, 332,325 dl)
89
#23 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 5:35 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
88
#24 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:10 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
88
#25 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 5:35 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
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#26 Dec. 31, 1971 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:54 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.67/5 (65 reviews, 141,411 dl)
88
#27 Sept. 11, 1973 · William and Mary College Hall - Williamsburg, VA SBD
Length: 14:52 · Archive: 4.50/5 (81 reviews, 177,518 dl)
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#28 May 3, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Length: 5:02 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
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#29 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 5:32 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
87
#30 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
Length: 5:57 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
86
#31 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 8:15 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
86
#32 June 8, 1974 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 7:10 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (41 reviews, 161,325 dl)
86
#33 May 19, 1974 · Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 5:20 · Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
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#34 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 7:09 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
86
#35 Dec. 6, 1973 · Cleveland Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 5:30 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
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#36 Mar. 23, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:08 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
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#37 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 6:09 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
85
#38 Aug. 19, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:08 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.67/5 (63 reviews, 249,784 dl)
85
#39 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
85
#40 Mar. 24, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:14 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)

Best Version of I Know You Rider for Every Year (1966–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1966 9× Feb. 25, 1966 SBD Ivar Theater - Los Angeles, CA 2:53 74 Archive.org ↗
1969 25× Dec. 31, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA - 82 Archive.org ↗
1970 61× May 15, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY 8:54 97 Archive.org ↗
1971 32× Apr. 29, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 6:10 88 Archive.org ↗
1972 65× Aug. 27, 1972 SBD Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR 15:05 100 Archive.org ↗
1973 53× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 5:50 93 Archive.org ↗
1974 21× Feb. 24, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 10:23 96 Archive.org ↗
1977 1× Dec. 29, 1977 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 5:18 71 Archive.org ↗
1979 19× Dec. 1, 1979 SBD Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA 7:38 85 Archive.org ↗
1980 29× Sept. 6, 1980 SBD State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME 5:24 84 Archive.org ↗
1981 24× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:22 91 Archive.org ↗
1982 19× Aug. 10, 1982 SBD Fieldhouse, U. Of Iowa - Iowa City, IA 5:41 89 Archive.org ↗
1983 21× June 20, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 7:09 86 Archive.org ↗
1984 17× July 15, 1984 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 10:14 81 Archive.org ↗
1985 17× June 15, 1985 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 6:54 84 Archive.org ↗
1986 9× Feb. 11, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 6:12 67 Archive.org ↗
1987 18× July 10, 1987 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 11:18 81 Archive.org ↗
1988 19× Mar. 26, 1988 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 8:46 74 Archive.org ↗
1989 16× July 17, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI 5:35 89 Archive.org ↗
1990 16× Sept. 20, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 7:34 92 Archive.org ↗
1991 16× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 13:25 93 Archive.org ↗
1992 10× Mar. 2, 1992 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 7:07 56 Archive.org ↗
1993 14× Aug. 21, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 6:50 71 Archive.org ↗
1994 11× Oct. 6, 1994 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 8:48 35 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× July 8, 1995 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 5:40 49 Archive.org ↗