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Times Played272
First Played8/19/80
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length9:04
Longest12:15 (3/23/94)
#1 Consensus PickJune 20, 1983
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91
#1 June 20, 1983 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
Length: 11:38 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.57/5 (78 reviews, 244,993 dl)
90
#2 Apr. 20, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 10:43 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
89
#3 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 10:35 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
89
#4 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 9:54 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
89
#5 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 9:29 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
85
#6 Oct. 17, 1983 · Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY SBD
Length: 9:34 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.54/5 (172 reviews, 506,420 dl)
85
#7 July 7, 1989 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 9:17 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.66/5 (133 reviews, 465,381 dl)
82
#8 Dec. 14, 1980 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 11:04 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.71/5 (34 reviews, 109,852 dl)
81
#9 Oct. 31, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:23 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.28/5 (50 reviews, 258,935 dl)
80
#10 June 27, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 9:40 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.52/5 (65 reviews, 162,799 dl)
79
#11 May 6, 1981 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 10:19 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.55/5 (39 reviews, 153,671 dl)
79
#12 May 1, 1981 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 9:13 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.76/5 (69 reviews, 245,376 dl)
79
#13 Oct. 31, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 8:57 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.84/5 (91 reviews, 236,621 dl)
77
#14 Nov. 30, 1980 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:07 · Archive: 4.61/5 (97 reviews, 251,600 dl)
76
#15 Apr. 17, 1982 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 11:09 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 119,764 dl)
75
#16 Mar. 27, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 9:49 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.32/5 (67 reviews, 154,296 dl)
75
#17 Oct. 26, 1989 · Miami Arena - Miami, FL SBD
#3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.46/5 (117 reviews, 205,763 dl)
74
#18 Oct. 26, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 4.56/5 (35 reviews, 187,331 dl)
74
#19 Mar. 13, 1981 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 9:38 · Archive: 4.49/5 (40 reviews, 147,812 dl)
74
#20 Nov. 14, 1987 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 10:37 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.64/5 (26 reviews, 76,859 dl)
72
#21 Sept. 16, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:03 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.33/5 (32 reviews, 91,196 dl)
72
#22 Aug. 22, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 9:31 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.36/5 (85 reviews, 181,108 dl)
71
#23 Sept. 16, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:33 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.18/5 (38 reviews, 134,377 dl)
71
#24 Mar. 28, 1981 · Gruga Halle - Essen, Germany SBD
Length: 9:37 · Archive: 4.32/5 (46 reviews, 184,488 dl)
71
#25 Nov. 28, 1980 · Lakeland Civic Center - Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 9:40 · Archive: 4.42/5 (37 reviews, 144,308 dl)
71
#26 Apr. 17, 1983 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 10:34 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.07/5 (70 reviews, 140,700 dl)
70
#27 Apr. 2, 1989 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 9:48 · Archive: 4.22/5 (47 reviews, 161,717 dl)
70
#28 Apr. 15, 1983 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 9:26 · Archive: 4.39/5 (45 reviews, 168,271 dl)
70
#29 Sept. 20, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:54 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.32/5 (41 reviews, 118,480 dl)
70
#30 Mar. 3, 1981 · Cleveland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 9:44 · Archive: 4.39/5 (33 reviews, 123,273 dl)
69
#31 Dec. 9, 1981 · Events Center, U. of Colorado - Boulder, CO SBD
Length: 9:30 · Archive: 4.35/5 (46 reviews, 137,528 dl)
66
#32 Oct. 31, 1990 · Wembley Arena - London, England SBD
Length: 9:53 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.29/5 (30 reviews, 82,602 dl)
66
#33 Feb. 25, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 10:07 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.12/5 (27 reviews, 153,219 dl)
66
#34 Apr. 19, 1982 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 8:42 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.53/5 (51 reviews, 176,695 dl)
65
#35 Dec. 9, 1990 · Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ SBD
Length: 10:16 · Archive: 4.48/5 (22 reviews, 72,862 dl)
65
#36 June 27, 1985 · Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY SBD
Length: 8:54 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.28/5 (83 reviews, 229,228 dl)
64
#37 Mar. 30, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 8:42 · Archive: 4.58/5 (39 reviews, 154,266 dl)
64
#38 June 24, 1983 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 9:08 · Archive: 4.64/5 (37 reviews, 83,955 dl)
64
#39 Sept. 14, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:41 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.28/5 (26 reviews, 65,917 dl)
64
#40 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 7:26 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)

Best Version of Little Red Rooster for Every Year (1980–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1980 23× Sept. 6, 1980 SBD State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME 9:54 89 Archive.org ↗
1981 40× Aug. 28, 1981 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 10:35 89 Archive.org ↗
1982 25× Apr. 17, 1982 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 11:09 76 Archive.org ↗
1983 22× June 20, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 11:38 91 Archive.org ↗
1984 16× Apr. 20, 1984 SBD Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA 10:43 90 Archive.org ↗
1985 14× June 27, 1985 SBD Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY 8:54 65 Archive.org ↗
1986 11× Dec. 17, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 9:38 59 Archive.org ↗
1987 23× Nov. 14, 1987 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 10:37 74 Archive.org ↗
1988 19× Mar. 27, 1988 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 9:49 75 Archive.org ↗
1989 14× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 9:29 89 Archive.org ↗
1990 11× Sept. 16, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 12:03 72 Archive.org ↗
1991 15× Oct. 31, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 8:57 79 Archive.org ↗
1992 8× Mar. 2, 1992 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 9:37 58 Archive.org ↗
1993 12× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 9:31 72 Archive.org ↗
1994 12× Oct. 3, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 10:04 58 Archive.org ↗
1995 7× June 3, 1995 Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 10:01 43 Archive.org ↗