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Grateful Dead - New Speedway Boogie

Community-ranked versions of New Speedway Boogie. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played52
First Played12/20/69
Last Played7/2/95
Typical Length8:43
Longest18:01 (6/7/91)
#1 Consensus PickJune 17, 1991
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#1 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 10:09 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
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#2 Sept. 20, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:59 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.60/5 (141 reviews, 378,075 dl)
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#3 May 1, 1970 · Alfred College - Alfred, NY SBD
Length: 10:23 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.60/5 (80 reviews, 208,571 dl)
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#4 Sept. 19, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
#3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)
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#5 May 10, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 11:28 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (33 reviews, 94,378 dl)
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#6 June 7, 1991 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 18:01 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.24/5 (60 reviews, 117,894 dl)
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#7 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:56 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
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#8 June 7, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:08 · Archive: 4.59/5 (49 reviews, 105,898 dl)
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#9 Dec. 30, 1969 · Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:56 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 113,433 dl)
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#10 Aug. 18, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA
Length: 10:21 · Archive: 4.22/5 (45 reviews, 118,435 dl)
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#11 Mar. 17, 1995 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 12:26 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 3.55/5 (41 reviews, 188,532 dl)
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#12 Mar. 17, 1991 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 10:19 · Archive: 3.79/5 (36 reviews, 181,992 dl)
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#13 Mar. 30, 1994 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:39 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.24/5 (61 reviews, 89,751 dl)
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#14 May 7, 1970 · Dupont Gymnasium M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA
Length: 11:33 · Archive: 3.83/5 (30 reviews, 221,345 dl)
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#15 June 6, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.40/5 (45 reviews, 97,262 dl)
54
#16 July 14, 1970 · Euphoria Ballroom - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 9:13 · Archive: 4.35/5 (17 reviews, 98,385 dl)
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#17 Oct. 15, 1994 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:50 · #2 of 1994 · Archive: 3.36/5 (20 reviews, 95,554 dl)
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#18 July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 9:09 · #2 of 1995 · Archive: 3.01/5 (97 reviews, 260,944 dl)
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#19 June 24, 1995 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC
Length: 10:56 · #3 of 1995 · Archive: 3.22/5 (51 reviews, 83,269 dl)
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#20 Dec. 26, 1969 · McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U. - Dallas, TX SBD
Length: 3:44 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.56/5 (43 reviews, 296,581 dl)
51
#21 May 14, 1970 · Merramac Community College - Kirkwood, MO SBD
Length: 6:09 · Archive: 4.48/5 (48 reviews, 147,002 dl)
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#22 Mar. 21, 1994 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 8:08 · #3 of 1994 · Archive: 4.11/5 (63 reviews, 123,805 dl)
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#23 July 11, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY
Length: 9:49 · Archive: 4.08/5 (15 reviews, 78,668 dl)
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#24 June 2, 1995 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 8:24 · Archive: 4.02/5 (67 reviews, 132,530 dl)
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#25 Sept. 24, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 8:11 · Archive: 4.06/5 (23 reviews, 142,513 dl)
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#26 Feb. 19, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:05 · Archive: 3.95/5 (22 reviews, 65,008 dl)
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#27 Aug. 19, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA
Length: 8:07 · Archive: 4.17/5 (22 reviews, 93,605 dl)
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#28 Dec. 19, 1994 · Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 10:25 · Archive: 3.54/5 (29 reviews, 44,178 dl)
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#29 May 3, 1970 · Foss Hill, Wesleyan University - Middletown, CT SBD
Length: 10:55 · Archive: 2.55/5 (24 reviews, 44,837 dl)
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#30 Apr. 11, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Archive: 4.61/5 (11 reviews, 22,017 dl)
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#31 June 28, 1992 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 6:54 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.18/5 (49 reviews, 92,931 dl)
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#32 Sept. 9, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:09 · Archive: 4.25/5 (29 reviews, 63,988 dl)
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#33 June 5, 1970 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.27/5 (25 reviews, 97,710 dl)
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#34 May 4, 1991 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 8:58 · Archive: 4.07/5 (14 reviews, 63,861 dl)
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#35 June 12, 1992 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 7:30 · #2 of 1992 · Archive: 3.87/5 (25 reviews, 115,231 dl)
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#36 Oct. 6, 1994 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Length: 8:43 · Archive: 4.00/5 (18 reviews, 40,164 dl)
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#37 Mar. 1, 1970 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:10 · Archive: 4.45/5 (16 reviews, 65,488 dl)
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#38 Dec. 21, 1969 · Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
#3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.11/5 (11 reviews, 24,503 dl)
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#39 Mar. 23, 1991 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 7:31 · Archive: 3.83/5 (20 reviews, 63,126 dl)
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#40 July 13, 1994 · Franklin County Airport - Highgate, VT SBD
Length: 6:43 · Archive: 2.96/5 (52 reviews, 85,061 dl)

Best Version of New Speedway Boogie for Every Year (1969–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 4× Dec. 30, 1969 SBD Boston Tea Party - Boston, MA 9:56 70 Archive.org ↗
1970 18× Sept. 20, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 9:59 87 Archive.org ↗
1991 10× June 17, 1991 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 10:09 88 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× June 28, 1992 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 6:54 39 Archive.org ↗
1993 1× June 8, 1993 SBD The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI 8:05 24 Archive.org ↗
1994 7× Mar. 30, 1994 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 9:39 61 Archive.org ↗
1995 6× Mar. 17, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 12:26 64 Archive.org ↗