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Times Played163
First Played8/31/78
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length13:13
Longest18:41 (10/31/79)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 25, 1979
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#1 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 18:14 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
92
#2 Dec. 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 16:33 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (77 reviews, 233,067 dl)
89
#3 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 16:42 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
87
#4 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 15:46 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
85
#5 Oct. 31, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 18:41 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 161,149 dl)
85
#6 Dec. 31, 1984 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 16:57 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.44/5 (56 reviews, 173,243 dl)
85
#7 Sept. 10, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:53 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.66/5 (109 reviews, 328,185 dl)
84
#8 June 22, 1991 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 16:36 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.49/5 (59 reviews, 115,762 dl)
82
#9 Aug. 3, 1982 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 14:33 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (94 reviews, 226,162 dl)
82
#10 May 8, 1981 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 16:44 · Archive: 4.61/5 (38 reviews, 134,231 dl)
80
#11 June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 13:21 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (174 reviews, 530,603 dl)
79
#12 July 28, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 14:18 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.51/5 (58 reviews, 169,513 dl)
79
#13 Apr. 5, 1991 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 16:20 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.68/5 (45 reviews, 76,709 dl)
77
#14 Dec. 5, 1979 · Uptown Theater - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 15:49 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.37/5 (43 reviews, 186,432 dl)
77
#15 Oct. 11, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME
Length: 15:29 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 110,053 dl)
77
#16 Jan. 10, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 13:44 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 213,852 dl)
77
#17 Sept. 12, 1981 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA
Length: 13:53 · Archive: 4.46/5 (74 reviews, 326,623 dl)
77
#18 July 9, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 14:34 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 206,756 dl)
75
#19 Apr. 15, 1983 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 14:37 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (45 reviews, 168,271 dl)
75
#20 Sept. 22, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 13:58 · Archive: 4.72/5 (40 reviews, 129,644 dl)
75
#21 Feb. 17, 1979 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 17:30 · Archive: 4.05/5 (68 reviews, 229,679 dl)
75
#22 Sept. 26, 1981 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 13:20 · Archive: 4.70/5 (67 reviews, 147,436 dl)
73
#23 Sept. 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 12:14 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.70/5 (170 reviews, 481,892 dl)
73
#24 Oct. 20, 1984 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 14:16 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.21/5 (84 reviews, 187,780 dl)
72
#25 Apr. 17, 1982 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 15:26 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 119,764 dl)
71
#26 Oct. 22, 1983 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 14:17 · #2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 121,552 dl)
71
#27 Nov. 25, 1979 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 13:08 · Archive: 4.64/5 (79 reviews, 152,325 dl)
70
#28 Sept. 16, 1978 · Giza Sound and Light Theater - Cairo, Egypt SBD
Length: 15:44 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.18/5 (46 reviews, 171,922 dl)
69
#29 Apr. 6, 1982 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 13:03 · Archive: 4.38/5 (89 reviews, 229,210 dl)
69
#30 Apr. 26, 1984 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 14:10 · Archive: 4.36/5 (43 reviews, 112,179 dl)
68
#31 Oct. 18, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 14:22 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.27/5 (31 reviews, 110,511 dl)
68
#32 May 7, 1980 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 14:28 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.29/5 (36 reviews, 128,045 dl)
68
#33 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 11:46 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
67
#34 June 24, 1983 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 13:45 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.64/5 (37 reviews, 83,955 dl)
67
#35 Sept. 7, 1985 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 12:10 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.58/5 (77 reviews, 214,093 dl)
67
#36 Apr. 26, 1983 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 13:49 · Archive: 4.31/5 (42 reviews, 155,365 dl)
66
#37 Dec. 28, 1978 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 14:11 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.47/5 (32 reviews, 91,535 dl)
66
#38 Nov. 21, 1985 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 13:44 · #3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.55/5 (34 reviews, 92,437 dl)
66
#39 Apr. 3, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 14:10 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.24/5 (50 reviews, 114,880 dl)
66
#40 Nov. 17, 1978 · Rambler Room, Loyola College - Chicago, IL SBD
#3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.53/5 (61 reviews, 167,218 dl)

Best Version of Shakedown Street for Every Year (1978–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1978 13× Sept. 16, 1978 SBD Giza Sound and Light Theater - Cairo, Egypt 15:44 70 Archive.org ↗
1979 25× Oct. 25, 1979 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 18:14 96 Archive.org ↗
1980 8× May 7, 1980 SBD Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY 14:28 68 Archive.org ↗
1981 21× Dec. 31, 1981 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 16:33 92 Archive.org ↗
1982 12× Aug. 3, 1982 SBD Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO 14:33 82 Archive.org ↗
1983 11× Apr. 15, 1983 SBD Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY 14:37 75 Archive.org ↗
1984 10× Dec. 31, 1984 SBD S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA 16:57 85 Archive.org ↗
1985 7× June 30, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 13:21 80 Archive.org ↗
1986 4× Mar. 23, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 12:58 50 Archive.org ↗
1987 8× Sept. 18, 1987 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 12:14 73 Archive.org ↗
1988 5× July 15, 1988 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 13:13 55 Archive.org ↗
1989 6× July 9, 1989 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 14:34 77 Archive.org ↗
1990 7× Apr. 3, 1990 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 14:10 66 Archive.org ↗
1991 6× Sept. 10, 1991 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 13:53 85 Archive.org ↗
1992 4× Dec. 16, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 12:53 55 Archive.org ↗
1993 5× Mar. 17, 1993 SBD Capital Centre - Landover, MD 14:11 64 Archive.org ↗
1994 7× Oct. 3, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 16:58 63 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× July 9, 1995 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 13:54 61 Archive.org ↗