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Grateful Dead - Sugaree

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

Times Played362
First Played7/31/71
Last Played7/8/95
Typical Length9:49
Longest21:32 (5/28/77)
#1 Consensus PickMay 19, 1977
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#1 May 19, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 16:20 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl) · #2 in DeadBase Tapers & Readers Poll - Top Grateful Dead Shows
97
#2 May 5, 1977 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 18:17 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
95
#3 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 21:32 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
95
#4 Sept. 6, 1980 · State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME SBD
Length: 18:20 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.59/5 (121 reviews, 379,148 dl)
95
#5 Oct. 17, 1983 · Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY SBD
Length: 16:41 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.54/5 (172 reviews, 506,420 dl)
93
#6 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 15:19 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
93
#7 Dec. 28, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 17:56 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.73/5 (102 reviews, 221,978 dl)
92
#8 June 8, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 16:57 · Archive: 4.78/5 (55 reviews, 161,538 dl)
92
#9 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 14:52 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
92
#10 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 13:39 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
91
#11 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 13:45 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
91
#12 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl) · #1 in DeadBase Tapers & Readers Poll - Top Grateful Dead Shows
89
#13 Dec. 1, 1979 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 17:07 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.52/5 (88 reviews, 181,542 dl)
88
#14 Nov. 24, 1978 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 13:59 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.55/5 (77 reviews, 242,748 dl)
88
#15 Dec. 16, 1978 · Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Length: 14:24 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.60/5 (104 reviews, 455,696 dl)
88
#16 June 21, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 14:47 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.49/5 (121 reviews, 270,717 dl)
88
#17 Mar. 14, 1981 · Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 12:31 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.81/5 (77 reviews, 332,055 dl)
88
#18 June 11, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 13:37 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 238,434 dl)
87
#19 Apr. 23, 1977 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 11:30 · Archive: 4.68/5 (141 reviews, 656,209 dl)
87
#20 Feb. 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
Length: 11:04 · Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
86
#21 Sept. 2, 1980 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 13:44 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.56/5 (76 reviews, 171,651 dl)
84
#22 Oct. 21, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 13:09 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.57/5 (53 reviews, 141,811 dl)
83
#23 Oct. 16, 1977 · Assembly Center, Lousiana State U - Baton Rouge, LA SBD
Length: 17:21 · Archive: 4.55/5 (33 reviews, 105,902 dl)
83
#24 Sept. 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:29 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.70/5 (170 reviews, 481,892 dl)
82
#25 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:46 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
81
#26 Oct. 18, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 14:52 · Archive: 4.52/5 (41 reviews, 89,550 dl)
81
#27 Oct. 10, 1982 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 9:52 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.73/5 (127 reviews, 390,502 dl)
80
#28 June 15, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:20 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (49 reviews, 225,105 dl)
80
#29 July 19, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
#1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.76/5 (126 reviews, 390,375 dl)
80
#30 May 9, 1979 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY
Length: 20:06 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.49/5 (49 reviews, 100,496 dl)
80
#31 Aug. 27, 1972 · Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR SBD
Length: 9:15 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.86/5 (181 reviews, 852,738 dl)
80
#32 May 26, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Length: 9:14 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (81 reviews, 226,379 dl)
80
#33 Dec. 29, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 12:51 · Archive: 4.59/5 (33 reviews, 149,882 dl)
79
#34 July 6, 1990 · Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 11:27 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.55/5 (76 reviews, 150,021 dl)
78
#35 Dec. 30, 1978 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 12:51 · Archive: 4.41/5 (64 reviews, 164,198 dl)
77
#36 Mar. 28, 1981 · Gruga Halle - Essen, Germany SBD
Length: 13:50 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.32/5 (46 reviews, 184,488 dl)
77
#37 Mar. 15, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 11:00 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.48/5 (61 reviews, 236,685 dl)
77
#38 Apr. 27, 1977 · Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ SBD
Length: 14:11 · Archive: 4.20/5 (58 reviews, 206,679 dl)
77
#39 May 3, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:10 · Archive: 4.44/5 (33 reviews, 160,188 dl)
76
#40 Oct. 15, 1976 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 10:35 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.62/5 (48 reviews, 160,299 dl)

Best Version of Sugaree for Every Year (1971–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1971 30× Dec. 14, 1971 SBD Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI 8:24 68 Archive.org ↗
1972 63× Aug. 27, 1972 SBD Old Renaissance Faire Grounds - Veneta, OR 9:15 80 Archive.org ↗
1973 38× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 9:46 82 Archive.org ↗
1974 16× Feb. 23, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 8:04 69 Archive.org ↗
1975 1× Aug. 13, 1975 SBD Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA 7:54 75 Archive.org ↗
1976 18× June 11, 1976 SBD Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA 13:37 88 Archive.org ↗
1977 17× May 19, 1977 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 16:20 100 Archive.org ↗
1978 15× Nov. 24, 1978 SBD Capitol Theater - Passaic, NJ 13:59 88 Archive.org ↗
1979 14× Dec. 28, 1979 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 17:56 93 Archive.org ↗
1980 14× Sept. 6, 1980 SBD State Fairgrounds - Lewiston, ME 18:20 95 Archive.org ↗
1981 11× Mar. 14, 1981 SBD Veterans' Memorial Coliseum - Hartford, CT 12:31 88 Archive.org ↗
1982 13× Oct. 10, 1982 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 9:52 81 Archive.org ↗
1983 4× Oct. 17, 1983 SBD Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY 16:41 95 Archive.org ↗
1984 3× Oct. 15, 1984 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 10:52 67 Archive.org ↗
1985 11× Mar. 25, 1985 SBD Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA 11:24 70 Archive.org ↗
1986 7× May 10, 1986 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 12:38 65 Archive.org ↗
1987 16× Sept. 18, 1987 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 10:29 83 Archive.org ↗
1988 16× July 3, 1988 SBD Oxford Plains Speedway - Oxford, ME 8:52 66 Archive.org ↗
1989 11× July 19, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI - 80 Archive.org ↗
1990 10× July 6, 1990 SBD Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, KY 11:27 79 Archive.org ↗
1991 10× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 13:45 91 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× May 30, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 10:16 61 Archive.org ↗
1993 8× Sept. 29, 1993 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 14:11 54 Archive.org ↗
1994 6× July 23, 1994 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 11:42 40 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× July 8, 1995 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 11:39 57 Archive.org ↗