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Grateful Dead - The Weight

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Times Played41
First Played3/28/90
Last Played3/23/95
Typical Length5:56
Longest10:35 (7/23/90)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 12, 1990
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90
#1 July 12, 1990 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 7:06 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.65/5 (102 reviews, 238,191 dl)
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#2 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:01 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
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85
#3 July 18, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 7:54 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.40/5 (89 reviews, 238,681 dl)
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#4 Sept. 4, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 9:39 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.58/5 (47 reviews, 144,374 dl)
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#5 Mar. 28, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 5:51 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.53/5 (52 reviews, 166,281 dl)
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#6 Dec. 31, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:09 · Archive: 4.78/5 (35 reviews, 135,427 dl)
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#7 June 22, 1991 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:54 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.49/5 (59 reviews, 115,762 dl)
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#8 May 6, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
Length: 7:36 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 144,043 dl)
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#9 Dec. 12, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 6:56 · Archive: 4.50/5 (56 reviews, 113,846 dl)
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#10 Sept. 15, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:29 · Archive: 4.25/5 (49 reviews, 189,936 dl)
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64
#11 July 23, 1990 · World Music Theater - Tinley Park, IL, IL SBD
Length: 10:35 · Archive: 3.90/5 (92 reviews, 332,213 dl)
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63
#12 Apr. 2, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:39 · Archive: 4.18/5 (47 reviews, 127,561 dl)
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#13 Mar. 25, 1993 · Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC SBD
Length: 5:56 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.32/5 (36 reviews, 114,167 dl)
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#14 June 7, 1991 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 5:32 · Archive: 4.24/5 (60 reviews, 117,894 dl)
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#15 Apr. 27, 1991 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 7:36 · Archive: 4.16/5 (32 reviews, 78,032 dl)
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#16 June 17, 1990 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 7:06 · Archive: 4.04/5 (25 reviews, 119,466 dl)
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#17 Oct. 30, 1990 · Wembley Arena - London, England SBD
Archive: 4.25/5 (21 reviews, 72,255 dl)
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#18 May 12, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 5:21 · Archive: 4.23/5 (43 reviews, 95,251 dl)
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#19 Oct. 22, 1990 · Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany SBD
Length: 6:10 · Archive: 3.90/5 (21 reviews, 94,298 dl)
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#20 Sept. 24, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:36 · Archive: 4.06/5 (23 reviews, 142,513 dl)
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#21 May 29, 1992 · Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV SBD
Length: 5:14 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.43/5 (26 reviews, 81,124 dl)
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#22 Mar. 20, 1991 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Archive: 4.12/5 (33 reviews, 77,377 dl)
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#23 Mar. 23, 1995 · Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, NC SBD
Length: 5:12 · Archive: 3.68/5 (94 reviews, 166,760 dl)
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#24 Sept. 14, 1991 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:27 · Archive: 4.28/5 (26 reviews, 65,917 dl)
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#25 June 25, 1993 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 5:50 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 3.99/5 (45 reviews, 85,346 dl)
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#26 Mar. 1, 1992 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:09 · #2 of 1992 · Archive: 3.96/5 (21 reviews, 56,449 dl)
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#27 Oct. 28, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:56 · Archive: 4.14/5 (16 reviews, 30,528 dl)
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#28 Apr. 3, 1991 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 5:11 · Archive: 4.38/5 (20 reviews, 48,294 dl)
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#29 Mar. 6, 1992 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 7:29 · #3 of 1992 · Archive: 3.00/5 (13 reviews, 57,929 dl)
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#30 Sept. 8, 1993 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 5:31 · #3 of 1993 · Archive: 4.00/5 (29 reviews, 42,337 dl)
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#31 Dec. 30, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:07 · Archive: 3.33/5 (15 reviews, 47,459 dl)
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#32 Dec. 5, 1992 · Compton Terrace Amphitheatre - Tempe, AZ SBD
Length: 5:18 · Archive: 4.08/5 (23 reviews, 42,815 dl)
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#33 Dec. 13, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.17/5 (6 reviews, 40,313 dl)
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#34 Aug. 12, 1991 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 6:38 · Archive: 3.42/5 (15 reviews, 40,932 dl)
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#35 Sept. 21, 1993 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 3.69/5 (8 reviews, 66,342 dl)
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#36 July 31, 1994 · The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI SBD
Length: 5:31 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 3.80/5 (16 reviews, 49,518 dl)
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#37 Mar. 25, 1994 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 5:45 · Archive: 3.86/5 (8 reviews, 31,443 dl)
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#38 Mar. 24, 1992 · The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI SBD
Archive: 3.67/5 (10 reviews, 27,050 dl)
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#39 Dec. 3, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:44 · Archive: 3.34/5 (16 reviews, 39,579 dl)
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#40 Mar. 17, 1992 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:30 · Archive: 2.63/5 (19 reviews, 33,687 dl)
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Best Version of The Weight for Every Year (1990–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1990 13× July 12, 1990 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 7:06 90 Archive.org ↗
1991 13× June 17, 1991 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 6:01 89 Archive.org ↗
1992 8× May 29, 1992 SBD Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V. - Las Vegas, NV 5:14 46 Archive.org ↗
1993 4× Mar. 25, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC 5:56 62 Archive.org ↗
1994 2× July 31, 1994 SBD The Palace - Auburn Hills, MI 5:31 21 Archive.org ↗
1995 1× Mar. 23, 1995 SBD Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, NC 5:12 44 Archive.org ↗