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Times Played328
First Played12/4/69
Last Played6/28/95
Typical Length8:28
Longest26:56 (3/27/95)
#1 Consensus PickOct. 9, 1989
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#1 Oct. 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 12:10 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.63/5 (167 reviews, 511,180 dl)
96
#2 Oct. 12, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME SBD
Length: 16:11 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.60/5 (159 reviews, 339,371 dl)
92
#3 Mar. 9, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:58 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (134 reviews, 423,976 dl)
91
#4 Aug. 6, 1974 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 10:51 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.68/5 (123 reviews, 497,129 dl)
90
#5 July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 12:13 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.60/5 (86 reviews, 215,931 dl)
90
#6 May 19, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 11:46 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (56 reviews, 177,443 dl)
87
#7 Oct. 5, 1994 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 17:36 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.59/5 (67 reviews, 147,477 dl)
87
#8 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:58 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
87
#9 Mar. 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 10:08 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.63/5 (88 reviews, 323,188 dl)
86
#10 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 9:45 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
86
#11 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 9:09 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
86
#12 Nov. 2, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 11:21 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (85 reviews, 137,269 dl)
84
#13 June 7, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 11:32 · Archive: 4.59/5 (41 reviews, 170,174 dl)
83
#14 Dec. 28, 1979 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:37 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.73/5 (102 reviews, 221,978 dl)
83
#15 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)
83
#16 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
81
#17 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 8:37 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
81
#18 June 8, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 10:23 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.50/5 (63 reviews, 160,193 dl)
81
#19 Sept. 6, 1983 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 11:24 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.44/5 (66 reviews, 182,413 dl)
81
#20 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:07 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
80
#21 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 9:06 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
80
#22 May 16, 1981 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 9:25 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 266,610 dl)
80
#23 Mar. 19, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:05 · Archive: 4.68/5 (58 reviews, 232,665 dl)
80
#24 Mar. 23, 1974 · Cow Palace - Daly City, CA SBD
Length: 9:16 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.49/5 (66 reviews, 321,341 dl)
79
#25 July 15, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 10:54 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.45/5 (66 reviews, 182,981 dl)
79
#26 July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 9:21 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 151,514 dl)
79
#27 Sept. 19, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:36 · Archive: 4.39/5 (67 reviews, 224,262 dl)
78
#28 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:41 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
78
#29 Aug. 19, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 8:54 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.67/5 (63 reviews, 249,784 dl)
78
#30 May 21, 1982 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 16:57 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.53/5 (36 reviews, 79,586 dl)
78
#31 July 31, 1982 · Manor Downs - Austin, TX SBD
Length: 9:55 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.45/5 (85 reviews, 149,413 dl)
77
#32 June 23, 1990 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 9:18 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 194,153 dl)
77
#33 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:23 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
77
#34 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
#2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
77
#35 Oct. 16, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:22 · Archive: 4.48/5 (57 reviews, 130,074 dl)
77
#36 May 10, 1980 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 11:17 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.38/5 (52 reviews, 188,571 dl)
77
#37 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:47 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
77
#38 Sept. 18, 1974 · Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
76
#39 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 7:52 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
76
#40 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 8:11 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)

Best Version of Uncle John's Band for Every Year (1969–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1969 7× Dec. 26, 1969 SBD McFarlin Auditorium, S.M.U. - Dallas, TX 8:25 70 Archive.org ↗
1970 53× Feb. 13, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY - 83 Archive.org ↗
1971 27× Apr. 29, 1971 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY 8:23 77 Archive.org ↗
1972 24× May 11, 1972 SBD Rotterdam Civic Hall - Rotterdam, Netherlands 6:50 68 Archive.org ↗
1973 14× Nov. 11, 1973 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 7:41 78 Archive.org ↗
1974 12× Aug. 6, 1974 SBD Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ 10:51 91 Archive.org ↗
1976 1× Dec. 31, 1976 SBD Cow Palace - Daly City, CA 8:18 68 Archive.org ↗
1977 12× May 19, 1977 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 11:46 90 Archive.org ↗
1979 3× Dec. 28, 1979 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA 9:37 83 Archive.org ↗
1980 15× May 10, 1980 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 11:17 77 Archive.org ↗
1981 4× Mar. 9, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 11:58 92 Archive.org ↗
1982 7× May 21, 1982 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 16:57 78 Archive.org ↗
1983 7× Sept. 6, 1983 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 11:24 81 Archive.org ↗
1984 8× Oct. 12, 1984 SBD Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME 16:11 96 Archive.org ↗
1985 6× July 1, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 12:13 90 Archive.org ↗
1986 6× June 28, 1986 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI 13:03 55 Archive.org ↗
1987 13× Dec. 31, 1987 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 10:32 67 Archive.org ↗
1988 16× July 17, 1988 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 8:59 72 Archive.org ↗
1989 12× Oct. 9, 1989 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 12:10 96 Archive.org ↗
1990 15× Mar. 24, 1990 SBD Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY 10:08 87 Archive.org ↗
1991 16× June 17, 1991 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 9:58 87 Archive.org ↗
1992 9× June 20, 1992 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 12:37 65 Archive.org ↗
1993 16× Sept. 10, 1993 SBD Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH 15:17 66 Archive.org ↗
1994 17× Oct. 5, 1994 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 17:36 87 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× Mar. 18, 1995 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 12:46 60 Archive.org ↗