Setlists featuring Desolation Row, page 28
20 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, My Brother Esau, Far From Me, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Touch of Grey, Brokedown Palace
11 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA
Main 1: Bertha, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, When Push Comes to Shove, Tons of Steel, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Sugar Magnolia, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Wharf Rat, Sunshine Daydream
Encore: Touch of Grey
15 Aug 1987 - Grateful Dead at Town Park, Telluride, CO, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
6 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Far From Me, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) by Edric Connor and the Caribbeans, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
19 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, When Push Comes to Shove, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
12 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, My Brother Esau, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Far From Me, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Touch of Grey
10 May 1987 - Grateful Dead at Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Feel Like a Stranger, West L.A. Fadeaway, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Box of Rain, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, China Doll, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Muddy River
17 Apr 1987 - Grateful Dead at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Friend of the Devil, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, When Push Comes to Shove, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
11 Apr 1987 - Grateful Dead at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Tons of Steel, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Black Muddy River
31 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Franklin's Tower, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ramble on Rose, Tons of Steel, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Uncle John's Band, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
26 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Main 1: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett, Cold Rain and Snow, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Row Jimmy, My Brother Esau, When Push Comes to Shove, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
31 Dec 1986 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, U.S. Blues
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Let It Grow, Black Muddy River, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Wharf Rat, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Main 3: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, When Push Comes to Shove, Box of Rain, In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett, Brokedown Palace
17 Dec 1986 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, West L.A. Fadeaway, Tons of Steel, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, When Push Comes to Shove, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Saint of Circumstance, Cumberland Blues, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Other One, Black Peter, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Brokedown Palace
7 Jul 1986 - Grateful Dead at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
Main 1: Ramble on Rose, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan
Main 2: Box of Rain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
2 Jul 1986 - Grateful Dead at Rubber Bowl, Akron, OH, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Drums, Space, Truckin', Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Box of Rain
21 Jun 1986 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Saint of Circumstance, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, He's Gone, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Brokedown Palace
10 May 1986 - Grateful Dead at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Let It Grow
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, China Doll, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
21 Apr 1986 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, My Brother Esau, Cumberland Blues, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Ramble on Rose, Let It Grow
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Maybe You Know How I Feel, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
13 Apr 1986 - Grateful Dead at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Peggy-O by [traditional], Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Supplication by Kingfish, Let It Grow
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Don't Need Love, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Box of Rain