Greatest Story Ever Told
by Bob Weir
Setlists featuring Greatest Story Ever Told, page 13
21 Oct 1972 - Grateful Dead at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Brown-Eyed Woman, Big River by Johnny Cash, He's Gone, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', The Other One, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
19 Oct 1972 - Grateful Dead at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bertha, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Dire Wolf, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Casey Jones
Main 2: Big River by Johnny Cash, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, He's Gone, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
17 Oct 1972 - Grateful Dead at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Tennessee Jed, Big River by Johnny Cash, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Cumberland Blues, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Black Peter, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Bertha, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: Uncle John's Band, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
9 Oct 1972 - Grateful Dead at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Tennessee Jed, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Box of Rain, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: He's Gone, Big River by Johnny Cash, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Brokedown Palace, Truckin', The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
2 Oct 1972 - Grateful Dead at Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Brown-Eyed Woman, Cumberland Blues, Jack Straw, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, He's Gone, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Tomorrow Is Forever by Dolly Parton, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Stella Blue, Truckin', Drums, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Uncle John's Band, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
30 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at American University, Washington, DC, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Brokedown Palace, Truckin', The Other One, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Sugar Magnolia, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Uncle John's Band
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
28 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Stanley Theater, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Main 1: Truckin', Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Brokedown Palace, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Ramble on Rose, El Paso by Marty Robbins, He's Gone, The Other One, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
27 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Stanley Theater, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Main 1: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Friend of the Devil, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brokedown Palace, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: He's Gone, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Dark Star, Cumberland Blues, Attics of My Life, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Uncle John's Band, Casey Jones
Encore: Around & Around by Chuck Berry
26 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Stanley Theater, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Cold Rain and Snow, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, He's Gone, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Cumberland Blues, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Casey Jones
Main 2: Bertha, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, You Win Again by Hank Williams, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Tomorrow Is Forever by Dolly Parton, Truckin', The Other One, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
24 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, USA
Main 1: Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Cumberland Blues, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Tennessee Jed, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Bertha, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Friend of the Devil, Jack Straw, Tomorrow Is Forever by Dolly Parton, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Dark Star, Drums, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
23 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT, USA
Main 1: Big River by Johnny Cash, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan, Cryptical Envelopment, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Ramble on Rose, Sugar Magnolia, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Not Fade Away by The Crickets, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
19 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brokedown Palace, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, He's Gone, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
16 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, You Win Again by Hank Williams, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Stella Blue, Jack Straw, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, He's Gone, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Dark Star, Brokedown Palace, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Ramble on Rose, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
15 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Friend of the Devil, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: He's Gone, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
10 Sep 1972 - Grateful Dead at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Deal by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: He's Gone, Truckin', Ramble on Rose, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Black Peter, Dark Star, Jack Straw, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
27 Aug 1972 - Grateful Dead at Oregon Country Fair Site, Veneta, OR, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bertha
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Jack Straw, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir
Main 3: Dark Star, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
24 Aug 1972 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Truckin', Dark Star, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Sugar Magnolia, Ramble on Rose, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Uncle John's Band
22 Aug 1972 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Tennessee Jed, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Friend of the Devil, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, He's Gone, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Ramble on Rose, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Hey! Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
21 Aug 1972 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, He's Gone, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Stella Blue, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Dark Star, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Space, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Sugar Magnolia, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Uncle John's Band
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
12 Aug 1972 - Grateful Dead at Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Cumberland Blues, Stella Blue, Jack Straw, Casey Jones
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Black Peter, Truckin', Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir