Greatest Story Ever Told
by Bob Weir
Setlists featuring Greatest Story Ever Told, page 4
27 Dec 1989 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Never Trust a Woman, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Crazy Fingers, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, Black Muddy River
20 Oct 1989 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Candyman, Picasso Moon, Just a Little Light, Tennessee Jed, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan, Stagger Lee by [traditional], The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, California Earthquake (A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On) by Rodney Crowell
Main 2: Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Truckin', Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Brokedown Palace
11 Oct 1989 - Grateful Dead at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Main 1: Let the Good Times Roll by Sam Cooke, Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Althea, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Just a Little Light, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
30 Sep 1989 - Grateful Dead at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Row Jimmy, Let It Grow
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Estimated Prophet, Truckin', Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Touch of Grey
Encore: U.S. Blues
4 Aug 1989 - Grateful Dead at Cal Expo Amphitheater, Sacramento, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Althea, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Never Trust a Woman, Built to Last, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Truckin', Wang Dang Doodle by Willie Dixon, Crazy Fingers, Cumberland Blues, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
15 Jul 1989 - Grateful Dead at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Candyman, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Peggy-O by [traditional], Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, We Can Run, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Foolish Heart, Victim or the Crime, Crazy Fingers, Truckin', Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Drums, Space, China Doll, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Brokedown Palace
4 Jul 1989 - Grateful Dead at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Cold Rain and Snow, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Row Jimmy, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: U.S. Blues
27 May 1989 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Althea, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Fire on the Mountain, Blow Away, Truckin', Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
13 Apr 1989 - Grateful Dead at Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Foolish Heart, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
3 Apr 1989 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Bertha, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, Built to Last, Victim or the Crime, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Blow Away, Estimated Prophet, Crazy Fingers, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry, Black Muddy River
18 Oct 1988 - Grateful Dead at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
22 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
14 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Let the Good Times Roll by Sam Cooke, Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Walkin' Blues by Son House, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Ramble on Rose, Let It Grow
Main 2: Box of Rain, Victim or the Crime, Foolish Heart, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Black Muddy River
8 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Let the Good Times Roll by Sam Cooke, Shakedown Street, Walkin' Blues by Son House, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Let It Grow
Main 2: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Crazy Fingers, Truckin', Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
17 Jul 1988 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Foolish Heart, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Box of Rain, Victim or the Crime, Crazy Fingers, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Believe It or Not, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Blackbird by The Beatles, Brokedown Palace
3 Apr 1988 - Grateful Dead at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan, Box of Rain, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Crazy Fingers, Franklin's Tower, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
30 Mar 1988 - Grateful Dead at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, West L.A. Fadeaway, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
16 Mar 1988 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Walkin' Blues by Son House, Candyman, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Touch of Grey
30 Dec 1987 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Cassidy by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, He's Gone, Drums, I Need a Miracle, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
16 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Scarlet Begonias, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Dire Wolf, My Brother Esau, High Time, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Devil With a Blue Dress On by Shorty Long, Good Golly, Miss Molly by Little Richard, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Black Muddy River