Greatest Story Ever Told
by Bob Weir
Setlists featuring Greatest Story Ever Told, page 5
9 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
Main 1: Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Friend of the Devil, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Devil With a Blue Dress On by Shorty Long, Good Golly, Miss Molly by Little Richard
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, China Doll, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
18 Aug 1987 - Grateful Dead at Compton Terrace, Chandler, AZ, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Ramble on Rose, My Brother Esau, Peggy-O by [traditional], Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Bertha
Main 2: Crazy Fingers, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
12 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, West L.A. Fadeaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Tons of Steel, Ramble on Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, When Push Comes to Shove, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Bertha
Main 2: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
30 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Kingswood Music Theatre, Maple, ON, Canada
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Other One, China Doll, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Box of Rain
27 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, West L.A. Fadeaway, My Brother Esau, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow
Main 2: Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Truckin', The Other One, Wharf Rat, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
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
9 Apr 1987 - Grateful Dead at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, When Push Comes to Shove, Never Trust a Woman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, My Brother Esau, Far From Me, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, China Doll, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
4 Apr 1987 - Grateful Dead at Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Althea, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Tennessee Jed, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Never Trust a Woman, Box of Rain, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Willie and the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis, Drums, Space, Truckin', Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
27 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Cumberland Blues, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Uncle John's Band, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
3 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tons of Steel, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Touch of Grey
Encore: Brokedown Palace
30 Dec 1986 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Althea, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Cumberland Blues, My Brother Esau, When Push Comes to Shove, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Saint of Circumstance, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
15 Dec 1986 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, When Push Comes to Shove, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, My Brother Esau, Candyman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Black Muddy River, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
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
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
18 Apr 1986 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Brown-Eyed Woman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tons of Steel, My Baby Left Me by Arthur Crudup, That's All Right by Arthur Crudup, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
4 Apr 1986 - Grateful Dead at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Dire Wolf, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Candyman, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Crazy Fingers, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Keep Your Day Job
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Box of Rain
24 Mar 1986 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, My Brother Esau, Ramble on Rose, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Box of Rain
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, High Time, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Space, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
30 Dec 1985 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Stagger Lee by [traditional], My Brother Esau, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, I Need a Miracle, Crazy Fingers, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
2 Nov 1985 - Grateful Dead at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Dupree's Diamond Blues, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, My Brother Esau, Candyman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Estimated Prophet, Uncle John's Band, China Doll, Drums, Space, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
26 Oct 1985 - Grateful Dead at USF Sun Dome, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Main 1: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Dupree's Diamond Blues, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Don't Need Love, Drums, Space, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Throwing Stones, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett