Greatest Story Ever Told
by Bob Weir
Setlists featuring Greatest Story Ever Told, page 8
3 Apr 1982 - Grateful Dead at Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, VA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Althea, Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Never Trust a Woman, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: U.S. Blues
13 Mar 1982 - Grateful Dead at Centennial Coliseum, Reno, NV, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Brown-Eyed Woman, Cassidy by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
19 Feb 1982 - Grateful Dead at Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Candyman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Althea, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers
Main 2: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
16 Feb 1982 - Grateful Dead at The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Truckin', Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
28 Dec 1981 - Grateful Dead at Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Never Trust a Woman, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
7 Dec 1981 - Grateful Dead at Civic Center, Des Moines, IA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
2 Dec 1981 - Grateful Dead at Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Passenger, Never Trust a Woman, Cumberland Blues, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
29 Nov 1981 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
Encore: U.S. Blues
13 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Walter-Köbel-Halle, Rüsselsheim, Germany
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Cold Rain and Snow, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Sugar Magnolia, Black Peter, Sunshine Daydream
Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
30 Sep 1981 - Grateful Dead at Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Ship of Fools, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Never Trust a Woman, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
12 Sep 1981 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
12 Aug 1981 - Grateful Dead at Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance
Main 2: Might as Well by Jerry Garcia, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Truckin', Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
11 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Ship of Fools, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, I Need a Miracle, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Brokedown Palace
2 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at The Summit, Houston, TX, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
12 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
6 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, High Time, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
4 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Brokedown Palace
30 Apr 1981 - Grateful Dead at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: Casey Jones
28 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Shakedown Street, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
24 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, High Time, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Brokedown Palace