Playing in the Band
by Bob Weir
Setlists featuring Playing in the Band, page 12
23 Apr 1988 - Grateful Dead at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Cold Rain and Snow, Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, West L.A. Fadeaway, Funiculì, Funiculà by Luigi Denza, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Crazy Fingers, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], I Need a Miracle, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
13 Apr 1988 - Grateful Dead at Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, When Push Comes to Shove, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Sugar Magnolia, Bertha, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Sunshine Daydream
Encore: Touch of Grey
8 Apr 1988 - Grateful Dead at Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Let It Grow
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Crazy Fingers, Uncle John's Band, Drums, The Other One, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
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
26 Mar 1988 - Grateful Dead at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Stir It Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Peggy-O by [traditional], Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, Row Jimmy, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Black Peter, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
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
16 Feb 1988 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: U.S. Blues
27 Dec 1987 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], Walkin' Blues by Son House, Ramble on Rose, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
14 Nov 1987 - Grateful Dead at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Maggie's Farm by Bob Dylan, Cumberland Blues, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
7 Nov 1987 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Box of Rain, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
23 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Friend of the Devil, Tons of Steel, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Cumberland Blues, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, La Bamba by [traditional]
Encore: U.S. Blues
19 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, High Time, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, When Push Comes to Shove, Box of Rain, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Crazy Fingers, Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Maggie's Farm by Bob Dylan, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
13 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Fever by Little Willie John, Stagger Lee by [traditional], When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, La Bamba by [traditional]
Encore: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
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
23 Aug 1987 - Grateful Dead at Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, CA, USA
Main 1: Box of Rain, Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, High Time, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Brokedown Palace
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
11 Aug 1987 - Grateful Dead at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tons of Steel, High Time, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, When Push Comes to Shove, Let It Grow
Main 2: Crazy Fingers, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, China Doll, Drums, Space, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Black Muddy River
24 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Funiculì, Funiculà by Luigi Denza, Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, My Brother Esau, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, When Push Comes to Shove, Far From Me, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Scarlet Begonias, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, Uncle John's Band, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Sugar Magnolia
19 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Peggy-O by [traditional], When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, West L.A. Fadeaway, Let It Grow
Main 2: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland