The Race Is On
by George Jones
Setlists featuring The Race Is On, page 3
11 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Let Me Sing Your Blues Away, Weather Report Suite, Row Jimmy, Big River by Johnny Cash, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Dark Star, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Sugar Magnolia
1 Aug 1973 - Grateful Dead at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Stella Blue, Big River by Johnny Cash, Casey Jones
Main 2: Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Row Jimmy, Dark Star, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Eyes of the World, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Sugar Magnolia, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
1 Jul 1973 - Grateful Dead at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Big River by Johnny Cash, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loose Lucy, Truckin', The Other One, Wharf Rat, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller
Encore: Casey Jones
29 Jun 1973 - Grateful Dead at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Big River by Johnny Cash, Row Jimmy, Loose Lucy, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Jack Straw, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Brown-Eyed Woman, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, He's Gone, Truckin', The Other One, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Casey Jones
26 Jun 1973 - Grateful Dead at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA
Main 1: Casey Jones, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Jack Straw, Box of Rain, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, Row Jimmy, The Race Is On by George Jones, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Bertha, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Black Peter, Big River by Johnny Cash, Here Comes Sunshine, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, He's Gone, Truckin', The Other One, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
24 Jun 1973 - Grateful Dead at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Jack Straw, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, Row Jimmy, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Stella Blue, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Bertha, Big River by Johnny Cash, Dark Star, Eyes of the World, China Doll, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
22 Jun 1973 - Grateful Dead at Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Main 1: Bertha, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Here Comes Sunshine, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Brown-Eyed Woman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Black Peter, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, He's Gone, Truckin', The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
10 Jun 1973 - Grateful Dead at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
Main 1: Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Ramble on Rose, Jack Straw, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, The Race Is On by George Jones, Row Jimmy, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Eyes of the World, Stella Blue, Big River by Johnny Cash, Here Comes Sunshine, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Dark Star, He's Gone, Wharf Rat, Truckin', Sugar Magnolia
Main 3: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry by Bob Dylan, That's All Right by Arthur Crudup, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
26 May 1973 - Grateful Dead at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, The Race Is On by George Jones, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Here Comes Sunshine, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, Box of Rain, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bertha, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Main 3: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, He's Gone, Truckin', The Other One, Eyes of the World, China Doll, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Casey Jones
20 May 1973 - Grateful Dead at Campus Stadium, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Box of Rain, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, The Race Is On by George Jones, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Here Comes Sunshine, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Casey Jones
Main 3: Truckin', The Other One, Eyes of the World, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
31 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, The Race Is On by George Jones, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other 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, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Casey Jones
30 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, Cumberland Blues, Candyman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, The Race Is On by George Jones, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Jack Straw, Wave That Flag, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Truckin', Eyes of the World, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
28 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA, USA
Main 1: Cumberland Blues, Here Comes Sunshine, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Wave That Flag, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Box of Rain, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Brown-Eyed Woman, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Loose Lucy, Big River by Johnny Cash, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, The Race Is On by George Jones, Stella Blue, Weather Report Suite: Prelude, Dark Star, Eyes of the World, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
26 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, The Race Is On by George Jones, Wave That Flag, Jack Straw, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, Row Jimmy, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Brown-Eyed Woman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Ramble on Rose, Big River by Johnny Cash, Here Comes Sunshine, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, He's Gone, Truckin', Weather Report Suite: Prelude, Wharf Rat, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Eyes of the World, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
24 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, The Race Is On by George Jones, Cumberland Blues, Box of Rain, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Wave That Flag, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Here Comes Sunshine, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stella Blue, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, He's Gone, Truckin', Dark Star, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
22 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Box of Rain, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, The Race Is On by George Jones, Row Jimmy, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Casey Jones
Main 2: Big River by Johnny Cash, Wave That Flag, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Here Comes Sunshine, Truckin', The Other One, Eyes of the World, China Doll, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
21 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Box of Rain, Jack Straw, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, Row Jimmy, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Here Comes Sunshine, The Race Is On by George Jones, Loser by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brokedown Palace, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Weather Report Suite: Prelude, Dark Star, Eyes of the World, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Casey Jones
19 Mar 1973 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, He's Gone, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Wave That Flag, Box of Rain, The Race Is On by George Jones, Row Jimmy, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Tennessee Jed, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Loose Lucy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Brown-Eyed Woman, Big River by Johnny Cash, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Stella Blue, Jack Straw, Truckin', The Other One, Eyes of the World, China Doll, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: Casey Jones
1 May 1970 - Grateful Dead at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA
Main 1: Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, I Know You Rider by Traditional, The Monkey and the Engineer by Jesse Fuller, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Cumberland Blues, The Race Is On by George Jones, Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers, New Speedway Boogie, Cold Jordan by [traditional], Uncle John's Band
Main 2: Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Hard to Handle by Otis Redding, Cryptical Envelopment, Drums, The Other One, High Time, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
19 Apr 1970 - Grateful Dead at Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main: I Know You Rider by Traditional, Friend of the Devil, Candyman, Sawmill by Mel Tillis, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) by Lightnin' Hopkins, Katie Mae by Lightnin' Hopkins, Roberta by [traditional], (unknown) by [unknown], She's Mine by Lightnin' Hopkins, Cumberland Blues, Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, The Race Is On by George Jones, Uncle John's Band