Franklin's Tower
by Grateful Dead
Setlists featuring Franklin's Tower, page 11
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
19 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Sports Palace, Barcelona, Spain
Main 1: Jack Straw, Franklin's Tower, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Tennessee Jed, Passenger, Althea, Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
3 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Brokedown Palace
11 Sep 1981 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cumberland Blues, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
30 Aug 1981 - Grateful Dead at Compton Terrace, Tempe, AZ, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tennessee Jed, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Cumberland Blues, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
8 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Feel Like a Stranger, Peggy-O by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Franklin's Tower, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
15 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Dire Wolf, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, Ramble on Rose, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
9 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Feel Like a Stranger, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Candyman, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Brokedown Palace
1 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
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
12 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Let It Grow, Franklin's Tower
Main 2: Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
10 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, China Doll, Truckin', Sugar Magnolia
Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, Brokedown Palace
6 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, Franklin's Tower, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
28 Dec 1980 - Grateful Dead at Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Jack Straw
Main 2: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Casey Jones
29 Nov 1980 - Grateful Dead at Florida Gymnasium, Gainesville, FL, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Candyman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Althea, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Casey Jones
31 Oct 1980 - Grateful Dead at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, NY, USA
Main 1: Heaven Help the Fool by Bob Weir, Sage and Spirit, Little Sadie by [traditional], The Monkey and the Engineer by Jesse Fuller, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Ripple
Main 2: Jack Straw, Cold Rain and Snow, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 3: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Franklin's Tower, Drums, Space, Fire on the Mountain, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Uncle John's Band
29 Oct 1980 - Grateful Dead at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, NY, USA
Main 1: Dire Wolf, On the Road Again by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, The Race Is On by George Jones, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Heaven Help the Fool by Bob Weir, Oh Babe, It Ain't no Lie by Elizabeth Cotten, Ripple
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Althea, The Music Never Stopped
Main 3: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Saint of Circumstance, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
25 Oct 1980 - Grateful Dead at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, NY, USA
Main 1: Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, The Race Is On by George Jones, Been All Around This World by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, The Monkey and the Engineer by Jesse Fuller, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Heaven Help the Fool by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Ripple
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, High Time, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Ramble on Rose, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 3: Cold Rain and Snow, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Other One, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: U.S. Blues
10 Oct 1980 - Grateful Dead at The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: On the Road Again by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, The Monkey and the Engineer by Jesse Fuller, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Dark Hollow by Jimmie Skinner, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Heaven Help the Fool by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Ripple
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Row Jimmy, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Jack Straw
Main 3: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Truckin', Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues