Big River
by Johnny Cash
Setlists featuring Big River, page 14
3 Feb 1978 - Grateful Dead at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Passenger, Brown-Eyed Woman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Peggy-O by [traditional], The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
30 Jan 1978 - Grateful Dead at Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Dire Wolf, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Stella Blue, Franklin's Tower, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
15 Jan 1978 - Grateful Dead at Selland Arena, Fresno, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Dire Wolf, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Passenger, Brown-Eyed Woman, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Friend of the Devil, Sunrise, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
13 Jan 1978 - Grateful Dead at Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Brown-Eyed Woman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Friend of the Devil, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Sunrise, Dancing in the Street by Martha Reeves, Drums, Wharf Rat, Truckin', Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Sugar Magnolia
11 Jan 1978 - Grateful Dead at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Brown-Eyed Woman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Sunrise, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Space, St. Stephen, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Passenger
8 Jan 1978 - Grateful Dead at Golden Hall, San Diego, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Sunrise, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Estimated Prophet, Drums, Space, The Other One, Truckin', Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
6 Jan 1978 - Grateful Dead at Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Dire Wolf, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Estimated Prophet, Drums, The Other One, Truckin'
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
30 Dec 1977 - Grateful Dead at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Dire Wolf, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], Passenger, Ramble on Rose, Let It Grow
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, St. Stephen, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
5 Nov 1977 - Grateful Dead at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY, USA
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Jack Straw, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Eyes of the World, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
2 Nov 1977 - Grateful Dead at Seneca Field House, Toronto, ON, Canada
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Sunrise, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, St. Stephen, Truckin', Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Terrapin Station
28 Oct 1977 - Grateful Dead at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Candyman, Sunrise, Passenger, He's Gone, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Casey Jones
15 Oct 1977 - Grateful Dead at Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Let It Grow
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Sunrise, Terrapin Station, St. Stephen, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Truckin', One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
7 Oct 1977 - Grateful Dead at University Arena, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Sunrise, Ramble on Rose, Passenger, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
26 May 1977 - Grateful Dead at Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
Main 1: The Music Never Stopped, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Sunrise, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Passenger, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Bertha
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], High Time, Big River by Johnny Cash, Terrapin Station, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Uncle John's Band
17 May 1977 - Grateful Dead at Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Main 1: Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, El Paso by Marty Robbins, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Passenger, High Time, Big River by Johnny Cash, Sunrise, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Brown-Eyed Woman, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Wharf Rat
Encore: Sugar Magnolia
11 May 1977 - Grateful Dead at St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], El Paso by Marty Robbins, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Brown-Eyed Woman, Estimated Prophet, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Uncle John's Band, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Brokedown Palace
9 May 1977 - Grateful Dead at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, USA
Main 1: Help on the Way / Slipknot!, Franklin's Tower, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], Sunrise, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, The Other One, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Uncle John's Band
7 May 1977 - Grateful Dead at Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Terrapin Station, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Friend of the Devil, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: U.S. Blues
4 May 1977 - Grateful Dead at Palladium, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River by Johnny Cash, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Dancing in the Street by Martha Reeves
Main 2: Estimated Prophet, Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia
29 Apr 1977 - Grateful Dead at Palladium, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Help on the Way / Slipknot!, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Tennessee Jed, Cassidy by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Brown-Eyed Woman, Estimated Prophet, Scarlet Begonias, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Encore: Uncle John's Band