Setlists featuring Big River, page 19
25 Oct 1973 - Grateful Dead at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Big River by Johnny Cash, Here Comes Sunshine, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Dark Star, Eyes of the World, Stella Blue, Weather Report Suite, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Uncle John's Band
23 Oct 1973 - Grateful Dead at Met Center, Bloomington, MN, 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, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Brokedown Palace, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River by Johnny Cash, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Ramble on Rose, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loose Lucy, Truckin', The Other One, Weather Report Suite, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Casey Jones, One More Saturday Night
21 Oct 1973 - Grateful Dead at Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE, USA
Main 1: Here Comes Sunshine, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Black-Throated Wind by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Cumberland Blues, El Paso by Marty Robbins, You Ain't Woman Enough by Loretta Lynn, Weather Report Suite
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River by Johnny Cash, He's Gone, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
19 Oct 1973 - Grateful Dead at Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Row Jimmy, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River by Johnny Cash, Dark Star, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Sugar Magnolia
Encore 1: Eyes of the World, Stella Blue
Encore 2: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
26 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, USA
Main 1: Here Comes Sunshine, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, 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
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, He's Gone, Truckin', Eyes of the World, Weather Report Suite, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
24 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loose Lucy, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Big River by Johnny Cash, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Around & Around by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Ramble on Rose, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, China Doll, Truckin', Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Eyes of the World, Weather Report Suite
Encore: Sugar Magnolia
21 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Brown-Eyed Woman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Here Comes Sunshine, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Loose Lucy, Jack Straw, Black Peter, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Let Me Sing Your Blues Away, Weather Report Suite, He's Gone, Truckin', The Other One, Wharf Rat, Row Jimmy, Casey Jones
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
15 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
Main 1: Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Ramble on Rose, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River by Johnny Cash, Row Jimmy, Truckin', Drums, Eyes of the World, Let Me Sing Your Blues Away, Weather Report Suite, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
12 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash
Main 2: Loose Lucy, Row Jimmy, Let Me Sing Your Blues Away, Weather Report Suite, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Eyes of the World, Stella Blue, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Casey Jones
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
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
8 Sep 1973 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Jack Straw, Row Jimmy, Weather Report Suite, Eyes of the World, China Doll
Main 2: Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Ramble on Rose, Big River by Johnny Cash, Let Me Sing Your Blues Away, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, El Paso by Marty Robbins, He's Gone, Truckin', Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: Stella Blue, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
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
31 Jul 1973 - Grateful Dead at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA
Main 1: Ramble on Rose, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Tennessee Jed, El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Black Peter, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loose Lucy, Me and Bobby McGee by Roger Miller, Truckin', The Other One, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional]
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
28 Jul 1973 - Grateful Dead at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Box of Rain, Here Comes Sunshine, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir
Main 2: Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Loose Lucy, Big River by Johnny Cash, He's Gone, Truckin', El Paso by Marty Robbins, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Stella Blue, Eyes of the World, Sugar Magnolia, Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard
Encore: Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Mountain Jam by The Allman Brothers Band, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
27 Jul 1973 - Grateful Dead at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY, USA
Main 1: The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Wharf Rat
Encore: Around & Around by Chuck Berry
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