Big River
by Johnny Cash
Setlists featuring Big River, page 5
31 Mar 1989 - Grateful Dead at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Victim or the Crime, Standing on the Moon
Main 2: Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Truckin', Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Brokedown Palace
11 Feb 1989 - Grateful Dead at Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Big River by Johnny Cash, Built to Last, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, We Can Run, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Standing on the Moon, Estimated Prophet, I Will Take You Home, Drums, Space, Eyes of the World, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Box of Rain
10 Dec 1988 - Grateful Dead at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, West L.A. Fadeaway, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan, Tennessee Jed, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
30 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, When Push Comes to Shove, Let It Grow
Main 2: Bertha, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
20 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Althea, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Louie Louie by Richard Berry, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Cumberland Blues, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Truckin', Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
9 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Candyman, Queen Jane Approximately by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Will Take You Home, All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Believe It or Not, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
3 Sep 1988 - Grateful Dead at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA
Main 1: Let the Good Times Roll by Sam Cooke, Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Box of Rain, Victim or the Crime, Foolish Heart, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], I Need a Miracle, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir, Ripple
7 Aug 1988 - Bob Dylan at Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Main: Subterranean Homesick Blues, I'll Remember You, Tangled Up in Blue, Leopard‐Skin Pill‐Box Hat, Shelter From the Storm, Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again, It Ain't Me, Babe, Mr. Tambourine Man, One Too Many Mornings, Barbara Allen by [traditional], I Shall Be Released, Silvio, Like a Rolling Stone
Encore: Eileen Aroon by [traditional], The Times They Are A-Changin', Big River by Johnny Cash, Maggie's Farm, Knockin' on Heaven's Door
31 Jul 1988 - Grateful Dead at Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas, CA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, West L.A. Fadeaway, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Gentlemen, Start Your Engines, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Foolish Heart, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Terrapin Station, I Will Take You Home, Drums, The Other One, I Need a Miracle, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson
Encore: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
17 Jul 1988 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Foolish Heart, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Box of Rain, Victim or the Crime, Crazy Fingers, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, Believe It or Not, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Blackbird by The Beatles, Brokedown Palace
26 Jun 1988 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, When Push Comes to Shove, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Cumberland Blues, Gentlemen, Start Your Engines, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
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
14 Apr 1988 - Grateful Dead at Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Box of Rain, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Black Peter, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
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
13 Feb 1988 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Drums, Space, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Black Muddy River
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
8 Nov 1987 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, The Music Never Stopped, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Crazy Fingers, Truckin', Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, Touch of Grey
24 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, High Time, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips + Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, My Brother Esau, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry
Main 2: Box of Rain, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Hell in a Bucket, Fire on the Mountain, Drums, Space, The Other One, Black Peter, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
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
12 Sep 1987 - Grateful Dead at Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, Hey Pocky A-Way by The Meters, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Cumberland Blues, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Truckin', I Need a Miracle, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir, Black Muddy River