Big River
by Johnny Cash
Setlists featuring Big River, page 6
15 Aug 1987 - Grateful Dead at Town Park, Telluride, CO, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
24 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Funiculì, Funiculà by Luigi Denza, Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, My Brother Esau, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, When Push Comes to Shove, Far From Me, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Scarlet Begonias, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, Uncle John's Band, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Sugar Magnolia
6 Jul 1987 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Far From Me, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) by Edric Connor and the Caribbeans, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
30 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Kingswood Music Theatre, Maple, ON, Canada
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, When I Paint My Masterpiece by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Other One, China Doll, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Box of Rain
19 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, When Push Comes to Shove, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Black Muddy River
12 Jun 1987 - Grateful Dead at Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, My Brother Esau, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Far From Me, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Touch of Grey
7 Apr 1987 - Grateful Dead at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, Hell in a Bucket, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Box of Rain, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Ship of Fools, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
31 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Franklin's Tower, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Ramble on Rose, Tons of Steel, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Candyman, Desolation Row by Bob Dylan, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Uncle John's Band, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
23 Mar 1987 - Grateful Dead at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Tons of Steel, Feel Like a Stranger, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Box of Rain, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Truckin', Drums, Space, The Other One, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: U.S. Blues
16 Dec 1986 - Grateful Dead at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, When Push Comes to Shove, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Jack Straw
Main 2: Box of Rain, Crazy Fingers, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Willie and the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
6 Jul 1986 - Grateful Dead at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA
Main 1: Hell in a Bucket, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Row Jimmy, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, Let It Grow
Main 2: Saint of Circumstance, Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: Brokedown Palace
30 Jun 1986 - Grateful Dead at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Friend of the Devil, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Let It Grow
Main 2: Bertha, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, He's Gone, Drums, Space, I Need a Miracle, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) by Bob Dylan
22 Jun 1986 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, It Must Have Been the Roses by Jerry Garcia, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Hell in a Bucket, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, Truckin', Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: U.S. Blues, Box of Rain
22 Apr 1986 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Box of Rain, Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Throwing Stones, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
23 Mar 1986 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Willie and the Hand Jive by Johnny Otis, Candyman, Cassidy by Bob Weir, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Drums, Space, The Other One, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Keep Your Day Job
14 Feb 1986 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Cold Rain and Snow, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Brown-Eyed Woman, Let It Grow
Main 2: Keep on Growing by Derek and the Dominos, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, Wharf Rat, Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
11 Nov 1985 - Grateful Dead at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Main 1: Walking the Dog by Rufus Thomas, Deal by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, 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, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Throwing Stones, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Brokedown Palace
1 Nov 1985 - Grateful Dead at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA, USA
Main 1: Dancing in the Street by Martha Reeves, Cold Rain and Snow, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Jack Straw, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], High Time, He's Gone, Spoonful by Willie Dixon, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Lost Sailor, Drums, Space, Saint of Circumstance, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan, Gloria by Them
Encore: Keep Your Day Job
26 Oct 1985 - Grateful Dead at USF Sun Dome, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Main 1: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Dupree's Diamond Blues, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Don't Need Love, Drums, Space, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Throwing Stones, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
15 Sep 1985 - Grateful Dead at DeVore Stadium, Chula Vista, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan, Truckin', Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Drums, Space, U.S. Blues, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, Brokedown Palace