Big River
by Johnny Cash
Setlists featuring Big River, page 7
5 Sep 1985 - Grateful Dead at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Candyman, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Stagger Lee by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Peggy-O by [traditional], Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Brokedown Palace
31 Aug 1985 - Grateful Dead at Manor Downs, Manor, TX, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mexicali Blues by Bob Weir, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, My Brother Esau, Jack-a-Roe by [traditional], Let It Grow
Main 2: Terrapin Station, Estimated Prophet, Drums, Space, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Stella Blue, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
13 Jul 1985 - Grateful Dead at Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA, USA
Main 1: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir, Fire on the Mountain, Walkin' Blues by Son House, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Cryptical Envelopment, The Other One, Comes a Time by Jerry Garcia, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
25 Jun 1985 - Grateful Dead at Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA
Main 1: Day Tripper by The Beatles, West L.A. Fadeaway, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Dire Wolf, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Jack Straw, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, China Doll, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Touch of Grey
15 Jun 1985 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Touch of Grey, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: She Belongs to Me by Bob Dylan, U.S. Blues
6 Apr 1985 - Grateful Dead at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, 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, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Uncle John's Band, Drums, Space, The Other One, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
27 Mar 1985 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Hell in a Bucket, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues by Bob Dylan, Brown-Eyed Woman, Tons of Steel, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Uncle John's Band, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, Stella Blue, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: Touch of Grey
12 Mar 1985 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, He's Gone, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: U.S. Blues
20 Feb 1985 - Grateful Dead at Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Cold Rain and Snow, Day Tripper by The Beatles, West L.A. Fadeaway, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Black Peter, Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby "Blue" Bland
Encore: U.S. Blues
31 Oct 1984 - Grateful Dead at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Lazy Lightning by Kingfish, Supplication by Kingfish, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Touch of Grey, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, I Need a Miracle, I Ain't Superstitious by Willie Dixon, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
11 Oct 1984 - Grateful Dead at Civic Center, Augusta, ME, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Hell in a Bucket, Touch of Grey, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Ship of Fools, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Space, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Keep Your Day Job
1 Jul 1984 - Grateful Dead at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Hell in a Bucket, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], He's Gone, Drums, Space, China Doll, I Need a Miracle, Bertha, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
7 May 1984 - Grateful Dead at Silva Hall, Eugene, OR, USA
Main 1: Iko Iko by The Dixie Cups, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, My Brother Esau, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
27 Apr 1984 - Grateful Dead at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Dire Wolf, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, My Brother Esau, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, China Doll, High Time, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: Touch of Grey
30 Dec 1983 - Grateful Dead at San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Terrapin Station, Drums, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Keep Your Day Job
14 Oct 1983 - Grateful Dead at Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Tennessee Jed, Hell in a Bucket, Keep Your Day Job
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
8 Sep 1983 - Grateful Dead at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Ramble on Rose, Hell in a Bucket, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Throwing Stones, Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
2 Sep 1983 - Grateful Dead at Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, ID, USA
Main 1: Wang Dang Doodle by Willie Dixon, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, Big River by Johnny Cash, Brown-Eyed Woman, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Help on the Way / Slipknot!, Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Throwing Stones, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
26 Aug 1983 - Grateful Dead at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA
Main 1: Bertha, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, West L.A. Fadeaway, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', Wang Dang Doodle by Willie Dixon, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
21 Aug 1983 - Grateful Dead at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, CA, USA
Main 1: Cassidy by Bob Weir, Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Let It Grow
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Throwing Stones, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
Encore: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry