Big River
by Johnny Cash
Setlists featuring Big River, page 9
26 Dec 1981 - Grateful Dead at Civic Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Candyman, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, It's All Over Now by The Valentinos, Big Railroad Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Let It Grow
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, Space, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
7 Dec 1981 - Grateful Dead at Civic Center, Des Moines, IA, USA
Main 1: Bertha, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Dire Wolf, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Althea, The Music Never Stopped
Main 2: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
3 Dec 1981 - Grateful Dead at Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Deep Elem Blues by Traditional, I Need a Miracle, Bertha
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Encore: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan
29 Nov 1981 - Grateful Dead at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Friend of the Devil, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Ship of Fools, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Truckin', Black Peter, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
Encore: U.S. Blues
17 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Hippodrome de Pantin, Paris, France
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Truckin', Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Never Trust a Woman, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: U.S. Blues
10 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Bertha, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Friend of the Devil, El Paso by Marty Robbins, Tennessee Jed, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, Sugaree by Jerry Garcia, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Eyes of the World, Drums, Truckin', The Other One, Wharf Rat, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Casey Jones
3 Oct 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Estimated Prophet, Terrapin Station, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Morning Dew by Bonnie Dobson, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Brokedown Palace
30 Sep 1981 - Grateful Dead at Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Candyman, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, Althea, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Ship of Fools, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Never Trust a Woman, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: U.S. Blues
13 Sep 1981 - Grateful Dead at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Bertha, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Passenger, Ramble on Rose, Let It Grow, Might as Well by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Cold Rain and Snow, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Never Trust a Woman, Drums, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, I Need a Miracle, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], Sugar Magnolia
Encore: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, Brokedown Palace
28 Aug 1981 - Grateful Dead at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, They Love Each Other by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Brown-Eyed Woman, Let It Grow, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Never Trust a Woman, Drums, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
15 Aug 1981 - Grateful Dead at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA
Main 1: Shakedown Street, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Cassidy by Bob Weir, Candyman, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Let It Grow
Main 2: Might as Well by Jerry Garcia, Man Smart, Woman Smarter by King Radio, To Lay Me Down by Jerry Garcia, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Terrapin Station, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
11 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Ship of Fools, He's Gone, Truckin', Drums, The Other One, Stella Blue, I Need a Miracle, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Brokedown Palace
8 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Feel Like a Stranger, Peggy-O by [traditional], Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Scarlet Begonias, Fire on the Mountain, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Franklin's Tower, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
4 Jul 1981 - Grateful Dead at Manor Downs, Manor, TX, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Minglewood Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Bird Song by Jerry Garcia, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
16 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Barton Hall, Ithaca, NY, USA
Main 1: Feel Like a Stranger, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Brown-Eyed Woman, Passenger, High Time, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Bertha, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, Drums, Truckin', Stella Blue, Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad by [traditional], One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Uncle John's Band
12 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Peggy-O by [traditional], Cassidy by Bob Weir, It Must Have Been the Roses by Robert Hunter, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Looks Like Rain by Bob Weir, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, He's Gone, Drums, The Other One, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
8 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
Main 1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Loser by Jerry Garcia, See See Rider by Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Althea, Let It Grow, Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Samson and Delilah by [traditional], Terrapin Station, Playing in the Band by Bob Weir, Drums, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Stella Blue, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
1 May 1981 - Grateful Dead at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Friend of the Devil, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Althea, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Tennessee Jed, Let It Grow, Deal by Jerry Garcia
Main 2: Feel Like a Stranger, Franklin's Tower, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, The Other One, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia
Encore: U.S. Blues
24 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Franklin's Tower, Beat It on Down the Line by Jesse Fuller, Greatest Story Ever Told by Bob Weir, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, High Time, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Shakedown Street, Lost Sailor, Saint of Circumstance, He's Gone, Drums, Space, The Wheel by Jerry Garcia, Truckin', Wharf Rat, Around & Around by Chuck Berry, Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals
Encore: Brokedown Palace
21 Mar 1981 - Grateful Dead at Rainbow Theatre, London, England
Main 1: Alabama Getaway, The Promised Land by Chuck Berry, Peggy-O by [traditional], Me and My Uncle by John Phillips, Big River by Johnny Cash, Tennessee Jed, Little Red Rooster by Willie Dixon, Althea, Let It Grow, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider by Traditional
Main 2: Jack Straw, Ship of Fools, Estimated Prophet, Eyes of the World, Drums, Space, Not Fade Away by The Crickets, Black Peter, One More Saturday Night by Bob Weir
Encore: Don't Ease Me In by Henry Thomas