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Grateful Dead - Around & Around

Community-ranked versions of Around & Around. Filter by any year or era below, sort by Best / Year / Length, or follow the outbound Archive.org ↗ link to listen.

Times Played419
First Played11/8/70
Last Played7/6/95
Typical Length4:58
Longest12:06 (12/8/94)
#1 Consensus PickMay 7, 1977
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96
#1 May 7, 1977 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:44 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.81/5 (237 reviews, 1,321,787 dl)
95
#2 May 25, 1977 · The Mosque - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 8:09 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
95
#3 Feb. 26, 1977 · Swing Auditorium - San Bernardino, CA SBD
Length: 7:00 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.84/5 (309 reviews, 1,367,112 dl)
94
#4 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 9:32 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
94
#5 Aug. 13, 1975 · Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:14 · Archive: 4.90/5 (74 reviews, 401,587 dl)
93
#6 May 18, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:58 · Archive: 4.77/5 (89 reviews, 208,762 dl)
93
#7 June 18, 1974 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 5:16 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.78/5 (124 reviews, 371,987 dl)
92
#8 Apr. 23, 1977 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 7:08 · Archive: 4.68/5 (141 reviews, 656,209 dl)
92
#9 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:51 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
92
#10 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 6:09 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
92
#11 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 9:04 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
91
#12 Oct. 27, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
Length: 7:32 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (133 reviews, 452,870 dl)
91
#13 June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:46 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)
91
#14 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 8:05 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
91
#15 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:43 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
91
#16 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:01 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
90
#17 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 5:03 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
90
#18 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 5:10 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
90
#19 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 8:12 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
90
#20 June 9, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:34 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (108 reviews, 315,259 dl)
89
#21 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 5:18 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
89
#22 Apr. 24, 1978 · Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL SBD
Length: 6:46 · Archive: 4.68/5 (76 reviews, 307,115 dl)
88
#23 Dec. 16, 1978 · Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Length: 11:06 · Archive: 4.60/5 (104 reviews, 455,696 dl)
88
#24 June 12, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 10:05 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.67/5 (59 reviews, 163,302 dl)
88
#25 Dec. 6, 1973 · Cleveland Public Auditorium - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.73/5 (120 reviews, 263,819 dl)
87
#26 Feb. 5, 1978 · Uni Dome, U. of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA SBD
Length: 8:14 · Archive: 4.69/5 (55 reviews, 213,098 dl)
87
#27 Oct. 18, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:30 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.64/5 (58 reviews, 253,757 dl)
87
#28 July 16, 1990 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 10:52 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.49/5 (85 reviews, 204,607 dl)
86
#29 June 3, 1976 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 6:59 · Archive: 4.48/5 (132 reviews, 398,485 dl)
86
#30 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 5:16 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
86
#31 Mar. 20, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:33 · Archive: 4.67/5 (43 reviews, 213,862 dl)
86
#32 Sept. 11, 1974 · Alexandra Palace - London, England SBD
Length: 5:52 · Archive: 4.74/5 (61 reviews, 158,442 dl)
86
#33 July 27, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse - Watkins Glen, NY SBD
Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.70/5 (64 reviews, 357,179 dl)
86
#34 Nov. 14, 1973 · San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA SBD
Length: 5:16 · Archive: 4.63/5 (86 reviews, 183,151 dl)
86
#35 Aug. 1, 1973 · Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 5:08 · Archive: 4.61/5 (120 reviews, 343,567 dl)
85
#36 June 7, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:55 · Archive: 4.59/5 (41 reviews, 170,174 dl)
84
#37 June 16, 1974 · Des Moines State Fair Grandstand - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 4:57 · Archive: 4.59/5 (89 reviews, 241,295 dl)
84
#38 Nov. 8, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY
Length: 4:12 · #1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.50/5 (147 reviews, 474,650 dl)
84
#39 Feb. 23, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:05 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
84
#40 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 4:53 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)

Best Version of Around & Around for Every Year (1970–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 4× Nov. 8, 1970 Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY 4:12 84 Archive.org ↗
1971 3× Apr. 18, 1971 SBD Lusk Field House, S.U.C.N.Y - Cortland, NY 4:34 53 Archive.org ↗
1972 17× Dec. 31, 1972 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 4:58 76 Archive.org ↗
1973 32× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 4:51 92 Archive.org ↗
1974 23× June 18, 1974 SBD Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY 5:16 93 Archive.org ↗
1975 1× Aug. 13, 1975 SBD Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA 6:14 94 Archive.org ↗
1976 19× June 14, 1976 SBD Beacon Theatre - New York, NY 7:46 91 Archive.org ↗
1977 24× May 7, 1977 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 7:44 96 Archive.org ↗
1978 43× Jan. 22, 1978 SBD McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 8:05 91 Archive.org ↗
1979 26× Oct. 27, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA 7:32 91 Archive.org ↗
1980 29× Nov. 30, 1980 SBD Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA 3:58 82 Archive.org ↗
1981 31× Sept. 12, 1981 Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 3:59 76 Archive.org ↗
1982 18× Apr. 19, 1982 SBD Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD 3:50 74 Archive.org ↗
1983 16× May 13, 1983 SBD Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA 4:43 72 Archive.org ↗
1984 16× Dec. 31, 1984 SBD S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA 5:33 76 Archive.org ↗
1985 17× June 30, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD 3:47 82 Archive.org ↗
1986 12× Mar. 19, 1986 SBD Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA 3:28 46 Archive.org ↗
1987 18× July 10, 1987 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 4:15 73 Archive.org ↗
1988 6× Sept. 12, 1988 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 3:47 62 Archive.org ↗
1989 6× May 6, 1989 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 3:49 66 Archive.org ↗
1990 15× July 16, 1990 SBD Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY 10:52 87 Archive.org ↗
1991 13× Mar. 31, 1991 SBD Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC 7:51 71 Archive.org ↗
1992 6× Mar. 2, 1992 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 11:01 59 Archive.org ↗
1993 10× May 26, 1993 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 7:08 60 Archive.org ↗
1994 7× Oct. 3, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 10:16 52 Archive.org ↗
1995 7× June 2, 1995 SBD Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA 7:19 51 Archive.org ↗