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Times Played162
First Played9/17/70
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length5:14
Longest7:25 (5/20/92)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 7, 1989
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100
#1 July 7, 1989 · John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:56 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.66/5 (133 reviews, 465,381 dl)
98
#2 May 26, 1973 · Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:45 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (125 reviews, 352,241 dl)
93
#3 June 10, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 5:25 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (301 reviews, 1,663,075 dl)
91
#4 Feb. 15, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI SBD
Length: 5:15 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.67/5 (243 reviews, 1,356,617 dl)
90
#5 May 20, 1973 · Stadium (UC Santa Barbara) - Santa Barbara, CA SBD
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.58/5 (62 reviews, 337,990 dl)
90
#6 July 19, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
#2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.76/5 (126 reviews, 390,375 dl)
88
#7 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 5:11 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
88
#8 Mar. 24, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:12 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
88
#9 Mar. 16, 1973 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 6:01 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 200,161 dl)
87
#10 Mar. 28, 1973 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.66/5 (88 reviews, 213,063 dl)
86
#11 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 5:08 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
86
#12 June 9, 1973 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 6:17 · Archive: 4.54/5 (59 reviews, 276,612 dl)
85
#13 July 12, 1990 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 5:15 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.65/5 (102 reviews, 238,191 dl)
83
#14 Dec. 31, 1972 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.67/5 (49 reviews, 180,928 dl)
83
#15 Mar. 31, 1973 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 5:40 · Archive: 4.56/5 (56 reviews, 136,207 dl)
82
#16 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 5:17 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
79
#17 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:06 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
79
#18 Nov. 19, 1972 · Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX SBD
Length: 5:36 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.50/5 (44 reviews, 134,877 dl)
78
#19 Mar. 30, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:15 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.58/5 (60 reviews, 133,036 dl)
77
#20 Feb. 22, 1973 · Assembly Hall, U. of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana, IL SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.56/5 (45 reviews, 137,733 dl)
76
#21 Aug. 19, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 4:41 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.67/5 (63 reviews, 249,784 dl)
75
#22 Mar. 19, 1990 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:11 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.44/5 (71 reviews, 173,988 dl)
72
#23 July 28, 1973 · Grand Prix Racecourse - Watkins Glen, NY SBD
Length: 5:11 · Archive: 4.28/5 (92 reviews, 398,350 dl)
72
#24 Dec. 13, 1990 · McNichols Sports Arena - Denver, CO SBD
Length: 7:16 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.41/5 (28 reviews, 114,757 dl)
71
#25 Sept. 26, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 4:59 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.42/5 (65 reviews, 150,832 dl)
71
#26 Feb. 19, 1973 · International Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Archive: 4.56/5 (36 reviews, 103,981 dl)
70
#27 Nov. 18, 1972 · Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX SBD
#3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.54/5 (51 reviews, 113,711 dl)
68
#28 Nov. 17, 1972 · Century II Convention Hall - Wichita, KS SBD
Length: 4:52 · Archive: 4.65/5 (42 reviews, 104,159 dl)
68
#29 Aug. 23, 1987 · Calaveras County Fairgrounds - Angel's Camp, CA SBD
Length: 5:18 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.54/5 (32 reviews, 131,877 dl)
67
#30 Nov. 15, 1972 · Oklahoma City Music Hall - Oklahoma City, OK SBD
Length: 5:30 · Archive: 4.49/5 (45 reviews, 70,670 dl)
67
#31 Apr. 4, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
#3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.49/5 (36 reviews, 104,677 dl)
66
#32 Dec. 11, 1972 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.42/5 (33 reviews, 110,683 dl)
66
#33 May 13, 1973 · Des Moines State Fairgrounds - Des Moines, IA SBD
Length: 5:58 · Archive: 4.41/5 (28 reviews, 109,556 dl)
66
#34 June 30, 1988 · Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 5:59 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.22/5 (48 reviews, 114,919 dl)
66
#35 Mar. 23, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:58 · Archive: 4.45/5 (37 reviews, 172,804 dl)
65
#36 Mar. 22, 1973 · Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY SBD
Length: 5:09 · Archive: 4.53/5 (36 reviews, 105,927 dl)
64
#37 Mar. 24, 1993 · Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC SBD
Length: 5:35 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.19/5 (77 reviews, 127,105 dl)
64
#38 Nov. 7, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:14 · Archive: 4.25/5 (29 reviews, 86,492 dl)
64
#39 Apr. 19, 1987 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 5:40 · Archive: 4.43/5 (43 reviews, 78,642 dl)
63
#40 Apr. 8, 1989 · Riverfront Arena - Cincinnati, OH SBD
Length: 6:04 · Archive: 4.04/5 (59 reviews, 141,816 dl)

Best Version of Box of Rain for Every Year (1970–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 1× Sept. 17, 1970 Fillmore East - New York, NY 5:44 41 Archive.org ↗
1972 19× Dec. 31, 1972 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 6:31 83 Archive.org ↗
1973 29× May 26, 1973 SBD Kezar Stadium - San Francisco, CA 5:45 98 Archive.org ↗
1986 14× Mar. 24, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 5:18 50 Archive.org ↗
1987 15× Mar. 30, 1987 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 5:15 78 Archive.org ↗
1988 18× June 30, 1988 SBD Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY 5:59 66 Archive.org ↗
1989 10× July 7, 1989 SBD John F Kennedy Stadium - Philadelphia, PA 6:56 100 Archive.org ↗
1990 9× July 12, 1990 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 5:15 85 Archive.org ↗
1991 11× Sept. 26, 1991 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 4:59 71 Archive.org ↗
1992 8× June 29, 1992 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 5:39 33 Archive.org ↗
1993 8× Mar. 24, 1993 SBD Dean Smith Center - Chapel Hill, NC 5:35 64 Archive.org ↗
1994 12× Oct. 14, 1994 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 5:17 58 Archive.org ↗
1995 8× June 30, 1995 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA 5:21 60 Archive.org ↗