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Times Played111
First Played6/3/76
Last Played10/31/84
Typical Length3:35
Longest11:58 (10/31/84)
#1 Consensus PickMay 8, 1977
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#1 May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 9:00 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.74/5 (794 reviews, 3,736,435 dl)
95
#2 May 25, 1977 · The Mosque - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 5:57 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
93
#3 July 18, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:29 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.79/5 (104 reviews, 252,803 dl)
93
#4 Apr. 12, 1978 · Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC SBD
Length: 10:04 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.65/5 (72 reviews, 304,254 dl)
93
#5 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
#3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
92
#6 June 9, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:06 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (108 reviews, 315,259 dl)
92
#7 June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:49 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)
88
#8 June 11, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:41 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 238,434 dl)
88
#9 May 5, 1977 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 3:31 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
86
#10 May 18, 1977 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 3:34 · Archive: 4.77/5 (89 reviews, 208,762 dl)
85
#11 May 11, 1977 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 3:26 · Archive: 4.81/5 (64 reviews, 312,906 dl)
84
#12 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 3:30 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
82
#13 July 28, 1982 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 9:26 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.51/5 (58 reviews, 169,513 dl)
82
#14 May 22, 1982 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 10:17 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.59/5 (46 reviews, 131,291 dl)
81
#15 Oct. 9, 1976 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Archive: 4.71/5 (46 reviews, 166,484 dl)
81
#16 Nov. 9, 1979 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 6:43 · #1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.47/5 (51 reviews, 135,722 dl)
81
#17 June 21, 1980 · West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK SBD
Length: 3:37 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.49/5 (121 reviews, 270,717 dl)
80
#18 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 2:52 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
80
#19 June 8, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:23 · Archive: 4.78/5 (55 reviews, 161,538 dl)
79
#20 Mar. 10, 1981 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 11:13 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.36/5 (49 reviews, 208,504 dl)
79
#21 June 3, 1976 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 3:01 · Archive: 4.48/5 (132 reviews, 398,485 dl)
78
#22 June 12, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 3:22 · Archive: 4.67/5 (59 reviews, 163,302 dl)
77
#23 Oct. 15, 1976 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 3:22 · Archive: 4.62/5 (48 reviews, 160,299 dl)
77
#24 Sept. 6, 1983 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 3:57 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.44/5 (66 reviews, 182,413 dl)
77
#25 Dec. 19, 1978 · Memorial Coliseum, Mississippi State Fairgrounds - Jackson, MS SBD
Length: 10:08 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.47/5 (47 reviews, 137,839 dl)
77
#26 Dec. 16, 1978 · Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Length: 3:22 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.60/5 (104 reviews, 455,696 dl)
77
#27 Aug. 6, 1982 · St. Paul Civic Center - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 11:19 · #3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.51/5 (41 reviews, 105,608 dl)
75
#28 Dec. 27, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 3:28 · Archive: 4.48/5 (52 reviews, 167,389 dl)
74
#29 May 1, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.49/5 (46 reviews, 165,959 dl)
73
#30 June 4, 1977 · The Forum - Inglewood, CA
Length: 4:28 · Archive: 4.61/5 (32 reviews, 130,397 dl)
72
#31 Aug. 31, 1980 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 9:47 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.50/5 (31 reviews, 109,289 dl)
72
#32 Apr. 23, 1983 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
#2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.63/5 (43 reviews, 110,157 dl)
71
#33 Nov. 20, 1978 · Cleveland Music Hall - Cleveland, OH SBD
Length: 3:40 · Archive: 4.40/5 (59 reviews, 143,727 dl)
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#34 Apr. 15, 1983 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 3:48 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.39/5 (45 reviews, 168,271 dl)
70
#35 May 3, 1977 · The Palladium - New York, NY SBD
Length: 3:35 · Archive: 4.44/5 (33 reviews, 160,188 dl)
70
#36 Sept. 14, 1982 · U. of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA SBD
Length: 3:56 · Archive: 4.56/5 (45 reviews, 87,201 dl)
69
#37 Nov. 2, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 3:29 · #2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.38/5 (43 reviews, 125,313 dl)
69
#38 May 8, 1980 · Glenns Falls Civic Center - Glenns Falls, NY SBD
Length: 4:26 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.45/5 (40 reviews, 103,107 dl)
69
#39 Sept. 2, 1978 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 4:01 · Archive: 4.18/5 (94 reviews, 202,461 dl)
69
#40 Jan. 8, 1979 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
Length: 5:13 · #3 of 1979 · Archive: 4.17/5 (72 reviews, 273,473 dl)

Best Version of Lazy Lightning for Every Year (1976–1984)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1976 24× July 18, 1976 SBD Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA 7:29 93 Archive.org ↗
1977 19× May 8, 1977 SBD Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY 9:00 98 Archive.org ↗
1978 20× Apr. 12, 1978 SBD Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U. - Durham, NC 10:04 93 Archive.org ↗
1979 14× Nov. 9, 1979 SBD War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY 6:43 81 Archive.org ↗
1980 12× June 21, 1980 SBD West High Auditorium - Anchorage, AK 3:37 81 Archive.org ↗
1981 6× Mar. 10, 1981 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 11:13 79 Archive.org ↗
1982 6× July 28, 1982 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 9:26 82 Archive.org ↗
1983 7× Sept. 6, 1983 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 3:57 77 Archive.org ↗
1984 3× Apr. 26, 1984 SBD Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI 4:07 67 Archive.org ↗