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Grateful Dead - Me And Bobby McGee

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

Times Played123
First Played11/29/70
Last Played12/31/81
Typical Length6:17
Longest10:54 (10/24/71)
#1 Consensus PickAug. 6, 1971
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94
#1 Aug. 6, 1971 · Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA SBD
Length: 6:21 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.79/5 (293 reviews, 944,914 dl)
93
#2 Nov. 7, 1971 · Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:46 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
93
#3 Dec. 18, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Length: 7:37 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.73/5 (87 reviews, 216,033 dl)
89
#4 Apr. 14, 1972 · Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 6:17 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.82/5 (82 reviews, 225,407 dl)
88
#5 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:47 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
86
#6 July 19, 1974 · Selland Arena - Fresno, CA SBD
Length: 6:19 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.58/5 (122 reviews, 274,585 dl)
86
#7 May 3, 1972 · Olympia Theater - Paris, France SBD
Length: 5:31 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.71/5 (63 reviews, 189,784 dl)
86
#8 June 28, 1974 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 7:02 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.61/5 (49 reviews, 221,324 dl)
86
#9 Feb. 18, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 6:08 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
86
#10 Mar. 23, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:03 · #3 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
86
#11 Dec. 31, 1981 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
#1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.67/5 (77 reviews, 233,067 dl)
85
#12 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
#3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
85
#13 Sept. 11, 1974 · Alexandra Palace - London, England SBD
#3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.74/5 (61 reviews, 158,442 dl)
84
#14 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
84
#15 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
84
#16 Sept. 28, 1972 · Stanley Theatre - Jersey City, NJ SBD
Length: 6:01 · Archive: 4.77/5 (83 reviews, 203,063 dl)
84
#17 Dec. 5, 1971 · Felt Forum - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:11 · Archive: 4.69/5 (68 reviews, 192,708 dl)
84
#18 May 19, 1974 · Portland Memorial Coliseum - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 4.60/5 (168 reviews, 488,338 dl)
82
#19 Dec. 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL SBD
Length: 6:13 · Archive: 4.70/5 (44 reviews, 194,718 dl)
82
#20 Mar. 24, 1973 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:19 · Archive: 4.82/5 (96 reviews, 277,668 dl)
82
#21 Aug. 14, 1971 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:55 · Archive: 4.62/5 (49 reviews, 157,330 dl)
81
#22 Aug. 5, 1974 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:49 · Archive: 4.61/5 (37 reviews, 153,140 dl)
80
#23 Feb. 23, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:53 · Archive: 4.59/5 (74 reviews, 224,484 dl)
79
#24 Apr. 29, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:09 · Archive: 4.59/5 (119 reviews, 302,646 dl)
79
#25 Apr. 5, 1971 · Manhattan Center - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:57 · Archive: 4.77/5 (38 reviews, 117,569 dl)
77
#26 July 2, 1971 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:08 · Archive: 4.47/5 (43 reviews, 145,676 dl)
77
#27 Apr. 17, 1971 · Dillon Gym, Princeton U. - Princeton, NJ SBD
Length: 6:17 · Archive: 4.71/5 (58 reviews, 126,579 dl)
77
#28 Dec. 15, 1971 · Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor, MI SBD
Length: 6:12 · Archive: 4.68/5 (56 reviews, 126,332 dl)
77
#29 July 1, 1973 · Universal Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA SBD
Length: 5:53 · Archive: 4.63/5 (54 reviews, 224,346 dl)
77
#30 Apr. 27, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:21 · Archive: 4.44/5 (47 reviews, 222,973 dl)
76
#31 June 8, 1974 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.78/5 (41 reviews, 161,325 dl)
76
#32 Oct. 19, 1971 · Northrop Auditorium, U. of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN SBD
Length: 5:49 · Archive: 4.62/5 (54 reviews, 126,329 dl)
75
#33 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 5:30 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
75
#34 Aug. 26, 1971 · Gaelic Park - Bronx, NY SBD
Length: 6:42 · Archive: 4.33/5 (71 reviews, 177,205 dl)
75
#35 June 22, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 5:25 · Archive: 4.49/5 (62 reviews, 327,333 dl)
74
#36 Apr. 17, 1972 · Tivoli Gardens - Copenhagen, Denmark SBD
Length: 5:47 · Archive: 4.64/5 (51 reviews, 119,036 dl)
72
#37 Feb. 21, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 8:17 · Archive: 4.31/5 (36 reviews, 145,103 dl)
72
#38 Feb. 17, 1973 · St. Paul Auditorium - St. Paul, MN SBD
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.31/5 (45 reviews, 120,616 dl)
72
#39 May 25, 1972 · The Strand Lyceum - London, England SBD
Archive: 4.81/5 (34 reviews, 84,359 dl)
71
#40 Nov. 15, 1971 · Austin Municipal Auditorium - Austin, TX SBD
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.60/5 (41 reviews, 130,936 dl)

Best Version of Me And Bobby McGee for Every Year (1970–1981)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 4× Dec. 23, 1970 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 7:01 63 Archive.org ↗
1971 57× Aug. 6, 1971 SBD Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA 6:21 94 Archive.org ↗
1972 26× Apr. 14, 1972 SBD Tivoli Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark 6:17 89 Archive.org ↗
1973 22× Dec. 18, 1973 SBD Curtis Hixon Convention Hall - Tampa, FL 7:37 93 Archive.org ↗
1974 11× July 19, 1974 SBD Selland Arena - Fresno, CA 6:19 86 Archive.org ↗
1981 3× Dec. 31, 1981 SBD Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA - 86 Archive.org ↗