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Grateful Dead - Saint Stephen

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Times Played159
First Played6/14/68
Last Played10/31/83
Typical Length6:17
Longest11:41 (5/5/77)
#1 Consensus PickMay 5, 1977
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97
#1 May 5, 1977 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 11:41 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (106 reviews, 382,057 dl)
96
#2 Oct. 29, 1977 · Field House, Northern Illinois U. - De Kalb, IL SBD
Length: 8:12 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.73/5 (100 reviews, 356,296 dl)
95
#3 July 18, 1976 · Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:34 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.79/5 (104 reviews, 252,803 dl)
95
#4 Aug. 6, 1971 · Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA SBD
Length: 6:44 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.79/5 (293 reviews, 944,914 dl)
93
#5 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 9:00 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
93
#6 Feb. 13, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.65/5 (82 reviews, 286,268 dl)
93
#7 May 2, 1970 · Harpur College - Binghamton, NY SBD
#2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.61/5 (60 reviews, 316,382 dl)
92
#8 Sept. 19, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:18 · #3 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)
92
#9 Jan. 22, 1978 · McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 7:35 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.59/5 (120 reviews, 516,706 dl)
91
#10 Nov. 6, 1977 · Broome County Arena - Binghamton, NY SBD
Length: 7:52 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.51/5 (118 reviews, 301,236 dl)
90
#11 Dec. 31, 1978 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:56 · #2 of 1978 · Archive: 4.74/5 (50 reviews, 228,881 dl)
90
#12 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 7:47 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
90
#13 June 15, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 10:44 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.65/5 (49 reviews, 225,105 dl)
89
#14 Feb. 27, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:22 · #1 of 1969 · Archive: 4.98/5 (60 reviews, 175,291 dl)
89
#15 May 15, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:03 · Archive: 4.84/5 (143 reviews, 874,370 dl)
89
#16 June 11, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:39 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 238,434 dl)
88
#17 June 9, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:35 · Archive: 4.87/5 (161 reviews, 590,156 dl)
88
#18 Mar. 20, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:57 · Archive: 4.67/5 (43 reviews, 213,862 dl)
88
#19 June 9, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Archive: 4.65/5 (108 reviews, 315,259 dl)
88
#20 May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 4:58 · Archive: 4.74/5 (794 reviews, 3,736,435 dl)
88
#21 Nov. 2, 1969 · Family Dog at The Great Highway - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:28 · #2 of 1969 · Archive: 4.81/5 (78 reviews, 115,316 dl)
86
#22 Feb. 18, 1971 · Capitol Theater - Port Chester, NY SBD
Length: 5:56 · #2 of 1971 · Archive: 4.58/5 (153 reviews, 601,403 dl)
86
#23 June 24, 1970 · Capitol Theater - Early Show Port Chester, NY
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.62/5 (121 reviews, 358,323 dl)
85
#24 Oct. 12, 1968 · Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:49 · #1 of 1968 · Archive: 4.92/5 (159 reviews, 242,278 dl)
85
#25 Apr. 28, 1971 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:25 · #3 of 1971 · Archive: 4.86/5 (53 reviews, 181,031 dl)
84
#26 Jan. 10, 1979 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.57/5 (65 reviews, 213,852 dl)
82
#27 Feb. 22, 1969 · Dream Bowl - Vallejo, CA SBD
Length: 6:34 · #3 of 1969 · Archive: 4.71/5 (68 reviews, 144,097 dl)
81
#28 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 5:07 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
80
#29 Oct. 11, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:02 · Archive: 4.37/5 (114 reviews, 222,559 dl)
80
#30 Apr. 21, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:51 · Archive: 4.64/5 (65 reviews, 168,843 dl)
80
#31 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:27 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
78
#32 Mar. 1, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:36 · Archive: 4.87/5 (45 reviews, 137,041 dl)
78
#33 Jan. 3, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.71/5 (32 reviews, 213,230 dl)
78
#34 Feb. 14, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:42 · Archive: 4.59/5 (32 reviews, 192,735 dl)
77
#35 Dec. 30, 1978 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 7:47 · #3 of 1978 · Archive: 4.41/5 (64 reviews, 164,198 dl)
77
#36 Jan. 2, 1970 · Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:13 · Archive: 4.50/5 (85 reviews, 218,647 dl)
76
#37 Apr. 23, 1969 · The Ark - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 2:39 · Archive: 4.83/5 (58 reviews, 139,055 dl)
76
#38 Feb. 28, 1969 · Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:05 · Archive: 4.72/5 (60 reviews, 127,563 dl)
76
#39 Jan. 11, 1978 · Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 9:48 · Archive: 4.44/5 (34 reviews, 142,881 dl)
76
#40 Oct. 9, 1976 · Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:30 · Archive: 4.71/5 (46 reviews, 166,484 dl)

Best Version of Saint Stephen for Every Year (1968–1983)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1968 14× Oct. 12, 1968 SBD Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA 4:49 85 Archive.org ↗
1969 64× Feb. 27, 1969 SBD Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA 5:22 89 Archive.org ↗
1970 37× Feb. 13, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - Late Show New York, NY - 93 Archive.org ↗
1971 10× Aug. 6, 1971 SBD Hollywood Palladium - Hollywood, CA 6:44 95 Archive.org ↗
1976 12× July 18, 1976 SBD Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco, CA 8:34 95 Archive.org ↗
1977 14× May 5, 1977 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 11:41 97 Archive.org ↗
1978 4× Jan. 22, 1978 SBD McArthur Court, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 7:35 92 Archive.org ↗
1979 1× Jan. 10, 1979 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 7:20 84 Archive.org ↗
1983 3× Oct. 15, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 7:47 90 Archive.org ↗