Alabama Getaway
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 194
- First played
- 1979-11-04 — Providence Civic Center
Lyrics
32 teeth in a jawbone, alabama trying for none,
Before I have to hit him, I hope he's got the sense to run.
Reason the poor girls love him, promise them everything,
Why they all believe him? he wears a big diamond ring.
Alabama getaway, getaway. alabama getaway, getaway,
Only way to please me, ya just gotta leave and walk away.
Major domo billy bojangles, sit down and have a drink with me,
"what's this about alabama? it keeps a coming back to me.
Heard your plea in the courthouse, witness box began to rock and rise,
49 sister states all had alabama in there eyes.
Alabama getaway, getaway. alabama getaway, getaway,
Only way to please me, ya just gotta leave and walk away.
Major said why don't we give him rope enough to hang himself?
No need to worry the jury, this kind takes care of themselves.
23rd psalm major domo, reserve me a table for three,
Down in the valley of the shadow, just you, alabama, and me.
Alabama getaway, getaway. alabama getaway, getaway,
Only way to please me, ya just gotta leave and walk away.
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-28 | Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1995-06-02 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1995-03-30 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1995-03-19 | CoreStates Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1995-03-19 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1995-02-19 | Delta Center | Salt Lake City, UT | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1989-06-18 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1989-02-12 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1989-02-12 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1988-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1988-04-04 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1988-03-16 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1987-06-21 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1987-06-21 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1987-04-19 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1987-03-27 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1986-12-17 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1986-12-17 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1986-07-02 | Rubber Bowl | Akron, Ohio | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1986-06-21 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1986-06-21 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1986-04-18 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1986-03-24 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1986-03-24 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1985-11-04 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-11-04 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1985-09-15 | DeVore Stadium | Chula Vista, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-09-15 | Devore Field / Southwestern College | Chula Vista, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1985-08-24 | Boreal Mountain Resort | Soda Springs | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-08-24 | Boreal Ridge Ski Resort | Donner Summit, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1985-06-24 | Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, Ohio | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1985-03-21 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-11-03 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-10-14 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-07-03 | Starlight Theater | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1984-07-03 | Starlight Theatre | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1984-06-23 | City Island | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-06-12 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-04-27 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-04-21 | Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1984-04-21 | Philadelphia Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1984-03-31 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1983-10-30 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1983-10-14 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1983-09-24 | Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds | Watsonville, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1983-09-11 | Downs at Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | — | 1 | |
| 1983-09-06 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | — | 1 | |
| 1983-08-31 | Silva Concert Hall | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1983-08-31 | Silva Concert Hall / Hult Center for the Performing Arts | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1983-08-20 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | — | 1 | — |
| 1983-08-20 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1983-06-21 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1983-04-23 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1983-04-23 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1983-04-12 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghamton, New York | — | 1 | |
| 1982-12-30 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1982-12-30 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1982-10-09 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1982-10-09 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1982-09-23 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1982-09-23 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1982-09-12 | Lakeland Civic Center | Lakeland, FL | — | 1 | |
| 1982-08-08 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1982-07-31 | Manor Downs | Manor | Set One | 1 | |
| 1982-05-28 | Moscone Center | San Francisco, California | — | 1 | |
| 1982-04-15 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1982-04-09 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1982-04-09 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1982-04-03 | Scope Arena | Norfolk, VA | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1982-04-03 | The Scope | Norfolk, VA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1982-03-13 | Centennial Coliseum | Reno, NV | — | 1 | — |
| 1982-03-13 | Reno Centennial Coliseum | Reno, NV | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1982-02-19 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | — | 10 | |
| 1981-12-26 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1981-12-26 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1981-12-05 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-10-15 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1981-10-13 | Walter Köbel Halle | Rüsselsheim, Germany | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-10-03 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-09-30 | Edinburgh Playhouse | Edinburgh, UK | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1981-09-30 | Playhouse Theatre | Edinburgh, UK | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1981-09-27 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-08-27 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-08-12 | Salt Palace | Salt Lake City, UT | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-07-11 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-07-02 | The Summit | Houston, TX | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-05-17 | Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium | Syracuse, New York | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1981-05-17 | Onondaga County War Memorial | Syracuse, New York | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1981-05-12 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1981-05-12 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1981-05-06 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-05-05 | Glens Falls Civic Center | Glens Falls, New York | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1981-05-01 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-04-30 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1981-03-28 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-03-21 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-03-14 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1981-03-07 | Cole Field House | College Park, MD | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1981-03-07 | Cole Field House / University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1981-03-05 | Stanley Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-02-27 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1981-02-27 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1980-12-26 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1980-12-26 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-12-12 | Swing Auditorium | San Bernardino, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-11-29 | Florida Gymnasium | Gainesville, FL | — | 1 | — |
| 1980-11-29 | Florida Gym / University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-11-26 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1980-11-26 | Sportatorium | Hollywood, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-10-30 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set II | 8 | |
| 1980-10-27 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set II | 10 | |
| 1980-10-22 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Performing Arts Theater | New Orleans, LA | Set II | 9 | — |
| 1980-10-14 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set II | 11 | — |
| 1980-10-09 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set III | 18 | — |
| 1980-10-07 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Encore 1 | 26 | — |
| 1980-10-07 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Encore | 25 | |
| 1980-10-04 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1980-10-02 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Encore 1 | 27 | — |
| 1980-10-02 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Encore | 26 | |
| 1980-09-30 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set II | 10 | — |
| 1980-09-25 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set II | 9 | — |
| 1980-09-06 | Lewiston Fairgrounds | Lewiston, New York | Set One | 1 | — |
| 1980-09-06 | State Fairgrounds | Lewiston, New York | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-09-02 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Encore 1 | 19 | — |
| 1980-09-02 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Encore | 19 | |
| 1980-08-31 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | One | 1 | |
| 1980-08-29 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | — | 1 | — |
| 1980-08-29 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-08-23 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set One | 1 | |
| 1980-08-21 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Encore 1 | 15 | — |
| 1980-08-21 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Encore | 17 | |
| 1980-08-19 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 19 | — |
| 1980-08-19 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2 | 19 | |
| 1980-08-16 | Mississippi River Festival | Edwardsville, Illinois | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-07-01 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | Encore 1 | 18 | |
| 1980-06-29 | Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, California | — | 1 | — |
| 1980-06-29 | Pauley Pavilion / University of California | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-06-20 | West Anchorage High School Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set 2 | 12 | — |
| 1980-06-20 | West High Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1980-06-19 | West Anchorage High School Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set One | 1 | — |
| 1980-06-19 | West High Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-06-14 | Spokane Coliseum | Spokane, WA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-06-13 | Seattle Center Arena | Seattle, WA | Encore 1 | 20 | |
| 1980-06-12 | Portland Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-06-08 | Folsom Field | Boulder, Colorado | Encore 1 | 17 | — |
| 1980-06-08 | Folsom Field / University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | Encore | 18 | |
| 1980-06-07 | Folsom Field | Boulder, Colorado | Encore 1 | 22 | — |
| 1980-06-07 | Folsom Field / University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | Encore | 20 | |
| 1980-06-05 | Compton Terrace | Tempe, AZ | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-05-31 | Met Center | Bloomington, Indiana | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-05-30 | Milwaukee Auditorium | Milwaukee, WI | Encore 1 | 14 | |
| 1980-05-29 | Des Moines Civic Center | Des Moines, IA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-05-16 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-05-15 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1980-05-14 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-05-12 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-05-11 | Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland, Oregon | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-05-10 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Encore 1 | 21 | |
| 1980-05-08 | Glens Falls Civic Center | Glens Falls, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-05-07 | Barton Hall / Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Encore 1 | 19 | |
| 1980-05-06 | Recreation Building, Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1980-05-06 | Recreation Hall / Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1980-05-02 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1980-05-01 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-04-28 | Boutwell Auditorium | Birmingham, AL | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1980-04-05 | Saturday Night Live | New York | — | 1 | — |
| 1980-03-30 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1979-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1979-12-31 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1979-12-28 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 7 | — |
| 1979-12-28 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1979-12-26 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1979-12-26 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1979-12-11 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Encore 1 | 18 | — |
| 1979-12-11 | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Encore | 18 | |
| 1979-12-09 | Kiel Auditorium | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1979-12-05 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1979-12-05 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1979-12-03 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1979-12-03 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1979-11-30 | Stanley Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1979-11-29 | Public Auditorium | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1979-11-29 | Cleveland Public Hall | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1979-11-24 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1979-11-23 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1979-11-10 | Crisler Arena | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1979-11-10 | Crisler Arena / University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1979-11-09 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1979-11-06 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1979-11-06 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1979-11-04 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 2: | 10 |
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