Dear Mr. Fantasy
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 74
- First played
- 1984-06-14 — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Lyrics
Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune
Something to make us all happy
Do anything, keep us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh
But doing that, but doing that, but doing that you break down in tears
Please don't be sad if it was a straight life you had
We wouldn't have known you all these years
Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune
Something to keep us all happy
Do anything, keep us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh
But doing that you break out in tears
Please don't be sad if it was a straight life you had
We wouldn't have known you all these years
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-07-21 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1990-06-09 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1990-05-05 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1990-05-05 | Soccer Field / Cal State Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1990-04-01 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1990-03-26 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1990-03-22 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, ON, CA | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1990-03-14 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1989-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1989-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1989-12-09 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1989-12-09 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1989-10-19 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1989-10-19 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1989-10-09 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1989-07-18 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1989-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1989-07-02 | Sullivan Stadium | Foxborough | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1989-04-13 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-04-08 | Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, Ohio | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1989-04-02 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1989-04-02 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1988-12-11 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-10-20 | The Summit | Houston, TX | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1988-10-20 | Summit Arena | Houston, TX | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1988-10-14 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-09-22 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-09-16 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-09-08 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1988-09-08 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1988-07-03 | Oxford Plains Speedway | Oxford, Maine | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-06-26 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1988-06-26 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1988-06-19 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1988-04-23 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1988-04-15 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-04-09 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1988-04-09 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1988-04-04 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1988-03-31 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1988-03-31 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1988-03-27 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-03-17 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-02-16 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1987-12-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1987-12-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1987-10-04 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1987-09-23 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1987-09-23 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1987-09-11 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1987-08-23 | Calaveras County Fairgrounds | Angels Camp, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1987-08-18 | Compton Terrace | Chandler, AZ | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1987-08-12 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1987-07-24 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1987-07-24 | Oakland Stadium | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1987-06-30 | Kingswood Music Theatre | Vaughan, ON, CA | Set 2: | 19 | |
| 1987-03-24 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1986-03-28 | Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1985-11-11 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1985-11-11 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1985-10-31 | Carolina Coliseum | Columbia, MD | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1985-09-07 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1985-07-01 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1985-06-22 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set Two | 12 | |
| 1985-04-14 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1985-03-24 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1984-11-03 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1984-10-11 | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta, Maine | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1984-07-06 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1984-06-29 | Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1984-06-14 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 7 |
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