Smokestack Lightning
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 81
- First played
- 1966-11-19 — Fillmore Auditorium
Lyrics
Oh, smokestack lightnin', shinin' just like gold
Why can't you hear me cryin'? Ooo
Oh, stop your train, let a hobo ride
Why can't you hear me cryin'? Ooo
Oh, fare you well, I never see you no more
Why can't you hear me cryin'? Ooo
Oh, stop your train, let a poor boy ride, callin', "Yes I do"
Let a poor boy ride, let his foot step on
Oh, who've been you baby, since I've been gone?
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1994-07-02 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1993-12-19 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 14 | — |
| 1993-12-19 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1993-08-21 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1993-08-21 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1993-06-19 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1993-03-20 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1992-06-28 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1992-06-12 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1992-05-30 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-09-05 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1991-08-17 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-06-25 | Sandstone Amphitheater | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1991-06-25 | Sandstone Amphitheatre | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1991-04-03 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1990-12-04 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1990-12-04 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1990-07-23 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1989-09-30 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1989-07-15 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-04-12 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-10-15 | Bayfront Center | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1988-10-15 | Bayfront Center Arena | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1988-07-30 | Laguna Seca Raceway | Salinas | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1988-07-30 | Laguna Seca Recreation Area | Monterey, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1988-04-05 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1987-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1987-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1987-08-20 | Park West | Park City, UT | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1987-08-20 | Park West Ski Resort | Park City, UT | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1986-12-27 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1986-06-30 | Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1986-06-21 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1986-06-21 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1986-05-11 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1986-05-11 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1986-04-18 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1986-04-04 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1986-02-09 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1985-10-28 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1985-09-15 | DeVore Stadium | Chula Vista, California | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1985-09-15 | Devore Field / Southwestern College | Chula Vista, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1985-09-03 | Starlight Theater | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1985-09-03 | Starlight Theatre | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1985-07-14 | Ventura County Fairgrounds | Ventura, California | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1985-06-24 | Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1985-06-14 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1985-06-14 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1985-04-07 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1985-04-07 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1985-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1985-03-22 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1985-03-10 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1984-11-02 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1984-11-02 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1984-10-20 | Carrier Dome | Syracuse, New York | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1984-10-20 | Carrier Dome / Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1984-10-09 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1984-10-09 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1983-04-09 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1972-03-25 | Academy of Music | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1971-12-07 | Felt Forum | New York | Set 2: | 17 | — |
| 1971-12-07 | Felt Forum / Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1971-12-04 | Felt Forum | New York | Set I | 8 | — |
| 1971-12-04 | Felt Forum / Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1971-12-02 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set I | 11 | — |
| 1971-12-02 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1971-02-19 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1971-01-21 | Freeborn Hall | Davis, California | — | 2 | — |
| 1971-01-21 | Freeborn Hall / University of California | Davis, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1970-12-28 | Legion Stadium | El Monte, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1970-11-27 | Syndrome | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 12 | — |
| 1970-02-13 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 3 | 12 | |
| 1970-02-08 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1969-12-21 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1969-06-06 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1969-05-07 | Polo Field / Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1968-03-03 | Haight Street | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1967-03-18 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1966-11-19 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 6 |
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