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Bob Dylan With The Grateful Dead

This is a list of all Dylan appearances at Grateful Dead concerts. Dylan toured with the Dead in 1986 with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as his backup band. In 1987 he toured with the Dead again, this time using the Dead as his backup band. These shows consisted of two Dead sets and then a third set of Dylan backed by the Dead.

Date Location Appearance
6/26/86 Metrodome, Minneapolos, Minn Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
7/2/86 Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Dylan played with the Dead on Don't Think Twice
7/4/86 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park NY Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
7/6/86
7/7/86		 RFK Stadium, Washington DC Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Dylan played with the Dead on a few songs on 7/7
5/87 Club Front, San Rafael, Ca Studion Rehearsal with Dylan
7/4/87 Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Mass Third set and encore with Dylan
7/10/87 JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pa Third set with Dylan
7/12/87 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Third set and encore with Dylan
7/19/87 Autzen Stadium, Eugene Or Third set and encore with Dylan
7/24/87 Oakland Stadium, Oakland, Ca Third set and encore with Dylan
7/26/87 Stadium, Anaheum, Ca Third set and encore with Dylan
2/12/89 Great Western Forum, Inglewood Ca Dylan played with the Dead on a few songs
10/17/95 Madison Square Garden, NYC Dylan played with the Dead on the Encore
6/15/95 Franklin Field, Highgate, Vt Dylan and his band Opened
6/18/95
6/19/95		 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Dylan and his band Opened
6/24/95
6/25/95		 RFK Stadium, Washington DC Dylan and his band Opened
Garcia played with Dylan on Encores on 6/25