Bobby & the Midnites:  Early 1983

Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Alphonso Johnson - bass, vocals
Bobby Cochran - guitar, vocals
Billy Cobham - drums, vocals
Dave Garland - keys, sax, vocals
 
  
2/2/83 Casino de Paris, Paris, France   (Wed)
Fly Away>Festival, Youngblood, Big Iron, Minglewood, Easy To Slip>Bahama Mama>
Me Without You, I Found Love, Jah Laughs, Women Smarter, Little Junkie Girl^, 
This Time Forever*>Shade Of Grey, Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine, Too Many Losers
E: Rock In The 80's, Thunder & Lightning
(* = probable, but not certain;    ^ = final time played)
 
2/3/83 Dingwalls, Sheffield, England   (Thu)
Bombs Away, Jah Laughs, Minglewood. Youngblood, Book Of Rules, Easy To Slip>
Bahama Mama>Me Without You, I Found Love, Salt Lake City, Women Smarter, 
This Time Forever*>Shade Of Grey, Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine, Too Many Losers
E: Rock In The 80's, Thunder & Lightning
(* = probable, but not certain)
 
2/4/83 Hammersmith Odeon^, London, England   (Fri)
Bombs Away, Festival, Fly Away, Youngblood, Big Iron, Salt Lake City, Easy To Slip>
Bahama Mama*, Me Without You*, I Found Love, Book Of Rules, Women Smarter, 
This Time Foreverº>Shade Of Grey, Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine 
E: Thunder & Lightning
(^ = future London Apollo Hammersmith;     * = final time played;     º = probably played)
 
3/2/83 San Francisco Civic Auditorium+, San Francisco, CA   (Wed)
Wake Up Little Susie*>Deep Elem, Mexicali^, Oh Boyº
(* = only time played;    ^ = first time played;    º = l.t.p. was 4/25/81)
(+ = future Bill Graham Civic Auditorium;     FM broadcast on KFOG)
("BAMmies" [Bay Area Music Awards] - Bob & Jerry Acoustic)
 
3/10/83 Perkins Palaceº, Pasadena, CA   (Thu)
Poison Ivy, Minglewood, Big Iron, unknown title, CC Rider, unknown title
Youngblood, Brother Bill*, Easy To Slip, Book Of Rules, unknown title
Women Smarter>Drums>Josephine 
E: Rock In The 80's, Ain't That Peculiar^
(Bob Weir & Friends - Bob, Bobby Cochran, Nicky Hopkins, Tim Bogert, Greg Errico)
(* = only time played;     ^ = first time played;    º = future Raymond Theater)

 

Bobby & The Midnites:  Spring 1983

Bob Weir - guitar, vocals
Bobby Cochran - guitar, vocals
Dave Garland - keys, sax, vocals
Ken Gradney - bass
Billy Cobham - drums, vocals
 
  
3/22/83 Keystone Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA   (Tue)
 
3/23/83 Keystone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA   (Wed)
 
4/30/83 Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm, Sweden   (Sat)
Iº: Minglewood, Mexicali, Rooster, NFA*>Women Smarter>NFA*, Promised
II+: Oh Boy, Spoonful*, Aiko*, Wang Dang Doodle, 'Round & 'Round, Good Lovin'*, Mona
(º = Bob backed by Lost Desperados;     + = Bob backed by Rust;     * = first time played)
 
 
5/4/83 The Garage, Stockholm, Sweden   (Wed)
I: Oh Boy*. Minglewood, Youngblood, Big Iron, Easy To Slip, Spoonful>Wang Dang Doodle, Promised
II: Battle Of New Orleans, Rooster, Book Of Rules, NFA>Women Smarter>Aiko>NFA, Josephine 
E: 'Round & 'Round, Good Lovin'
(Bob backed by Rust;     * = final time played;     show may have been previous night)
 
5/5/83 Jazzclub Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden   (Thu)
I: Poison Ivy, Battle Of New Orleans, Me & My Uncle^, CC Rider, Supplication Jam>
This Time Forever>Shade Of Greyº, All Over Now
II: Jam>Little Stars*>GDTRFB^, Book Of Rules, Josephine>'Round & 'Round
(Bob backed by Rust;    * = only time played;    º = probably played;    ^ = first time played)

 

Bobby & The Midnites:  Summer 1983

  
6/3/83 Park West, Chicago, IL   (Fri)
 
6/4/83 The Breakaway, Akron, OH   (Sat)
I: Bombs Away, Festival, Youngblood, Big Iron, Bed Time*, City Girls*, Live In America*, Easy To Slip
II: Women Smarter, Jah Laughs, Victim*, I Found Love, Book Of Rules, Minglewood, 
This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine>Thunder & Lightning
E: Too Many Losers
(* = first time played)
 
6/5/83 Park West, Chicago, IL   (Sun)
 
6/7/83 The Warner Theatre, Washington, DC   (Tue)
 
6/8/83 The Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie, NY   (Wed)
 
6/10/83 Brandywine Club, Chadds Ford, PA   (Fri)
 
6/11/83 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ   (Sat)
 
6/12/83 Agora Ballroom, West Hartford, CT   (Sun)
Festival, Poison Ivy, Salt Lake City, Far Away, Victim, Supplication Jam>Easy To Slip,
Live In America, This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey, Minglewood, Book Of Rules>
Drums>Heaven Help>'Round & 'Round
E: Rock In The 80's, Too Many Losers
(Max Creek opened)
 
6/14/83 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY   (Tue)
Festival, Youngblood, Fly Away, Big Iron, Victim, Bed Time, City Girls, Jah Laughs*,
Supplication Jam>Easy To Slip, Live In America, Book Of Rules, This Time Forever>
Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine>Thunder & Lightning
E: Rock In The 80's, Too Many Losers
(* = probable for song in this slot;    Max Creek probably opened)
 
6/15/83 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom*, Hampton Beach, NH   (Wed)
Bombs Away, Poison Ivy, Salt Lake City, Far Away, Victim, Bed Time, Jah Laughs,
City Girls, Supplication Jam>Easy To Slip, Live In America, Minglewood, Book Of Rules>
Drums>Josephine>'Round & 'Round
E: Rock In The 80's, Too Many Losers
(Max Creek opened;     * = venue also known as Club Casino)
 
6/16/83 E.M. Loews Theatre*, Worcester, MA   (Thu)
Festival, Fly Away, Youngblood, Victim, City Girls, Jah Laughs, Live In America,
Easy To Slip, I Found Love, Book Of Rules, Women Smarter, This Time Forever>
Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine>Thunder & Lightning
E: Rock In The 80's, Too Many Losers
(The Stompers opened;    * = future Worcester Palladium)
 
8/8/83 Keystone Berkeley, Berkeley, CA   (Mon)
Fly Away, Far Away, Youngblood, Bed Time, Victim, Big Iron, Easy To Slip>I Found Love>
Supplication Jam>Live In America, This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine>Thunder & Lightning
E: Too Many Losers
 
8/9/83 Keystone Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA   (Tue)
 
8/10/83 The Catalyst Nightclub, Santa Cruz, CA   (Wed)
 
8/11/83 Old Monterey Music Hall, Monterey, CA   (Thu)
 
8/12/83 Old Monterey Music Hall, Monterey, CA   (Fri)

 

Bobby & The Midnites:  Fall 1983

  
10/23/83 Ben Light Gymnasium, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY   (Sun)
Book Of Rules, Far Away, Festival, Youngblood, Try That^, Big Iron, Live In America,
Easy To Slip>Supplication Jam*>This Time Forever*>Shade Of Grey, Heaven Help>
Drums>Josephine
E: Thunder & Lightning
(* = probably played;    ^ = only time played;     Hot Tuna may have been booked, but Jorma was ill)
 
10/25/83 Shea's Buffalo Theatre*, Buffalo, NY   (Tue)
Poison Ivy, Far Away, Salt Lake City, Minglewood, City Girls, Victim, Easy To Slip,
Live In America, Women Smarter, This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>
Drums>Josephine
E: Too Many Losers
(* = future Shea's PAC [as of 1993];     Hot Tuna was also booked, but Jorma was ill)
 
10/26/83 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA   (Wed)
(also Hot Tuna)
 
10/27/83 Stabler Arena, Lehigh U., Bethlehem, PA   (Thu)
(also Hot Tuna)
 
10/28/83 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY   (Fri)
Book Of Rules, Bombs Away, Festival, Youngblood, Victim, Live In America, Easy To Slip>
Supplication Jam, This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine
E: Too Many Losers
E2*: White Rabbit^
(* = Hot Tuna encore sung by Bob;    ^ = first time played;    also Hot Tuna)
 
11/2/83 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME   (Wed)
(also Hot Tuna)
 
11/3/83 Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA   (Thu)
Book Of Rules, Fly Away, Youngblood, Victim, Easy To Slip, Live In America,
Supplication Jam, This Time Forever*>Shade Of Grey, Women Smarter>Drums>Josephine
E: Too Many Losers
(* = probably played;     also Hot Tuna)
 
11/5/83 The Living Room, Providence, RI   (Sat)
Poison Ivy, Jah Laughs, Big Iron, City Girls, Victim, Live In America, Easy To Slip,
I Found Love, Jam, Minglewood, This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>
Drums>Josephine
E: Rock In The 80's, Thunder & Lightning
 
11/6/83 Patrick Gynasium, U. of Vermont, Burlington, VT   (Sun)
Book Of Rules>Fly Away, Youngblood, Live In America, City Girls, Easy To Slip>Supplication Jam,
This Time Forever*>Shade Of Grey, Women Smarter>Drums>Heaven Help, Rock In The 80's
E: Too Many Losers
(* = probably played)
 
11/7/83 Esbjornson Gymnasium, Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ   (Mon)
 
11/8/83 Lisner Auditorium, George Washington U., Washington, DC   (Tue)
Book Of Rules, Bombs Away>Festival, Youngblood, Victim, Jah Laughs, City Girls,
Live In America, Easy To Slip*, I Found Love, Minglewood, This Time Forever>
Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Josephine
E: Rock In The 80's, Too Many Losers
(* = dedicated to Lowell [George])
 
11/10/83 College Avenue Gym (The Barn), Rutgers U., New Brunswick, NJ   (Thu)
Poison Ivy, Fly Away, Big Iron, Salt Lake City, City Girls, Jah Laughs, Live In America, 
Supplication Jam, This Time Forever>Shade Of Grey>Heaven Help>Drums>Wang Dang Doodle>
Thunder & Lightning
E: Too Many Losers
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