Song

Black Muddy River

Times played

First

1986

Last

2025

Avg length

8:27

from 28 timed

The longest it ever went missing

288 shows without it, ending 1995-06-24.

Where it sits

53opened a set
57encore

Longest on record

Only where a tape gives a length, so this is the longest anyone timed — not necessarily the longest ever played.

11:192019-09-28The Anthem
9:562017-11-16Wells Fargo Center
9:522017-06-28Blossom Music Center
9:322019-06-12Deer Creek
9:252021-09-15Deer Creek

Across the decades

5880s
990s
1410s
1420s

Segues

Goes into

Comes out of

Counted only where the setlist records the join. Every segue in the archive.

Every performance

Played by yearMost in 1987: 26

19862025

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1986-12-15	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1986-12-27	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1986-12-31	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1987-01-28	GD	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco	—
1987-03-01	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1987-03-24	GD	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	—
1987-03-29	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1987-04-02	GD	Centrum, Worcester	—
1987-04-06	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1987-04-11	GD	UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago	—
1987-04-18	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1987-04-19	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1987-05-02	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1987-05-10	GD	Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas	—
1987-06-13	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1987-06-19	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1987-06-27	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1987-07-02	GD	Silver Stadium, Rochester	—
1987-07-08	GD	Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke	—
1987-08-11	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison	—
1987-08-18	GD	Compton Terrace Amphitheatre, Chandler	—
1987-09-08	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence	—
1987-09-12	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1987-09-16	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1987-09-19	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1987-10-02	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1987-11-06	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1987-11-15	GD	Long Beach Arena, Long Beach	—
1987-12-28	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1988-02-13	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1988-03-17	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1988-03-24	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1988-03-30	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1988-04-08	GD	Centrum, Worcester	—
1988-04-14	GD	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	—
1988-04-22	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1988-06-17	GD	Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington	—
1988-06-26	GD	Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh	—
1988-07-29	GD	Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas	—
1988-08-26	GD	Tacoma Dome, Tacoma	—
1988-09-02	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1988-09-08	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1988-09-14	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1988-09-18	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1988-10-02	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1988-10-14	GD	Miami Arena, Miami	—
1988-10-20	GD	The Summit, Houston	—
1988-12-11	GD	Long Beach Arena, Long Beach	—
1989-02-06	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1989-04-03	GD	Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh	—
1989-04-12	GD	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	—
1989-05-06	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1989-07-12	GD	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington	—
1989-08-18	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1989-10-14	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1989-10-22	GD	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	—
1989-12-06	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1989-12-27	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1990-03-14	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1990-04-02	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—