Dancing in the Street
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 82
- First played
- 1970-10-24 — Kiel Opera House
Lyrics
Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging swaying records playing
Dancing in the street
Oh it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
They'll be dancing
They're dancing in the street
It's just an invitation across the nation
A chance for folks to meet
There'll be laughing, singing, music swinging
Dancing in the street
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore and D.C. now
Can't forget the Motor City
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swinging, swaying, records playing
Dancing in the street
Oh it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on ev'ry guy grab a girl
Ev'rywhere around the world
Dancing
They're dancing in the street
Way down in L.A.
Every day
(Dancing in the street)
Across the ocean blue, me and you
We're dancing in the street
(Dancing in the street)
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-06 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1986-12-27 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1986-06-29 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1986-05-11 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1985-11-07 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-11-01 | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, VA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1985-07-01 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1985-06-14 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-04-27 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1985-04-07 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1984-10-30 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-10-18 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1984-10-09 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1984-07-22 | Ventura County Fairgrounds | Ventura, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1984-07-15 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1984-06-24 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1981-07-07 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1979-12-10 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1979-11-30 | Stanley Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1979-11-09 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1979-10-27 | Cape Cod Coliseum | South Yarmouth, MA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1979-05-05 | Baltimore Civic Center | Baltimore, MD | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1979-02-07 | SIU Arena | Carbondale, Illinois | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1979-01-12 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 10 | — |
| 1978-11-23 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1978-11-16 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1978-10-20 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1978-07-07 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1978-07-03 | St. Paul Civic Center | St. Paul, MN | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1978-05-17 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1978-05-11 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1978-05-09 | Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium | Syracuse, New York | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1978-04-18 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1978-04-14 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1978-04-10 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1978-02-04 | Milwaukee Auditorium | Milwaukee, WI | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1978-01-13 | Arlington Theatre | Santa Barbara, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1978-01-07 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1977-10-11 | Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, OK | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1977-10-01 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 17 | |
| 1977-05-22 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | Set 1: | 11 | — |
| 1977-05-22 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1977-05-19 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1977-05-15 | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 1: | 11 | |
| 1977-05-12 | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1977-05-08 | Barton Hall / Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Set 1: | 12 | |
| 1977-05-04 | The Palladium | New York | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1977-05-01 | The Palladium | New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1977-04-26 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1977-04-22 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1977-03-19 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1977-02-26 | Swing Auditorium | San Bernardino, California | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1976-10-14 | Shrine Auditorium | Los Angeles, California | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1976-10-10 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 10 | — |
| 1976-10-03 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1976-10-02 | Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, Ohio | Set 2: | 17 | |
| 1976-10-01 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1976-09-28 | Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium | Syracuse, New York | Set 2: | 18 | — |
| 1976-09-25 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1976-09-23 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, NC | Set 2: | 18 | — |
| 1976-08-04 | Roosevelt Stadium | Jersey City, New Jersey | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1976-07-13 | Orpheum Theatre | San Francisco, California | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1976-07-12 | Orpheum Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1976-06-28 | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1976-06-24 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 17 | — |
| 1976-06-23 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 22 | — |
| 1976-06-22 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 18 | — |
| 1976-06-21 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 19 | — |
| 1976-06-19 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1976-06-17 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1976-06-15 | Beacon Theatre | New York | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1976-06-14 | Beacon Theatre | New York | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1976-06-12 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 20 | — |
| 1976-06-11 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1976-06-10 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 22 | — |
| 1976-06-09 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 21 | — |
| 1976-06-04 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 23 | |
| 1976-06-03 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 1: | 11 | |
| 1971-12-31 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1970-12-22 | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 6 | — |
| 1970-11-08 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2: | 17 | |
| 1970-10-24 | Kiel Opera House | St. Louis, Missouri | — | 1 |
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