All Along the Watchtower
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 152
- First played
- 1987-05-01 — Club Front
Lyrics
there must be some kind of way out of here
said the joker to the thief
there's too much confusion
i can't get no relief
businessman they drink my wine
plow men dig my earth
none will level on the line
nobody of it is worth
hey hey
no reason to get excited
the thief he kindly spoke
there are many here among us
who feel that life is but a joke but uh
but you and i we've been through that
and this is not our fate
so let us not talk falsely now
the hour's getting late
hey
hey
all along the watchtower
princes kept the view
while all the women came and went
bare-foot servants to, but huh
outside in the cold distance
a wild cat did growl
two riders were approachin'
and the wind began to howl
hey
oh
all along the watchtower
hear you sing around the watch
gotta beware gotta beware i will
yeah
ooh baby
all along the watchtower
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-22 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1995-05-28 | Portland Meadows | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1995-04-01 | The Pyramid Arena | Memphis, TN | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1995-04-01 | Pyramid Arena | Memphis, TN | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1995-03-17 | CoreStates Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1995-03-17 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1994-12-11 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 13 | — |
| 1994-12-11 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1994-12-01 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1994-10-17 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1994-10-10 | USAir Arena | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1994-10-03 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1994-09-27 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1994-08-01 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1994-08-01 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1994-07-21 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1994-06-26 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1994-06-26 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1994-06-08 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1994-04-06 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1994-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1994-03-17 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1994-03-05 | Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1994-03-05 | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1993-12-12 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1993-09-25 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1993-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1993-09-10 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1993-08-25 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1993-06-18 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1993-06-11 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1993-05-21 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1993-05-15 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1993-03-27 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1993-03-20 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1993-03-10 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1993-01-25 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | — |
| 1993-01-25 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1992-12-16 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1992-12-16 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1992-12-05 | Compton Terrace | Chandler, AZ | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1992-06-25 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1992-06-18 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1992-06-09 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1992-05-29 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1992-05-21 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1992-03-23 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1992-03-23 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1992-03-16 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1992-03-16 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1992-03-08 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1992-02-22 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1992-02-22 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1991-12-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1991-12-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1991-10-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 10 | — |
| 1991-10-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1991-09-20 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1991-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1991-09-06 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1991-08-13 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1991-06-20 | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Clarkston, Michigan | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-06-12 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1991-06-06 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1991-05-10 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1991-05-03 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1991-04-03 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1991-03-27 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1991-03-23 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1991-03-17 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1991-02-19 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1991-02-19 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1990-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1990-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1990-12-12 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1990-12-08 | Compton Terrace | Chandler, AZ | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-10-31 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1990-10-22 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-10-13 | Hovet | Stockholm, Sweden | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1990-10-13 | Isstadion | Stockholm | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1990-09-15 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1990-09-08 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1990-07-23 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-07-19 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1990-06-09 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 17 | |
| 1990-03-24 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1990-03-18 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 17 | |
| 1989-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1989-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1989-12-06 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1989-12-06 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1989-10-26 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1989-10-18 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1989-10-18 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1989-10-11 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1989-10-11 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1989-09-30 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-07-15 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1989-07-10 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-07-04 | Rich Stadium | Orchard Park, New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1989-06-19 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-04-15 | Mecca Arena | Milwaukee, WI | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-04-12 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-03-31 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1988-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1988-12-09 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1988-10-21 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, TX | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1988-10-16 | Bayfront Center | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1988-10-16 | Bayfront Center Arena | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1988-09-30 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-09-15 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-09-09 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1988-09-09 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1988-09-02 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1988-07-17 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1988-07-17 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1988-07-02 | Oxford Plains Speedway | Oxford, Maine | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1988-06-23 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-06-17 | Met Center | Bloomington, Indiana | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-04-30 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1988-04-30 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1988-04-22 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1988-04-11 | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-04-07 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1988-04-07 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1988-03-31 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1988-03-31 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1988-03-26 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1988-03-16 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-02-16 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1987-12-30 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 18 | — |
| 1987-12-30 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 18 | |
| 1987-11-15 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1987-11-06 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1987-10-02 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1987-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1987-09-17 | Late Night With David Letterman | New York | — | 2 | — |
| 1987-09-11 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1987-08-23 | Calaveras County Fairgrounds | Angels Camp, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1987-08-20 | Park West | Park City, UT | Set 2: | 18 | — |
| 1987-08-20 | Park West Ski Resort | Park City, UT | Set 2 | 19 | |
| 1987-08-11 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1987-07-24 | Oakland Stadium | Oakland, California | Encore | 22 | |
| 1987-07-19 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Encore | 23 | |
| 1987-07-02 | Silver Stadium | Rochester, New York | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1987-06-26 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1987-06-20 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1987-06-20 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1987-05-01 | Club Front | San Rafael, California | Set 1 | 7 | — |
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